Athletics World Championship 2015

That was some leap by Taylor, very close to Edwards' world record.

Looking forward to the 200m finals, I think Bolt will edge it once again.
 
He's a different animal. People will still continue to doubt him every time and he'll continue to prove them wrong.
 
Could've been a 19.30 or something like that if he'd run all the way. Monster.
 
Day 6

Finals
[01/47] Marathon (M) 1. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 2. Yemane Tsegay (ETH) 3. Munyo Solomon Mutai (UGA)
[02/47] Shot Put (W) 1. Christina Schwanitz (GER) 2. Lijiao Gong (CHN) 3. Michelle Carter (USA)
[03/47] 10,000 Metres (M) 1. Mohamed Farah (GBR) 2. Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (KEN) 3. Paul Kipngetich Tanui (KEN)
[04/47] 20 Kilometres Race Walk (M) 1. Miguel Ángel López (ESP) 2. Zhen Wang (CHN) 3. Benjamin Thorne (CAN)
[05/47] Hammer Throw (M) 1. Pawel Fajdek (POL) 2. Dilshod Nazarov (TJK) 3. Wojciech Nowicki (POL)
[06/47] Heptathlon (W) 1. Jessica Ennis-Hill (GBR) 2. Brianne Theisen Eaton (CAN) 3. Laura Ikauniece-Admidina (LAT)
[07/47] Shot Put (M) 1. Joe Kovacs (USA) 2. David Storl (GER) 3. O'Dayne Richards (JAM)
[08/47] 100 Metres (M) 1. Usain Bolt (JAM) 2. Justin Gatlin (USA) 3. Trayvon Bromell (USA)
[09/47] Triple Jump (W) 1. Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 2. Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (ISR) 3. Olga Rypakova
[10/47] 10,000 Metres (W) 1. Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (KEN) 2. Gelete Burka (ETH) 3. Emily Infeld (USA)
[11/47] Pole Vault (M) 1. Shawnacy Barber (CAN) 2. Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe (GER) 3. Pawel Wojciechowski (POL) 3. Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 3. Piotr Lisek (POL)
[12/47] 3000 Metres Steeplechase (M) 1. Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 2. Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) 3. Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN)
[13/47] 100 Metres (W) 1. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2. Dafne Schippers (NED) 3. Tori Bowie (USA)
[14/47] Discus Throw (W) 1. Denia Caballero (CUB) 2. Sandra Perković (CRO) 3. Nadine Müller (GER)
[15/47] 400 Metres Hurdles (M) 1. Nicholas Bett (KEN) 2. Denis Kudryavtsev (RUS) 3. Jeffery Gibson (BAH)
[16/47] 1500 Metres (W) 1. Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 2. Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) 3. Sifan Hassan (NED)
[17/47] 800 Metres (M) 1. David Lekuta Rudisha (KEN) 2. Adam Kszczot (POL) 3. Amel Tuka (BIH)
[18/47] Long Jump (M) 1. Greg Rutherford (GBR) 2. Fabrice Lapierre (AUS) 3. Jianan Wang (CHN)
[19/47] 400 Metres Hurdles (W) 1. Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 2. Shamier Little (USA) 3. Cassandra Tate (USA)
[20/47] Javelin Throw (M) 1. Julius Yego (KEN) 2. Ihab Abdelrahman El Sayed (EGY) 3. Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
[21/47] Pole Vault (W) 1. Yarisley Silva (CUB) 2. Fabiana Murer (BRA) 3. Nikoléta Kyriakopoúlou (GRE)
[22/47] 3000 Metres Steeplechase (W) 1. Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi (KEN) 2. Habiba Ghribi (TUN) 3. Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
[23/47] 400 Metres (M) 1. Wayne Van Niekerk (RSA) 2. LaShawn Merritt (USA) 3. Kirani James (GRN)
[24/47] Hammer Throw (W) 1. Anita Wlodarczyk (POL) 2. Wenxiu Zhang (CHN) 3. Alexandra Tavernier (FRA)
[25/47] Triple Jump (M) 1. Christian Taylor (USA) 2. Pedro P. Pichardo (CUB) 3. Nelson Évora (POR)
[26/47] 400 Metres (W) 1. Allyson Felix (USA) 2. Shaunae Miller (BAH) 3. Shericka Jackson (JAM)
[27/47] 200 Metres (M) 1. Usain Bolt (JAM) 2. Justin Gatlin (USA) 3. Anaso Jobodwana (RSA)

Medals (expanded to 6th place) [27/47]
01.) 06 - 03 - 02 /// 03 - 02 - 00 Kenya
02.) 03 - 04 - 05 /// 05 - 05 - 02 United States of America
03.) 03 - 00 - 02 /// 02 - 03 - 01 Jamaica
04.) 03 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 02 - 02 Great Britain
05.) 02 - 01 - 03 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Poland
06.) 02 - 01 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 00 Cuba
07.) 01 - 02 - 02 /// 01 - 02 - 02 Germany
08.) 01 - 02 - 00 /// 02 - 00 - 01 Ethiopia
09.) 01 - 01 - 02 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Canada
10.) 01 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 00 South Africa
11.) 01 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Eritrea
12.) 01 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Colombia
12.) 01 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Czech Republic
12.) 01 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Spain
15.) 00 - 03 - 01 /// 01 - 04 - 00 China
16.) 00 - 01 - 01 /// 01 - 00 - 00 Netherlands
17.) 00 - 01 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Bahamas
18.) 00 - 01 - 00 /// 00 - 02 - 01 Russia
19.) 00 - 01 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Australia
19.) 00 - 01 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Brazil
21.) 00 - 01 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Croatia
21.) 00 - 01 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Egypt
21.) 00 - 01 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Israel
21.) 00 - 01 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Tajikistan
21.) 00 - 01 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Tunisia
26.) 00 - 00 - 02 /// 00 - 01 - 01 France
27.) 00 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 01 - 01 Finland
28.) 00 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Uganda
29.) 00 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Bosnia & Herzegovina
29.) 00 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Greece
29.) 00 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Grenada
29.) 00 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Kazakhstan
29.) 00 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Latvia
29.) 00 - 00 - 01 /// 00 - 00 - 00 Portugal
35.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 02 - 00 - 01 Hungary
36.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 01 Sweden
36.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 01 Ukraine
38.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 00 Bulgaria
38.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 00 Denmark
38.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 00 Dominican Republic
38.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 00 Italy
38.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 00 New Zealand
38.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 01 - 00 - 00 Panama
44.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 01 - 01 Trinidad & Tobago
45.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 01 - 00 Bahrain
45.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 01 - 00 Botswana
47.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 02 Turkey
48.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Algeria
48.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Belarus
48.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Qatar
48.) 00 - 00 - 00 /// 00 - 00 - 01 Romania


*100m (M) tie for bronze --> no 4th place
**Pole Vault (M) 3-way tie for bronze --> no 4th and 5th place
***Pole Vault (W) 3-way tie for 4th place -> no 5th and 6th place

Day 7 Schedule
Finals
[28/47] 02:30 20 Kilometres Race Walk (W)
[29/47] 13:50 Long Jump (M)
[30/47] 15:00 200 Metres (W)
[31/47] 15:20 110 Metres Hurdles (M)
[32/47] 15:35 100 Metres Hurdles (W)

Rest
03:00 Decathlon (M) 100 Metres
03:45 High Jump (M) Qualification
04:05 Decathlon (M) Long Jump
05:55 Decathlon (M) Shot Put
10:15 Decathlon (M) High Jump

13:00 Javelin Throw (W) Qualification Group A
13:25 100 Metres Hurdles (W) Semi-Final
13:55 1500 Metres (M) Semi-Final
14:20 Decathlon (M) 400 Metres
14:25 Javelin Throw (W) Qualification Group B
 
Bolt is just amazing. Already a Legend. Edging towards an Athletic God now.

It's just annoying on a personal level how he keeps slowing down at the end :lol: I'd love to know how fast he can REALLY go in the 100m and 200m. I doubt we'll see him break anymore records now, but I wonder how fast he could have gone.
 
The BBC Athletics pundit team is awful. Like, seriously shit. Other than Michael Johnson, none of them have anything of any substance to say.

Denise Lewis, in particular, is like a real life version of Perd Hapley. I don't think I've ever heard her say anything but the bleeding obvious.
 
Dante said:
The BBC Athletics pundit team is awful. Like, seriously shit. Other than Michael Johnson, none of them have anything of any substance to say.

Denise Lewis, in particular, is like a real life version of Perd Hapley. I don't think I've ever heard her say anything but the bleeding obvious.
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Before the 200m finals, our commentator was going on about how the whole BBC crew were hating on Gatlin so hard, it was unreal. They were literally dancing around and hugging each other when Bolt won the 100m :lol:
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
Bolt is just amazing. Already a Legend. Edging towards an Athletic God now.

It's just annoying on a personal level how he keeps slowing down at the end :lol: I'd love to know how fast he can REALLY go in the 100m and 200m. I doubt we'll see him break anymore records now, but I wonder how fast he could have gone.
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It does sort of add to his myth though... we may never know just how fast Bolt really is/was.
 
Annihilate Now! said:
It does sort of add to his myth though... we may never know just how fast Bolt really is/was.
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Hmm, don't think that's true. He ran his world records on the 100m and 200m when he was at his best, and ran all the way in both races.
 
RobinLFC said:
Before the 200m finals, our commentator was going on about how the whole BBC crew were hating on Gatlin so hard, it was unreal. They were literally dancing around and hugging each other when Bolt won the 100m :lol:
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I think it's because the BBC picks its pundits based on how many gold medals they have, rather than how good they are at offering insight. If you're going to build a team of ex-athletes who don't really know what they're doing, you're going to get a lack of professionalism.
 
RobinLFC said:
Hmm, don't think that's true. He ran his world records on the 100m and 200m when he was at his best, and ran all the way in both races.
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True enough, but then, part of me does think that if he hadn't dicked around at the first Olypmics, he'd have ended with a faster time than his current WR ended up being.
 
Dante said:
I think it's because the BBC picks its pundits based on how many gold medals they have, rather than how good they are at offering insight. If you're going to build a team of ex-athletes who don't really know what they're doing, you're going to get a lack of professionalism.
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It's strange how the BBC (and Sky) always want ex-athletes to give their opinion on things although they're very often terrible at it (several pundits at MotD, Henry, ...). It's the same here in Belgium though if that's any consolation, our football programs are full with 35 year olds who can't cut it anymore at the top level and decide to become a 'pundit'. Terrible.
 
RobinLFC said:
Before the 200m finals, our commentator was going on about how the whole BBC crew were hating on Gatlin so hard, it was unreal. They were literally dancing around and hugging each other when Bolt won the 100m :lol:
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I thought the unapologetically biased coverage was quite refreshing to be honest. Just about everyone watching wanted Bolt to beat Gatlin so I don't have a problem with the commentators showing how they felt about it.
 
Hats off to Bolt, he simply trens harder than the rest.
 
Annihilate Now! said:
True enough, but then, part of me does think that if he hadn't dicked around at the first Olypmics, he'd have ended with a faster time than his current WR ended up being.
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I think it's just a visual impression because if you look at the difference in times between the two WRs, I don't think that not doing the celebrating would have made him go under 9.58s.
 
How come USA are favorites for 4x100m ?

Bolt will go last and it looked to me like he could have go even faster today. Surely worth a bet on Jamaica?
 
kouroux said:
I think it's just a visual impression because if you look at the difference in times between the two WRs, I don't think that not doing the celebrating would have made him go under 9.58s.
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That 2009 race really was amazing when you think that Gay ran 9.69 for silver, the same time Bolt had when he won in Beijing. And he wasn't even close.

Great effort from Asher-Smith in the 200m, not sure she'll beat Thompson or Schippers but bronze is a very real possibility. Bolt's best event is the 200m so I didn't expect Gatlin to get close in that one, impressive from the Jamaican.
 
Amethyst said:
That 2009 race really was amazing when you think that Gay ran 9.69 for silver, the same time Bolt had when he won in Beijing. And he wasn't even close.

Great effort from Asher-Smith in the 200m, not sure she'll beat Thompson or Schippers but bronze is a very real possibility. Bolt's best event is the 200m so I didn't expect Gatlin to get close in that one, impressive from the Jamaican.
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Yes, it was a rather big gap between the two times. I love it when they start to celebrate before the finishing line, that Beijing WR was the most badass moment I've ever witnessed in track n field :lol: To celebrate and break a world record at the same time. Amazing when you think about it.
 
kouroux said:
Yes, it was a rather big gap between the two times. I love it when they start to celebrate before the finishing line, that Beijing WR was the most badass moment I've ever witnessed in track n field :lol: To celebrate and break a world record at the same time. Amazing when you think about it.
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I still think David Rudisha's 800m gold at the olympics is up there with Bolt's 9.58. The guy that finished last in that race would have won gold at the previous 3 olympics with his time. Unbelievable.
 
Amethyst said:
I still think David Rudisha's 800m gold at the olympics is up there with Bolt's 9.58. The guy that finished last in that race would have won gold at the previous 3 olympics with his time. Unbelievable.
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Yes, that was awesome too. Unfortunately he kinda was overshadowed by Bolt but that record was stunning.
 
Amethyst said:
I still think David Rudisha's 800m gold at the olympics is up there with Bolt's 9.58. The guy that finished last in that race would have won gold at the previous 3 olympics with his time. Unbelievable.
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Yeah it was the manner in which Rudisha ran the race. Convention dictates that you don't tear off at world record pace in major middle-distance finals because the risks of crashing and burning are so great. Convention also dictates that you only set world records in the middle distances in the slipstream of a pacemaker for two thirds of the race. Rudisha blow both of those conventions away.
 
Donut said:
How come USA are favorites for 4x100m ?

Bolt will go last and it looked to me like he could have go even faster today. Surely worth a bet on Jamaica?
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It'll be a good race. Usually one of them drops the baton, but we can live in hope that Gatlin and Bolt are handed the baton in close proximity on the final bend.
 
Gio said:
Yeah it was the manner in which Rudisha ran the race. Convention dictates that you don't tear off at world record pace in major middle-distance finals because the risks of crashing and burning are so great. Convention also dictates that you only set world records in the middle distances in the slipstream of a pacemaker for two thirds of the race. Rudisha blow both of those conventions away.
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This race where he broke the World Record in 2010 with the aid of his pacemaker Tangui cracks me up. Look at how far ahead he is after he crosses the line! The rest of the field stagger in about four seconds later. :lol:



21 years old too.
 
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