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Athletics 2024 (Mod note #869)

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  • #722
    Rossi7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭Rossi7


    If I was a betting man, Id have the Dutch, Poles followed by ourselves.



  • #723
    2smiggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,874 ✭✭✭✭2smiggy


    the best place for uninterrupted coverage tonight ? I had to screen share the rte player off my phone, as the app on my NVidia shield did not show live tv for some reason, only boxsets and replays !!



  • #724
    Ryath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Ryath


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122250404#Comment_122250404

    That was the great thing about RTE Player coverage last night they just stayed on the coverage rather than constantly going back to the studio. Less events on schedule tonight though so mightn't be as bad. Wonder would BBC red button be better. Never thought to check that as I was watching on PC on Player every other day.



  • #725
    DangerMouse27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭DangerMouse27


    A medal in this relay is absolutely not a foregone conclusion.

    Poles, Dutch, yes and yes. Dutch are favourites. But France and Germany, pending selection, are all within an asses roar of one another.

    Mawdsley will shake it up with another 49 split but thats a tough ask after her week already.

    And don't sleep on Andrew Coscoran in the 1500m! Depends what Jakob wants to do, but we'll likely have a dust up in the last 300m and then he just needs to be lucky in between 200 and 90 to go and hope for little traffic. Its a lot of hope but its 1500 championship racing. Anything, bar 1st place, can happen



  • #726
    Cosmo Kramer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭Cosmo Kramer


    Don't think we'll beat the Dutch again tonight, their women's relay team is probably stronger than their mixed relay team if they have all of their big three running. Silver or bronze for us I'd say.



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  • #727
    unichick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 708 ✭✭✭unichick


    Why is last nights evening session not on the player now? Wanted to watch the Mens Decathalon finale. Watched a bit on the Eurovision channel but no commentary. RTE are coming to my town tonight so ye'll see me on tv during the race. I have a feeling it might be silver but hopefully they'll get gold. The Bol factor is hard to ignore.



  • #728
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,522 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122249857#Comment_122249857

    All the teams/competitors and results are here: https://live.european-athletics.com/ECH2024/lrs/home



  • #729
    DangerMouse27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭DangerMouse27


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122251572#Comment_122251572

    4 towns (clubs) represented so be interesting to see who the spotlight falls on.

    Newport me thinks?

    Imagine that. Dying from a few days of accumulated lactic build up and then you die an absolute death up the home straight. Yikes.

    Or Portaferry for a Mageean homecoming?



  • #730
    [Deleted User]
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    Getting nervous for them now. Really hope they get a medal. Even bronze would be a win.

    Fingers crossed Mawdsley can hold it together on the anchor leg when up against Bol. Becker needs to set us up well handing over to Adeleke in the top 3/4.



  • #731
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,253 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    The Dutch have changed their running order, with Klaver leading off. Didn't fancy facing Adeleke on the second leg?



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  • #732
    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122251922#Comment_122251922

    Sounds like Adeleke has gotten into her head. Puts more pressure on Becker to deliver a good opening leg.



  • #733
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,426 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122251922#Comment_122251922

    Klaver #### the bed, so to speak in the mixed relay final. She ruined the Dutch chance of gold. She went out too strong and had no energy left for the last 200m. They would have won had she not done so.

    Ireland are really up against it tonight. Hopefully the changeovers go cleanly as well.



  • #734
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,096 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Great silver that



  • #735
    DangerMouse27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭DangerMouse27


    Wow.

    Queen Healy is back



  • #736
    Xander10
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    THat was just brilliant

    A great silver medal



  • #737
    yerwanthere123
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,886 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    Silver medal and a national record. Absolutely BRILLIANT.



  • #738
    castletownman
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    Fantastic.

    Inspiring really.

    Never knew I would be so engrossed in a non-Olympic athletics competition.



  • #739
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,096 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Bol always looks different to everyone else. Like she’s not full out



  • #740
    DellyBelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭DellyBelly


    Did very well...Healy as expected was the weakest of the 4 but no shame in that



  • #741
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,426 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    You knew the gold medal was gone going into the last changeover as Bol was ahead, and she's just so good. Fair play to Mawdsley, great performance to live with Bol on the last leg. Silver medal, nice one. Mawdsley was the fastest of the 4 Irish girls, and ran a faster split than Bol.

    Post edited by sligeach on


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  • #742
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,096 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Healy kinda died last 70 metres. Hell of a first 330. Lost birra form.



  • #743
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 35,422 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Super Silver, the 4th leg for Poland was absolutely flying and I thought she was going to challenge the top 3 before falling back.



  • #744
    FortuneChip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,865 ✭✭✭FortuneChip


    Fantastic race. I think no matter what Mawdsley did, Bol would have found more. She's that good.

    But it was still a serious effort, and a fantastic result. The four of them should be delighted with themselves. Super championship.



  • #745
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,091 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Does the girl who ran in the semi (Cadden?) get a medal now as well?



  • #746
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,096 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122252078#Comment_122252078

    yes



  • #747
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,253 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Klaver ran a great lead-off, it must be said. Set the Dutch up superbly. Adeleke had the second fastest leg, after the French anchor. I thought Kaczmarek was going to sweep past in the home straight, but she ran out of steam.

    A great silver. The Dutch are the world champions after all.



  • #748
    marathon2022
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 912 ✭✭✭marathon2022


    Amazing team, its been a great week.



  • #749
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,426 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Exciting men's 400m relay final race as well.



  • #750
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 35,422 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Italians did very well to hold on to Silver. Great race. GB tied up completely and finished 7th



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  • #751
    Xander10
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122252053#Comment_122252053

    Ah, no need for that.

    Brilliant from all 4

    and the other team members



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