WTW: Did Centro Bomb In Beijing? Is Dafne Schippers Clean? Did The US Suck In Beijing? + Ben True's Shoes, Dennis Mitchell And More
We look back at the wonderful (or not so wonderful??? for the US) World Champs.
September 2, 2015
Almaz Ayana Does the Unthinkable and Runs Away From Genzebe Dibaba With an 8:19 Final 3k
Wow. 8:19 final 3k to takedown Dibaba.August 30, 2015
Seventh Heaven: Mo Farah Captures 7th Global Title, Becomes First Man To Complete The 5000/10,000 Double Three Times
August 29, 2015
Belarus' Marina Arzamasova Holds Off Melissa Bishop & Eunice Sum to Win Women's 800 in 1:58.04
A super tight one for 800 glory.
August 29, 2015
Day 7 Recap: Dafne Schippers & Ashton Eaton Set the Track on Fire; Tianna Bartoletta Wins LJ Gold with PB on Final Attempt
Schippers' 21.63 set a meet record and made her the third-fastest woman of all-time. Jamaica's Elaine Thompson ran 21.66 (#5 all-time) but had to settle for silver as 3 women broke 22.00 in the same race for just the second time ever. Eaton ran 45.00 for 400 during the decathlon (best-ever during a decathlon) and could challenge his WR on Saturday.
August 28, 2015
Men’s 1500 Semis: 4 Kenyans, 3 Americans and 1 Final For the Ages - Sunday's Men's 1500 Final Will Be Must-Watch Drama
Oh baby, the final is going to be awesome.
August 28, 2015
Bird's Nest - Beijing, China
August 22, 2015 to August 30, 2015
Outside Letsrun
Derek Drouin Talks About Winning HJ Gold At Worlds In Thrilling A Three-Man Jump Off
Drouin shares his tips for dealing meantally with such a high pressured situation.October 15, 2015
Hurdle Guru Hennie Kotze Explains How He Coached Kenya's Nicholas Bett To A Surprise World Champs 400H Gold
He also coached Boniface Tumuti to 5th place. Kotze: “I am so happy that they pulled it off and performed on the big stage. To perform like they did at a major event proved to us their guts, winning character and temperament. I was emotional, crying from happiness. I will cherish this moment for as long as I live.”September 30, 2015
Apparently There Was A Bit Of A Dispute Between US And Jamaican Sprinters In Beijing During Worlds
A JAAA media officer says the American complained about Jamaicans celebrating too loud and refused to drink Gatorade that had Usain Bolt's picture printed on i.September 28, 2015
Good Profile On Eritrea's Surprise World Marathon Champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie
Ghebreslassie really had to fight with his parents to become a runner as they wanted him to focus on school. His debut marathon ended up being last year in Chicago where he was paid to pace the race through 25K, but felt good so kept running, placing 6th in 2:09:08.September 22, 2015
Track And Field News Takes An Indepth Look At Ronnie Ash's Controversial DQ From Worlds
Ash was DQd in the heats for a false start, but looking at the start "wave graphs" it's possible he could have advanced to the semis had Team USA filed an appeal.September 20, 2015
Good Read: Beijing DNF Just A Blip For Dawn Harper Nelson On Her Road To Rio
Harper-Nelson is extremely consistent at major championships, but crashed out of the semis in Beijing. You might think for an athlete with so much past success, it wouldn't faze her a ton, but she said she didn't get out of bed the next day and had to force herself not to "wallow too long". “If you’ve worked really hard for this one day, then you can’t just easily dismiss something like that. The next day I didn’t get out of bed. And I felt bad because it was my husband’s birthday. He was just saying, ‘whatever you need,’ and I’m like, ‘I’m so sorry!’ I was just still in so much shock. I gave myself a day or two and then told myself that I have to learn from this, but you still have meets to go and your season’s not over so you can’t wallow in it too long. I knew I was mentally strong and I knew I would bounce back.”September 15, 2015
IAAF Profile On Russia's 110H World Champ Sergey Shubenkov
Shubenkov says he tried to cheat China jet-lag by arriving for the heats at the last minute, but that it was a major risk because he was "sleeping on the start line". “It was a risk. Unlike smart people who come a week before to adjust, we just came and I ran right away. The first round was terrible; I wanted to skip it. It was the hardest race for the last three years. I was sleeping on the start line and it was like the starting pistol was an alarm clock. As a general result, though, it worked. I felt like a hero that I could wrestle out that performance.”September 15, 2015
Good Read: Martyn Rooney Missed The Birth Of His Son To Anchor The GB 4x400 To A Dramatic Bronze Medal
“Now I can take a medal home to my baby.” *Rooney Joked About Naming His Son "Bird's Nest" “I couldn’t go home without bringing something back to my wife. I’m proud of what she’s done and hopefully she’s proud of me.”September 8, 2015
Why Did Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare Flop In Beijing?
She had the second-fastest time in 2015, but was last in the final.September 8, 2015
Justin Gatlin Says That Contrary To Popular Belief, Team USA Does A Lot Of Practice With 4x100 Baton Passing
He says there was good "synergy" between this year's team with Tyson Gay, Mike Rodgers and Trayvon's Bromell.September 8, 2015
Interesting: How Did The World Champions Celebrate Their Victories In Beijing?
Some drank. Some didn't. All were up very late.September 8, 2015
Timeline/Profile On Germany's World SP Champ Christinia Scwanitz
She started as a tennis player, but first discoverd her throwing talent when she beat all the boys in PE class.September 8, 2015
Fans Vote Almaz Ayana's 5000 Victory Over Genzebe Dibaba As The Performance Of The Championships
Ashton Eaton's decathlon WR and Dafne Schippers's 200m win were voted 2nd and 3rd.September 8, 2015
IAAF Profile On Allyson Felix
Felix talks about the decision to challenge herself with the 400 this year and the possible 200-400 double at Rio 2016.September 7, 2015
After Scaring The 20-Year-Old TJ WR In Beijing, Christian Taylor Will Try And Win His 4th Consecutive DL Title This Week In Brussels
He is behind Pedro Pablo Pichardo in the standings, but whoever wins in Brussels wins the whole thing. It's especially impressive that Taylor is jumping so far given he had to change his lead-off leg last year because of chronic knee pain.September 6, 2015
IAAF Profile: After Beining Reduced To Tears With Multiple Injuries And Setbacks This Year, Canada's Melissa Bishop Was Crying Tears Of Joy In Beijing
Bishop walked away with a silver medal after setting a 2-second PR in the semi-final with 1:57.52.September 4, 2015
Philip Hersh For The Chicago Tribune: "US Wins At Ballot Box, Loses In Sport At Track And Field Worlds"
"It seems pretty clear the U.S. federation leaders had their eyes on the wrong prizes – places within IAAF governance rather than places on the awards podium." "Call it karma: in a sport foundering under doping problems, tone deaf USATF grandees quietly made confessed doper Dennis Mitchell the U.S. relay program director this year. That one, you can blame entirely on the leadership."September 3, 2015
David Woods For The Indy Star: Beijing Was One Of The US's Worst Worlds Ever, But That Doesn't Mean We Have To Panic For Rio
The US won its fewest medals (18) since 2003 when doping bans dropped the total from 20 to 16. The US also took home zero gold medals in men's individual running events, something that had never happened since the modern Olympic Games debuted in 1896.September 3, 2015
Nick Symmonds' Stand Was A Boost For The Brooks Brand
Brooks marketing director Jesse Williams: "Anytime you see the logo out there it's good for the brand as a whole."September 3, 2015
On The Boards
- Did Brooks Medal at the World Championships?
- Which is better? Farah's 1:48 in a 13:50 or Bekele's 1:53 in a 12:53?
- Why was 3rd place in the women's 10k such a huge deal over 4th place?
- Dibaba or Ayana: More impressive second half?
- Mo running into lane 7 for a water break during the 5000: my favorite thing ever
- I am starting a petition: Infeld should give her bronze to Huddle, it would be the classy and right thing to do.
- And the only US distance runner to medal is.... Emily Infeld
- Kenya might beat the USA in Total Medals, Gold Medals, at these World Championships!
- Who had the most impressive performance of the championships?
- Please fire Dennis Mitchell!
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Photos
Race Results
Analysis
- The Sensational Asbel Kiprop Reigns Supreme and Wins Fourth Global Title
- Men’s 1500 Semis: 4 Kenyans, 3 Americans and 1 Final For the Ages - Sunday's Men's 1500 Final Will Be Must-Watch Drama
- Mens 800 Semis: Amos and Aman go home early, David Rudisha most certainly stays and the amazing year of Clayton Murphy comes to an end
- Four Thoughts After Women's 1500 Semis - A Medal of Any Color Won't Be Easy for Simpson or Rowbury; Kerri Gallagher and Lauren Johnson Should Be Proud; and the African-Born Runners Have Been Foolish
- 2015 Worlds Marathon: Stars Fizzle as 19-Year-Old Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Wins and a 2:16 Guy Goes For It
Event Recaps
- The Sensational Asbel Kiprop Reigns Supreme and Wins Fourth Global Title
- Almaz Ayana Does the Unthinkable and Runs Away From Genzebe Dibaba With an 8:19 Final 3k
- Seventh Heaven: Mo Farah Captures 7th Global Title, Becomes First Man To Complete The 5000/10,000 Double Three Times
- Belarus' Marina Arzamasova Holds Off Melissa Bishop & Eunice Sum to Win Women's 800 in 1:58.04
- Aries Merritt Captures Bronze Four Days Before He Undergoes a Kidney Transplant
- Day 7 Recap: Dafne Schippers & Ashton Eaton Set the Track on Fire; Tianna Bartoletta Wins LJ Gold with PB on Final Attempt
- Men’s 1500 Semis: 4 Kenyans, 3 Americans and 1 Final For the Ages - Sunday's Men's 1500 Final Will Be Must-Watch Drama
- Sifan Hassan Runs 1:58.50 and Goes Home (So Do the Americans): The Madness of the Women's 800 Semifinals
- Day 6 Recap: Bolt Beats Gatlin (Again) in 200, Christian Taylor Scares the World Record and Allyson Felix Reigns Supreme
- Usain Bolt Crushes Justin Gatlin in 200 Then Gets RUN OVER by Cameraman on Segway
Interviews
Event Previews
- 2015 Worlds Men's 5,000 Preview: Should we hand Mo Farah the gold right now? Can Ryan Hill, Ben True or Galen Rupp become the first American-born athlete to medal in history?
- 2015 World's Women's 800 Preview: Eunice Sum should repeat but can America get two medals behind her?
- Women's Steeple Preview: Emma Coburn's Got a Shot for a (Gold) Medal in a Wide-Open Affair
- Men's 800 Preview: A Terrific Showdown Between the Big Three of Mo Aman, Nijel Amos & David Rudisha
- Can Evan Jager Do the Unthinkable and Win Gold: Worlds Men's Steeplechase Preview
- The 2015 Worlds Start With a Bang: Clash of the Titans in the Marathon - LRC Preview
- 2015 World Women’s 10,000 Preview: Can anyone stop Vivian Cheruiyot from returning to the winner's circle and winning a 4th track gold? Will Molly Huddle medal?
- 2015 World Men's 10,000 Preview: Can Geoffrey Kamworor (Or Anyone) Stop Mo Farah? Can Galen Rupp Medal?
- 2015 Worlds Women's 1500 Preview - "On paper, this isn't a race; it's a coronation." - Can Americans Jenny Simpson and Shannon Rowbury somehow take down Genzebe Dibaba?
