13 Brentford Rd 1:24 Sat Aug 19
World Athletics Championships - Budapest
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A week if athletics started today.
UK Medal prospects...
We have the fastest man on the planet Zharnel Hughes who this season broke the longstanding UK 100m & 200m records. Looks nailed on for a medal, should be gold.
Keely Hodgkinson is fastest at 800m this year and UK record holder, and will be looking to improve on her silver medals in the Olympics and last World Championships.
Dina Asher Smith is allegedly injury free and back to form so a possible medalist.
Laura Muir though not had the best season is a championship performer.
Katrina Johnson-Thompson is coming back to form.
We're always good for relay medals.
Usually a surprise or two such as
Jake Wightman's gold (currently injured) in the1500 at the last World Championships.
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joe royal
3:23 Sat Aug 19
World SPLATT!!! Championships. Essex
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13 Brentford Rd
8:55 Sat Aug 19
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Hughes runs 9.99 without effort in his first 100m heat.
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happygilmore
9:02 Sat Aug 19
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Looking forward to this. Ireland with a chance of a medal in the sprints. Bonus of some of the fittest birds on the planet.
Not Joe Royals scene, more a fat bird in the back of a lorry type of guy
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Pagey
11:47 Sat Aug 19
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Athletics is always a decent watch, it’s just a shame that it doesn’t really get much media coverage since Bolt and Farah retired.
I’ll try to watch as much as I can, especially the big finals.
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Beat Freak
11:56 Sat Aug 19
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Watched this evening's finals. Dutch women need a lesson on staying on their feet. Two falls in two different races meters from the finishing line. Cost them two medals at the very least. Hard to say if both would of got gold but would of been close. Made for some exciting viewing though.
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Admiral Lard
12:22 Sun Aug 20
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Femke Bol is the Dutch teams most experienced and successful runner. Seems like extraordinary she should fall so near the line.
Leike Klaver on the other hand, can do no wrong. Amazonian beauty that she is
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Crassus
2:15 Sun Aug 20
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Admiral
Not watched any of this alchemy malarkey but are you implying the Dutch bird has pulled a Lucas?
(Allegedly)
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13 Brentford Rd
9:31 Sun Aug 20
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That was bizarre!
Last 2 races of the evening, both Dutch women who were leading with only a few metres to the line stumble over.
Nice silver for GB in the mixed 400m relay, would have been bronze but for the Dutch fall.
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11:32 Sun Aug 20
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It’s the clogs they wear, bound to cause trouble on a modern synthetic surface.
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Iron Duke
11:40 Sun Aug 20
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Hmm. I wonder if there have been any unusual betting patterns
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Mike Oxsaw
12:56 Sun Aug 20
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What are the odds on the first camel toe to reveal it/her/himself?
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happygilmore
1:29 Sun Aug 20
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Mike Oxsaw 12:56 Sun Aug 20
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What an odd post
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tanman
12:37 Mon Aug 21
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I feel a bit sorry for Katarina Johnson-Thompson - wins gold in a fantastic performance but barely gets a mention on the news due to the excessive coverage of the 'Lionesses' final defeat.
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stewie griffin
12:42 Mon Aug 21
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yeah agreed - amazing comeback considering her injuries and to throw a PB in the javelin under pressure was huge. Will be tougher at the LOLympics assuming Thiam is back and the american kid a year older & better, but she's always been one of the more likeable scousers & deserves more publicity & credit
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zebthecat
1:34 Mon Aug 21
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Agree too. KJT is now double world champion.
It was just good to see her happy rather than on the edge of tears.
She also knocked three seconds off her 800m PB to clinch it.
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3:53 Mon Aug 21
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KJT performs better when there is not the burden of gold medal expectations on her. She has managed to keep up her standard in her banker disciplines but more importantly greatly improve her two below standard throwing ones.
Good luck to her and let’s hope she can give Thiem a run for her money at next year’s Olympics.
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tanman
4:20 Mon Aug 21
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Exactly, hope she can stay fit and have a goo go next year. It would be nice to have a Covid free games too - the last one wasn't the same.
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twoleftfeet
10:01 Mon Aug 21
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Asher-Smith has had some work done.
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El Scorchio
10:10 Mon Aug 21
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Is DAS the most overhyped British athlete in history? Every championship for the last 6-7 years we hear she’s a champion in waiting blah blah but every time seemingly she underperforms and there’s a laundry list of reasons why, and why it’ll be better next time.
Female sprinting is ridiculously stacked at this point in time but she just can’t hang with the top girls. The BBC really need to stop putting so much expectation on her every go around.
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mr so & so
11:00 Mon Aug 21
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Nice to see the BBC doing their bit for diversity, or lack of it. Which ever way you see it.
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