2019 World Athletics Championships, Doha

OOnegative

Good run by Tomas Barr in 400mH.

STB.

OOnegative wrote: »

Good run by Tomas Barr in 400mH.

Yep. Tough heat too.

is_that_so

Going to drop this here. Haven't heard the new term in 2 hours of commentary!

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/26/iaaf-drop-fastest-loser-world-championships
Great to see Barr through!

STB.

Heat 2 of the 400 slower, all looked to be struggling bar McMaster.

STB.

Heat 3. Samba got on top at the end. Time good.

STB.

Heat 4 Benjamin spent the length of the run in watching the clock.

velo.2010

is_that_so wrote: »

Going to drop this here. Haven't heard the new term in 2 hours of commentary!

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/26/iaaf-drop-fastest-loser-world-championships
Great to see Barr through!

Richard Kilty wants Barry Hearn to come in 'sort out' the sport like boxing to appeal to more fans.

No Richard, awarding the Championships to athletics friendly nations instead of hosting it in the middle of a desert will make the sport more appealing.

STB.

Women's marathon not until midnight Doha time (from 9.55 here).

That hot.

Ceepo

Apparently Jacob has been DQ'd for stepping off the track in the heat

OOnegative

Ceepo wrote: »

Apparently Jacob has been DQ'd for stepping off the track in the heat

https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1177652613808099328?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

nannerby

OOnegative wrote: »

https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1177652613808099328?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Really disappointed with that hope he wins the appeal.

hawkwing

Marathon starting now,red button link
https://www.horsesportireland.ie/how-to-watch-bbc-red-button-in-ireland/

Ceepo

nannerby wrote: »

Really disappointed with that hope he wins the appeal.

And he's back in again.. thankfully..

UPDATE: Jakob Ingebrigtsen has successfully appealed against this decision. He WILL run in the 5,000m final. #AthleticsWorldChamps

OOnegative

Women’s marathon looks a killer only 35mins in!!

OOnegative

Serious rate of attrition going on:eek::eek::eek:.

Ceepo

OOnegative wrote: »

Serious rate of attrition going on:eek::eek::eek:.

Absolute carnage

Chivito550

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Article from the Irish Times a couple of days ago said they were expecting an average of 20,000 a night. That's *slightly* less than the 70,000 per night that London got :pac:

70,000 per day average, not per night. Some days had 2 sessions. The capacity was 60,000 and not all sessions were full.

Your point still stands though.

OOnegative

Hats off to any lady that finished that marathon.

Itziger

OOnegative wrote: »

Hats off to any lady that finished that marathon.

Yeah, hats off to any woman that finished that marathon.

OOnegative

40 women finished, 28 pulled out during the race!!!

jfh

Hope scullion pays heed and races sensible

walshb

15:15 and 16:05 our time today for English and Barr!

Heat 4 English; semi final 3 Barr!

MonkstownHoop

walshb wrote: »

15:15 and 16:05 our time today for English and Barr!

Heat 4 English; semi final 3 Barr!

Where can I watch this?

ultrawoman

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Where can I watch this?

BBC

14:15-16:30 - live coverage - BBC One

16:30-20:30 - live coverage - BBC Two

21:25-02:15 - 50K walk - BBC Red Button

BDI

Just getting the women’s marathon news now. That has to be looked at. Are they still hosting a World Cup in a couple of years?

Itziger

BDI wrote: »

Just getting the women’s marathon news now. That has to be looked at. Are they still hosting a World Cup in a couple of years?

When you see elites pouring water over their heads after 3 or 4kms you know things are not normal.

Pherekydes

Very fast times in the 100m. Fast track.

YFlyer

Any online stream available?

walshb

Pherekydes wrote: »

Very fast times in the 100m. Fast track.

And could have been faster had Price not worn that ridiculous wig!

walshb

Nigel Amos pulled out...800 meters medal favorite!

YFlyer

YFlyer

Warm up track only laid 2 weeks ago. Exact same material as the main track.

walshb

English out hard...

Fades badly...

Poor run..

Lap 1 was fast, but not blistering!

YFlyer

Did English not get the qualifying time for the Championships?

unichick

Disappointed for Mark. Why did he go to the front? A suicide run. Hoping for better news from the hurdles.

walshb

unichick wrote: »

Disappointed for Mark. Why did he go to the front? A suicide run. Hoping for better news from the hurdles.

No problems going to the front if you have the fitness and speed...

Today he didn’t...

walshb

Barr will need to really run hard and fast to qualify..

Some serious talent..

horsebox1977

Such a naive run by English, should have raced the way he would normally race, he's still have a stronger chance of qualifying as fastest loser.

Pherekydes

MCMaster DQed after a sloppy race in the first hurdles semi. Improves Barr's chances slightly. Needs 3rd and faster than 48.93.

walshb

Harsh DQ..

Caprica

I thought that was a very poor run by English. He was never going to qualify from the front. I guess the the IAAF invite procedure didn’t help his preparation.

Glad to see Adam K from Poland scrape through as a fastest loser. Disappointing that Amos pulled out. Could the US do and 800 double? McBride and Wilson both looked good.

I did take some delight that Lindsey Sharp is out, I find her an awful moaner. Women’s marathoner was a killer, fair dues to them for finishing.

walshb

Three flops today..

Rugby, English and Barr!

Pherekydes

Nope.

Strazdas

walshb wrote: »

Three flops today..

Rugby, English and !

Barr was a bit flat down the home straight ; I don't think he will be happy with that showing at all

walshb

Strazdas wrote: »

Barr was a bit flat down the home straight ; I don't think he will be happy with that showing at all

Well in contention with 100 to go...

Strazdas

walshb wrote: »

Well in contention with 100 to go...

Yes, a close third I think.....found very little in the last fifty

Pherekydes

Coleman in a different league.

unichick

His semi final had two out of the three medal contenders so a bum draw. Thomas did us proud. Such a shame he couldn’t get to final. He deserved it.

A terrible day for Irish sport all round.

YFlyer

That was mustard.

unichick

Pherekydes wrote: »

Coleman in a different league.

The league of drug cheats maybe.