Summer Olympic Sports in between Olympics thread.

[AdelaideGT]

Another great Chmpionships run by jess.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I remember watching Jess running 4 or 5 years ago in big meets and getting 8ths and 9ths and thinking she works her arse off but will never get to catch the African runners form Kenya and Ethiopia.

How things have changed.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Cathy was so bad as a so called "expert commentator" that she got sacked mid-Olympics.

Not true

 

[Lunchtime]

She did well to shove Chepchirchir? out of the way without knocking her over and getting DQ'd.

Push in the back - free kick umpire lol.

Jokes. Well done Jess to get 3rd.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Jess' improvement in international meets over last 6 years.

Jessica HULL (NSW) - Australian Athletics Results

2019 World Championships		1500 metres	13/35​	Ht2 5th 4:08.71; SF2 8th 4:01.80
2020 Olympic Games		1500 metres	11/45​	Ht2 2nd 4:05.28; SF1 4th 3:58.81; Final 11th 4:02.63
2022 Commonwealth Games		1500 metres	8/15​	Ht2 4th 4:16.13; Final 8th 4:07.31
2022 World Championships		1500 metres	7/42​	Ht2 2nd 4:04.68; SF3 3rd 4:01.81; Final 7th 4:01.82
2022 World Indoor		3,000 metres	6/20​	Final 6th 8:44.55
2023 World Championships		1500 metres	7/56​	Ht4 2nd 4:03.50; SF2 6th 3:57.85; Final 7th 3:59.54
		5,000 metres	26/40​	Ht2 13th 15:15.89
2023 World Road Running		1 mile road	5/30​	5th 4:32.45
2023 World Cross Ctry		Mixed Cross Country Relay (4 x 2km)	3/15​	3rd 23:26
2024 Olympic Games		1500 metres	2/44​	Ht3 2nd 4:02.70; SF2 2nd 3:55.40; Final 2nd 3:52.56
2024 World Indoor		3,000 metres	4/16​	4th 8:24.39
2025 World Indoor		3,000 metres	3/12​	3rd 8:38.28

2025 World Championships .... 1500 metres .............................. 3/57 ... 3rd Final 3:55.16

 

[X_box_X]

Wow, Joseph got shot from a spectator at the start of the hurdles. Hamstring went twing.

 

[largebus]

What a jump from woo

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

This high jump final is as gripping as the pole vault last night.

The spectators who stay to the end get to watch 1 event with out track events interfering with the rhythm of the event.

Kerr in gold medal position.

 

[largebus]

Choice gold middle for New Zealand bro

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Olympic champ Hamish Kerr becomes World Champ with an equal PB jump of 2.36, plus some clutch 3rd attempts.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

How ridiculous that there's a British flag in our and the NZ flag. Embarrassing.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

How ridiculous that there's a British flag in our and the NZ flag. Embarrassing.

Yeah it should be changed. At least NZ PM John Key had the guts to hold a referendum to change it in 2016.

 

[myblueroan]

Start the race ffs!
So excited.

No female pole vaulters to represent atm?

I I'd prefer Nina Kennedy back on the field and away from microphones.

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Good speaker for a kid.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Bruce's voice is almost 100%, can hear a little growl. Obviously rested up for Gout's races and for the other better Oz medal chances.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

As much as we were invested in Jess' run last night and know that Kipyegon is the GOAT, what I missed that Faith's winning time of 3:52.15 is the 19th fastest time ever, her 9th fastest but her 2nd fastest time to win her 7 global 1500m gold medals (3 in a row Olympics and 4 world champs + 3 silvers) only behind her 3.51.29 in Paris last year.

You don't always get fast times in 800-5000m races at global meets as winning is more important than a fast time and there are no pacemakers like in Diamond League and Continental Tour Gold meets, but Jess had decided in both last night's race and in Paris that she was going to challenge Kipyegon not just run for 2nd, and only worry about winning the gold.

You have to respect Jess' attitude to run without fear and not worry about protecting the silver. She almost lost the silver in Paris as she went after Kipyegon and Brit Georgia Bell saw her dying and charged and was 0.05 from catching her.

You could see the 3 Kenyan women after the race congratulate her that she has their respect.

 

[Grumpyshades]

Start the race ffs!
So excited.

No female pole vaulters to represent atm?

I I'd prefer Nina Kennedy back on the field and away from microphones.

she is a tad dull

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

Gutsy effort Torrie

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Well done Torrie, another PB and another SF.

 

[myblueroan]

Nice Torrie Lewis..and a PB!

 

[GreyCrow]

Nice qualification run for Torrie Lewis

 

[toxic]

X_box_X

In here

 

[GreyCrow]

On a side note loving the graphics used on SBS. Don't know what others have but the best throw graphic and even the q mark following the distance runners

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

On a side note loving the graphics used on SBS. Don't know what others have but the best throw graphic and even the q mark following the distance runners

Its produced by the world feed team and is being shown by 9 and if you watch the world feed on World Athletics website its all the same.