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European Championships - Barcelona, day two pm

Postby admin » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:51 pm

Women's 10,000m and the men's 100m are the two big track finals tonight.
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Postby SteveK26 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:27 pm

I know its an old chesnut, but virtually every GB athlete interviewed so far has stated the importance of gaining experience in these types of championships. So wih London in mind it really is a pity that peoplle like L Clarke are not out in Barcelona.
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Postby admin » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:34 pm

Grasu 63.48m in the first round of the discus.
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Postby BernardII » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:38 pm

Lee McConnell 4th 53.15 :?

Did anyone see the race?
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Postby shivfan » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:39 pm

BernardII wrote:Lee McConnell 4th 53.15 :?

Did anyone see the race?

Yes, McConnell looked tired, and faded away as third place slipped out of contention for her.

Didn't look good at all....
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Postby admin » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:40 pm

BernardII wrote:Lee McConnell 4th 53.15 :?

Did anyone see the race?


Yup. She tied up in the home straight but she wasn't in a qualifying position off the bend though but a poor run though.

I always find Lee shows very promising early season form but always fails to build on good performances in May/early June.
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Postby BernardII » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:50 pm

Cheers guys.

Didn't realise coverage was starting at 5, BBC website said it started at 6 :x
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Postby lsabre » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:55 pm

The first semi of the men's 400m has drawn Martyn Rooney, Jonathan Borlee and Leslie Djohne to fight it out for two automatic places, that should make a fascinating race there. Among the three, the Frenchman looks most likely to miss out and wait to make it as a fastest loser but anything can happen...
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Postby shivfan » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:56 pm

Grenot looked very comfortable in that race....

The former Cuban could be the one to throw a spanner in the works of the Cuban domination of this event.
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Postby lsabre » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:09 pm

There is plenty of wind across the arena which won't favour Martyn much due to his stature but I hope he gets no trouble going through that semi...
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Postby paulouk83 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:14 pm

how did the seeding work to have europes 1 and 2 in the same semi!

Rooney is going to be in big troubal, i cant believe he gave up in the last 10 meters... i do worry about his attitude sometimes i know he really wants this but suck it up!
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Postby lsabre » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:15 pm

Don't think Martyn will have a problem to go through as a fastest loser with that 45.00 but that won't give him a good lane in the final. I do hope, though, it isn't that windy then because it's going to be a different story.
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Postby shivfan » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:16 pm

paulouk83 wrote:how did the seeding work to have europes 1 and 2 in the same semi!

Rooney is going to be in big troubal, i cant believe he gave up in the last 10 meters... i do worry about his attitude sometimes i know he really wants this but suck it up!


Well, both Rooney and Djohne came second in their heats, instead of winning them, so they really shouldn't complain about ending up in a lop-sided semi....
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Postby Flumpy » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:22 pm

What a tit. 2 + 2 to qualify so you slow up on the line :roll:

Hope he gets lane 1.
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Postby Sando1993 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:22 pm

44.88 A good run by Bingham

Rooney should get through but im not sure about his medal chances
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Postby lsabre » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:22 pm

Bingham 44.88, a SB, and looked good all the way easing up to the end...
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Postby lsabre » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:27 pm

Sandra Percovic stuns Gracu to grab gold in the discus at the death! Wow, that means seven more points in the bag!!!! ;-)
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Postby jambob » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:28 pm

Gillick had a good run. I certainly wouldn't discount him :D
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Postby lsabre » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:29 pm

By the way, Jonathan Borlee talked of a back complaint in a TV interview earlier on. Didn't figure out whether he's carrying one or he felt something during the semi earlier on though...
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Postby 100m » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:30 pm

Hope rooney gets 2 if he can, surely its 3,4,5 to the winners and rest are random?
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Postby SteveK26 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:33 pm

Williams is going backwards.; Tobin and Greene in the 4x400 I hope
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Postby lsabre » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:34 pm

Lane six or seven and some relatively milder wind conditions could see him turn everything round, I'm still confident he can take it.
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Postby Sando1993 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:34 pm

This lane draw could ruin Rooney's chances
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Postby paulouk83 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:35 pm

SteveK26 wrote:Williams is going backwards.; Tobin and Greene in the 4x400 I hope


still suprised tobin wasnt selected for the 400m
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Postby shivfan » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:35 pm

The Belgians don't play fair - they cloned their best quartermiler.
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Surely, that's against IAAF rules....
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Postby SteveK26 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:36 pm

I hope Rooney gets 1 rather than lane 8
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Postby lsabre » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:39 pm

Rooney would suffer in lane one due to his height, lane eight would be far better... But I do hope he gets two or seven.
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Postby admin » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:43 pm

Poor Grasu. That's her seventh minor medal (3rd in 98 and 06, 2nd in 02) and at the WCh, 3rd in 99, 07, 09 and 2nd in 01.
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Postby Sando1993 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:45 pm

Rooney Lane 1
Bingham Lane 8

Not good.
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Postby BernardII » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:48 pm

How does the seeding work for Bingham???
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