Birmingham CWG - Day 2 (Wednesday August 3rd)

[CAML]

KJT will look at Sember running pb's after rupturing her achilles, and think with a fair wind she can be competitive in Paris.

[Occasional Hope]

And she showed some competitive spirit which is another plus.

She needs to put in a good winter's work - and not get injured again - then we'll see what shape she's in next year.

Hoping for the best.

[Occasional Hope]

They've both been selected to double at 100 and 200. https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/...ips-in-munich/

[jjimbojames]

It’s a mark of her quality that she’s top 8 in the world and people are talking about how far down she is on her best! It looks like fitness was the focus this year - very little specific speed work, as both hurdles and 200m down, which will also affect her LJ. I still believe she could throw 50m in the Jav, and she may well need to, to hold off the top ladies - giving away 200 points there is not an option

[trickstat]

It will give her more confidence that a decent winter may get her into something like medal contention next year.

[jjimbojames]

Be serious . the win, though nice for her and congrats doesnt propel her into some top position in the world suddenly; her opposition was pretty meagre in this competition. Nobody knows what next year will bring, but pleasing to see her PB in the Javelin.

No one is saying it is - but for someone who had not competed a hep since 2019, who is largely considered a confidence-based athlete, this will affect her more than many others. It’s not about the fear being put into Thiam, but the energy being put into KJT. She still has a lot of work to do (hell, she’s not even qualified for Budapest with this score) but a win here gives her belief she has some very sound foundations to build on

[alfie]

Blimey , Marilyn : I am glad you found something to enjoy in that session at last

Think you are being a bit ungenerous to KJT. The final score won't scare Thiam but as a step back towards the upper end of the event after all her issues I reckon that's a good two days work. And just nice to see a smile on her face at last. Obviously this one meant a lot to her and I am hopeful we have more to see from her next year or two...

[marilyn1]

The most impressive thing i saw today was Tebogos 200m in 19. point. Wonder if he can go faster in the final, say 19.85?? Didnt fuck about this time.

[marilyn1]

Spare a thought for Dina, she’d have won that tonight.

Who knows?

[marilyn1]

as noted in her post race interview ... McColgan has competed in the 1500, 3000 SC, 5000 and 10 000, finally getting a gold... a very emotional experience all round...

I have to say a great run with a good finish by EM who i watched run so moderately in Eugene; my comments before the WC was that she would find the weather a little too warm; it helped her tonight, but without any especial quality opposition ,you can only beat those in the race; she won because the conditions were better for her and she wanted it more than the Kenyans.well done McColgan.

[RunUnlimited]

Yep. Even with the World Championships in her legs, a fit DAS wins that 100m final.

[Christy93]

Already having visions of Kambundji outside her blasting the first 20m in Munich... sorry 🙈🙉🙊

[marilyn1]

Neita could win the thing, she looked much better than ETH

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

[treadwater1]

Spare a thought for Dina, she’d have won that tonight.

[marilyn1]

While the swimming talking heads pass the baton to the athletics talking heads , KJT throws a PB on iplayer! I have both on at the same time.

Watched the events on my phone live and the BBC didn't bother to get started till the 10K. I put BBC on my tv with no sound to avoid the experts. What a blessed relief!!
BBC showed the semis during the 10K.