Paris 2024 Qualifying News

[marra]

The point should surely be made that we have had great exponents in the field. Mens javelin,mens triple jump, mens high jump,womens javelin,. So why such a barren field now in.? the events I mentioned?

Because those athletes have still been the exception, not the rule.

There just isn't the conveyor belt of talent in the field events that we can say about some other disciplines. It doesn't take many barren years of success for the GB field in some of these events to weaken considerably (in a way that would never likely happen in, say, the 100m).

I've said this before but I don't think it is coincidence that the reason the women's hammer is looking relatively strong right now. I'd say it is because of Sophie Hitchon. But if Anna or Charlotte or someone else right now isn't able to replicate what Sophie did, will that be the same in, say, 10 years? I'm not sure it would be.

[jjimbojames]

We can’t spread the money too thinly, or we’d have no success in any event, unless a freak talent comes along.

People can’t have it both ways - you can pump money into a few events, to try and maximise medals, or you can spread it thinly, to have national depth and hope a talent appears that might medal

[Grassmarket]

Men’s 4x400 Q for Paris - top 14 here plus two more on times next year is the rule.

[marra]

I thought the relays were being decided by the World Relays next year. 14 from that, and 2 on time.

[jjimbojames]

Is it not Top 14 at the World Relays in Bahamas next year, rather than here?

[Grassmarket]

Ok, misinformed.

[Grassmarket]

Two more at the fag end of the year

Jess Warner-Judd 5000m
George Mills 1500m/Mile

[philipo]

Wow its refreshing to see mills running well but beating top guys and victories are more important to me than fancy times that are the order of the day. Yesterday he beat some very good athletes.

[MysteryBrick]

Mills beat top guys like lots of our milers have been, regularly. He, Kerr and Wightman are my expected 3 for Paris.

[Grassmarket]

Charlotte Purdue - Marathon.

[philipo]

We can’t spread the money too thinly, or we’d have no success in any event, unless a freak talent comes along.

People can’t have it both ways - you can pump money into a few events, to try and maximise medals, or you can spread it thinly, to have national depth and hope a talent appears that might medal

The fact that we have a good number of talented mid distance athletes , males and females, is not because of money pumped in. The athletes have frequently shown that 800 and 1500m are popular,here in UK, but if we havent a whole raft
of track and particularly field events of the poorest quality it is cos of lack of interest and poor
coaching . When we had at different t times some world class athletes in jump events there was not large amounts of money around for athletics.

Pre lottery there was not millions pumped into athletics in a 4 year cycle.

[philipo]

Mills beat top guys like lots of our milers have been, regularly. He, Kerr and Wightman are my expected 3 for Paris.

A lot can happen in the next 9 months.!

[MysteryBrick]

Well, quite - but who would you predict as your three if not them?

[Occasional Hope]

London will be getting the last DL before Paris 2024, so no chances of any last minute qualifications for British athletes this time.

[North8]

Joel Clarke-Khan is screwed then

[marilyn1]

i do not intend making predictions about qualifiers for a1500m event in summer 24 when we do not know who will be fit and healthy when the GB Trials take place. Sounds potty to me, but no surprise.

[MysteryBrick]

Of course we don't know, but I'm amazed you don't feel confident to say who you feel the most likely three are. I'd have thought someone of your experience would be able to make a very informed assessment. Ah well, as you were.

[BeHappy]

I think you are teasing Marilyn, Mr E Brick. It's clear to most on here that the 3 names mentioned are best placed. It's equally clear that there is a strong likelihood that at least one if those 3 will get injured or lose form and others will step forward.

[marilyn1]

London will be getting the last DL before Paris 2024, so no chances of any last minute qualifications for British athletes this time.

I look forward to a nice small team of athletes doing the individual events, hopefully. We may even get a good number of medallists like this year .The British have what i regard as a disadvantage, a Euro Champs too soon before the OG, not to mention a World Champs indoors.

[Ladyloz]

Athletes don't have to do either World Indoors or Europeans - based on 2012 and 2016 I am expecting a fair few of the bigger names to sit Euros out.