Athletics Weekly

I think you miss the point, Nike pay for Mo to train in US as part of their investment in Mo via his commercial, athlete contract. Those athletes that have trained at colleges in the US do so via a scholarship and in return race for the college. Christian Taylor at Loughborough and his training ther...

I think when the Commonwealth Games are in Jan or March then for British athletes the preperation is much the same as an Indoor season. With the Games now in October and the Europeans being quite early in July then it lengthens the season just that bit too much. As for Jessica she seems to get close...

Have to agree with Paul that Denise Lewis did not achieve her potential but 2 Olympic Medals does go a long way towards it. The 2000 Olympic Medal was a close thing with the injuries she had a great test of character coming out all taped up to complete the event. Great Job by Darrel Bunn in the earl...

SteveK26 I think the point I was trying to make in relation to Jessica Ennis and that The Daily Mail's suggested when they felt that the 7000 pts barrier was not far away for Ennis. With Ennis PB's adding up to 6969 if this only produces a score of 6731 then for Ennis to score 7000 pts the PB's wou...

Anna Bogdanova missed the last year I think due to having a baby so is due for a return as is the Canadian Jessica Zelinka who missed last year for the same reason. I suppose all I am saying is where likely medalists are going to come from in Zelinka case Commonwealth. By way of giving the chat a d...

Interesting stuff guys Certainly for Ennis the Sizeable improvements will come from the 2nd day events Long Jump - Javelin - 800m A possible returner to the Heptathlon circuit and fits in well with the C, D, E, F is a B the European Indoor Champion Russian Bogdanovic Not sure 7000 pts is really a po...

Fast Heptathlon Hurdlers is not uncommon as Ennis does not rank in the Top 10 All-time fastest times. Eunice Barber 12.62 Sabine John-Paetz 12.64 Yordanka Donkova 12.65 Hyleas Fountain 12.65 Jackie Joyner 12.69 Michelle Perry 12.74 Svetlana Buraga 12.83 Virginia Johnson 12.83 Liliana Nastase 12.85 S...

d pickup can't ever see Ennis doing a Decathlon and I think she has been quoted in the press with regard to that one, but always interesting. I do however remember her coach suggesting that her best event would be the 400mH. I think this was quoted in the Daily Mail a few years back. I certainly wo...

Some great info d pickup and what a great website link you added in there. I suppose your right about Coe or others holding British Records, but if Ennis manages 5 they will all be in Championship recognised events. The real weakness in Ennis Heptathlon though is her Long Jump, the tables highest sc...

About 1.50m better than she opened up with last year and further than her 43.55m throw from the Berlin World Championships. This is an event that will need to progress if she is to even get close to the British Record of Denise Lewis. With 2 British Indoor Records 60mH and Pentathlon and an Equal Ou...

Jessica Ennis to score 7000 points I'm pretty sure She didn't say that and having spoken to her coach he says it's not on his mind this year. Where do the media get this stuff? Not saying she can't but a 300 point improvement in a year at Ennis's level that's a bit much. Maybe by 2011 or better 2012.

When will the IOC take the strong stance needed about drugs, that's what I don't understand. I fully support the BOA's bye-law that anyone tested positive and banned for drugs is not allowed to go to the Olympic Games as part of Team GB. They are even denied accreditation as a coach as well. This sh...

Interested to know what Isabre meant by "What matters most is what the top level competition/training debt of an athlete is" Jessica's Indoor personal bests added together come to 4918 so talk of the World Record is still a bit premature. She will have to improve quite a bit in some events...

Tatyana Chernova scores 4855 to go 6th all-time in Pentathlon.

8.38, 1.86m, 13.38m, 6.72m 2:12.70

Ennis will be in a very competative event in Doha

Fountain has already scored 4731 pts this year as well.

jonny1 - no one is decrying the efforts of those who have won awards within the sphere of athletics. It is athletics in ability to match those talents from other sports that have been honoured. Where is the award for Athletic World Champions as there are for Formula 1 and Gymnastics. We have to be p...

A well deserved MBE for Jean Pickering and her chartity work supporting young athletes. But not a single award for any of the Berlin Medalists. A serious snub for athletics and those athletes concerned. What are UKA playing at not nominating athletes? or did they and they were declined? Jenson Butto...

Interesting article. We will just have to see how things develop.

Not sure anyone will apologies to Paula or Jessica for the criticism they received for not wanting to do the Commonwealth Games.

Sorry have I missed something isn't this an athletics forum? What is all the chat about swimming for? Lets be honest Australian Athletics has never and is never likely to be a threat to England. The Commonwealth Games is such a low standard in the Field Events that England do well and give a very fa...

Anybody thought of asking Jessica or her coach why?

She did use the word unlikely, so it doesn't sound definate to me.

Isabre - Yep got to agree with that one, the number goes up to a massive.. 2

Hopefully that means you agree in part to some of the points raised.

CVC couldn't be more wrong. Explain to me how poor conditioing when you were 12 - 15 years old results in injuries when you are 25? In reality we are in a sport where pushing the body to the limit to create a physical change leads to an improvement in performance. Push too hard or increase the load ...

6942 points

A british Record if that came off, however can't help feeling you are expecting too much with 4 PB's required.

Can't disagree with Lord Coe Some interesting facts, the success at World Youth, European Youth Olympics, European Juniors and European Under 23's - These are really a result of the Talent Programme that was started by Dave Collins, the PD that was got rid of due to a lack of success. A talent progr...

Jessica Ennis is not injured I saw her training at Loughborough today, Throwing shot and long jumping. I understand she will compete at LEAP on Weds next week as part of her final preparations and will be at the Throwsfest at Birmingham this weekend. Why do people always assume the worst about athl...

There's no way Ennis would have run a 400m relay leg, however she was availible for the Hurdles.

Not wishing to be contraversial but I understand from a conversation overheard at BIG that Ennis was interested in competing.

Shaun P was paid hansomly to promote the meeting and it had a very substancial budget. With £75,000 in prize money alone. What would that type of money have done to help revamp the UKWL or BAL Sorry Niels de Vos concept fell a bit flat for me, don't need to re-invent the wheel. 7 attempts in the hig...

European Athletics Associations Athlete of the Month see 3 brits nominated.

Michael Bingham 400m

Tasha Danvers 400mH

Jessica Ennis Heptathlon

Voting closes on June 11th 12 Noon

Ennis for me the comeback of comebacks. 3 stress fractures in her foot too... Tops British Rankings in 100mH and High Jump as well as Hept 3rd in the 200m, 12th in Shot, ok 21st in Javelin and inside the top 50 in the 800m 5th in Long Jump off the new foot To top it all 15th in the World for Hurdles...

I couldn't agree more. the Regions put thier Multi Events championships together with the English National Championships because it is cheaper. Not sure they will ever say it's too expensive to put on a cross country or Track and Field Champs. This is really something to raise with Richard Wheater a...