Official 2010 Doha World Indoor Championships Thread (Mar 12th-14th)

Rineanna

Hi all,

The road to Doha has now expired and the big event has arrived.

So we've a team of fourteen competing, which compares to a team of two in 2008!

List of Irish competitors and their schedule: http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=12287

Official Website: http://www.iaaf.org/wic10/index.html

Any predictions?

Gillick's heat:
2 Wala GIME PNG 85
3 150 Dale GARLAND GBR 80 46.89 46.95
4 208 Ricardo CHAMBERS JAM 84 45.64 46.68
5 194 David GILLICK IRL 83 45.52 45.52
6 76 William COLLAZO CUB 86 46.34 46.34

Murphy and Byrne's heats:
http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4144/AT-3000-W-h----.SL2.pdf

David McCarthy's heat:
200 David MCCARTHY IRL 83 1:49.12
3 206 Mario SCAPINI ITA 89 1:47.51 1:47.51
4 137 Kevin HAUTCOEUR FRA 85 1:48.24 1:48.24
5 315 Mattias CLAESSON SWE 86 1:47.39 1:48.37
6 89 Jakub HOLUŠA CZE 88 1:46.09 1:46.09

Galligan and McNeice's heats:
http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4144/AT-1500-W-h----.SL2.pdf

athleticsfan

Anyone got any links to coverage??

ecoli

athleticsfan wrote: »

Anyone got any links to coverage??

http://live.spvod.com/live/20103/spvod20216_1.htm

Quow pulls up injured 100m in his heat looked to be carrying an injury rather than pulling a hamstring or something. One of Gillicks main rivals for the gold. Good news for him.

ecoli

Gillick wins his heat in 46.72. Good start as lead from start to finish looking at relative ease

ecoli

Gregan 3rd in 47.26 meaning he is in 4th fastest loser spot and does not qualify

athleticsfan

Gillick's semi startlist:
Lane Athlete Country
1 Michael Mathieu BAH
2 Denis Alekseyev RUS
3 Edino Steele JAM
4 William Collazo CUB
5 David Gillick IRL
6 Bershawn Jackson USA

kilkenny runner

Good run by gillick........

gregan did brillant in his first senior major championships........


anyone have a link so i can watch gillick and gregan's heat ??.. i missed it

anotheronebites

i thought gregan run 46mid indoors this year? he gave it a good go though in fairness to him

ecoli

anotheronebites wrote: »

i thought gregan run 46mid indoors this year? he gave it a good go though in fairness to him

He did but that was one race the this was his second fastest time of the season( and as far as i know in his life).From the gun he was isolated chasing down the Jamaican and American (closing nearly 5m in the second lap) so he was pretty much in no mans land.Besides Gregan is more suited to the outdoor he will do damage come the summer. Euro's will be interesting for him

anotheronebites

big dave mac i thought did ok..he beat the swede who is a good runner..with a first lap in 57 it was always going to be hard for him

1 4 137 Kevin Hautcoeur FRA 1:50.61 Q .
2 6 89 Jakub Holuša CZE 1:50.64 Q .
3 3 206 Mario Scapini ITA 1:50.74 .
4 2 200 David McCarthy IRL 1:51.88 (SB)
5 5 315 Mattias Claesson SWE 1:51.96 .

thirtyfoot

Gillick looked good, took the race by the scruff of the neck, controlled it. Gregan was close enough, a sluggish first 200 probably cost him but thats all part of the learning curve. To be a top 400 runner you need to be a good 200 man.

ecoli

Recap of all this mornings Irish action for those who missed it

http://ireland.flotrack.org/article/post/show/id/53-World-Indoors-Day-1-AM

ecoli

Hazel Murphy 9.17.60 Really suffered when the pace picked after the 1st k which leaders went through in 3.10. 9th out f 10

DangerMouse27

Is it true that Gilick had to run around a pole vault when coming down the finish? something about it sticking onto the track

ecoli

Deidre Byrne ran 8.58.94 for a new PB but was only enough to get her 10th as the first 8 from the race progress with the fast pace

Philosophress

DangerMouse27 wrote: »

Is it true that Gilick had to run around a pole vault when coming down the finish? something about it sticking onto the track

I watched the race on Setanta this morning and I didn't spot it at the time but Gillick mentioned it in an interview later with Greg Allen.

anotheronebites

anyone know why the 'ASICS' logo is being covered up on all the vests?? gillick had his covered with yellow tape and dave mccarthy the same with red tape...anyone want to venture a guess as to why?

DangerMouse27

Galligan eliminated baring a slow second heat of the 1500m.67 second lap instigated by her seemed to burn her off.Dissapointing,i like her as a runner.

I noticed the asics logo on her vest.

thirtyfoot

anotheronebites wrote: »

anyone know why the 'ASICS' logo is being covered up on all the vests?? gillick had his covered with yellow tape and dave mccarthy the same with red tape...anyone want to venture a guess as to why?

IAAF error. The callroom said they breached regulations as regards size. On investigation and harrassing after the event it was found they didn't so a booboo by the IAAF. Sometimes redtape and regulations from IAAF don't make it easy especially when not enforced correctly!

DangerMouse27

Just to let anyone know who is wondering..good feed on justin.tv and universal sports,though that one seems to be not working at the mo.Dont have setanta..damn!

thirtyfoot

Whats the thoughts on Gillick? Is it down to him and Jackson. There are 4 of them in the 45s and Gillick has beaten one already this year. Will be a cracker I'd say and the SF will tell more as he has Jackson outside him.

ecoli

Tingle wrote: »

Whats the thoughts on Gillick? Is it down to him and Jackson. There are 4 of them in the 45s and Gillick has beaten one already this year. Will be a cracker I'd say and the SF will tell more as he has Jackson outside him.

From watching the heats this morning i have to say that Jackson look very comfortable and it will be up to Gillick to put it up to him but i feel that he has the capibilities to do so has all the makings of a great semi and a cracking final

shels4ever

Tingle wrote: »

Whats the thoughts on Gillick? Is it down to him and Jackson. There are 4 of them in the 45s and Gillick has beaten one already this year. Will be a cracker I'd say and the SF will tell more as he has Jackson outside him.

Yep should be great, can't wait for the Semi later today.

Rineanna

Missed most of today's action, but I don't think there was any huge shock from an Irish perspective.

Gillick cruised as hoped, and hopefully will do the same in semi. Good to see Byrne sub-9, but just goes to show how competitive the event is when that gets tenth. While I'm sorry Gregan won't get the chance to have another race...actually...he has the relay, so scratch that. I'm delighted he's getting this experience heading into the outdoors, meaning the Euros shouldn't faze him.

Dissapointed with Ryan. I wish she would stabilse in the 1.90m-.92m range and stop yo-yo'ing down to mid 1.80's.

Clare brady ran 7.43. She's in teh 1st fastest qualifier spot as it stands - long as she doesn't get shunted into 5th.

Rineanna

Brady through to semi-final.

TrackFan123

Good to see Brady through, hopefully get a pb in her semi, she wont make the final. Hopefully Gillick will get through without expending too much energy

Krusty_Clown

Rineanna wrote: »

Gillick cruised as hoped, and hopefully will do the same in semi.

Anyone know when this is on?

shels4ever

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Anyone know when this is on?

16:25 ish

Rineanna

Did anyone else's heart jump into their mouth at 200m? :eek:

But he's through...

TrackFan123

Gillick through in second. Went a bit too slow first 200, made a very powerful burst at the break though but got caught right behind Bershawn and had to almost stop his stride. Then he hard to run flat out last 200.

Even though Jackson was easing down, Gillick is looking strong. He can win this!

shels4ever

Rineanna wrote: »

Did anyone else's heart jump into their mouth at 200m? :eek:

But he's through...

Yep scared the crap out of me, but he didnt leave anything to chance over the last 200m. Should be a great final.

Rineanna

shels4ever wrote: »

Yep scared the crap out of me, but he didnt leave anything to chance over the last 200m. Should be a great final.

I was getting flashbacks of his clash with the Romanian in Turin last year. But he looked fair strong in the last 30m.

shels4ever

Rineanna wrote: »

I was getting flashbacks of his clash with the Romanian in Turin last year. But he looked fair strong in the last 30m.

Yep , Was only talking about that before the race but happy now, if he can keep out of trouble in the final and get a clear run ......

Kristopherus

Gillick is the biggest, physically, in the final so shouldnt get pushed around too easily. Very impressed with his semi run. Has a very good chance.

Pisco Sour

Happy that he's through but coming 2nd means he'll have lane 3 or 4, which wont help his chances of winning.

athleticsfan

Startlist:
Lane Bib Athlete
1 76 William Collazo
2 72 Nery Brenes
3 194 David Gillick
4 363 Jamaal Torrance
5 16 Chris Brown
6 343 Bershawn Jackson

Pisco Sour

athleticsfan wrote: »

Startlist:
Lane Bib Athlete
1 76 William Collazo
2 72 Nery Brenes
3 194 David Gillick
4 363 Jamaal Torrance
5 16 Chris Brown
6 343 Bershawn Jackson

F*CK!!!! Nobody ever wins from outside lane 5 or 6 :mad:

He's the 2nd fastest qualifier and he's in lane 3

thirtyfoot

04072511 wrote: »

F*CK!!!! Nobody ever wins from outside lane 5 or 6 :mad:

He's the 2nd fastest qualifier and he's in lane 3

Didn't win his heat so not a top 'seed'.

Reaganomical

Am I right in thinking the final is on at 3pm tomorrow? Grrrr...I'll be stuck on the Hill watching BoD win his 100th cap...

shels4ever

schnellimbiss wrote: »

Am I right in thinking the final is on at 3pm tomorrow? Grrrr...I'll be stuck on the Hill watching BoD win his 100th cap...

They dont force you to go to the rugby

myflipflops

Gillick looks like he has th ebeating of that field in an even race. Lane 3 doesn't help though. He'll need to get out very, very hard over the first 200 even to get into 2nd. It's a given that Jackson will fly off and incredibly unlikely Gillick can claim the lead considering the lane draw.

He has a fighting chance at gold still though and I'd be shocked t anything less than silver after seeing those semi finals.

anotheronebites wrote: »

big dave mac i thought did ok..he beat the swede who is a good runner..with a first lap in 57 it was always going to be hard for him

I was disappointed with McCarthys run. He got a great heat draw and i was thinking that a 57 second first 400 would play right into the hands of a guy who was bordering on being a world class 400 metre runner. He should be able to outkick all those guys off that pace but his acceleration was very poor in comparison. That was a great chance to make a world semi final in my opinion.

TrackFan123

Its a joke he's in 3rd, he should be either 4th or 5th as we was 2nd in heat and 2nd fastest overall. Cant see why the other american is given a better lane draw (backhander?)

seanin4711

Gillick is good,but looks like he is busting a gut to keep up with jackson,just look at the difference in demeanour.
hopes he improves in final but lane 3?
all to do

shels4ever

TrackFan123 wrote: »

Its a joke he's in 3rd, he should be either 4th or 5th as we was 2nd in heat and 2nd fastest overall. Cant see why the other american is given a better lane draw (backhander?)

Think it was just the two winners that got lanes and the rest was from a draw?so would have been worse.

Pisco Sour

Has an indoor 400m title (World or European) ever been won from Lane 3?

DangerMouse27

I think Bershawn Jackson could win this from any lane,but i will be beaming fom ear to ear if Gillick picks up any medal at all,which i think he will,i smell silver!!

velo.2010

No Eurosport myself thanks to NTL/chorus but are they, Eurosport, actually showing coverage of it?

Surprised to hear Tim Hutchins on Setanta!

thirtyfoot

04072511 wrote: »

Has an indoor 400m title (World or European) ever been won from Lane 3?

Don't know but I think Gillick can. If he sits and is patient and makes his move at the bell and then overtakes on the back straight. He has a ferocious last 200 in him. When I say sit I'll mean be very much in contention but maybe not leading. Could be carnage at the bell with Brown also going ballistic in the 1st 200. Can't wait!!!!

TrackFan123

seanin4711 wrote: »

Gillick is good,but looks like he is busting a gut to keep up with jackson,just look at the difference in demeanour.
hopes he improves in final but lane 3?
all to do

Yes but Gillick had to almost come to a halt when he was right up Jacksons arse, and then had to make up quite a difference

longjump67

Think if David is within 5 meters with a 100M to go he will power through to win gold at least thats how i dreamt it last night

longjump67

Whats up with the long jump at these championships? Yesterday only 2 or 3 men made the standard of 8.00M. This morning in the womens long jump none made the standard, 7M + jumpers 50 Cm + off there best, must be a slow run-up.
Kelly will be a little disappointed with a 6.29M for 16th when a 6.46M would have made the final,