Athletics
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Jakob Ingebrigsten's father is in court on charges of child abuse based on how he treated his kids when they were growing up.
I've heard of child actors in Hollywood seeking emancipation from their parents but never athletes suing their parents for child abuse. Makes you wonder how many professional athletes were subjected to child abuse by parents pushing them to excel. Of course there is a lot of grey area between pushing kids to succeed and abusing them, must be hard to prove in a court case.
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Jelena Dokic says hi
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Be great for nz to have another great middle distance runner , been a while between drinks
Aussies seem to have a serious young sprinter on their hands with gout gout
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I'm sure this guy and Sam Ruthe will be leading the pack in the future.
Cameron Myers: from promising schoolboy to contender in greatest middle distance running era | Jack Snape
Expectation around the 18-year-old is sky high after the Australian athlete twice broke the under-20 mile record
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@kiwiinmelb said in Athletics:
Be great for nz to have another great middle distance runner , been a while between drinks
Aussies seem to have a serious young sprinter on their hands with gout gout
The difference in his technique compared to those racing for second is stark: His drive out of the blocks and his high knee lift are chalk and cheese.
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@antipodean said in Athletics:
The difference in his technique compared to those racing for second is stark: His drive out of the blocks and his high knee lift are chalk and cheese.
There is a bit of the Usain Bolt in the way that he eats up the ground.
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@antipodean said in Athletics:
The difference in his technique compared to those racing for second is stark: His drive out of the blocks and his high knee lift are chalk and cheese.
There is a bit of the Usain Bolt in the way that he eats up the ground.
Very much. Long stride and efficient power generation. Looks like he's floating in the maintenance phase.
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Sam Ruthe ran a PB 1500 last night running in an open men's race in OZ last night. Lachlan Kennedy beat Gout in the 200m. Kennedy played age grade rep rugby in Queensland.
Some great racing
The 1500m saw an epic effort from Cam Myers, with a bit of disdain for the pacer along the way…
The 200m was great too, took a big PB to beat GG, great for Kennedy, and will only inspire both to kick on
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Grand Slam Track: Schedule, times and start lists for first-ever event in Jamaica
World and Olympic champions including Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Cole Hocker will be in action in Jamaica
Michael Johnsons track competition starts this week in Kingston, Jamaica. It's a track only affair (no field events) and takes place in four different locales - Kingston, Miami, Philadelphia and LA in April, May and June. The 4 x Grand slam concept borrows from tennis I assume.
I havent looked at the schedule but I'm assuming the events don't conflict with the diamond league so hopefully it is well attended, well supported and gets track a higher profile. Anything could be worth a go for a sport that struggles for mainstream relevance outside of the Olympic games.
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@nonpartizan said in Athletics:
Grand Slam Track: Schedule, times and start lists for first-ever event in Jamaica
World and Olympic champions including Gabby Thomas, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Cole Hocker will be in action in Jamaica
Michael Johnsons track competition starts this week in Kingston, Jamaica. It's a track only affair (no field events) and takes place in four different locales - Kingston, Miami, Philadelphia and LA in April, May and June. The 4 x Grand slam concept borrows from tennis I assume.
I havent looked at the schedule but I'm assuming the events don't conflict with the diamond league so hopefully it is well attended, well supported and gets track a higher profile. Anything could be worth a go for a sport that struggles for mainstream relevance outside of the Olympic games.
Looks like it is avoiding the big European Diamond League meets in 2025 anyway - but I suspect it will come down to cash which events the athletes choose to attend.
In other news, NZ finally has a male sub-46 second 400m runner - Lex Revell-Lewis ran 45.88 to break a record that was over 25 years old. And it's good to have a record that is faster than the world record for 400m hurdles! He only needs to shave a couple more seconds off to start competing at the world level.
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The Diamond League seems to be very well supported in person
I watch it on BBC
Great coverage
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@MiketheSnow said in Athletics:
The Diamond League seems to be very well supported in person
I watch it on BBC
Great coverage
Yes, British fans and Europeans really come out and support athletics.
In contrast as a spectator sport it is essentially dead in the US, I would wager the average American has not a single clue who Gabby Thomas or Alexis Holmes are, it gets no publicity in the mainstream. I think Johnson wants to fix this.
Actually, part of the problem is that US athletics is headquartered in Eugene Oregon and it's really a pretty provincial place and not easily accessible to 90% of the population. I also read once that they gouge people when the US and NCAA championships are in town by massively hiking up prices for hotels.
The championships should realistically rotate between a few of the bigger cities imo but I think Nike gave US athletics a blank cheque to stay in Oregon and it's money they just cannot turn down.
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Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce ran 10.94 at the weekend in Kingston. Truthfully I have no idea how she does it at 38 and having achieved all there is to achieve in the sport. They will have to drag her off the track.
