In 2019, over in the Live Streaming Links thread, I posted streaming/broadcast info for 428 different athletics events that were free to watch. Events where the linked streams I provided did not materialise (maybe 5 or 6) are not included in this total.
It probably would have been possible to get very close to 500 events (or even over) but I think there's likely no interest in watching the likes of Slovakian national league matches, the Portuguese Indoor Championships, the Andalucian U18 Championships or marathons won in 2:15.
I'm not driven by reaching a certain number of streams per year and will always have the quality of an event in mind when selecting what links to post.
In the following few posts I will break down the numbers by the type of athletics event/meeting as well as highlighting some plus points about live streaming links prospects for 2020 as well as the good and the bad of live streams in 2019.
Starting with major championships ...
World Athletics Series
3 out of 3 streamed/broadcast:
World Cross Country
World Relays
World Championships
Continental/Regional (senior) Indoor & Outdoor track & field Championships
11 out of 15:
Balkan Indoor
European Indoor
Asian Outdoor
Oceania Outdoor
South American Outdoor
Universiade
Pan American Games
African Games (highlights)
Pacific Games
World Military Games
Southeast Asian Games
Missed:
Asian Indoor
Arab Championships
Games of the Small States of Europe
Balkan Outdoor (had Bulgarian TV links but they didn't work with a VPN/Hola; this year's championships are in Romania so we should be able to watch)
European Athletics Championships/Cups
14 out of 14:
Club Champions Cup Cross Country
Indoor Championships
Throwing Cup
Race Walking Cup
Combined Events Team Championships Super League
10,000m Cup
U23 Championships
U20 Championships
Club Champions Cup Senior
Mountain Running Championships (coverage was v poor though)
Team Championships (I listed streams/broadcasts for the Super League and 1st & 2nd Leagues but the 3rd League was also streamed)
The Match: Europe vs USA
Club Champions Cup U20
Cross Country Championships
OK, onto the breakdown by type of event ...
It probably would have been possible to get very close to 500 events (or even over) but I think there's likely no interest in watching the likes of Slovakian national league matches, the Portuguese Indoor Championships, the Andalucian U18 Championships or marathons won in 2:15.
I'm not driven by reaching a certain number of streams per year and will always have the quality of an event in mind when selecting what links to post.
In the following few posts I will break down the numbers by the type of athletics event/meeting as well as highlighting some plus points about live streaming links prospects for 2020 as well as the good and the bad of live streams in 2019.
Starting with major championships ...
World Athletics Series
3 out of 3 streamed/broadcast:
World Cross Country
World Relays
World Championships
Continental/Regional (senior) Indoor & Outdoor track & field Championships
11 out of 15:
Balkan Indoor
European Indoor
Asian Outdoor
Oceania Outdoor
South American Outdoor
Universiade
Pan American Games
African Games (highlights)
Pacific Games
World Military Games
Southeast Asian Games
Missed:
Asian Indoor
Arab Championships
Games of the Small States of Europe
Balkan Outdoor (had Bulgarian TV links but they didn't work with a VPN/Hola; this year's championships are in Romania so we should be able to watch)
European Athletics Championships/Cups
14 out of 14:
Club Champions Cup Cross Country
Indoor Championships
Throwing Cup
Race Walking Cup
Combined Events Team Championships Super League
10,000m Cup
U23 Championships
U20 Championships
Club Champions Cup Senior
Mountain Running Championships (coverage was v poor though)
Team Championships (I listed streams/broadcasts for the Super League and 1st & 2nd Leagues but the 3rd League was also streamed)
The Match: Europe vs USA
Club Champions Cup U20
Cross Country Championships
OK, onto the breakdown by type of event ...
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