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 Topic: World Athletics ChampiosnshipsPosted: 16 Sep 2025 at 3:57am |
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Saw the best race I have seen on the track for years last night. The Mens 3000m Steeplechase was pretty uneventful until they got to the home turn and then the defending world champ kicked clear, but the New Zealander, Gordie Bleamish came over the top and grabbed victory in the last three bounds. If you missed it, I highly recommend a view!
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 9:49am |
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This finish in the marathon wasn't bad either.
After 26.2 miles of slogging, Alphonce Felix Simbu of Tanzania and Germany's Amanal Petros both crossed the finish line with the same time of 2:09:48. But Simbu was awarded the top prize by the tiniest of margins after overtaking his opponent on the final straight.
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Tlazolteotl
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 11:55am |
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It's on 2 different FTA channels for some reason - 7 Gem and SBS. Duplantis incredible as usual. Still amazes me that a 5 foot 7 sprinter - some say he's 5' 6"
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 12:14pm |
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No idea how many strides he takes but he is pretty quick. Ran a 100m exhibition against Warholm last year in 10.37s.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 1:02pm |
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Ch 9 / 92 in Melb seems to be cutting back their coverage so perhaps no one is watching which is a waste of Matt Hill. The SBS Ch 31 melb racecaller (coverage starts 7.730 tonite) is nowhere near as good as matt hill
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 1:11pm |
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I used to love athletics. A couple of Olympics I took a week off to watch the athletic events. Didn't need to go on holidays, that was my idea of heaven.
Not much interested in swimming.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 2:32pm |
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You sound like me Whale. As a kid used to have all the Athletics books, the records all memorised......Zatopek, Kuts et al....loved it. Also planned my holidays around the Olympics
Then just went off the boil for me.....but really enjoying these World Championships. No issues with the SBS telecast....very good
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 3:03pm |
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I thought Olympics were huge when I was a kid. Vague memories of Atlanta being on despite being very young. Crystal clear memory of Cathy Freeman, torch coming to town etc from Sydney. Some level of interest in Athens 2004 - spent hours & hours on an Athens Olympics video game. Knew when Winter Olympics were on probably spurred by Alisa Camplin and then later Bradbury. But since I haven't give two hoots. I know London had an Olympics and just thinking about it now Rio but really don't care. At the time I probably tune into a couple events if an Aussie is in it or Novak Djokovic for the tennis. Could not tell you a single thing about Winter Olympics though.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 3:21pm |
It was wonderful, it was on at the same time as the pole vault. 👏👏
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 9:23pm |
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9 Now not 7 Gem.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 9:36pm |
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I have always been more a distance track event lover than the sprints.
That inclusion of stamina and endurance over pure speed is what I love. Thes world champs have been great. Du Plantis is just on another stratoshpere, I am sure when he dies and they do the autopsy he will be some alien life form. Seville continuing the success of Usain Bolt's trainer. The field events have been full of quality and that marathon PT was one of the most intriguing events I have ever witnessed. For the last two kilometers I was thinking which runner will drop off, which runner will drop off, but they seemed to keep spurring each other to keep running.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 9:54pm |
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Funny event Pole Vault....almost as if it is one discipline that is in its early development.
The great Sergey Bubka won 6 World Champs between 83 & 97.....gradually increasing his height from 5.7 m to 6.01 m Duplantis just jumped 6.30 m
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 9:59pm |
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Pole technology has played a part.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 10:10pm |
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Yes...its probably impacted the pole vault heights as well Furt
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 10:23pm |
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I prefer races 400m+, 1500m is my fav.
All time favourite runner Hicham El Guerrouj. Used to love watching the Diamond League on free to air, Sunday mornings maybe on SBS?
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 10:31pm |
Yes, it is the only track and field discipline in which taking testosterone negatively affects performance.
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 10:32pm |
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that’s the 17th time he’s broken the record according to the commentators
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 10:35pm |
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Good on him he gets big money for breaking the world record and so increases the height by the absolute minimum more then the record when he is certain of winning
Seem to recall that Bubka did the same in his day
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Posted: 16 Sep 2025 at 10:36pm |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2025 at 8:25am |
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What a darling Jessica Hull is.....great to see her hang on for third in that 1500m Final
You could see how happy all those girls were after the finish.....hugging each other.....she is a stand out for me Ran the race of her life tucking in behind the best Kenyan girl who ended up winning....well done
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Posted: 17 Sep 2025 at 9:52am |
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Super effort Jess
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Posted: 17 Sep 2025 at 10:23am |
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NZ rules track and field.  They should leave a few hurdles in the flat 400m for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Give the other women a chance. |
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Posted: 17 Sep 2025 at 7:59pm |
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I wish someone would break a few of the women's anabolic doper world records, which is every flat race from 100m to 800m.
 Maybe Sydney can remove one of them tomorrow. Probably not but here's hoping.
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Posted: 18 Sep 2025 at 10:59am |
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if Gout Gout wants to win a gold medal he will have to go to 400m or even 800m eventually. I can't see him winning at 200m.
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Posted: 18 Sep 2025 at 11:09am |
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These athletes are completely hopeless at running in a pack. Thank God they aren't jockeys. There would be horses down in every race.
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Posted: 18 Sep 2025 at 1:02pm |
That kid who beat him, comprehensively, was fantastic
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Posted: 18 Sep 2025 at 11:50pm |
"Jess has to use some physicality here, which she does really, really well." 0.3 seconds later, splat.
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Posted: 19 Sep 2025 at 12:37am |
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Gout Gout surely has a lot of growing and muscling to do ? He looks like a kid against those blokes. Imagine his size in 3 years time.
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reductio ad absurdum
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Posted: 19 Sep 2025 at 1:54pm |
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Jess Hull into the semi, by protest, after being taken out
Young Torrie is a talent to be watched in the future as well
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Posted: 19 Sep 2025 at 1:56pm |
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Yes. We all saw the push in the back.
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