Athletics Weekly

devonian wrote: Btw.. the first black man to win a major javelin medal was Guillermo Martinez from Cuba in the 2009 World champs.

Ahh, thanks for that I knew I forgot about someone who did it first.

36.84!!!!!!

MysteryBrick wrote:Cox to run 52.5 from Lane 9, miles out by the time PSD gets the baton, 4th.

If we, a bunch of armchair fans could tell that was going to happen, then how come the guys in charge of selecting the team couldn't get it right hmm? =/

Shock in the javelin! Walcott of Trinidan & Tobago wins the GOLD medal! :) (I'm pretty certain this is the first time a black man, let alone someone from the Caribbean, has won a medal in any major javelin comp (outside of the Commonwealth Games, but I'll have to look into that). Amazing achieve...

Awe-inspiring. Perhaps Bradley Wiggins won't have such an easy ride to SPOTY! Tough competition it'll be for SPOTY... Wiggo (First Brit to ever win the Tour de France, wins Olympic Time Trail gold medal, becomes most Britain's most medalled Olympian, including four golds (didn't last long before be...

INSTANT.

LEGEND!!!

F*** THAT! Thank you UKA, you've just thrown away a medal with that BS selection!! Great Britain ran a comfortable 3 min relay in the semi final with scope to go much faster, yet by bringing in Dai we might have gone under 3 mins, but only just and it was Dai's lack of flat speed which ultimately co...

DEM "SECOND STRING" AMERICANS! Just five hundreths of a second away from East Germany's (BLEH!) Olympic record from 1980!

Great change overs, fast running... scary stuff for the final with their A team!

Rudisha! 1.40.91!!!!!!!!!! (Andrew Osagie... 8th... 1.43.77!!! 4th fastest all time in Britain!! Any other champs and that would have been a medal winning time or at least in 4th or 5th place!) Amos, equal 3rd all-time with Coe!! Smashes the world junior record to bits in the process!! I'm BLOODY gl...

iain wrote:Maybe swap Williams and Green?

Personally I wouldn't have Williams in the team, but we haven't got much choice in regards of replacements, so I guess they'll keep the line up the same in the final.

JACK GREEN IN THE FINAL FOR SURE NOW!

(Not so sure about Conrad Williams though....)

BTW, Brittany Resse is on fire tonight... every single one of her jumps have been over 7 meters (albeit 3 of the four have been fouls), but the last two fouls were in the 7.25/7.35m region!

A deserved victory for Felix, great bend and maintained her form down the home straight. 21.88 in virtually still air is a very impressive time.

Well done to Fraser-Pryce too for getting the silver.

Well that was quite a let down wasn't it? Had a great season, qualified comfortably for the final but when it came down to it, Proctor never looked at ease out there. I think that first jump really affected her because it was such an average distance... she then misjudged her second jump and fouled ...

trevorp wrote:Can Thorkildsen defend?

Where? At center back or right back?



XD


Seriously, I'm not so sure... His form hasn't been that great this year. Perhaps it's Vesely who might be in the running as favourite this time around.

Mr Clarke has made the final! Well done lad!

Ugen couldn't have gone as she didn't have the Global A Standard of 6.75. Van Commenee actually said he would like to have picked her but couldn't. Oh, I had thought the 6.75m standard was the one set by Britain.. My mistake, though I still think the standard should be lowered slightly to reflect t...

Sophie's in the final! Qualified in 10th.

iain wrote: She cannot throw beyond her abilities

Well... you know what I meant!

We'll all be hoping it's enough... And if it's not, Sophie performed to the best of her abilities (beyond them in fact) and threw a new personal best and British record to boot.

Well done!

Shara Proctor looked a very accomplished long jumper. Much better technique than Reese. But the standard makes you wonder why she was our only representative. :cry: CVC and the Brit athletics seemed to think that our women long jumpers had to be all Fiona May/Jo Wise-standard jumpers to make the Ol...

brucepage wrote:After all the hype.... loadsa money... etc.etc. What has happened ??? If the cyclists can do it why can't we ?

Obvious troll is obvious.

Damn... this is going to be a VERY interesting high jump final! Do we dare believe it's possible for Grabarz to medal? I think 2.33 will separate the men from the boys and give us a greater idea. If Grabarz can clear it first time, it would really help his cause... Alas ! No ... Two more tries but ...

Darn it! Oh what an opportunity that was... But then again, 20 years old, only his second year at the event, breaks a long standing British record, throws the 4th furthest distance in Olympic year and makes an Olympic final on his first try. I say that Okoye has a good future yet in discus! (Hopeful...

THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT OSAGIE!!

Damn... this is going to be a VERY interesting high jump final!

Do we dare believe it's possible for Grabarz to medal?

Packing snacks .. do you think that the posters here regard YOU as the exemplar of rational, objective debate about British athletes.... who should be lecturing me about my attitude... I have NEVER said of any fan that they are miserable because the Brits are doing well... exactly what you posted a...

Tuckin wrote:Inexplicably awful run by Ellington.

Penny for the thoughts of Talbot...

Take note CVC... Ellington feels that he took Talbot's place.

Iain They shouldn't have been competing because they'll do themselves more damage. And its disappointing for the fans to see them at half-mast. Agreed. If it was just a question of a slight to moderate injury, then I wouldn't have a problem with someone being on the team (look at Iburguen the tripl...

Steve has nailed it - it's not your athletics knowledge that winds people up, Jeremy, it's your style of posting, including your habit of grouping together all those who disagree with you into one entity, when in reality there are optimists, realists, pessimists and of course idiots who are all cap...