Official 2017 London Diamond League live discussion thread

All women's race

usnspecialist wrote:

that 1500 was a solid race, great pacing by rotich (57.49/57.76) set it up well and a few of the guys took advantage. O'Hare nearly with a PR for the win

This meet always has the feel of a post tour criterium to me honestly. The easy set ups for Mo. The Homer wins the rather unstacked 1500..ok.

good performance by Fred Kerley in the 200, taking .21 off his PR and taking down a whole host of 200m runners in the process.

Only real race here is the 800

It's always annoying how weak the fields are

Very HQ link

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tryevmVKk_A

Old Ultra Guy wrote:

Womens 800 non-DL

1 Charlene Lipsey 1:59.43

2 Selayna Oskan-Clarke 1:59.82

3 Hedda Hynne 1:59.87

4 Lynsey Sharp 1:59.96

5 Chrishuna Williams 2:00.19

For those of you not watching, here is what happened.

Women’s 800

In this non-DL race, American Charlene Lipsey picked up the first European race of her career as she powered away from the field coming off the final turn and won in dominating fashion in 1:59.43 as Brit Shelayana Oskan-Clarke closed hard to finish second in 1:59.82 with Norway's Hedda Hynne third in a big pb of 1:59.87 (previous pb of 2:00.94). Olympic 6th placer Lynsey Sharp was fourth in 1:59.96.

No one went with the rabbit (57.22) as the field was about 1.5 seconds back led by Lipsey who was followed closely by Sharp. The 600 split was 1:29.06.

Quick Take: Lipsey continues to roll

Considering the fact that Lipsey came into this race fresh off of a 1:57.38 pb and had run 1.42 seconds faster than anyone else in the field this year (1:58.80 Sharp), and the field only included 3 women who had broken 2:00 on the year before today, her win wasn’t a surprise. But it's always nice to win and to keep the momentum going.

POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK

1 Charlene LIPSEY USA USA 1:59.43

2 Shelayna OSKAN-CLARKE GBR GBR 1:59.82

3 Hedda HYNNE NOR NOR 1:59.87

4 Lynsey SHARP GBR GBR 1:59.96

5 Chrishuna WILLIAMS USA USA 2:00.19

6 Adelle TRACEY GBR GBR 2:00.34

7 Laura ROESLER USA USA 2:00.55

8 Alexandra BELL GBR GBR 2:00.62

9 Angela PETTY NZL NZL 2:00.90

10 Esther GUERRERO ESP ESP 2:00.96

Kendra CHAMBERS USA USA DNF

Everyone raves about Brit announcers being better than our boys and girls. Not this pair. Stuart Storey is Mr. Malaprop.

Old Ultra Guy wrote:

1500 non-DL

1 Chris O'Hare 3:34.75

2 Vincent Kibet 3:34.88

3 Filip Ingebrigtsen 3:34.91

4 Ryan Gregson 3:36.17

5 Charlie Grice 3:36.29

9 Jordan Williamsz 3:37.15

10 Ben Blankenship 3:37.19

14 Brannon Kidder 3:38.91

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POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK

1 Chris O'HARE GBR GBR 3:34.75

2 Vincent KIBET KEN KEN 3:34.88

3 Filip INGEBRIGTSEN NOR NOR 3:34.91

4 Ryan GREGSON AUS AUS 3:36.17

5 Charlie GRICE GBR GBR 3:36.29

6 Bethwell Kiprotich BIRGEN KEN KEN 3:36.44

7 David BUSTOS ESP ESP 3:36.55

8 Kalle BERGLUND SWE SWE 3:36.60

9 Jordan WILLIAMSZ AUS AUS 3:37.15

10 Ben BLANKENSHIP USA USA 3:37.19

11 Tom MARSHALL GBR GBR 3:37.45

12 Sofiane SELMOUNI FRA FRA 3:37.54

13 Robbie FITZGIBBON GBR GBR 3:37.74

14 Brannon KIDDER USA USA 3:38.71

15 Luke MATHEWS AUS AUS 3:40.86

Andrew Kiptoo ROTICH KEN KEN DNF

Great 3000m as always in London. Anybody wants to know what the all-time great Davis Kiplangat can do against other stars like Mead, Jenkins, McEntee and many more. Oh, now I see, Mo Farah is also in the field. So for sure it seems plausible to collect a field at a Diamond League meeting which would put any Kenyan regional champs to shame.

What do the organizers say to some of the top Ethiopians when they ask to compete? "Sorry, we are full, Rob Mullett was the last who got a entry."

If Farah wants to have an easy race he should choose to run at a small meeting. It's just laughable.

No Bettah Than Us wrote:

Everyone raves about Brit announcers being better than our boys and girls. Not this pair. Stuart Storey is Mr. Malaprop.

Tim Hutchings just made a big mistake. Clement came from behind to win the hurdles and Hutchings talked about how he was a disaster at USAs and not going to Worlds. He wasn't good at USAs but didn't need to be as he's the DL champ and going to Worlds.

Post-race comments from Lipsey, "It was ok – I was a little nervous beforehand, and I raced a couple of days ago in Lausanne where I ran a personal record, so the nerves were on the back of thinking how well I would recover. Overall I have to be pleased with a race win – I tried to take the lead and was challenged a few times, so to hold my ground for the line was great. It’s a beautiful stadium and the crowd were roaring us on the whole way, so it makes me excited to come back here."

You dare disparage the name of Davis Kimplangat???

Men's 1500 was before the international broadcast began. Here's what happened if you missed it.

Men’s 1500: Chris O’Hare continues his fine season

Last week, former NCAA mile champ Chris O’Hare won the British title in Birmingham, and on Sunday, he earned his second straight victory on British soil, kicking away late from Kenya’s Vincent Kibet and Norway’s Filip Ingebrigtsen.

Kibet and his countryman Bethwell Birgen were eager to follow the rabbit early and as the rabbit hit 400 in 57.49, they were right behind him with O’Hare and Charlie Grice behind them. At 800 (1:55.24), the Kenyans were threatening to run away with it, but Grice moved up right behind them with 600 to go, and at the bell there were still several guys in with a shot, with Birgen, Kibet and Grice running 1-2-3 at the bell followed by O’Hare, Ingebrigtsen and Ben Blankenship.

Grice moved into second on the first turn, and on the backstretch Ingebrigtsen moved into first with Kibet behind him. It looked to be a battle between those two, but O’Hare was moving up quickly on the outside and coming off the turn, he was right behind them on the outside. It was a close three-man battle for most of the home stretch, but O’Hare never relented and pulled away for the win in the final 30 meters.

1 Chris O'HARE GBR GBR 3:34.75

2 Vincent KIBET KEN KEN 3:34.88

3 Filip INGEBRIGTSEN NOR NOR 3:34.91

4 Ryan GREGSON AUS AUS 3:36.17

5 Charlie GRICE GBR GBR 3:36.29

6 Bethwell Kiprotich BIRGEN KEN KEN 3:36.44

7 David BUSTOS ESP ESP 3:36.55

8 Kalle BERGLUND SWE SWE 3:36.60

9 Jordan WILLIAMSZ AUS AUS 3:37.15

10 Ben BLANKENSHIP USA USA 3:37.19

11 Tom MARSHALL GBR GBR 3:37.45

12 Sofiane SELMOUNI FRA FRA 3:37.54

13 Robbie FITZGIBBON GBR GBR 3:37.74

14 Brannon KIDDER USA USA 3:38.71

15 Luke MATHEWS AUS AUS 3:40.86

Quick Take: Another fine run from Chris O’Hare

O’Hare has been snakebitten in recent years as he came just short of making the World Championship final in 2015 and the Olympic final last year despite battling injuries both years (hamstring in ‘15, knee in ‘16). This year, O’Hare looks to be 100% and the results have been terrific as he’s won his last three races and clocked the two fastest times of his career (he ran 3:34.35 at Oxy and 3:34.75 today).

Nothing is ever a given in the 1500, but O’Hare looks like a good bet to make it back to the World Championship final, which he made for the first time in 2013 a few months after graduating from the University of Tulsa.

Quick Take: Charlie Grice probably did not do enough to earn World Championship selection

Grice has been the UK’s best miler the last two years as he was 9th at Worlds in 2015 and 12th at the Olympics last year, but he was the odd man out at the British Trials as he could only manage fifth behind O’Hare, Josh Kerr and Jake Wightman. Grice needed to do something truly special today to move past Wightman, who won the Oslo Diamond League in June, in the eyes of the selectors (the first two spots on the British team go to the top two finishers at the Trials; the third is determined by a panel of selectors). Grice went for it and was right on the lead with 300m to go, but his 3:36.29 fifth-place finish today probably won’t be enough.

Go Vashti.

how about the audio link you posted about

please !!!!!

aleec harris didn't make it to the final of the 110H, bit of a surprise considering his win at the trials.

hhkkkhb wrote:

You dare disparage the name of Davis Kimplangat???

Definitely not. He has run 28:44.88 for 10000m, which puts him probably in the top-5000 ever in Kenya.

LR founder .... wrote:

how about the audio link you posted about

please !!!!!

BBC reporting that Elaine Thompson ran her 100m heat in flats instead of spikes due to a foot injury she is nursing.

how about the audio link you posted about

please !!!!!