Official 2017 Worlds Day 1 Discussion Thread

And for the NBC link, you need a gold pass.

Is there some easy online stream somewhere that doesn't have all this?

Some of the 100m men competitors are setting PB's barely breaking 12 seconds. Is the US the only country that has to meet the time standards?

dsfsf wrote:

And for the NBC link, you need a gold pass.

Is there some easy online stream somewhere that doesn't have all this?

It's on the Olympic channel. This has been known for weeks.

WatchedIt wrote:

Some of the 100m men competitors are setting PB's barely breaking 12 seconds. Is the US the only country that has to meet the time standards?

I believe each member nation is allowed one entry in the meet if that country has no one meet any standards in any event. Hence, we get 42 minute 10000s and 12 second 100s

100s, yes, they cannot enter the 10k though.

dsfsf wrote:

And for the NBC link, you need a gold pass.

Is there some easy online stream somewhere that doesn't have all this?

I'd like to see Semenya loose but I think he must keep winning for someone to actually do something about this ridiculous situation.

Go Dibaba!

Unfortunately, the only outcome that might budge the CAS is Caster setting a large, muscular and hirsute WR in the final.

woof wrote:

I'd like to see Semenya loose but I think he must keep winning for someone to actually do something about this ridiculous situation.

Go Dibaba!

Semenya strolled round behind Dibaba. No effort.

Kate grace in 7th

Semenya looks good.

Grace is not.

There was a moment when I thought Semenya might do a bit of barging but a gap opened up. This is going to be a hell of a final.

Beauty and the beast, 1 and 2!

Alactic wrote:

Unfortunately, the only outcome that might budge the CAS is Caster setting a large, muscular and hirsute WR in the final.

woof wrote:

I'd like to see Semenya loose but I think he must keep winning for someone to actually do something about this ridiculous situation.

Go Dibaba!

I agree completely.

I'd also like to see someone notable say something. Everyone is afraid of being exiled for speaking out. Not that I'd want someone to put their life's work on the line; but it is a sad situation nonetheless.

Not Grace's best day.

Caster through with EASE.

Such boss moves by these discuss throwers. And long jumpers.

Walk up and qualify in there first attempt. Has to feel good.

4:04 for a prelim should advance Grace on time, but hard to see her making the final. Dibaba and Semenya looked effortless. Good for Judd to get a PR in front of the home crowd, getting rewarded for pushing the pace.

woof wrote:

Not Grace's best day.

They are going to advance 24 of the 44 people so I bet she makes it.

If you missed the first heat, Caster Semenya looked amazing. Kate Grace ,Bucknam Sifuentes didn't look good over the final 100 and will have to get in time. It's top 6 in each of the three heats and the next six fastest times.

POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK

1 3841 Genzebe DIBABA ETH ETH 4:02.67 Q

2 4209 Caster SEMENYA RSA RSA 4:02.84 Q SB

3 4074 Winny CHEBET KEN KEN 4:03.19 Q

4 4166 Angelika CICHOCKA POL POL 4:03.27 Q

5 4108 Rababe ARAFI MAR MAR 4:03.67 Q

6 3894 Jessica JUDD GBR GBR 4:03.73 Q PB

7 4335 Kate GRACE USA USA 4:04.76

8 3741 Nicole SIFUENTES CAN CAN 4:05.24 SB

9 3616 Zoe BUCKMAN AUS AUS 4:05.44

10 3852 Fantu WORKU ETH ETH 4:05.81 PB

11 3828 Marta PÉREZ ESP ESP 4:05.82 PB

12 4221 Amela TERZIC SRB SRB 4:08.55

13 4001 Ciara MAGEEAN IRL IRL 4:10.60

3807 Simona VRZALOVÁ CZE CZE DNF

SPLIT TIMES

SPLIT MARK ATHLETE COUNTRY

400m 1:04.53 Jessica JUDD GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR

800m 2:11.43 Jessica JUDD GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR

1200m 3:14.58 Jessica JUDD GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR

For those of you with multiple options of how to watch, I've got to admit that I've been trying them all and prefer the BBC. The 1500 ended and they already interviewed Jessica Judd.

I've gotten a LJ update (Luvo Manyonga autod on his first attempt) and discus update.