Athletics

[taniwharugby]

@mofitzy_ an 18yr old white kid in the US broke a 30yr record with 9.98 earlier this year.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12230828

[Machpants]

he's white, gotta be on perf enhancing stuff

[antipodean]

@Machpants said in Athletics:

he's white, gotta be on perf enhancing stuff

He ran like he thought they were going to rob him...

[Rapido]

I hope the IAAF got paid shedloads for Doha to host the world champs.

Doubt it's enough, though.

[Bones]

@Rapido crazy huh. Did I see 40% pulled out of the marathon?

[sparky]

@Rapido said in Athletics:

I hope the IAAF got paid shedloads for Doha to host the world champs.

Doubt it's enough, though.

Forgot this championship was on. Totally overshadowed by RWC.

World Championships should have happened weeks ago and somewhere with a better climate for running and some fans to fill the stands.

[ACT Crusader]

@Cyclops said in Athletics:

@Kirwan said in Athletics:

@MN5 said in Athletics:

@Paekakboyz said in Athletics:

@MN5 I think that record was set when jonah was at the blues, not sure about overlap with joeili or rupeni tho

I dunno if Rupeni had as much top end speed, he did get run down by a lock years ago which shocked everyone but obviously the power, step and swerve were amongst the best we've ever seen.

When he was fit he was as fast as anybody. That was a small window though

Yeah that 2003 season is probably still the best single season I've ever seen from a wing. The one handed pickup vs the Brumbies where he's running at full pace in the wet when others were struggling to just hold the ball is a particular favourite.

My favourite try of his. He glided back then.

[sparky]

Electric atmosphere in the stands just before the women's 100 metre final:

[antipodean]

[TeWaio]

@antipodean definitely one for the hawt thread

[Snowy]

@TeWaio said in Athletics:

@antipodean definitely one for the hawt thread

Surprising that none of the male vaulters offered her a pole earlier.

[Machpants]

@Snowy said in Athletics:

@TeWaio said in Athletics:

@antipodean definitely one for the hawt thread

Surprising that none of the male vaulters offered her a pole earlier.

They were too long

[Snowy]

@Machpants Apparently women say that size doesn't matter.

Actually, they don't say that do they, men do.

[Rapido]

Just stumbled upon this on youtube from a few weeks ago. Hilarious.

Go to about minute 4:40 in the video.

[booboo]

@rapido gold

[mikedogz]

Edward Osei-Niketia just beat his dads national record.

[booboo]

Good day for NZers at the World Champs.

Both Walsh and Gill straight through to final.

McTaggart made the women's pole vault final, as did women's discus chucker, whose name escapes me.

[KiwiMurph]

@booboo Women's 100m sprinter Hobbs just set a national record and made the semis too.

[Bovidae]

I can't blame him because he didn't get much support from Athletics NZ.

Kiwi sprinter Eddie Osei-Nketia’s decision to pursue a career in American football has blindsided Athletics New Zealand (ANZ).

The 21-year-old, who smashed his father’s long-standing New Zealand 100m record this year (10.08sec), has joined the University of Hawaii football team, albeit without apparently speaking to the governing body first.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/300770821/athletics-new-zealand-blindsided-by-sprinter-eddie-oseinketias-decision-to-play-american-football

[MiketheSnow]

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