[Mandark]

Liked the look of J J Jegede in the long jump. It's an opeconvent this season so the more 8m jumpers we have, the better.

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Squad for Istanbul is announced:

http://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/feb...team-selected/

[Mandark]

Originally Posted by Ads

Squad for Istanbul is announced:

http://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/feb...team-selected/

Thanks for that. I see Jodie Williams is going in the women's 60m with Asha. Good to see her getting the experience but how come Jeanette Kwakye isn't going to Istanbul? She ran 7.20 to win the trials and was talking about going.

I meant 'open event' in my post above!

[Mandark]

Saw a clip of Michael Johnson talking about GB team and Bolt. Said that 2012 is too early for our team. Said that Bolt has no rivals and that if he's fit and focused he'll win his races. http://news.sky.com/home/article/16173027

[david1955]

Originally Posted by grassmarket

Holly Bleasdale came up against Isinbaeva at a meet in Bydgoszsz on Thursday - they both finished on 4.68 but Isinbaeva won on by clearing on the second attempt.

Very good article about Isinbayeva in the Times today ( I cannot give a link due to the pay wall). She is very much up for it at the Olympics, and intends to retain her Gold. Her and Holly Bleasdale are up against each other tonight in Stockholm. Yelena does not consider Holly a threat to her at the moment, remembering her first Olympics where she totally failed at the same age as Holly. Should ber interesting to see what happens.

[grassmarket]

Originally Posted by Mandark

Liked the look of J J Jegede in the long jump. It's an opeconvent this season so the more 8m jumpers we have, the better.

Unfortunately to get to the Worlds he has to improve his BP by 11cm by Monday! A tall order.

[Mandark]

Originally Posted by grassmarket

Unfortunately to get to the Worlds he has to improve his BP by 11cm by Monday! A tall order.

That's a tough standard. The final might only be won in 8.40m.

[sherer]

Originally Posted by david1955

Very good article about Isinbayeva in the Times today ( I cannot give a link due to the pay wall). She is very much up for it at the Olympics, and intends to retain her Gold. Her and Holly Bleasdale are up against each other tonight in Stockholm. Yelena does not consider Holly a threat to her at the moment, remembering her first Olympics where she totally failed at the same age as Holly. Should ber interesting to see what happens.

Anyone know if tonights event is on TV anywhere ? Can't see it listed anywhere

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Originally Posted by sherer

Anyone know if tonights event is on TV anywhere ? Can't see it listed anywhere

Dunno if it was shown on tv, btu the results are here:

http://88.131.109.176/folksam/xlgalan12/result.php

Big news was a new world record in the woman's pole vault.

Very disappointing for Jegede in the long jump. Lets the hope the 8.05cm wasn't a one of performance.

[grassmarket]

Story here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/17149919

[Mandark]

Originally Posted by grassmarket

Story here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/17149919

So Isinbayeva is back. No doubt the recent good performances by her closest rivals have given her some fire.

[sherer]

please to see Issy back to her best, and looking just as sexy as every

Shame we didn't get to see it but it's on youtube now.

If she's back to her best can't see anyone else getting close to her in the Olympics

[grassmarket]

Haile Gabresellasie might have trouble getting selected for the Ethiopian team for the Marathon after a (for him) poor run in the Tokyo marathon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/17169960

[JustWonderful]

What is everyone's view on the Shana Cox, basically an American 400m runner now racing for team GB?

The women's 400m is one of the few events in which we have a strong enough group of athletes where we do not need any help from foreigners!

Nicola Sanders, Perri Shakes Dreyton, Nadine Okyere and of course Christine O are a capable quartet of athletes- and it looks as though one of them will be missing out on the London 2012 Olympics...How is that fair?

[grassmarket]

Originally Posted by JustWonderful

Nicola Sanders, Perri Shakes Dreyton, Nadine Okyere and of course Christine O are a capable quartet of athletes- and it looks as though one of them will be missing out on the London 2012 Olympics...How is that fair?

It's not really up to UK Athletics, though. If the people concerned have UK passports, have the qualifying times, win the UK Championships and conform to IAAF rules for changes of nationality then we have to pick them or face long expensive law suits.

[Tiger Rose]

Will be interesting to see if these 'plastic Brits' still continue to crop up post 2012 - there have been a real rash of them in recent years. Surely there have always been Americans with a British parent who couldn't get selected for the US team yet all of a sudden they seem to be falling over themselves to compete for Team GB.

[Inspiration]

Originally Posted by Mandark

Saw a clip of Michael Johnson talking about GB team and Bolt. Said that 2012 is too early for our team. Said that Bolt has no rivals and that if he's fit and focused he'll win his races. http://news.sky.com/home/article/16173027

Always a pleasure to listen to Michael Johnson. Interesting about Bolt. I thought he was being pushed by the others but it sounds like MJ thinks on his day he can still easily beat everyone out there.

[bean999]

Originally Posted by JustWonderful

What is everyone's view on the Shana Cox, basically an American 400m runner now racing for team GB?

The women's 400m is one of the few events in which we have a strong enough group of athletes where we do not need any help from foreigners!

Nicola Sanders, Perri Shakes Dreyton, Nadine Okyere and of course Christine O are a capable quartet of athletes- and it looks as though one of them will be missing out on the London 2012 Olympics...How is that fair?

Mentioning Nicola Sanders, I sometimes think athletes keep going these days because of sponsorship and so on even though with injuries and layoffs they won't get back to their best. In the past they might have just retired, but with professionalism everyone's entitled to earn a living. If you can, you try to get funding, and then you want to keep it as long as possible. Kelly Sotherton was going for a 400 place last year but I think she's lost her funding now. I know it's an issue with people changing countries but it's a professional sport. Shana Cox, she obviously meets the nationality criteria, she's been given funding so she's entitled to it, and she seems a nice enough person, so I don't mind her tbh.

[Jo09]

I have no issue with Britons born and brought up abroad being part of Team GB. However it leaves a bad taste in the mouth when athletes especially from the US realise they can't make the team and then decide they are British.

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Looks like Channel 4 have pretty extensive coverage of the World Indoors in Istanbul.

http://www.touchline.tv/athletics/ch...-championships

Lets hope there is no sign of Ortis!

[Mandark]

Originally Posted by Inspiration

Always a pleasure to listen to Michael Johnson. Interesting about Bolt. I thought he was being pushed by the others but it sounds like MJ thinks on his day he can still easily beat everyone out there.

Yep. I don't think anyone is in Bolt's league in the 100m, if he's in sub 9.6 form.. But as we know if Blake had had a better start in his flying 200m he could have beaten Bolt's record. If Blake is in that form again, Bolt would have to run close to 19 dead to be sure of winning. I think he can do 18.9 with the wind behind him but it's a tough ask!

[Mandark]

Originally Posted by Jo09

I have no issue with Britons born and brought up abroad being part of Team GB. However it leaves a bad taste in the mouth when athletes especially from the US realise they can't make the team and then decide they are British.

I agree with that. Someone who wants to switch to Britain because of the higher profile the sport has here I have no problem with. But if you switch because you can't make the American or may be the Jamaican team then that's a bit dodgy.

[grassmarket]

All starts tomorrow. Morning session (in UK time) is 07:30 to 12:00, evening is 15:00-18:30. Coverage is split between Channel 4/More 4 and Eurosport/Eurosport2. Friday's gold medals are just the women's pentathlon, otherwise the only final is the men's shot and everything else is heats and semis.

I dunno if C4 do live streaming, but during the last outdoor WC the VOD service put up the broadcasts a little while later.



http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/wic12/Resul...ltsByDate.aspx

[gomezz]

Shame there is no daily highights in the evenings for those who have other stuff to do like work.

[david1955]

Originally Posted by grassmarket

All starts tomorrow. Morning session (in UK time) is 07:30 to 12:00, evening is 15:00-18:30. Coverage is split between Channel 4/More 4 and Eurosport/Eurosport2. Friday's gold medals are just the women's pentathlon, otherwise the only final is the men's shot and everything else is heats and semis.

I dunno if C4 do live streaming, but during the last outdoor WC the VOD service put up the broadcasts a little while later.



http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/wic12/Resul...ltsByDate.aspx

It's not clear to me . Are the morning sessions being shown live or not , or do we have to wait for highlights in the evening