Good or bad for the sport: The 100m finals are 7 minutes apart?

7 minutes is too tight, but I think the overall idea is correct. 20-30 minutes would be better. Time for interviews, celebrations, etc. then a quick leadup to the next gender's race.

Agree, it would be better on a different night to give proper spotlight to the gender winners.

7 minutes is too long. These events take less than 20 seconds - so much downtime. 5 minutes seems about right to me, and even that may be more than necessary. I think we could do 3.

why not run them simultaneously? the track has two 100m straights. run them side by side. use same starting gun.

similar with 200m and 400m. 800m might get a bit messy.

should get the tourists in......

Great, becausr it's sunday.

People are not working and can watch at home.

I think having them on consecutive nights, the usual practice, is better. The last event each night.

I thought it was great watching them back to back on a Sunday.

Its way better for the atheletes who are doing 100, 200, 4x100. Last few world championships they have had the mens 4x100 prelims before the 200 was concluded because of staggering of the 100m days. It messes up the 4x100 because the teams can't run there A teams in prelims and then have to make changes for finals.

I agree it's more interesting to have the finals cap off two separates days. Live broadcast times in US not great anyway, so it may not make much difference attracting casual track fan since they're not tuning in for early morning hours.

World Athletics is trying to condense meets to give fans more action and you want to add dead time?

Is the 100m the premier track event? I'm not so sure. I imagine the schedules are made in consultation with TV networks, who are trying to maximize drama and viewership (I know--it's an assumption). Maybe the schedule is the way it is because highlighting some other event pays better?

I know at the Olympic Trials in Eugene last year, the energy seemed higher for the 1500m than the 100m. And the choice to end on the Women's 400m hurdles was definitely deliberate.