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Athletics on TV

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    #722
    notsofast
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭notsofast


    Warching a lot of athletics on tv recently, get to wondering what events do people prefer to watch on tv. For me, it would have to be
    1) pole vault/ high jump
    2) 100/200
    3) hurdles
    4) 400/800
    5) 1500/5k/10k/sc
    6) Lj/tj
    7) throws (sorry, much better live than on tv IMO)


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    #723
    mikehammer67
    Closed Accounts Posts: 699 ✭✭✭mikehammer67


    100 flat and hurdles

    400 flat and hurdles

    800

    5000


    when's the next diamond league on?


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    #724
    notsofast
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭notsofast


    Lausanne is on this Thursday 4th July.
    Www.diamondleague-Lausanne.com for start lists.


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    #725
    shiibata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭shiibata


    800m and 1500m.....


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    #726
    shels4ever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭shels4ever


    3000 steeple , 800m , 1500m


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    #727
    clear thinking
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭clear thinking


    is there a live stream for the DL, I've no bbc red button?


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    #728
    mikehammer67
    Closed Accounts Posts: 699 ✭✭✭mikehammer67


    is it not on bbc3 now?


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    #729
    Deano7788
    Registered Users Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭Deano7788


    clear thinking wrote: »
    is there a live stream for the DL, I've no bbc red button?

    Do you have bbc 3? It's on there tonight rather than the red button.


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    #730
    clear thinking
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭clear thinking


    ah great!


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    #731
    nerraw1111
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭nerraw1111


    Men's 5000 is about to start on bbc3 now


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    #732
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,589 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Gay ran a 9.79. He hasn't been this good in a few years. Unreal. Surely come Moscow in a championship race he can drop a low 9.7?


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    #733
    MD1990
    Registered Users Posts: 11,740 ✭✭✭✭MD1990


    Kim Collins 9.97 PB & NR at 37 is an incredible achievement


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    #734
    rom
    Registered Users Posts: 5,135 ✭✭✭rom


    MD1990 wrote: »
    Kim Collins 9.97 PB & NR at 37 is an incredible achievement

    After falling out with his country's Olympic officials for an unsanctioned meeting with his wife at a London hotel, Collins was dropped from the Saint Kitts and Nevis team before the 100m heats at the London 2012 Olympic Games - wikipedia


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    #735
    Deano7788
    Registered Users Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭Deano7788


    The British trials are on today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 on BBC 1 today and 2 tomorrow


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    #736
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,589 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    James Dasaolu just ran a 9.91 in the semis of the 100 metres at the British Championships. 2nd fastest ever for a British sprinter.


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    #737
    mikehammer67
    Closed Accounts Posts: 699 ✭✭✭mikehammer67


    woh

    what was the wind reading i wonder?


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    #738
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,589 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    For anyone interested the final of the 100 metres is at 1550 hrs today. BBC1.


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    #739
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,589 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    mikehammer67 wrote: »
    woh

    what was the wind reading i wonder?

    Didn't get it, but it was a legal time. Chambers in his semi ran a 10.02 with a gust of 3.4 metres behind him.


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    #740
    Deano7788
    Registered Users Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭Deano7788


    mikehammer67 wrote: »
    woh

    what was the wind reading i wonder?

    +1.1


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    #741
    wgtomblin
    Registered Users Posts: 286 ✭✭wgtomblin


    Good news for armchair athletics fans. Hopefully, Beeb will continue to broadcast Diamond League as well.

    From BBC Sport:
    "UK Athletics confirm that British Athletics events will continue to be shown on terrestrial television through to 2020 following an extension to the current broadcasting rights agreement with the BBC.
    The deal ensures that British Athletics' grand prix events like the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games and high profile domestic events such as the Sainsbury's British Championships will continue to be broadcast on free to air television, giving the sport an enviable broadcast platform in the years building up to and beyond the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London."


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    #742
    walshb
    Registered Users Posts: 54,589 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Athletics on BBC now. I thought I was hearing things when I heard Gabby Logan mention that Mo broke Cram's PB over 1500 meters, as well as the European record. Had to check it out, and yes, he went sub 3 mins 29. That is unreal. Where did that come from? Sort of mocks Cram and Ovett and Coe. All 800/1500 speedsters, yet a 5 k and 10 k specialist betters them. Wow!


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    #743
    Letyourselfgo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 768 ✭✭✭Letyourselfgo


    Morton games just started on Setanta NOW


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    #744
    nerraw1111
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭nerraw1111


    The World Trail Running champs is on 4OD at the moment, free to watch in Ireland.

    http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4triathlon/4od


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    #745
    hypersonic
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭hypersonic


    diamond league from Stockholm on bbc 3 at 7, not sure what to expect so close to the world champs.


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    #746
    Itziger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,015 ✭✭✭Itziger


    What a strange 800 race. That Montano woman is a funny runner. After the blow up at World Champs, she seemed to be running smarter tonight only to make her challenge in lane 4, even 5. What the heck? Why would you do that? She obviously loses some advantage by straying that wide and then barely loses in the end!
    Pacer didn't help at 600mts mind.


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    #747
    hypersonic
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭hypersonic


    Itziger wrote: »
    What a strange 800 race. That Montano woman is a funny runner. After the blow up at World Champs, she seemed to be running smarter tonight only to make her challenge in lane 4, even 5. What the heck? Why would you do that? She obviously loses some advantage by straying that wide and then barely loses in the end!
    Pacer didn't help at 600mts mind.

    weird alright, I couldn't believe the way the pacemaker just slammed on the brakes in the middle of the track, I was expecting a pile up. very strange.


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    #748
    the_real_lamp
    Registered Users Posts: 338 ✭✭the_real_lamp


    Zurich Diamod League tomorrow on BBC 3 @7pm. Great Line up includes Defar vs Dibaba in the 5k.


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    #749
    hypersonic
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭hypersonic


    women's 5000m up in a few mins, should be an interesting race. stadium looks great with a good crowd.


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    #750
    hypersonic
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭hypersonic


    Defar demolished that, sub 60s closing lap.


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    #751
    PaulieC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    Diamond League on BBC2 tonight from 7-9pm. Take that niche sport.


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