Athletics on TV

ecoli · 03-07-2010 9:14pm #1

Live Diamond league from Hayward Field on ATM on BBC red button

Kaki missing out on his WR attempt in the 1k but still a great 5k to come including 2 white athletes with sub 13 PBs in the last 12 months

ecoli · 08-07-2010 7:20pm

Diamond league action on BBC red button from now till 9 for anyone interested

TheRoadRunner · 08-07-2010 8:03pm

anyone know if the nationals are on the box on Sunday?

ecoli · 08-07-2010 8:08pm

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

anyone know if the nationals are on the box on Sunday?

most likely a highlight show monday night as usual if i can get out thou may bring the camcorder and get what races i can (working evenings both days so bwill only get early races)

YFlyer · 08-07-2010 9:27pm

Any highlights on any of the TV channels tonight?

YFlyer · 08-07-2010 9:34pm

100 m mens on youtube atm

maryishairy · 16-07-2010 3:35pm

Diamond League from Paris featuring Mr. Usain Bolt on BBC3 Friday 16th July. Coverage starts at 7pm.

W.B. Yeats · 16-07-2010 8:21pm

maryishairy wrote: »

Diamond League from Paris featuring Mr. Usain Bolt on BBC3 Friday 16th July. Coverage starts at 7pm.

Also Usain Bolt documentary on immediately after on BBC3

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 8:23pm

At what time is Bolt Doc on?

wgtomblin · 16-07-2010 8:30pm

YFlyer wrote: »

At what time is Bolt Doc on?

9PM, on BBC3.

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 8:33pm

wgtomblin wrote: »

9PM, on BBC3.

Cheers. Don't know if I have BBC3 on the regular Sky package

ecoli · 16-07-2010 8:35pm

YFlyer wrote: »

Cheers. Don't know if I have BBC3 on the regular Sky package

Its in Other channels in services

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 8:37pm

ecoli wrote: »

Its in Other channels in services

Excellent thank you. Just in time for the last lap of the women 1500m

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 8:48pm

Some time there.

W.B. Yeats · 16-07-2010 8:51pm

YFlyer wrote: »

Some time there.

At about 90% effort I'd say

ecoli · 16-07-2010 8:54pm

W.B. Yeats wrote: »

At about 90% effort I'd say

Still suffering from his achilles is hoping to be fully fit in about 2-3 weeks according to his doctors

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 8:54pm

Pity he is not competing in the commonwealth games

Inquitus · 16-07-2010 8:54pm

I have never seen BBC commentators do all bar ourright call a competitor a drug cheat than that russian who won the womens 1500m prior to the mens 100m. They are right mind, but it's rare to here them be so succinct about it.

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 8:57pm

Love Colin Jacksons' shirt. Saw him in Patrick Street in Limerick a number of years back.

ecoli · 16-07-2010 8:59pm

Inquitus wrote: »

I have never seen BBC commentators do all bar ourright call a competitor a drug cheat than that russian who won the womens 1500m prior to the mens 100m. They are right mind, but it's rare to here them be so succinct about it.

I think it was because they were trying to compare to Chambers as he has not been in exile in terms of top quality race meets since his return from his ban. I think her 3 month ban was the difference in terms of the race organisers decision mind you

W.B. Yeats · 16-07-2010 9:00pm

Inquitus wrote: »

I have never seen BBC commentators do all bar ourright call a competitor a drug cheat than that russian who won the womens 1500m prior to the mens 100m. They are right mind, but it's rare to here them be so succinct about it.

To be honest though they were dead right to highlight that lady's history as was Dobrisky
What a performance, to come back from a suspension and run the fastest time of the year

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 9:02pm

ecoli wrote: »

I think it was because they were trying to compare to Chambers as he has not been in exile in terms of top quality race meets since his return from his ban. I think her 3 month ban was the difference in terms of the race organisers decision mind you

What? Three months is not much of a ban

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 9:07pm

Bolt is the ticket.

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 9:13pm

The Jamaican accent comes out when he is been interviewed in Jamaica

ecoli · 16-07-2010 9:17pm

YFlyer wrote: »

What? Three months is not much of a ban

This was the sanction given from the Russian athletic Federation and approved by the IAAF. there reason for giving the lighter sentence was said to be because she treated herself with an over the counter cough medicine. This appears to be common length ban for what appears to be genuine mistakes as opposed to intentional attempts at performance enhancing (not my opinion before people attack me just an observation on what Athletic Federations have deemed as genuine mistakes) and there are a few examples of such light sentences

Pherekydes · 16-07-2010 9:19pm

YFlyer wrote: »

What? Three months is not much of a ban

For pseudoephedrine? It's commonly found in over-the-counter cold medicines. You want to ban her for life for this, no doubt. 3 months is OTT. DQ from the current competition and a public warning is loads.

The BBC commentators didn't just imply she was a drug cheat; they implied all Russian 1500m women are.

YFlyer · 16-07-2010 9:23pm

Pherekydes wrote: »

For pseudoephedrine? It's commonly found in over-the-counter cold medicines. You want to ban her for life for this, no doubt. 3 months is OTT. DQ from the current competition and a public warning is loads.

The BBC commentators didn't just imply she was a drug cheat; they implied all Russian 1500m women are.

No not at all. Just didn't know the details

IrishTrackFan1 · 16-07-2010 10:09pm

Pherekydes wrote: »

For pseudoephedrine? It's commonly found in over-the-counter cold medicines. You want to ban her for life for this, no doubt. 3 months is OTT. DQ from the current competition and a public warning is loads.

The BBC commentators didn't just imply she was a drug cheat; they implied all Russian 1500m women are.

Isn't it a masking agent that can hide other substances in tests? Therefore it should be treated the same as those underlying substances since its intake prevents detection of those drugs.

W.B. Yeats · 16-07-2010 10:11pm

Pherekydes wrote: »

The BBC commentators didn't just imply she was a drug cheat; they implied all Russian 1500m women are.

FOr the record reported by Reuters about Alminova and her suspension:

"Seven other top Russian female athletes, including twice world 1,500 metres champion Tatyana Tomashova and world indoor 1,500 metres champion Yelena Soboleva, were handed two-year doping bans for manipulating their drug samples in 2008".

It wouldn't be unreasonable to think that the female Russian middle distance runners have more than a whiff of suspicion about them

Pherekydes · 16-07-2010 10:39pm

IrishTrackFan1 wrote: »

Isn't it a masking agent that can hide other substances in tests? Therefore it should be treated the same as those underlying substances since its intake prevents detection of those drugs.

Is it? Have you a link? Best to tell WADA. They haven't got it down as a masking agent.

W.B. Yeats wrote: »

It wouldn't be unreasonable to think that the female Russian middle distance runners have more than a whiff of suspicion about them

You want to be suspicious of athletes simply on the basis of their nationality? And this is reasonable to you?

W.B. Yeats · 16-07-2010 11:02pm

Pherekydes wrote: »

Is it? Have you a link? Best to tell WADA. They haven't got it down as a masking agent.

You want to be suspicious of athletes simply on the basis of their nationality? And this is reasonable to you?

No I want to be suspicious of female middle distance athletes from a country with a very recent history of doping, entirely reasonable to me. This is entirely different from being suspicious of athletes merely because of their nationality.

myflipflops · 17-07-2010 12:38am

W.B. Yeats wrote: »

No I want to be suspicious of female middle distance athletes from a country with a very recent history of doping, entirely reasonable to me. This is entirely different from being suspicious of athletes merely because of their nationality.

I agree with this point completely. Federations need to be held more accountable.

My views on Russian Athletics would probably get me banned permanently from the board to I'll keep quiet.

velo.2010 · 18-07-2010 7:48pm

Hi Folks,

Regarding broadcasting of the Diamond League. I assume BBC have the full UK rights which means Eurosport(British, International) lost out? I've been without Eurosport coverage since 2007 thanks to what was Chorus. I can view the 100m etc. on Youtube. Not the same though.

Am I missing out badly in terms of coverage? Do BBC do it justice and is that Tim Hutchins of Eurosport I heard on one commentary last week? I know he was doing the worldwide output with Stuart Storey the last few years.

Pherekydes · 18-07-2010 9:57pm

BBC are covering the entire DL series on BBC3 or on the red button, if you have access.

Hutchings was commentating the other night with Steve Cram. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad.

Brianderunner · 19-07-2010 12:24am

It's tough to beat tim and martin on eurosport, it's a pity they don't have much athletics this season.

smcclaw · 19-07-2010 2:07pm

Anyone know any streams or the like that will be showing the world juniors?

longjump67 · 20-07-2010 5:57pm

Not sure if this stream works but try it later

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/amateur/moncton2010/live-stream.html

ecoli · 20-07-2010 6:40pm

longjump67 wrote: »

Not sure if this stream works but try it later

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/amateur/moncton2010/live-stream.html

Think this has been restricted to Canada only have seen that link going around and alot of the lads are complaining about this.
Seems to be no coverage outside Canada. Also whats the story with the IAAF site being so slow nearly three hours after the Irish lads were running and still no results from today at all

longjump67 · 20-07-2010 6:59pm

ecoli wrote: »

Think this has been restricted to Canada only have seen that link going around and alot of the lads are complaining about this.
Seems to be no coverage outside Canada. Also whats the story with the IAAF site being so slow nearly three hours after the Irish lads were running and still no results from today at all

Yes looks like it is restricted to Canada sorry
For shame no results in yet of the 1,500m, Mc Bearty looks to be in a though heat he is the lowest on time but the other irish lad has an outside chance might need to do pb

TURFMAN · 22-07-2010 2:30pm

Anyone know if the Monaco Diamond League meet is being shown on TV tonight ?

maryishairy · 22-07-2010 2:33pm

TURFMAN wrote: »

Anyone know if the Monaco Diamond League meet is being shown on TV tonight ?

It's available on the BBC red button from 7-9pm.

myflipflops · 22-07-2010 7:50pm

Andrew Wheating 3.30.9 in the 1500

Ryan Gregson (only 20) runs 3.31.06!!!!!!

Unbelievable stuff.

Pisco Sour · 22-07-2010 7:55pm

Any Irish in action in Monaco tonight?

myflipflops · 22-07-2010 8:59pm

04072511 wrote: »

Any Irish in action in Monaco tonight?

Unfortunately not.

Pherekydes · 22-07-2010 9:15pm

myflipflops wrote: »

Andrew Wheating 3.30.9 in the 1500

Ryan Gregson (only 20) runs 3.31.06!!!!!!

Unbelievable stuff.

That's one way of putting it!

smcclaw · 23-07-2010 8:39am

If you follow this link and click on the "Other" tab you'll see a few options to watch the juniors in Moncton. For some reason only the afternoon session seems to be viewable (about 22.00 our time)

http://www.atdhe.fm/

Pherekydes · 26-07-2010 4:33pm

Lots of Athletics on TV this week, with the Europeans being carried by RTE, BBC and Eurosport.

The African Championships is being covered live on Eurosport, beginning Wednesday.

Don't blame me on y'all divorces, missing training and getting fat and unfit.

ecoli · 26-07-2010 4:36pm

Pherekydes wrote: »

Lots of Athletics on TV this week, with the Europeans being carried by RTE, BBC and Eurosport.

The African Championships is being covered live on Eurosport, beginning Wednesday.

Don't blame me on y'all divorces, missing training and getting fat and unfit.

luckily i am not married (though the gf may dump me) and training can always fit in during the break between morning and afternoon sessions or after that. Sleep may suffer

maryishairy · 10-08-2010 2:04pm

13 & 14 August: Diamond League meeting, Crystal Palace

Live on BBC 2 (Friday 1800-2100) and BBC 1 (Saturday 1300-1630) and BBC Sport website (UK users only); coverage on BBC Radio 5 live

JosDel · 19-08-2010 6:15pm

Diamond League Zurich, BBC3 tonight 7pm...Live

JosDel · 25-09-2010 11:30am

Berlin Marathon live 07:30am tomorrow Eurosport.

Athletics on TV

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