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Athletics 2014
seeing as it's not 2013 anymore...
2014 will be an exciting year in athletics - commonwealth games and the world relays, and of course the diamond league.
one of the first pieces of news this year is that kelly ann baptiste's doping hearing is set for the end of january.
anyway, let's discuss!
2014 will be an exciting year in athletics - commonwealth games and the world relays, and of course the diamond league.
one of the first pieces of news this year is that kelly ann baptiste's doping hearing is set for the end of january.
anyway, let's discuss!
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oh yes, so it does! it's rolled around quickly.
Also the European Athletics Championships (Zurich) in mid August.
Should be a good year.
Winter season
11 Jan - Edinburgh Cross Country
25 Jan - Glasgow International Match
15 Feb - Birmingham Grand Prix
7-9 Mar - Indoor World Champs, Poland
16 Mar - Cross Country World Champs, Spain
Summer Season
9 May - First Diamond League, Doha
21 June-22 June - European Cup, Germany
27 July-2 Aug - Commonwealth Games, Glasgow
12-17 Aug - European Champs, Zurich
And news this morning that Jess Ennis will be taking out this season to have a baby. Good news for her and Katrina Johnson Thompson, not such good news for BBC ratings.
what do you make of KJT's chances at a commonwealth medal now?
by the way did anyone see usain bolt on that jamie oliver show last night? he's so great. can't help but love him. what a character.
Dead cert for Commonwealth gold, I'd have thought, but it would be more interesting to see if she does the Europeans as well.
Not sure about that - should be a close battle between her & Brianne Theisen the world silver medalist. I think that Theisen-Eaton is probably at the upper limits of her abilities though whereas KJT is a few years younger and improving all the time.
I believe KJT plans to do the Hep in Glasgow & the Long Jump in Zurich. They are only a couple of weeks apart so too close together to do 2 Heptathlons really.
Also don't forget the other Canadian, Jessica Zelinka who has confirmed she will be doing the heptathlon this year and is targeting the Commonwealth Games.
I wonder if Morgan Lake, although still very young, will be considered for a berth in Glasgow?
Had forgotten that the Canadians were in it, was just thinking she'd easily beat the Aussies or New Zealanders.
Anyway, Saturday's cross country races were very enjoyable. The British women's middle and long distance team is getting to be incredibly strong.
In the Commonwealths they don't have the USA. but in the Pan Americans no UK teams. Australia. South Africa.
But Pan Americans has USA and Brazil
Thank you grassmarket.
SP - 12.49m, 60mh - 8.40s and 60m - 7.51s. Good to see improvement in two of her weaker events, Shot and Hurdles.
Former British athlete Sir Chris Chataway has died at the age of 82.
Chataway, who broke the 5,000m world record in 1954, is more famously remembered as the man who helped pace Sir Roger Bannister to breaking the four-minute mile barrier the same year.
He was named the first-ever BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1954.
Chataway, who also won the Commonwealth Games three miles title in 1954, was knighted for his services to the aviation industry in 1995.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/25801188
Yes, plus Newscaster, TV reporter, MP, Businessman, Executive of Charity organisations and still finding time for two wives and six children.
Honestly what a full life! Makes me feel tired just reading it
Some people do pack a huge amount into life, and it does make me feel uncomfortably inadequate at this moment in time.
Hopefully it will pass
Aha, just realised that I have been mixing him up him all weekend with Chris Brasher, who also was in the 4 minute mile race, and then went on to win Olympic Gold in the Steeplechase and to create the London Marathon
Lauryn Williams (USA 100m and 4x100)
Lolo Jones (USA 100m hurdles)
Jana Pitmann (Australia 400m hurdles)
Craig Pickering (UK, 100m)
http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/media/news/2013-news-page/january-2014/21-01-14-preview-release/
GB's Team is captained by William Sharman, so expect plenty of interviews.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/25875897
Holly Bleasdale will be back in action in the pole vault after a couple of seasons where she hasn't really lived up to the hype.
Be grateful that unlike the team we don't have to sit through his captain's speech:D