Birmingham CWG - Day 2 (Wednesday August 3rd)

[marilyn1]

The cream rises to the top even though ETH is far from last years form. Are both Neita and DAS in the euros 100m.?

But Dina wasn't there. Sadly for the rest of
her career we wont know her condition .

[Chafford1]

DN: 'I need to perform better in these finals'. To be fair, this is the first time that DN has gone into final as a genuine gold medal contender based on her semi-final so it's the first time she's had this type of pressure on her.

[MysteryBrick]

Yeah - with Neita it is easy to forget that she hasn't really been a contender before, having sneaked into the Tokyo final and just missed Oregon in 9th. But she needs to make sure this doesn't become a habit, and the Euros is the perfect chance to do so.

All that said, she did get bronze!

[Chafford1]

Omanyala's victory is tempered with the knowledge he was suspended for 14 months for doping.

[Ursus]

Omanyala's victory is tempered with the knowledge he was suspended for 14 months for doping.

I’d never paid much attention to him before but he just looked like a body builder. Does it really help sprinters to carry that much bulk?

[Grassmarket]

Just look into Harry Akinyes-Aireety’s medals cabinet to find out the answer.

[MysteryBrick]

Harry A-A always comes to mind there...

My perception is no. There is toned functional athleticism and fast-twitch, and then there is vanity bulk, and I feel one or two consistently end up with the latter. Kerley, Lyles, Bromell, Knighton - they're all strong but none is 'big'. Even the best 60 guys don't need to be stacked.