2023 Athletics Thread - Road to Budapest

[allezfred]

Just starting this year's athletics thread with the news that Faith Kipyegon has broken the 1500m world record in Florence this evening. Love that her fellow competitors were so happy for her.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1664730151194619904

 

[Cachoo]

Who knows if she will go anywhere but there is a 14 year old here in Kansas named Aria Pearce and she is getting some attention. What amazes me is that she grew up in this teeny, tiny town with an old dirt track. But I guess there are plenty of other runners elsewhere in the same circumstances. I'm curious to know if we will hear from her in the future.

 

[allezfred]

So two world records broken at the Paris Diamond League on Friday night in the women’s 5000m and men’s 3000m steeplechase, but the real ? news is waking up to find out Rhasidat Adeleke has become the the first Irish person to win an NCAA sprint title and in a time of 49.20 no less.

 

[Tesla]

This is just heartbreaking. ?
US Olympian Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, autopsy finds

 

[allezfred]

It is heartbreaking and apparently her family had to reveal information because anti-vaxxers were claiming she died due a vaccine.

 

[Asli]

It is heartbreaking and apparently her family had to reveal information because anti-vaxxers were claiming she died due a vaccine.

This and also baseless speculations about doping or drug use. Out of sheer meanness I imagine.

 

[tony]

Any time anything happens to someone moving forward, there's going to be a loud and confident crew stating it was because of vaccines. And they will go on ranting, and more people will believe it.

 

[allezfred]

Hurdles world record holder Amusan charged with 'whereabouts' violation

Tobi Amusan, the 100m hurdles world record holder, said on Wednesday she has been charged with missing three doping tests but has denied taking performance enhancing substances and expects to be cleared to compete at the world championships.

www.reuters.com

 

[skatingguy]

Hurdles world record holder Amusan charged with 'whereabouts' violation

Tobi Amusan, the 100m hurdles world record holder, said on Wednesday she has been charged with missing three doping tests but has denied taking performance enhancing substances and expects to be cleared to compete at the world championships.

www.reuters.com

Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer was just suspended for 18 months for the same thing.

Ymer suspended over anti-doping rule violation

Mikael Ymer was suspended 18 months after the International Tennis Federation appealed a decision that had cleared Ymer of three whereabout failures.

www.espn.com

 

[ilovepaydays]

Faith Kipyegon. World Record. Mile. 4:07.64. Good Gawd. ?

 

[sk9tingfan]

Noah Lyles has broken one of Usain Bolt's World Recordsbin the 200 meters!

Noah Lyles breaks a Usain Bolt record, posts world lead 200m time in London | NBC Sports

Noah Lyles took the win in London's 200m in just 19.47 seconds - a world leading time that broke a tie with Usain Bolt for the most sub-20 second times in hi...

www.youtube.com

 

[allezfred]

Noah Lyles has broken one of Usain Bolt's World Recordsbin the 200 meters!

Noah Lyles breaks a Usain Bolt record, posts world lead 200m time in London | NBC Sports

Noah Lyles took the win in London's 200m in just 19.47 seconds - a world leading time that broke a tie with Usain Bolt for the most sub-20 second times in hi...

www.youtube.com

Just to clarify - Lyles broke Bolt's record for the most sub 20 second 200 metres. Bolt still holds the World Record at 19.19.

 

[skipaway]

Somalia Runner Records Slowest 100m Time Sparking Outrage

 

[ilovepaydays]

???WORLD RECORD ALERT!!!???

Sofia Assefa ??: Women’s Marathon, 2:11:53!!!!!

Good Lord. A woman is going to break 2:10 - and it’s going to be sooner than we originally thought. ?

On the men’s side, Eliud Kipchoge won Berlin in 2:02:42. In case anyone wondered if he was done after what happened at Boston this past spring. ?

 

[allezfred]

This is wild!

Dope testers show up at Delhi State Athletics Meet, most athletes bolt; only 1 in 100 metre final

Number of participants fell by half after doping control officers of NADA reached the JLN Stadium; a steeplechase athlete kept running after crossing the finish line to evade dope testing.

indianexpress.com

ONLY ONE participant in the final of the men’s 100 metres; a steeplechase athlete who kept running after crossing the finish line to evade dope testing; several winners skipping the medal ceremony as they were worried about being asked to give samples.

 

[Coco]

I enjoyed this article on Molly Siedel.

Molly Seidel Stunned the World (and Herself) with Olympic Bronze in Tokyo. Then Life Went Sideways.

How America’s unexpected marathon phenom is getting her body—and brain—back on track.

www.runnersworld.com