Diamond League 2012

[Kermit]

JJimbo I think it is a combination of both, and them some! Some forums would beg to differ with what I am about to say, but the hardcore on this forum were aware early last year (via read it in the news) that UKA and FastTrack were parting company.

I think that this was the biggest game changer (closely followed by cuts to funding) to more of our athletes competing abroad. It was this partnership that was the bedrock of the organising of the Euro Meet promoters forming a group that blocked DC from competing on the European circuit. I remember the TV pictures of De Vos and Ridgin in deep discussion as DC won the UK indoors.

[jeremy1]

Baddeley "lacking tactically" says a poster. Very demeaning attack on a fine athlete

[BigGut]

There is a massive difference. One is an opinion where there can be only opinion. The other, ie saying they aren't capable of running a time is an opinion where there is fact to say that that opinion is not valid.

[jjimbojames]

Let's not go down that path again - he's obviously just trying to wind you up, so don't rise to it

[Kermit]

Sorry Jeremy, it's not often that I agree with Biggut, but on this particular subject I do. I have often felt Baddeley stays at the back for far too long and hopes his speed will get him to the front in the home straight. It is a tactic that is flawed.

[jeremy1]

But I never said, as the point I was making, that certain athletes were not capable of specific times. My point, gloriously ignored by BG, was that times and even distances are beneficially advanced especially at higher location levels and last year more or less proved it.

[fangio]

More or less? Less then, as I showed earlier the 3 examples you cited for the 200m did nothing to show that CDf was dodgy. But you ignored the facts and just focus on the times. Is Kilty a 20.50 runner with a positive wind and running an event that is not a club league match? Is it fair to say that using an athlete who's only other 200m was the heats of the trials, a race he won, is not really proof that the CDF time was unreasonable, especially when the athelte was 0.01 behind his 100m CDF time in a race in Birmingham? Is it evidence that a time is dodgy when the ahtelte concerned ran a similar time 3 times the previous season? Why are you ignoring this?

[flemaldinhio]

Has Baddeley pulled out as I can't see him on the start lists for Oslo tonight

[ultragirl]

Baddeley runs races in a manner which befits his ability.

[jeremy1]

David Bishop and Tom Farrell are running in Oslo tonight in the National 1500m; Baddeley is not competing in the Dream Mile.

[Kermit]

France v USA 100m announced by the Paris organisers. Tyson Gay's first race in Europe this season.

http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/ne ... 65335.html

[Kermit]

Campbell-Brown and Lavillenie among the first stars to sign up for Lausanne

http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/ne ... 65343.html

[Kermit]

As we come to the end of Regional championships and trials the meet promoters have been very busy in June and will probably get even busier over the next 48 hours.

Here is an update to the latest confirmed athletes and events for the remainder of the season.

6th July Paris
m100m Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin, Christophe Lemaitre, Jimmy Vicaut, Keston Bledman
m800m David Rudisha, Mohammed Aman, Leonard Kosencha
m5000m Kenenisa Bekele, Bernard Lagat
m300mSC Paul Kipsiele Koech, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Bouabdellah Tahri
w100mh Sally Pearson, Tiffany Porter, Kristi Castlin
m400mh David Greene, Javier Culson
mTJ Phillips Idowu, Osviel Hernandez


13-14th July London
m5000m (13th) Mo Farah
mTJ Phillips Idowu, Christian Taylor
w100mH Sally Pearson Tiffany Porter
w400m Christine Ohuruogu
m400m Dai Greene, Bershawn Jackson, Javier Culson
m200m Christophe Lemaitre, Wallace Spearmon, James Ellington, Christian Malcolm
m110h Liu Xiang,
mHJ Robbie Grabarz, Samson Oni, Tom Parsons, Martyn Bernard
mDT Lawrence Okoye, Abdul Buhari, Brett Morse


20th July Monaco
m200m Usain Bolt
wPV Yelena Isinbayeva, Vanessa Boslak, Monika Pyrek, Martina Strutz, Fabiana Murer
m400m LaShawn Merritt, Martyn Rooney, Kevin Borlee, Jonathan Borlee
w400mh Zuzana Hejnová
w800m Caster Semenya, Alysia Montaño
m800m Andrew Osagie
m1500m Nick Willis, Silas Kiplaga
mLJ Mauro Vinicius Da Silva, Mitchell Watt, Greg Rutherford
mHJ Robbie Grabarz
wTJ Olga Rypakova
wDT Stephanie Brown Trafton
mJT Vítezslav Veselý


17th August Stockholm
w1500m Abeba Aregawi, Genzebe Dibaba
w100mh Sally Pearson

23rd August Lausanne
mPV Renaud Lavillenie, Steve Hooker
w100m Veronica Campbell-Brown
mDT
wSP Valerie Adams
100m
200m
w4x100m

Birmingham

30th August Zurich
Usain Bolt

7th September Brussels

[Maza1987]

is paris on red button tonight?

[Rapunzel1975]

is paris on red button tonight?

Yes, 7pm

[Rapunzel1975]

Dai Greene close 2nd with 47.84 PB, 0.02 off the NR!!!

[Rapunzel1975]

TBO 50.59 SB

[s1jc]

Exciting run by Greene I thought (oh, err, hi everyone! I'm new here!) there was definitely some more in the tank at the end there

[olympic]

Great from Dai and TBO looking like she knows what she's doing - good SB and beat some good athletes.

[2012girl]

I think some passport checking is in order for the women's 1500m!

Lisa looking well on the way back, 4.02.13

[trevorp]

w1500m was not appetising to watch. Selsouli was banned in 2009 for 2 years for EPO; Cakir Alpetkin was out for 2 years 2004-06.

[MikeF]

I was about to say the same thing trevorp. To compound it, they broke their PBs by 4 sec and 6 sec! Absolutely sickening. Glad to see Dehiba trailing in last however. Promising run by Dobriskey.

[Tuckin]

I agree - it's so depressing to see convicted drug cheats back and performing better than ever. At least Chambers and Myerscough have the decency to be totally mediocre.

Great leap forward by Lisa Dobriskey - looks like she could get into sub-4:00 shape at the Olympics.

[Tuckin]

That last 200m by Gebremeskel to win the 5,000 was absolutely incredible. Mo will really have his work cut out beating him.

[jeremy1]

outstanding run by Greene; good run by Dobriskey.

Pearson and Rudishe ... bankers for Gold right now.

[ultragirl]

WEll done dai Greene Must be made captain along with Jessica for the olympics. The womens 1500 was a stormer, 2 on 3.56 and one on 3.58 and the mens 5000m new world lead, and a new world junior record add a splash of Rudisha's brilliance and all in all a great nights athletics Roll on London D.L

[mump boy]

WEll done dai Greene Must be made captain along with Jessica for the olympics. The womens 1500 was a stormer, 2 on 3.56 and one on 3.58 and the mens 5000m new world lead, and a new world junior record add a splash of Rudisha's brilliance and all in all a great nights athletics Roll on London D.L

Jess doesn't want to be captain

I'm glad you enjoyed the 1500 like a true track fan

[boysen]

Dob(not so) risky as a selectee. But whatever one thinks of the small army of sub 4 girls they are there so she has still some distance to go.

[SteveK26]

What a timely boost for Dai. Brilliant.
I am feeling very uneasy for Lisa and co., looking at the womens 1500 result. What a travesty it would be if Lisa and Hannah round into form only to be thrashed by a couple of girls with their own special help, (maybe).
I cant find it in me to applaud their sub 4's.

[2012girl]

I am feeling very uneasy for Lisa and co., looking at the womens 1500 result. What a travesty it would be if Lisa and Hannah round into form only to be thrashed by a couple of girls with their own special help, (maybe).
I cant find it in me to applaud their sub 4's.

100% agree, is it really a good advertisment for athletics to have 2 dopers blitzing the field like that, there's shades of Ayhan with this sudden improvement from Cakir, absolutely disgraceful! Let's hope they go they way of Alminova when she produced a similar performance a few years back. Russian champs won by Kostetskaya in 3.59.28 with Martynova & Tomashova (!) all sub 4 and Soboleva a shade outside. Certainly looks a hot event this year