2024 Athletics Thread - Road to Paris

[canbelto]

I kind of don't get steeplechase.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I kind of don't get steeplechase.

I think it’s basically distance running in kinda an obstacle course.
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I wonder if they will ever move the women to the full decathlon. They really only need to add the 100m, discus, pole vault, move the 200m to 400m, and the 800m to 1500m, right?

Men’s 100m final time!!! ?

 

[canbelto]

So nervous.

 

[Karen-W]

Hyyyyyyype that crowd, Noah!!!!!!!

 

[canbelto]

9.82 NOT ****ING AROUND!

 

[Karen-W]

Oh, yeahhhhh!!!!!! 9.82 for Lyles!!!!

 

[HeatherC]

Noah Lyles just came out of freaking nowhere to win that final!!

 

[canbelto]

Fred Kerley is kind of hot, ngl

 

[Karen-W]

What a shame for Christian Coleman but so great for Fred Kerley and Kenny Bednarek.

 

[Rukia]

never doubt a yugioh master

 

[ilovepaydays]

Lyles, Bednarek, Kerley!!!!!

And the high school kid (Christian Miller) likely made the relay pool!

 

[canbelto]

Coleman is still gonna be part of the relay team right?

 

[Karen-W]

Awwwww - his momma collapsing at the end of the race! So much relief there.

 

[HeatherC]

Love this 100M team!

 

[Karen-W]

Coleman is still gonna be part of the relay team right?

Oh, yeah - he was 4th.

 

[Karen-W]

Fred Kerley is kind of hot, ngl

He's not bad on the eyes but Kenny Bednarek is hotter. YMMV.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Now Kerley needs Oakley to give him a flashier kit. The all black is a bit lame.

 

[canbelto]

Wow Fred Kerley just has gorgeous bone structure.

 

[HeatherC]

I love that Eiffel Tower that the Olympic track team signs once they make the team!

 

[Karen-W]

I love that Eiffel Tower that the Olympic track team signs once they make the team!

Better than the Paris postcard that USA Swimming had in Indy.

Also - USFS needs to make this a thing at 2026 Nats, IMO.

 

[Rukia]

Better than the Paris postcard that USA Swimming had in Indy.

Also - USFS needs to make this a thing at 2026 Nats, IMO.

make them sign a giant pizza

 

[Karen-W]

make them sign a giant pizza

But it's Milano - one of the fashion capitols of the world - how about a dress mannequin?!

 

[canbelto]

He's not bad on the eyes but Kenny Bednarek is hotter. YMMV.

He is gorgeous too. Kerley just has that long lean frame that is so hot in a track suit.

 

[allezfred]

He probably has to compete here to satisfy his sponsor (I’m pretty sure that one is Nike). What’s also crazy about this is that I bet Nike has it its contract with Kendricks that they will “reduce their payments” to him if he misses certain achievements like competing at global championships or competing at a certain number of competitions per year.

Kendricks, IMHO, has always come across as a “Aw shucks, I’m a douche” to me.

Worse, he’s an irresponsible anti-vaxxer. Ick.

Sam Kendricks wins Trials vault, still angry about Tokyo controversy

Noah Lyles capped the night with a 9.83 victory in the 100 meter final, the first step toward his goal of winning four gold medals in Paris.

www.ocregister.com

Actually Kendricks was placed into quarantine by Japanese officials after he tested positive shortly before the pole vault competition. Kendricks according to social media accounts attended a party in Mississippi where many of the attendees were unmasked and unvaccinated.

Kendricks had recently trained with Australia’s Kurtis Marshall and three Australian track and field team members were also removed from the Olympic Village after officials learned of Kendricks positive test.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Worse, he’s an irresponsible anti-vaxxer. Ick.

Sam Kendricks wins Trials vault, still angry about Tokyo controversy

Noah Lyles capped the night with a 9.83 victory in the 100 meter final, the first step toward his goal of winning four gold medals in Paris.

www.ocregister.com

“But all of the sudden, I’m forced to do something. I’m don’t like to be forced to do anything. I’m from the South.”

DUUUDDDE, just speak for yourself. Don’t drag all of us with you.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Meanwhile, USATF may be waking up to how people feel about Eugene.

Not just Olympic trials, but U.S. Nationals in general. Flying to Eugene is logistically limiting and therefore gets expensive. And other than the University of Oregon, there’s pretty much nothing else there. I believe World Athletics head Sebastian Coe complained about how awful it was to have 2022 Worlds there.

Seriously, USATF - just pick any actual city. It’s not like the ?? isn’t a huge country with lots of great options.

 

[allezfred]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805221076042994042

 

[Rukia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805221076042994042

thank you for this. as someone who doesn't keep up with this much outside of the Olympics, it really is maddening that us officials will just turn a blind eye to this kind of thing if they are getting the results they want.

But also it just gave me my favorite doping excuse ever:

In 1999 Mitchell was banned by the IAAF for two years after an OOC revealed test showed excessive levels of Testosterone in his urine. Mitchell unsuccessfully argued that this was caused by excessive sex with his wife. “It was her birthday, the lady deserved a treat.”

 

[allezfred]

So Kendricks is going to the Olympics….

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805231556455547305

 

[allezfred]

But also it just gave me my favorite doping excuse ever:

It is a good one, but I like this too.

ExtenZe Doesn't Enhance "Maleness" or LaShawn Merritt's Dreams of Olympic Gold

Male "Enhancement" Pill Mix-Up Caused Athlete's Ban from Sport

www.cbsnews.com