World athletics announces the 300m Hurdles will now be an official event

y tho?

I think it’s going to be an official event in the same way the 2000m is an officially recognized event. So not a huge deal.

More chances for world records instead of just world bests.

next up, the standing long jump

It will be contested early season. That is already done in Europe. Rai Benjamin says he likes the event. Some hurdlers like Dos Santos run 400 flat at the beginning of the season, to get acclimated to competing again.

This change will give them the opportunity to open at 300 hurdles. Bol did that a few years ago and dropped the world best by nearly 2 seconds. But I think those times are wiped out and don't qualify for record consideration right now.

Somersault long jump would be good :)

No one asked for this

I thought April Fool's was next week.

That event has been DEAD for so long (with the exception of backward HS state associations) and should remain dead.

Because it takes too long to run the 400mh?

Just more official records for Syd to break.

Why this when we've all been screaming out for the egg and spoon race over hurdles?

i'm definitely for. since the current 400h runners are very fast, it should not make much different in the placing.

interested to see.

now a 200 hurdle race, that would be interesting, 100h guys can give it a go.

some meet should do off distances with good price money 150m, 600m, 300m, 2000m steeple, a best thrower of jav discus shot, a best jumper of triple long and high.

or 100 200 400 with 45 min between to establish the worlds greatest sprinter.

all it takes is a billionare with too much money and crazy about the sport to sponsor.

or NIKE

would the press like the spectacle?

Coe knows what he is doing. It is a vastly different event. The runners can sprint 300 hurdles instead of being forced to pace at 400. Most 400 hurdles races men and women are extremely competitive through hurdle 7 and entering 8. Form breaks happen after 8 and during the stretch. At 300 that is greatly diminished.

The same runners will have the edge. But considerably more competitive.

Off the top of my head one runner who will really benefit is Anna Hall. She is as good as anybody sprinting out of the blocks using 14 strides as far as she can go. At 300 it should be to finish.

what's the point if you already have 400m hurdles. why not a 5,000m hurdles, you wouldn't be able to go out too fast and die - would really test good pacing and endurance. many more people would fall over the last 2-3 hurdles, great for the spectators. steeplechase currently has too few jumps.

horses typically run about 7km in a race, if a horse can do it jumping over fences the whole time, so should humans be able to.

Connecticut high school only runs 300mh much different than a 400M.

I think it allows good hurdlers to learn to run fast and develop.

One of Ct oldest records

Aaron Haynes Wilber Cross Golden West 6-11 1994 36.48

Syd will dominate Bol even more so in this event.

This my thought. A race where guys can move up or down and meet in the middle!