World Athletics Championships Hungary 19-27 Aug 2023

[davek]

No doubt well be getting a festival of jingoism from the BBC and their terrible commentators but the athletics will shine through all their bollocks at the end of the day.

Looking forward to the 100M final this evening.

The following clashes will be riveting later in the week:

Mu v Hodgkinson (800 metres)

Ingebrigtsen v Cheptegei (1,500M and 5,000M)

Tamberi v Barshim (high jump)

Warner v Mayer (decathlon)

 

[Rita_Poon]

KJT?

 

[davek]

KJT?

That Kopite bottled it yesterday and is out of the medals.

 

[Rita_Poon]

That Kopite bottled it yesterday and is out of the medals.

Erm, she was leading with two events to go, and had over 100 point gap to third. Has she javelined herself in the neck or something?

 

[davek]

Last night's women's 10,000M - Cram determined to claim that BBC darling Hassan of the Netherlands was pushed by the Ethiopian Tsegay who won it. Utter fantasy. Hassan moved out into Tsegay's path to block her getting passed and then crumbled to the ground when she pulled level.

Then Bol fell over on the 4-400M mixed relays.

Not a great night for the Dutch frauds.

 

[davek]

Erm, she was leading with two events to go, and had over 100 point gap to third. Has she javelined herself in the neck or something?

She was 5th last time I saw after the shot put.

Hopefully she wins f.a.

 

[Rita_Poon]

She was 5th last time I saw after the shot put.

Hopefully she wins f.a.

she went top after the jumps, and the american that was second placed fouled her 3 attempts.

 

[Rita_Poon]

That's nothing, did you see the two consecutive home straight falls yesterday? gold medal positions both. Both got nothing. The Dutch lady in the mixed 4x400 fell about 8 metres to the line.

 

[davek]

she went top after the jumps, and the american that was second placed fouled her 3 attempts.

I think she has a terrible javelin but good long jump.

 

[davek]

That's nothing, did you see the two consecutive home straight falls yesterday? gold medal positions both. Both got nothing. The Dutch lady in the mixed 4x400 fell about 8 metres to the line.

I mentioned them above.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I think she has a terrible javelin but good long jump.

she won her 200m as well, so I think she'll medal. with the 400 to come.

 

[davek]

she won her 200m as well, so I think she'll medal. with the 400 to come.

800M isn;t it? She's a bit rubbish at that.


Fingers crossed she falls.

 

[Rita_Poon]

800M isn;t it? She's a bit rubbish at that.


Fingers crossed she falls.

I'm not usually so peevish unless it's tories or criminals (usually one and the same)

 

[Rita_Poon]

What a shout that was.

2 falls in the home straight in two consecutive races. Drama?
GB sneak silver. Netherlands go from nailed on gold to disqualified.
New world record, new GB record for second. Shock result that.

And him in the shot putt, 5 cm short of his WR.

 

[davek]

And him in the shot putt, 5 cm short of his WR.

I thought that was a WR. Turned out to be a Championship record. What a let down.