Women's 800 final is tonight - Who you got?

Athing Mu. The rules apparently allow her to rerun everything she’s missed.

who else than Keely

bit boring isn't it

KEELY KEELY KEELY

Do we know why Moraa is not in her best shape? She did seem more tired that usual after her SF. No dancing around! Has she been injured?

I think Keely, Moraa then Duguma. Though Duguma has been inconsistent this year (apart from against Reekie!)

Keely ftw: 1:55.5

It is pretty clearly going to be Hodgkinson who runs away with it, as her speed over 800m is superior to everyone else’s, as they aren’t as fast she is.

Don't know but there was a picture on Twitter of her with both her thighs completely strapped up after the semi.

I agree. Duguma looks really good. She’s probably my pick for 3rd now…..
if not her then Prudence has the next best chance.
Still going Moraa second behind Keely.

Well I was originally going to go Keely, Jemma, Nia for 1, 2, 3. I guess I'll go now with Keely, Moraa, and Whittaker for a surprise bronze because absolutely nobody is expecting her to be anywhere close

The Brits have had a pretty horrible T&F meet so far outside of the mixed relay. No men in the 100m F, Asher-Smith, Reekie and Caudery bottling their events.

Keely NEEDS to deliver, otherwise heads will roll at UKA.

Agree! Whittaker for bronze if not surprise silver because the others are fighting with each other to keep up with Keely and fall back gassed in the last 100.

Moraa was absolutely gassed after her SF, basically on her knees gasping for air. She's clearly not in peak shape, but I don't know why.

Asking her to run another big one 24 hours later is going to hurt her.

Won't expect less than a win for Whittaker. Just as I expect Americans to sweep the podium in any event in which an American appears. When you put the USA on, that is the expectation. Anything less is sacrificing the gift, the privilege of being American, and therefore being the best. Sometimes people disappoint (themselves and America), but that is just being human. Of course others also cheat, something Americans simply don't do - we have a moral compass not available elsewhere - and I mean no one (Shelby was railroaded btw).

Yes, Hodkinson is very talented, as she runs quite quickly, which gives her an advantage over the other runners, as they are not as fast

Keely to win, and it’s not close. Morra is the clear #2, but as you guys mentioned last night, there is a chance she could go for the win and die. I’ll still take her 2nd. The South African will get 3rd.

as who I got is as the fastest as she is fastest as help me wake up the brit JG from his hourly nap as he needs to work as I don't work and as it is time for my hourly nap

Keely more or less ran Moraa's PB while phoning it in in the semi. But, I'm still worried that Moraa or Duguma go out in 55 and Keely follows. If that happens, Hodgkinson can lose, if she stocks to her plan and goes for 56-high/57, she should be too strong over the last 300.

Also, I've heard people on Cities and the Sunday Plodcast talking about Keely frontrunning 1:53 which is crazy to me. Do they know anything about the history of the sport?

The problem is that Morra can be in 'the best shape ever', then 'the worst shape ever', then the 'best shape ever', all in the same race.

Keely

Duguma

Moraa