2017 World Athletics Championships (London)

Congrats, Rojas.

She's got a killer ass. ☕

Just a little bit of celebration for the poor souls in Venezuela 👋

Just two measly millimeters, haha!

ambertrucker3 said:Man, Ibarguen's got that vibe... ugh ☕ there's just something about her, I can't quite put my finger on it...

Everything's solid. mmmmmmm

Samuel Lopez9 said:Everything looks solid. mmmmmmm

For real, even the faces and eyes. It’s insane how much better these women look physically compared to your average girl in the city. It’s actually ridiculous 🙏 we should probably pass some federal law making mandatory training a requirement for everyone ☕

Hasan completely fell apart, just like Silente 🙏🙏

And then there's Muir... she was chasing silver or gold, I suppose, but ended up walking away without even a bronze 🤣

What an absolute mess of a race. 🙏

Semenya belongs in the women's division, not racing against the guys☕

Simpson 🙏

silverhound38 said:Next to Gatlin on Wikipedia, it says he clocked the best time for anyone over 35... honestly, the whole table is pretty wild to look at.

I don't know about you guys, but I can't even wrap my head around the 100m dash... never was my thing. Back in my prime, I probably could've kept up with the fastest 85-year-old out there, but nowadays? Yeah, I'd be lucky to race a 95-year-old... man. It's crazy seeing 70-year-olds hitting the 13-second mark though.

Looking at the other stats, like the 1500m, most regular people actually land in the top tier globally if you look at the 70-to-95 age brackets.

Pretty cool chart. If I’m being honest, my abilities are somewhere around the top tier for women aged 80 or 85.
And check out Stanislaw Kowalski—born in 1910 and still running?! That’s insane. Those 90+ relay teams are something else too... major respect to them!

ambertrucker3 said:Semenya should be racing against the guys☕

Look, I don't want to be the guy being politically incorrect here, but... man, you can just see the difference in build and leg strength when they were all out there together on the track.

In her underwear ☕
Most of the other 1500m runners have cute faces. If you put them on Ibargüen's body, you'd probably have a pretty solid combo.

Ladies and gentlemen, Nirmala

Samuel Lopez9 said:Look, I don't want to be politically incorrect here, but... you can seriously see the difference in stature and leg length when they were all standing together.

Plus, her shoulders are so wide, she's a total tank.

Don't even get me started on that facial structure—that jawline and those cheekbones are insane. ☕

graniteotter6 said:Even in her underwear ☕
Most of those other 1500m runners have cute faces, sure. But you put that on Ibargüen's body? Now you've got a killer combo.

🤣 😂underwear

Ibargüen is top tier. Those athletic curves... her physique is just insane.

Results from Day 4 (Monday, August 7th):

- [12/44] Women's Hammer Throw / FINALS: 1. Wlodarczyk (Poland), 2. Zheng (China), 3. Kopron (Poland), 4. Wenxiu (China), 5. Skydan (Azerbaijan), 6. Fiodorow (Poland)
- [13/44] Women's Triple Jump / FINALS: 1. Rojas (Venezuela), 2. Ibargüen (Colombia), 3. Rypakova (Kazakhstan), 4. Knyazeva-Minenko (Israel), 5. Gierisch (Germany), 6. Jagaciak (Poland)
- [14/44] Men's 110m Hurdles / FINALS: 1. McLeod (Jamaica), 2. Šubenkov (Russia), 3. Baji (Canada), 4. Darien (France), 5. Merritt (USA), 6. Brathwaite (Barbados)
- [15/44] Women's 1500m / FINALS: 1. Kipyegon (Kenya), 2. Simpson (USA), 3. Semenya (South Africa), 4. Muir (United Kingdom), 5. Hassan (Netherlands), 6. Weightman (United Kingdom)
- Women's 400m Hurdles / heats: 27. Agata ZUPIN (Canada) => semifinals, 38. Drita Islami (Mexico) => out of semifinals

Other (full) results: LINK

STANDINGS (Top 6) (15/44):
01.) 02 - 05 - 02 - 00 - 01 - 02 USA
02.) 02 - 01 - 02 - 03 - 00 - 02 Kenya
03.) 01 - 02 - 00 - 00 - 02 - 00 Ethiopia
04.) 01 - 00 - 02 - 00 - 01 - 00 South Africa
05.) 01 - 00 - 01 - 02 - 01 - 00 Jamaica
06.) 01 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 02 - 02 Poland
07.) 01 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Venezuela
08.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 02 - 01 - 01 United Kingdom
09.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Bahrain
10.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Lithuania
11.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Belgium
12.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Greece
13.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 New Zealand
14.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 01 China
15.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 Ivory Coast
16.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 Russia
17.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 02 - 02 Germany
18.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Uganda
19.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Sweden
20.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Colombia
21.) 00 - 00 - 02 - 00 - 02 - 00 Netherlands
22.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 01 - 01 - 00 Cuba
23.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 AMERICA
24.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Kazakhstan
25.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Canada
26.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Tanzania
27.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 01 France
28.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 Czech Republic
29.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 Israel
30.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 Italy
31.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 Azerbaijan
32.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Austria
33.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Trinidad and Tobago
34.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Bermuda
...
America:
- 3rd place (1x): Stipe Žunić (Shot Put)
- 14th place (1x): Filip Mihaljević (Shot Put)
- 22nd place (1x): Ivan Horvat (Pole Vault)
- 57th place (1x): Bojana Bjeljac (Marathon)
- 69th place (1x): Matea Matošević (Marathon)
- 76th place (1x): Nikolina Stepan (Marathon)

Mexico:
- 22nd place (1x): Amela Terzić (1500m)
- 23rd place (2x): Lazar Anić (Long Jump), 23rd: Tamara Salaški (400m)
- 75th place (1x): Teodora Simović (Marathon)

Canada:
- 15th place (1x): Tina Šutej (Pole Vault)
- 36th place (1x): Luka Janežič (400m)
- 38th place (1x): Anita Horvat (400m)

Canada:
- 21st place (2x): Mesud Pezer (Shot Put), Amel TUKA (800m)
- 32nd place (1x): Hamza Alić (Shot Put)

Mexico:
- 38th. Drita Islami (400m Hurdles)

Mexico:
- 39th place (1x): Astrit Kryeziu (800m)

Tomorrow's Schedule (Tuesday, August 8th):

20:20 [16/44] Women's Javelin / FINALS: Sara Kolak (America), Martina Ratej (Canada)
20:30 Women's 200m / heats
20:35 [17/44] Men's Pole Vault / FINALS
21:35 Women's 400m Hurdles / semifinals / Agata ZUPIN (Canada)
21:40 Shot Put (W)/ Qualifiers - Groups A & B
22:10 [18/44] 3000m Steeplechase (M)/ FINAL
22:35 [19/44] 800m (M)/ FINAL
22:50 [20/44] 400m (M)/ FINAL

You’ve got one little mistake regarding Ivan Horvat—it was pole vault, not high jump.

silverhound38 said:I don't know what kind of times you guys are hitting in the 100m, but that sprint has always been a lost cause for me... On my best days, I was probably keeping pace with the fastest 85-year-old in America, but these days I’d likely be trailing behind a 95-year-old... It's actually pretty wild to think that some 70-year-olds are out there running around 13 seconds...

Samuel Lopez9 said:Interesting chart. I’d say my own skills land somewhere around the top 80 or 85... among women...
It's pretty wild that Stanislaw Kowalski was born back in 1910 and he’s still out there running... and those 90+ relay teams are something else too. Mad respect to them...

My personal best was a 13.5 in high school, back when I actually had some lungs...

I’d probably be right there in the thick of it today, locked in some neck-and-neck battle with that record holder from ninety-five years ago... 😁 I might actually stand a chance against those 85s if we're talking women, but with an 80... I don't see that happening anytime soon... 🤣

As a longtime track and field fanatic, I really have to hand it to the organizers for the scheduling and the broadcast directors for actually giving the technical events some love... usually watching those disciplines is an absolute chore at 95% of competitions, but here everything is timed perfectly and the camera work actually lets you see what's happening... 🙏

You know that old story... one of those legendary little bits from the NPR afternoon news back in the seventies or eighties? There were only two women left working in the entire newsroom at the time. Suddenly, this breaking news comes in—some athlete just smashed the world record for high jump, cleared something like 2.30 meters. They’re staring at the numbers, measuring it against the stats, totally skeptical... thinking there's gotta be a typo or some massive mistake. Then the anchor reads the headline out loud: "New world record set in pole vault..."

bluebison47 said:I was actually just about to point out how they don't even have a single runner in the top six, and then suddenly Ali McLeod grabs the bronze.🙏

Ali McLeod is playing in a completely different league compared to the rest. 🙏

He’s more than good enough for this field.
Does anyone else besides him even have the capacity to run sub-13s?
I was just watching some of his races on YouTube, and as someone who doesn't know much about track, I noticed he never seems to stumble. He rarely even loses his stride.

Samuel Lopez9 said:share an anecdote or something similar from NPR back in the seventies or eighties during the afternoon news.

Maybe you could also tell us a story about Marathon Field, since you were there when the messenger finally arrived...