2013 Athletics Thread

Azza · 18 May 2013 at 10:37

Forgot to make a thread last Friday for Doha so may as well start today and we're in Shanghai, China for the 2nd meet in this years Diamond League calender.

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BBC coverage - Live @ 1PM, on red button, online, mobile phones and the BBC Sport app.

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All Diamond League events today, coverage starts about 20 minutes after the mens high jump begins.

Code:

Triple Jump - Women	
Shot Put - Women	
Discus - Men	
Pole Vault - Women	
High Jump - Men		
400m Hurdles - Women	
1500m - Men	
100m - Women	
Long Jump - Men	
Javelin - Men		
400m - Men	
3000m Steeplechase - Men	
800m - Women	
200m - Men 	
5000m - Women
110m Hurdles - Men

Notable mentions

Women Pole Vault - Yelena Isinbayeva

Men High Jump - Robert Grabarz

Women 100m

Men Long Jump

Men 400m

Men 100m Hurdles (& David Oliver)

Lunatic Dreyfus · 18 May 2013 at 13:18

Ah, I didn't realise the BBC coverage of that outdoor season had started. I can only take so much of that indoor nonsense.

I'm surprised to Isinbayeva in the pole vault, I thought her 'mojo' had well and truly gone in recent years, and she would retire.

Azza · 18 May 2013 at 13:26

She changed back to her first coach a couple of years a go so seems to be getting back into it. But she said the other day that Moscow will decide if she calls it a day or not.

The bar is at 4.50 at the moment and she's yet to jump, still under her towel I think.

Lunatic Dreyfus · 20 May 2013 at 18:37

Despite already being World and Olympic champion, I've not really paid any attention to Kirani James. :eek:

In fact the 400metres hasn't interested me much since Michael Johnson and Roger Black were running

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This impressive chap should make me pay some more attention to it this season. He looks quick.

Pigeon_Killer · 6 Jun 2013 at 20:59

Drugs cheat just beat Bolt by 0.01 seconds tonight with a time of 9.94. Slow ass race tbh.

Azza · 15 Jun 2013 at 09:45

Veronica Campbell-Brown has testes positive on both A & B for a banned diuretic. *sigh*

Guerrilla · 20 Jun 2013 at 10:13

Azza said:
Veronica Campbell-Brown has testes positive on both A & B for a banned diuretic. *sigh*

Yea saw that the other day, it's always a shame when some tests positive especially someone so high profile

I'm off to watch he first day of the European Team Championships on Saturday, hopefully should be a good day, although I've heard the weather isn't going to be great.

Azza · 14 Jul 2013 at 20:15

That's that then.

marc2003 · 14 Jul 2013 at 21:05

at least we can be sure GB athletes are clean given the times they run.

Sukh · 14 Jul 2013 at 22:54

Why is Yohan Blake crossed out?

Azza · 14 Jul 2013 at 23:09

Sukh said:
Why is Yohan Blake crossed out?

He's been banned for drugs before.

Somnambulist · 14 Jul 2013 at 23:39

That table should probably be crossed out in it's entirety, but some athletes are just more competent with timing their drug-taking than others.

Mr. Pickle · 15 Jul 2013 at 01:03

7 out of the top 10 performers of all time have either served drugs bans or strongly implicated (eg Maurice Greene)

And of the ones that are left I think all of them have at least had one of their 'training group' test positive

dannyjo22 · 15 Jul 2013 at 07:04

Bolt is just a matter of time. I was laughed at on here when I said the same about Gatlin a few years ago. One day they will mess up.

Guerrilla · 15 Jul 2013 at 08:48

It's so disappointing when this happens.

I really do hope Bolt is never implicated, it would be incredibly damaging to Athletics if he was.

marc2003 · 27 Jul 2013 at 14:46

there's only one thing more depressing than athletes doping and that's that miserable **** andrew cotter commentating on the tv. **** off back to the golf and leave us alone. :mad:

Pigeon_Killer · 29 Jul 2013 at 22:07

Bolt vs Farah confirmed.

I've always wanted to see Bolt run the 400m so it'll be interesting to see his split assuming he does actually gun it.

TheMightyTen · 30 Jul 2013 at 09:01

Pigeon_Killer said:
Bolt vs Farah confirmed.

I've always wanted to see Bolt run the 400m so it'll be interesting to see his split assuming he does actually gun it.

I would really like to see this happen, a really interesting comparison of the differences in human physiological specialisation for their respective events.

Over 400 I'd give it to Bolt but 600 it's Farah all the way, it's about a 100 to far for Bolt.

Pigeon_Killer · 10 Aug 2013 at 16:24

Goooooooooo Mo! :cool:

xdcx · 10 Aug 2013 at 18:32

Is this really all there is on this forum in terms of athletics discussion? Honestly can't believe it! haha.

Well done yet again, Mo. Everyone in the field playing right into his hands yet again though.

Great determination and super performance from Eilish in the womens SC also, and good to see our 800 guys through as well.

The crowd/atmosphere and everything about it is just so odd and dull though even in comparison to DL meets never mind last year in London. Disappointing but should not deter any amazing performances over the championship