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Just finished catching up with yesterday's Gold meeting in Szekesfehervar. Some big marks not mentioned by marilyn1 ...

Camacho-Quinn 12.27...

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We are talking about field events though (tangentially).

Maybe it's part of the conversation though? Can UKA work with the BBC to highlight...

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Yeah, I was talking about theTV broadcasts they produce themselves for things like one-day mettings or the US Champs - the stuff I've watched online -...

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LOL. "We wish we could send you back to Gabby and Colin for some inane chit-chat but the BBC haven't funded us for that this weekend." ??...

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There were no dedicated field event streams on the BBC though.

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I don't think they'll mention it. They had a big discussion about Salazar during the 2019 WCh but a) he's Johnny Foreigner and b) his wrongful behaviour...

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I've just found out they'll be using their stupid bye system for the sprints & hurdles again (incl 400 & 400H).

In each of those...

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Yeah, disgraceful behaviour. People like him just don't seem to recognise the boundaries. Or, maybe they do but they think they're bulletproof because...

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The final entry lists have now been published - https://www.european-athletics.com/n...n-athletics-ch...

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Just to let you know, it looks like all the athletics at the Islamic Solidarity Games will be live on YouTube (link in the document above). The Women's...

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Poland was the big one we were waiting for. They're taking 81 athletes ...

Click the link at the bottom of https://www.european-athletic...

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Cyprus will be taking part in their fifth international championships of 2022 (also the Mediterranean Games & the Balkan Championships!) Only 7 of...

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Nope, Hassan is giving it a miss.

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The biggest of the Baltic teams ... Lithuania's 19 athletes, including Mrs Kilty - http://lengvoji.lt/europos-cempionat...tuvos-komanda/

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BTW, on the Romanian team, Elena Andreea Taloş is Elena Panturoiu as was (Triple Jumper).

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Romania's team of 21 athletes - https://www.fra.ro/convocator-campio...liber-seniori/

Names numbered 22 to 35 are coaches etc.
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Czech team of 56 athletes - https://www.atletika.cz/aktuality/do...vyprava-na-me/ (př = hurdles)

Another record-sized team from a big/big-ish...

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On Saturday at the Flanders Cup meeting in Kessel-Lo (BEL), Georgina Adam ran a massive PB - 22.92 (+0.5), winning over Jamile Samuel 23.07 & Cynthia...

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I've rewound the "VT" ...

1:43.0 or 1:43.1 total for the first 2 legs - too difficult to guestimate individual splits
Pipi...

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Wow! What a race.