IAAF World Junior Championships 2012

[eastv]

Selections for GB will be made today

[trickstat]

Presumably tonight as there must be some possibles competing at Birmingham today.

[jjimbojames]

Presumably tonight as there must be some possibles competing at Birmingham today.

You presume right! Which makes finalising an ES team hard work...!

[trickstat]

Presumably tonight as there must be some possibles competing at Birmingham today.

You presume right! Which makes finalising an ES team hard work...!

And those entries have got to be in by 9 tonight! Good luck

[trevorp]

No news yet? Does anyone know when the team will be announced?

[jjimbojames]

No news yet? Does anyone know when the team will be announced?

They'll get the call today - think it's officially published tomorrow though - or late today - to give the Euros a bit of press

[eastv]

ronnie wells ran 10.61w the other day

[pedro1970]

World Junior Team

http://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/june-2 ... iors-team/

[eastv]

Bianca Should be in the 100 not Rachel

also david not in 100?

[trickstat]

Bianca Williams hasn't raced since 23 May.

[eastv]

Bianca Williams hasn't raced since 23 May.

Fair enough but David not Being in 100 explain that also no Leon Reid (10.65) or Abigail Smith (10.75) but Hannah Thomas in relay squad?

[trickstat]

Bianca Williams hasn't raced since 23 May.

Fair enough but David not Being in 100 explain that also no Leon Reid (10.65) or Abigail Smith (10.75) but Hannah Thomas in relay squad?

Having won the 100 at the U20 Champs which would pretty much mean a place was there if he wanted it, I assume David Bolarinwa and his coach have opted for the 200 instead.

Leon Reid's next fastest time this year is 10.78. At the U20 Champs he was DQ'd in the 100 semi and went out in the heats of the 200 (PB 21.53).

Of those selected only for the relay:

Emmanuel Stephens - 10.60 (faster than Reid)
Edmond Amaning 21.13 200 (v consistent)
Tom Holligan 21.31 200 (&10.55w 100)
Jordan Kirby-Polidore 21.19 200

I think all those three 200 specialists have a stronger case than Reid for selection.

As Abi Smith does not turn 16 until next year she is ineligible under IAAF rules. She also has not run in the UK this year.

There are 1 or 2 girls that look like they have a better case for selection than Hannah Thomas. My guess is that she has been a regular part of the training squad and they value that experience above what is proably a very small difference in foot speed.

[eastv]

Bianca Williams hasn't raced since 23 May.

Fair enough but David not Being in 100 explain that also no Leon Reid (10.65) or Abigail Smith (10.75) but Hannah Thomas in relay squad?

Having won the 100 at the U20 Champs which would pretty much mean a place was there if he wanted it, I assume David Bolarinwa and his coach have opted for the 200 instead.

Leon Reid's next fastest time this year is 10.78. At the U20 Champs he was DQ'd in the 100 semi and went out in the heats of the 200 (PB 21.53).

Of those selected only for the relay:

Emmanuel Stephens - 10.60 (faster than Reid)
Edmond Amaning 21.13 200 (v consistent)
Tom Holligan 21.31 200 (&10.55w 100)
Jordan Kirby-Polidore 21.19 200

I think all those three 200 specialists have a stronger case than Reid for selection.

As Abi Smith does not turn 16 until next year she is ineligible under IAAF rules. She also has not run in the UK this year.

There are 1 or 2 girls that look like they have a better case for selection than Hannah Thomas. My guess is that she has been a regular part of the training squad and they value that experience above what is proably a very small difference in foot speed.

ok calm down lol

once again fair enough but what about the 4x400 men team? I Know none of them ran a sub 47s but they all ran the iaaf 400 standards and surley that is enough for a 4x400 relay team?

Clovis Asong
George Caddick
Jay Younger
Alex Boyce

[eastv]

On the other note its a shame there's no;
Clovis Asong 400
George Caddick 400
Jake Porter 100h
Nick Miller HM
Hayley McLean 400h
Yasmin Miller 100h
Kirsten McAslan 400
Camellia Hayes HJ
Lucy Bryan PV

All of them just narrowly missing out

[eastv]

Here are the junior gala Results

http://leichtathletik.de/results/4888_m ... 232406.pdf

[trickstat]

eastv - Katy Marchant is in the heptathlon.

[eastv]

eastv - Katy Marchant is in the heptathlon.

calm down, I know she is selected plus she is not even on the my list lol

[trickstat]

eastv - Katy Marchant is in the heptathlon.

calm down, I know she is selected plus she is not even on the my list lol

I'll have you for falsifying evidence!

[Tuckin]

Everyone calm down.

Quick, now!

[eastv]

Everyone calm down.

Quick, now!

i know trickstat is stressy lol

[BernardII]

And Nick Miller is selected for the hammer. It was Callum Brown who missed out.

I feel really sorry for Hayley McLean. She ran 58.2x at the England U20 Champs only to be disqualified. Plus she had a 58.57 from earlier in the season (standard is 58.50).

Kirsten McAslan ran a brilliant anchor leg at the Euros last year so I'm a bit surprised that she hasn't gone quicker this year. The 4x400m teams could've definitely made top 8 so it's a shame they weren't selected.

[trickstat]

Everyone calm down.

Quick, now!

i know trickstat is stressy lol

Don't really do "stressy" (I think most of my friends would say I'm easy going). But I certainly do "know all that likes to answer questions"

[eastv]

BTW the Central American Jnr Champs are starting soon and they might be some new people to beat.

[eastv]

Tournament starts in 8 days from now

23 athletes on IAAF Junior toplist

hopefully medals from:
James Gladman 110h
Adam Gemili 100
Jess Judd 800

http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists ... /list.html

[AllanW]

hopefully medals from:
James Gladman 110h
Adam Gemili 100
Jess Judd 800

And Katie Byers in the PV. Only Parnov and Bengtsson have gone higher than her this year of all the entrants plus she may be able to go higher than the 4.35m she did in Bedford earlier in the 'Summer'. I certainly hope so and wish her the best of luck.

As for James, well, he's a class act and justifiably a favourite. I hope he does himself and his family proud.

[eastv]

hopefully medals from:
James Gladman 110h
Adam Gemili 100
Jess Judd 800

And Katie Byers in the PV. Only Parnov and Bengtsson have gone higher than her this year of all the entrants plus she may be able to go higher than the 4.35m she did in Bedford earlier in the 'Summer'. I certainly hope so and wish her the best of luck.

As for James, well, he's a class act and justifiably a favourite. I hope he does himself and his family proud.

O yes I agree with you she is also a medal contender as well as Jasmin Sawyers in Long Jump .

[eastv]

Watch out for the caribeans

http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/news/New ... x?id=65548

http://elsalvadorcac2012.com/index.php? ... o&Itemid=1

[eastv]

Yordan L. O'Farrill of Cuba has just Hurdled 13.27 faster than James Gladman.

[eastv]

Team Leaves England today to fly to Barcelona good luck to all of them.

[Notabot]

Team Leaves England today to fly to Barcelona good luck to all of them.

Seconded. I'm really looking forward to these championships.

Picture from the airport tweeted by a team member