2023 Pre Classic Saturday Live Thread (3-5pm eastern on NBC)

What a race it will be at the olympics, with two of Warholms biggest opponents having taken his scalp after the WC.

T-minus 15 seconds until the LetsRun thread pops up:

“Warholm goes home DEVSTATED!! Is he FINISHED & washed up?? The Norwegian reign over track and field is officially done (Jakob next?!)??!”

so happy for rai

4th fastest time in history for Benjamin

Beautiful race from Rai. His second fastest time ever I believe.

If only the meet was at night, the WR would for sure fall. Why do US meets always happen in the daytime.?

I think that’s the best Rai has ever looked at the end of a big race. And now he has a bye into worlds (not that he really needed it to make the team) so maybe we could see him in the open quarter at the trials (I say only because I’d like to see it)

So the EU crowd is able to watch it live

At the moment he just tied his season best.

Rai always run well at Heyward going all the way back to his USC days

Thought the same thing, dude looks thiccer than I remember him being

He’s always had an athletic build and strong hammies but I never recall him looking like a widebody

Diamond League YouTube channel with an IP adddress from (according to Watch Athletics):
Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, France, Indonesia, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Myanmar, North Korea, Romania, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.

Romania works for me.

At least we get Swangard instead of Diffey. It could be worse.

and i believe this season compares unfavorably to his two prior

Rooting for Norwood, would be amazing if he could get the win and the bye

M 400 up, tough act to follow after that opening race.

University of Oregon has a football game tonight so, you know, priorities.

That was a blatant false start