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[Mikka]

Germany managed 5th in the placing table with only one top 8 placing on the track. Shows the strength of their throws. Inverse GB.

[Mikka]

That's 6 GB guys under 3.34 this year, and 7 of the all-time top 17 are current athletes (although Grice possibly past his best)....

[Mikka]

No, I think your memory is failing you.
I think you mean 'appearance' rather than 'physiognomy', which has a specific meaning. And that is not...

[Mikka]

Charlotte Henrich, our 15-year-old u18 euro champ, has a similar stature (a little taller perhaps) and a very similar running style (high cadence, slight...

[Mikka]

Afrifah improved by a full second this year

[Mikka]

Big shock, but Afrifah looked easy in the heats. Quainoo may be disappointed with that. Bronze was there for the taking.

[Mikka]

Great run again by John. Closer than the semis suggested it could be, but she never looked in too much danger. Bring on the relay!

[Mikka]

Wouldn't be surprised if Sam Lunt goes faster next year

[Mikka]

Had she jumped close to her PBs in LJ and HJ she would've been 4th, but PBs in 3 other events, so swings and roundabouts. Great performance.

[Mikka]

A rarity in the heptathlon 800m: the top 7 in the first race (9th place and below) all ran faster than the winner of the 1-8 race.

[Mikka]

Yeah, if everyone runs near their PBs then she'll finish 6th overall. Should be a new heptathlon PB even if she's a little down on 2.16. Her weaknesses...

[Mikka]

National u20 record, I think. She's the clear favourite now.

[Mikka]

should be fine as a fastest loser, just needs to avoid lane 1 in the final

[Mikka]

Daryll looked tight. Semi-final performance would have got the gold. A medal's a medal though....

[Mikka]

She's slight and small, so a tough event for her. Similar build to JEH (but a slightly better PB) at that age, and JEH managed to turn it into a decent...

[Mikka]

I had Quainoo down for a medal, and still a good chance after seeing the heats, but was surprised by how easy the Israeli looked.

[Mikka]

Yes, love the steady improvements O'Dowda has made in the last few years. Even when KJT retires, in the next 3/4 years we should have the best ever depth...

[Mikka]

A cheeky bit a solicitation to break up the serious athletics chat

[Mikka]

Based on those heats, I don't see a reason why she can't be right in the mix for the medals.

[Mikka]

Yeah, looked heavy-legged even before he hit a couple of hurdles....