2023 European Indoor Championships (Istanbul, 2- 5 March)

[LuckySpikes]

Action kicks off tomorrow at 4pm UK time with quite a meaty Day Zero, full of mid-distance heats and field qualies - so full that they could have made it Day 1 I think.

Timetable, Startlists & Live Results at https://istanbul23results.european-a...y-schedule.htm (Free registration required if you didn't already do it for Munich 2022)

The BBC coverage times & channels are listed at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/64733964

At 2pm every day on the European Athletics YouTube channel there'll be a 30 minute preview show hosted by Ellen Ellard & Harry A-A.

Since it's only 4 days my own opinion is that one thread will suffice rather than having new threads each day.

[Laps]

Side prediction.
Learmonth wins Heat 4 then finishes last in the Semi-F.

[RunUnlimited]

Oooof! Harsh, but possibly fair.

Admittedly, he has run well so far this winter season. Hopefully that form holds up here in Istanbul.

[Grassmarket]

Did anyone have “Confidently front-runs then gets sucker-punched in the last 10m”?

[Grassmarket]

Field event livestreams not geo-blocked!

https://allathletics.tv/live?id=6309372548112

[RunUnlimited]

Disappointment for Ireland as Mark English DNS in heat 2 of the men's 800m. A shame, since he'd been running so well recently.

And Saul Ordonez looking completely different from the man who won in the Madrid Indoor Tour a week or so ago and trails in last in the heat itself. He is out. Borkowski and Rinne go through.

[drobbie]

Disappointment for scotland as learmonth participates

[RunUnlimited]

2023 European no.1 De Smet is out in the heats of the 800m. Guy Learmonth is through as a non-auto qualifier.

[MysteryBrick]

Some surprise athletes not making it out of the heat. Learmonth ran that sensibly.

[RunUnlimited]

Smart qualification race from Issy Boffey there, winning heat 1 in 2:03 and bits.

[Laps]

Canny run by Learmonth. Respect.
Disappointment delayed.

[RunUnlimited]

Possible shock brewing in the high jump as hot favourite Mahuchikh is on 2 fouls with her opening height in the Q competition. Morgan Lake meanwhile, has so far garnered a perfect card with her opening 2 jumps.

Mahuchikh dodges a bullet... On two fouls, she decided to forego her final attempt at 1.87m and go all in on a one shot attempt at clearing 1.91m... which she managed comfortable.

[RunUnlimited]

Methinks Keely Hodgkinson is going to be responsible for a BUNCH of PBs in these championships.... She serenely qualifies for the 800m semi-finals at a canter, easily the quickest one so far in 2:01.

[philipo]

And Fabbri on 2 fouls
I put him in my top 3. !!

[RunUnlimited]

Another shock, this time in the men's shot put, as Poland's Haratyk no marks in qualifying. Looking nothing like the thrower at the Polish Indoor Champs a week or so ago.

[RunUnlimited]

Hannah Nuttall and Melissa Courtney-Bryant both safely make it through into the 3000m final.

[RunUnlimited]

Earlier, Morgan Lake managed to make the women's high jump final, with a dramatic, last gasp attempt at 1.91m.

[MysteryBrick]

And Mahuchikh failed twice at 1.87m before succeeding at 1.91m!

[Christy93]

Very professional qualification from Mills