Zürich DL 2021

[ATK]

Also, seems that Kendell Williams will get the wild card in the Heptathlon for winning the 2021 Combined Events Challenge.

[scottmitchell74]

Tapper is beautiful to watch hurdle. She's like a little wind-up machine. Perfect.

[ATK]

Pretty good list! I’d imagine only Kenya could even compare.

Kenya's wild cards:

Emmanuel Korir (M 800m)
Timothy Cheruiyot (M 1500m)
Conseslus Kipruto (M 3K St)
Helen Obiri (W 5000m)
Beatrice Chepkoech (W 3K St)
Ruth Chepngetich (W Marathon)

I don't know how Kenya selects though (US gives precedent to World Champion over DL Champion), so Kenya could also add these DL winners to the team and only select 2 at their trials:

Norah Jeruto (W 3k St)
Benjamin Kigen (W 3k St)

[tandfman]

I was surprised (but not disappointed) to see that the DL Final in Zurich did not use the Final-3- attempt procedure that had been in effect at the earlier DL meets this year in the throws and horizontal jumps.

[dupontred]

Pretty good list! I’d imagine only Kenya could even compare.

[booond]

After the Zurich finals, here are the Americans with Wild Cards to Eugene 2022 World Championships

Christian Coleman (M 100m)
Noah Lyles (M 200m)
Michael Cherry (M 400m)
Donavan Brazier (M 800m)
Grant Holloway (M 110mH)
Sam Kendricks (M PV)
Christian Taylor (M TJ)
Joe Kovacs (M SP)
Quanera Hayes (W 400m)
Nia Ali (W 100mH)
Dalilah Muhammad (W 400mH)
Maggie Ewen (W SP)
Valerie Allman (W DT)
DeAnna Price (W HT)

Damn

[LuckySpikes]

Five meets left in the WA WCT 'regular' schedule.

Berlin - 9/12
Bellinzona - 9/14
Zagreb - 9/14
Bergen - 9/18
Nairobi - 9/18

watchathletics.com will have the viewing info (and Lucky Spikes, if he's around)

Yep, I'm here. 😀 Added bonus ... I can even bring you the Men's SP at the Zagreb City Fountains (Crouser etc) on Monday 13th.

[ATK]

After the Zurich finals, here are the Americans with Wild Cards to Eugene 2022 World Championships

Christian Coleman (M 100m)
Noah Lyles (M 200m)
Michael Cherry (M 400m)
Donavan Brazier (M 800m)
Grant Holloway (M 110mH)
Sam Kendricks (M PV)
Christian Taylor (M TJ)
Joe Kovacs (M SP)
Quanera Hayes (W 400m)
Nia Ali (W 100mH)
Dalilah Muhammad (W 400mH)
Maggie Ewen (W SP)
Valerie Allman (W DT)
DeAnna Price (W HT)
Kendell Williams (Hep)

[ATK]

Five meets left in the WA WCT 'regular' schedule.

Zagreb - 9/14

Mboma vs Jackson in the 200m here again: https://zagreb-meeting.com/2021/09/0...felix/?lang=en

[Atticus]

So that's it? No more televised track until next year?

Five meets left in the WA WCT 'regular' schedule.

Berlin - 9/12
Bellinzona - 9/14
Zagreb - 9/14
Bergen - 9/18
Nairobi - 9/18

watchathletics.com will have the viewing info (and Lucky Spikes, if he's around)

[aaronk]

It's definitely overdone for me. It's like 'the wave'. The novelty has worn off. If its spontaneous or the Oly like you say, fine. But, now it's an obligation for everything? It's like the John Prine song where he put so many flag decals on his car that he couldn't see. I don't think you run the Diamond League for your country, really and it seems a couple winners weren't so interested in the flag (and it wasn't a protest, more like they had other things on there mind).

I'd have to watch it again, but I'm pretty sure a couple of the athletes were draped with the flag (US flag) upside down--with the stars on the bottom!
That was the fault of the people who put the flag on the athlete's shoulders!

[gh]

I've not been entirely following the stance on the DSD athletes. So what exactly could be done, I don't necessarily think its fair to banned them given that this stuff is natural. So would them taking stuff to reduce their testosterone levels be morally wrong?

this is not the thread for discussing this non-news topic

[schigh]

I can see it for the Olympics, but everywhere else, it is a little much.

It's definitely overdone for me. It's like 'the wave'. The novelty has worn off. If its spontaneous or the Oly like you say, fine. But, now it's an obligation for everything? It's like the John Prine song where he put so many flag decals on his car that he couldn't see. I don't think you run the Diamond League for your country, really and it seems a couple winners weren't so interested in the flag (and it wasn't a protest, more like they had other things on there mind).

[Mr Lover Lover]

Their testosterone levels are natural.

It's the source of those natural levels that are the problem, so I understand.

And if that is the source then Mboma is not a biological woman, at least IMO.

I've not been entirely following the stance on the DSD athletes. So what exactly could be done, I don't necessarily think its fair to banned them given that this stuff is natural. So would them taking stuff to reduce their testosterone levels be morally wrong?

[JMysterio]

So, US men won all the flat sprints today plus the 110H...hmm...