2024 Athletics Thread - Road to Paris

[Dave of the North]

Decathlon world champion Pierce LePage is out of the Olympics due to a herniated disc injury; will need back surgery.

LePage out of Olympics

 

[katmari]

Track phenom Quincy Wilson is scheduled to compete at the Holloway Pro Classic tomorrow (July 19th). Other top athletes competing are included in the Instagram post:

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[katmari]

Quincy Wilson 44.20!
U18 World Record
Next Stop: Paris Olympics

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[allezfred]

We’re now on the road away from Paris, but this is all sorts of amazing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823480593239150620

 

[allezfred]

Jakob Ingebrigtsen ?? sets a new world record for the flat 3000m at the Silesia Diamond League meet.

 

[allezfred]

Mondo Duplantis ?? has improved his world record again.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1827737750793052347

 

[canbelto]

4 year ban for Jamaican hurdler:

Jamaican Olympic medallist given four-year doping ban - Canadian Running Magazine

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic 110m hurdles bronze medallist, Ronald Levy of Jamaica, was dealt a four-year ban after an out-of-competition test for GW1516

runningmagazine.ca

 

[ilovepaydays]

We’re now on the road away from Paris, but this is all sorts of amazing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823480593239150620

And this is how the race went!

I’m a little surprised - you’d think Warholm would have an advantage because he probably has WAY more experience in starting blocks.

 

[allezfred]

Horrific

Ugandan Olympian dies after being set on fire by partner

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, Uganda's Olympic Committee chief has said.

www.rte.ie

 

[barbk]

Horrific

Ugandan Olympian dies after being set on fire by partner

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, Uganda's Olympic Committee chief has said.

www.rte.ie

The boyfriend got caught in the fire and is burned about 30% of his body. I hear burns really, really hurt.

 

[Buzz]

The boyfriend got caught in the fire and is burned about 30% of his body. I hear burns really, really hurt.

In his case it could never hurt enough.

 

[millyskate]

There are no words, how dreadful.

And this is how the race went!

I’m a little surprised - you’d think Warholm would have an advantage because he probably has WAY more experience in starting blocks.

Yet Duplantis won! Amazing athlete.