2022 Outdoors

[Ladyloz]

Same. Jackson is a very warm favourite for Gold now. The only person I see potentially beating her is Thompson-Herah. She wasn't in top form at Jamaican trials before going on to win double gold last year but the gap between Jamaican champs and Olympics was longer and she is in a different coaching set up now so am not sure if she will be in her best form by Worlds or not.

Steiner has obviously held her form from NCAA to USA Champs but will she do so for another 3 weeks or so? I mean her winning a medal would not be a shock but neither would it be a shock if she didn't make the final. Complete coin flip. Rough on Gabby Thomas to miss her home worlds - like Dina last year picking up an injury at the wrong time.

I think the Jamaican women will sweep the 100m again but Dina will get a silver or bronze at 200.

[Ladyloz]

Hopefully a case of people going to World Champs rather than USAs - we shall see.

[Ursus]

Maybe McKinna’s on to something. All 3 20m women this year use rotational. Sarah Mitton’s comparatively small, but very dynamic. Her 20.33 is worth a look.

I’ve also seen a couple of videos of Alekna junior. Very impressive with definite power to add.

[Sovietvest]

Agreed - Track Town USA, my ar$*! Typical Nike hype. Luckily, us Brits will make some noise at the WCh. that said, I suspect as a man in my late 50s I'll lower the average age of the BASC travelling fans ;-)

[Ursus]

Darn those Americans! Should've been held in Qatar, China or Russia again.

Maybe not Russia right now…..

[Sovietvest]

I actually feel more - not less - optimistic about Dina's 200 medal prospects after this weekend. Thomas is out. Chafford is right - Steiner has run 52 races including relays this year. That has included 3 big champs (the regionals were highly competitive). She must have peaked. ETH is still short of last year's form (she turned it around in the 5 weeks between Jam champs and OG last year, but she has only 3 weeks this time). SAFP isn't looking as good over 200 as last year. Mboma is still injured . 21.8 might get a medal and on that track I wouldn't be surprised to see Dina run 21.7. The dark horse will be Prandini.

[Pierre Johansson]

More depressing than I thought possible were the official spectator numbers for 4 days at Eugene's track and great athletics
No day was more then 3600 ,the max for one day. We now know this years WC spectatator figures are a maximum in the Stadium of 17000.zThe Amercans promised 30K and the WA accepted it

Darn those Americans! Should've been held in Qatar, China or Russia again.

[Pierre Johansson]

I don't think Abby Steiner should focus on the 200 (and DEFINITELY not the 100) with her sluggish starts. She'll have to face both the Namibian intersex athletes and the Jamaican Stephen Francis products in the future, and I can't see her beating them... at least not on a consistent basis. Her future lies with the 400 IMO. She'd be scary fast in that event.

[marilyn1]

More depressing than I thought possible were the official spectator numbers for 4 days at Eugene's track and great athletics
No day was more then 3600 ,the max for one day. We now know this years WC spectatator figures are a maximum in the Stadium of 17000.zThe Amercans promised 30K and the WA accepted it

[Pierre Johansson]

I think "marilyn" is referring to "tested" as in "tested for doping".

[marilyn1]

If you have aspirations of winning the w 200 at a global champs then, as I've said before, i think you have to be targeting the world record. I think Dasher gets this. If she is in peak condition the target is the world record.

Your enthusiasm is touching,but there is no way in this world that DAS or any current runner will beat 21.34 secs.
DAS will have a fight to make the finals top 6.

[paul]

Why? LOL i guess you are having a pessimistic day!

[paul]

If you have aspirations of winning the w 200 at a global champs then, as I've said before, i think you have to be targeting the world record. I think Dasher gets this. If she is in peak condition the target is the world record.

[Chafford1]

Our two, and I assume you mean DAS and DN, should put their main focus on the European Championships.

[paul]

And I will be super happy if we have representation in both the 100 and 200 finals. Even if they don't medal. Hopefully two in the 100.