Athletics on TV

Highlights from National Indoor Championships on RTE 2 tonight 20:30-21:30.

Laur Muir running at the moment..Hopefully a second gold...

Itziger wrote: »

Klishina in the long jump. My word. is it any wonder they allow her compete.

Who wouldn't let her indeed, stunning...did they say 'Unattached ???

Anyone know if the World X Country champs in Uganda on Sunday 26/3 are available to view anywhere?

wgtomblin wrote:

Also live coverage on BBC Red Button 12.00 - 15.45

Downside of Virgin Media

USA V The World live on NBC Sport now

Penn Relays

El Caballo wrote: »

Pre Classic starting on eurosport in a few minutes. Absolutely insane fields tonight with some huge matchups accross the board.

Damn, I forgot. Was watching Barca...

Highlights on BBC2 tomorrow between 1pm - 2pm

velo.2010 wrote: »

Wade Van Niekirk tonight broke Michael Johnson's 300m world record in Ostrava. Incredible stuff. The rate he is improving over 200m, he would have given Bolt a close call in London had he (Bolt) had that race on his programme. Looking to do the 20/400m double also!

I've no doubt Bolt is dodging Wayde Van Niekerk. There's a reasonable possibility he would lose to him. I'd still have Bolt as favourite given WVN would have already the 400 in his legs. Just a pity egos and the need to retire undefeated gets in the way of real athletics showdown.

Bolt won in 10.07 last night against a truly dreadful field. Seems like race organisers will not entertain the idea of him losing a race. Cherry picking 10.2 second runners for him. Reducing our sport to boxing.

he looks so comfortable, amazing to watch

walshb wrote: »

That really is some petty and ignorant digging at the sport's greatest athlete, a man who has brought so much joy and happiness to the general public for the past 8-9 years.

Unreal that you could, at this stage of the man's career, with all the brilliance and success, throw that sh1t at him and the sport.

You really have missed it. Bolt and what he has done and meant to the sporting world has truly been lost on you it seems. An you, a fellow sprinter!;)

You'd swear that racers avoiding each other was some new phenomenon.

Thanks for the kind words. Well aware of what Bolt has done for the sport. Well aware of his incredible achievements. Well aware of how much he will be missed. I myself will miss him a lot.

However I'm talking about the here and now, not the past. He's decided to pass on the 200m, his favourite event, and an event he has never come remotely close to losing at majors championships. He's only 30. He could easily double up if he wanted to. We all know he doesn't want to risk defeat and ruin his legacy (it won't ruin anything but he is hung up on his legacy and is thinking like a boxer). The reality is there is a younger fella right now who is probably the most talented all round sprinter the world has ever seen, and Bolt is probably not willing to take the risk of losing in his final championship.

He'll want to improve a lot if he's to win in London over 100m. I'm sure he'll round into shape in time. He did it in far more unlikely circumstances in Beijing when Gatlin was running incredibly well all year. There's nobody running at that level this year.

Chivito550 wrote: »

Thanks for the kind words. Well aware of what Bolt has done for the sport. Well aware of his incredible achievements. Well aware of how much he will be missed. I myself will miss him a lot.

However I'm talking about the here and now, not the past. He's decided to pass on the 200m, his favourite event, and an event he has never come remotely close to losing at majors championships. He's only 30. He could easily double up if he wanted to. We all know he doesn't want to risk defeat and ruin his legacy (it won't ruin anything but he is hung up on his legacy and is thinking like a boxer). The reality is there is a younger fella right now who is probably the most talented all round sprinter the world has ever seen, and Bolt is probably not willing to take the risk of losing in his final championship.

He'll want to improve a lot if he's to win in London over 100m. I'm sure he'll round into shape in time. He did it in far more unlikely circumstances in Beijing when Gatlin was running incredibly well all year. There's nobody running at that level this year.

No matter what spin you put on it comes across as whiney and harsh for the sake of it.

Who are you to tell a man who has consistently beaten everyone the past decade what races he should enter/run?

If he decides to just run the 100, so what? Be happy that you are actually getting to see such greatness compete again, instead of bitching about races he may not run.

If he leaves the 200, why is it that you want to beat him with this choice? Don't you think that at this stage he deserves to be somewhat selective, without armchair fans making out that he's chicken, and somehow doing the sport a disservice.

Quite surprised at you really. I know you are one to rant and rave a bit, but to throw digs here seems somewhat out of character. I can't see it being at all warranted.

And let us say that he does believe that he may lose at 200. I wouldn't at all slate him for bowing out. He's a born winner who has been winning from day 1. Not really clever that he would bow out on a loss at a distance that he has dominated.

Or maybe, just maybe he doesn't want to be too greedy here. Thinks that he should let someone else have a title for a change...

walshb wrote: »

No matter what spin you put on it comes across as whiney and harsh for the sake of it.

Who are you to tell a man who has consistently beaten everyone the past decade what races he should enter/run?

If he decides to just run the 100, so what? Be happy that you are actually getting to see such greatness compete again, instead of bitching about races he may not run.

If he leaves the 200, why is it that you want to beat him with this choice? Don't you think that at this stage he deserves to be somewhat selective, without armchair fans making out that he's chicken, and somehow doing the sport a disservice.

Quite surprised at you really. I know you are one to rant and rave a bit, but to throw digs here seems somewhat out of character. I can't see it being at all warranted.

And let us say that he does believe that he may lose at 200. I wouldn't at all slate him for bowing out. He's a born winner who has been winning from day 1. Not really clever that he would bow out on a loss at a distance that he has dominated.

Or maybe, just maybe he doesn't want to be too greedy here. Thinks that he should let someone else have a title for a change...

Fantastic stuff. Because Bolt runs faster than me I'm not entitled to make any sort of critical opinion about him? Brilliant. If I had no life, I'd scan through your half a million boards posts and find numerous comments where you criticised people who could swing a racket better than you, box better than you ever did, play golf better, and so on and so forth.

Get a grip.

And I'm hardly "slating" him. I wish he wouldn't retire is the truth.

walshb wrote: »

Chivito, quit the moaning. You were pulled on your ridiculous "attack" on the sport and on Bolt's character based off him supposedly dodging another man, according to you.

A decade of truly epic service brushed aside in your original post!

And stop exaggerating. I've only circa 30 thousand posts...

Well my so called attack on the sport was towards meet organisers for carefully designing weak fields to allow Bolt win despite being in poor race shape right now. They couldn't have him lose given they had fireworks and the Jamaican national anthem set up for after the race. That to me is a demonstration, rather than genuine competitive sport.