Diamond League

G-Money

The last Diamond League meeting of the year is on tomorrow night from Brussells on BBC Two and BBC HD from 7pm.

Bolt is running as far as I know and I heard Kenenisa Bekele is on the entry list for the 10,000m but unfortunately that event is before the BBC coverage starts

Brianderunner

Looking forward to it, been to this twice and it's the second best meet of the year after Zurich imo, always a great atmosphere in the Heysel stadium for it.

Leaving the Bolt/Blake avoiding each other issue behind it will be interesting to see what Blake can do over 200m (19.6 possibly). The mens 800m will be a cracker with all the big names lining up, along with Kiprop. only pity is that they're ending with the mens 5k, which looks fairly weak compared to the other events. Womens 3k steeple could well be a WR too with Zaripova and Chemos in the line up.

pc11

My BBC2 is showing rugby on Friday night, is it on anywhere else?

G-Money

pc11 wrote: »

My BBC2 is showing rugby on Friday night, is it on anywhere else?

It's on BBC HD apparently. Stupid f****g rugby. I hate it when BBC puts on "local" sport like that instead of Athletics. I guess I should be more interested in GAA and local rugby but I'd rather watch an Athletics event any day of the week.

Thankfully I have BBC HD so I just hope they stick to the plan of showing it there.

Brianderunner

pc11 wrote: »

My BBC2 is showing rugby on Friday night, is it on anywhere else?

BBC London is showing the athletics. Best thing about not living in Ireland anymore is you don't have to put up with that bbc northern ireland and utv crap. I'll be looking for a internet stream for the 10k i'll post it on here. From Sport is usually your best bet.

G-Money

They almost always stream this online via the BBC website but usually block it to people outside the UK. However there are ways around this. You can use a UK proxy and access the site that way. I have done that in the past to view stuff online that I normally wouldn't be able to view because of my location.

G-Money

Brianderunner wrote: »

BBC London is showing the athletics. Best thing about not living in Ireland anymore is you don't have to put up with that bbc northern ireland and utv crap. I'll be looking for a internet stream for the 10k i'll post it on here. From Sport is usually your best bet.

Really hope the 10k is streamed somewhere.

YFlyer

Should be on after the tennis

http://www.linkupvideos.com/watch/6f390014916069369453/All-2011-IAAF-Diamond-League-Live-Stream

G-Money

The From Sport site is just bringing up some sort of test card instead of the video?

YFlyer

http://www.rtbf.be/livecenter/live_memorial-van-damme?id=23893

Enjoy

G-Money

YFlyer wrote: »

http://www.rtbf.be/livecenter/live_memorial-van-damme?id=23893

Enjoy

Thanking you. Bekele still in there...

YFlyer

King Bekele

Dan man

Bekele's back!

shels4ever

G-Money wrote: »

Thanking you. Bekele still in there...

Yep Bekele is finished will never be the same again :)

Pure class 26:42 I think
American record by Rupp to.

Dan man

26:43.16 by Bekele, an impressive time...sure we never doubted him did we??

G-Money

He has the world leading time this year with that run, not bad for your first full race back.

RoyMcC

Jeter class act. Dai Greene on his marks...and finishes second and wins the DL.

Confusing with nine lanes...

Brianderunner

Class from Uceny, leaving us wondering what might have been in Daegu

RoyMcC

Brianderunner wrote: »

Class from Uceny, leaving us wondering what might have been in Daegu

Quite! She was in my fantasy team :mad:

Brianderunner

RoyMcC wrote: »

Quite! She was in my fantasy team :mad:

Well Bekele was in mine :mad:

Brianderunner

Blake would have beaten him tonight, following wind helped him out there.

RoyMcC

What was the wind reading - not given by BBC Wasn't UB in your fantasy team Brian :pac:

Brianderunner

RoyMcC wrote: »

What was the wind reading - not given by BBC Wasn't UB in your fantasy team Brian :pac:

Yeah BBC gave it as +1.3 m/s right at the finish, yeah but bolt won the 200m for me so i cant complain.

Brianderunner

Move over mr bolt, yohan blake is now the worlds fastest man

Dan man

19.26 Blake OMG. INCREDIBLE!!

RoyMcC

Awesome. One or two of these athletes are wishing the season was just starting.

sportfanatic

I'd love to know what time he covered the last 100m in. unreal performance

Brianderunner

Bolt sounded and looked like a worried man there in the bbc interview

Pherekydes

Brianderunner wrote: »

Move over mr bolt, yohan blake is now the worlds fastest man

Didn't he demonstrate that in Daegu?

A fabulous meet, great performances right through.

Phenomenal by Bolt and Blake.

RoyMcC

Crikey, Pearson lucky not to pick up a bad injury there...

Brianderunner

Pherekydes wrote: »

Didn't he demonstrate that in Daegu?

A fabulous meet, great performances right through.

Phenomenal by Bolt and Blake.

There was no bolt or gay in Daegu. I think he's better than both of them now.

Pherekydes

Brianderunner wrote: »

There was no bolt or gay in Daegu. I think he's better than both of them now.

I think you'll find Bolt was there.

Brianderunner

That backwards 400m is the strangest thing i've ever seen

Dan man

Cragg new PB

Woddle

Must be close to a PB for Cragg?

formerrunner25

what time did Cragg post there? surely under 13.05?

Woddle

NR go on the Cragg

sportfanatic

Well done Cragg

Dan man

Amazing run by Cragg.

sportfanatic

Didnt think it was a NR??

shels4ever

13:03 ya boya

RoyMcC

Well done Cragg. Great theatre by Chicherova - three attempts at the WR and well done the Beeb for following it.

shels4ever

sportfanatic wrote: »

Didnt think it was a NR??

old record 13:03.93

cragg = 13:03:53

sportfanatic

Pleased for Cragg but somethings makes me feel that i'd be happier if Mark Carroll still held it. Not sure why?

shels4ever

sportfanatic wrote: »

Pleased for Cragg but somethings makes me feel that i'd be happier if Mark Carroll still held it. Not sure why?

Maybe because Mark is a total legend.

G-Money

Really good event, am sad that's the Diamond League over for this year.

Am pleasantly surprised BBC Two are covering the Berlin Marathon next weekend.

sportfanatic

shels4ever wrote: »

Maybe because Mark is a total legend.

Yep, that could be it. When Cragg came out of Arkansas i didnt think it would take him this long to take the 5k record.

shels4ever

sportfanatic wrote: »

Yep, that could be it. When Cragg came out of Arkansas i didnt think it would take him this long to take the 5k record.

Heard an interview with him early in they year about really increasing his mileage with the Mara training maybe that was the missing link all these year. Either that or he is jsut in a happy place in his life right now to, seems really happy with his training group etc.

BeepBeep67

Really enjoyed both the 5k & 10k, great stuff. Well done Cragg & Rupp

Brianderunner

G-Money wrote: »

Really good event, am sad that's the Diamond League over for this year.

Yeah me too, i need to start going to more of these and not just Crystal palace

G-Money wrote: »

Am pleasantly surprised BBC Two are covering the Berlin Marathon next weekend.

Sssh this is where i come to take my mind off that bloody race (look out for me in the coverage, i'll be the one carried away on a stretcher )

G-Money

Brianderunner wrote: »

Yeah me too, i need to start going to more of these and not just Crystal palace

I was supposed to go to the Rome Diamond League event this year but finances prevented that. I need to go to go to at least one next year myself.