2019 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Doha, QAT) Day 7

[trickstat]

I think I've hardly ever seen a notable javelin specialist from the Netherlands, male or female, senior or age-group!

Their national records are 80.70 and 60.92 so useful but not what I would call truly world-class.

[Christy93]

That didnt look good for Nafi. She is a champion so I am not writing her off yet, but she does not look capable of going near her PB based on that. Shame.

[Christy93]

PBs: Vetter 58m, Oosterwegel 54m & Broersen 54m... All heptathletes, yet the Dutch have no world class Javelin throwers? Odd.

[Christy93]

42m from Kat in R1. Solid base to build from; Just what she needed.

[Christy93]

Women's 4x1 heats look very lopsided.

Heat 1: USA, Australia, Kazakhstan, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Trindidad & Tobago & Netherlands (without Schippers?).

Heat 2: Germany, GB, Jamaica, China, Nigeria, Brazil, Italy & Ghana.

I expect GB to go with Asha P, Lansiquot, Nelson & Neita.

[trevorp]

Watching this BBC piece on Christie. He's quite paranoid: the Americans wouldn't allow him to win in Atlanta, etc. Also very evasive about his Nandrolone positive.

[Rhondda Celt]

Everything crosses we don't have a Kelly S moment. I predict 44m for Kat and 51m for Thiam.

I also think if Thiam isn't feeling it , she will get a throw in and the protect her body for Tokyo.

[hemlock]

The PB difference is more like 320.
But Nafi is not supposed to be in PB shape in the Jav at the moment.
It might come down to her deciding whether to sacrifice the shoulder for a gold today - risking no gold next year - or backing off a bit with next year in mind.

Anyway, what a titanic struggle. I am so loving this.

[trickstat]

The combined events tables are intended for scoring combined event competitions while the IAAF points tables are for comparisons between individual events. The IAAF tables are the only one that include events like Steeplechase, Triple Jump and Hammer. The combined events tables don't really work for comparisons between events. For example, 1000 points in the decathlon 1500 equates to 3:53.79 which would be a fabulous time in a decathlon but wouldn't get you in the top 100 in the UK while 1000 points in the HJ is 2.21 which would put you in the top 5 in the UK and most other countries.

[larkim]

So what's a "par" points difference on the javelin for the pair of them? 250-270? Kat is 216 ahead at the moment....

[RunUnlimited]

And Thiam can "only" improve to 6.40m on her final effort.... Interesting times indeed.

[larkim]

Only 6:40 for Thiam. 120 points advantage in the LJ for KJT at least.

[larkim]

That's what she needed. Now she's got a free jump!!

[Christy93]

That's huge! Yes KJT

[RunUnlimited]

Get in Kat!

6.77m in round 2!