Athletics Weekly

I wouldn't be writing anyone off quite yet - make a good judgement at the end of the season. OK so some of the psirnts are not up to it but again it is early days although not shwoing many signs of good form for later. Rhys has moved back to his caoches in Wales hasnt he - so much for the innterfer...

Don't be silly. What I was saying is admiring beauty isn't a sexist thing.this is evidenced by so many women taking an interest. so as long as people aren't doing it in an misogynistic way or making sexist commences there is no need to claim such an interest as wrong. Eldanielfire, you've missed th...

'With her good looks, long legs and considerable talent, long jumper Darya Klishina is the blonde-haired future of Russian track and field.' Apparently, good looks and long legs are the key to be being considered the future of Russian athletics..... . And blonde hair :roll: Did you see the Savinova...

From the bits of the Doha broadcast I saw, I thought Cram was complaining about the pacemaking, not the competitors, which I thought was justified. I like knowing what the split times are. When C4 was doing the Worlds I found it very irritating that they made no mention of the splits - until the las...

Why has anyone got an issue with the kit???? cant you see who the person is by their face :S Nike do this every year, this year competition kit just happens to be baby blue. Justrunfast, of course you can tell who's who if you can see their faces clearly. Maybe you're watching on a screen the size ...

Why has anyone got an issue with the kit???? cant you see who the person is by their face :S Nike do this every year, this year competition kit just happens to be baby blue. Justrunfast, of course you can tell who's who if you can see their faces clearly. Maybe you're watching on a screen the size ...

Lindsey Sharp DNF at San Diego 800? Any news of the reason? In this column for The Scotsman, Lynsey Sharp says she dropped out of San Diego because of a chest infection, and has learned not to race unless she's 100 per cent fit: http://www.scotsman.com/news/lynsey-sharp-mixed-emotions-on-drug-cheat...

Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm certainly no expert but I love the sport (please be kind!) It was a good meet, IMO. The long jump was nice and competitive (as far as I could tell from the DL website :P ). Typical Brittany Reese performance, numerous foul jumps and a monster when she does g...

Bevone, CVC wasn't responsible for changes to the competition structure, surely. And decisions about the salaries must have been made higher up. I'm surprised you think Collins did a good job - I'd agree with Steve that CVC was an improvement - in some ways. 'Politics is the art of the possible', as...

Rhys Williams has run his fastest-ever season opener - 49.1 - in Belgium.

Of course this year GB can send 4 400m hurdlers to the World Champs. I think Nathan Woodward has had some kind of injury problem, though. I wonder if Niall Flannery can bag the A standard.

Here's an interview with Dai Greene from the Independent, in which he says he had a double hernia operation in March, and so has delayed the start of his season, probably till the Rome Diamond League in June: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/dai-greene--gold-brit-aims-to-rule-the-world-aft...

iain wrote:Scotland have: McConnell, Child, McAsland, Nicol

Ah, I forgot about Nicol.

It was good to see Jonny Hay back on track after problems with severe tonsillitis delaying his knee surgery, and also James Shane back in shape. Shane v Murray could be an interesting rivalry this summer.

Kirsten McAslan, still only 19, a training partner of Jenny Meadows, won the womens 400m in a big new PB of 53.02. A member of that junior womens 4x400m gold medalists at the Euro Juniors in 2011, after none of them making big strides last year, she is the first to really step up and looks good for...

jjimbojames wrote:

Ashton wrote:Why TBO?
Is it some sort of doping reference? Been trying to work it out

The Big O - no doping reference, more her intimidating stature compared to some, and the way people (should) fear her chasing them down the home straight!

Or a variation of The Big G, G for gold.

So Yanit was banned "on the basis of multiple positive findings following target tests carried out in-competition and out-of-competition by the IAAF". Now that stikes me as a little odd. Why multiple tests? Is this another case of samples being retested? Does this mean she'll get a lifetim...

In even more disgusting news, the Judge in Operation Puerto has orders the blood bags to be destroyed. The blood bags of football players, Tennis players and Track and Field Athletes which they have already tried to surpress the names of. Lawyers trying to challenge this. http://www.telegraph.co.uk...

How do you know that they don't get together for some practice? They certainly won't be doing it in the middle of a comp, though! In any event, the onus should not be upon them to arrange practice or comps....thats the job of the sprint coaches and GB Athletics. How do I know? I don't for sure, but...

Sidelined The ''new dawn'' is waiting quietly in the wings. As soon as someone gets a fit squad together (Williams , Henry, Nelson, Phillip, Kwakye, etc) then the results we all want will come. I believe there is plenty of talent to be harnessed, they just need a chance to show what they can do. Ti...

Tweet from Ashleigh Nelson, who has been training in Florida:

22. ‏@AshleighLNelson 26 Apr

Wanna watch Penns this weekend , Wonder when the first GB woman's 4x100 relay practice of 2013 will be ...?

So much for the new dawn for the women's 4 x 100...

Eldanielfire, you seem to have overlooked the fact that the people tasked with the selection process chose Tanni Grey-Thompson, presumably because they thought she was the best person for the job, but Cameron overruled them.

Morgan Lake has scored 5480 in the heptathlon with youth spec implements: 76cm hurdles, 3kg shot, 500g javelin.

So in rejecting Tanni Grey Thompson Cameron and co. made sure they wouldn't have to deal with another strong-minded woman who stood up to them. Given Sue Campbell's success that's a particularly stupid decision. I do find it a bit ironic that Campbell is an ardent advocate for grassroots sport, but ...

Baroness Sue Campbell has some harsh words about the government's failures to create a 'legacy' as she leaves UK Sport:


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/peopl ... 91206.html

I do agree, Iain, that her form does tend to dip as the season progresses. Trouble is, until (maybe) now we have not had the resources to replace her. The only alternatives have been 800 runners, who appear to be past their sell by date as far as 400 running is concerned. Lets hope that Adeoye prod...

How sad for Joe Thomas and Matt McLaughlin to fly all the way to America...for nothing.

Did anyone see what happened to Rooney? Did he fall over twice?

Here's an interesting interview with Derek Evely: http://www.mcmillanspeed.com/2013/04/how-to-ruin-sportin-3-easy-steps-part.html Here are a couple of sample quotes: When I started at the Centre in September 2009 the injury rate there among funded athletes floated between 40 and 60%. That means in a...

These Russian cases just keep a coming... http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/russian-hammer-thrower-banned-for-doping-113042300445_1.html My concern is they're throwing a lot of random (11th at the Russian Champs!) athletes under the bus - a cynical man would say that they're doing ...

There's a programme at 7.30 tonight (Wednesday 24 April) on BBC Radio 5live about the East German regime. Here's a taster: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/22269445 I didn't know the numbers involved were so great, or the lengths the extreme measures the authorities took to prevent athletes de...

Geoff wrote:Good early performances from Mark Dry and Danny Talbot. Also a good run from Marilyn Okoro. Is she related to Ejiro Okoro?

No.

Here's an article about Mo Farah's training camp in Oregon, from Saturday's Guardian. Eldanielfire might like to note that Mo says when he's in Britain he gets constantly approached by fans asking for photographs - and he's happier being anonymous in Oregon. Sounds like a popular person to me. http:...