World Championship Athletics

[Bill James]

Anyone noticed a subtle change in the running events. White guys come 1-2 in the 400m. Australia has men in top 8 of three running events, 200m, 400m and 5000m. Smells like the pharmacists have fallen behind the testers.

 

[mk33]

Re: World Championship Athletics/ Go Buster Mottram

Very old thread I know but now relevant with World Aths champioships starting in Osaka August 25.

Should be good as in our same time zone, so will be good to watch on SBS

Here is the SBS schedule

Saturday, August 25
0745 - 1030 Live men's marathon
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2330 Live evening session day 1

Sunday, August 26
0845 - 1030 Live 20km walk men
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2345 Live evening session day 2

Monday, August 27
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2345 Live evening session day 3

Tuesday, August 28
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2345 Live evening session day 4

Wednesday, August 29
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2400 Live evening session day 5

Thursday, August 30
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2400 Live evening session day 6

Friday, August 31
0845 - 1100 Live 20km walk women
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2345 Live evening session day 7

Saturday, September 1
0700 - 1200 Live 50km walk men
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2345 Live evening session day 8

Sunday, September 2
0745 - 1100 Live marathon women
1930 - 2030 World Athletics Championships highlights
2030 - 2300 Live evening session - day 9


Here is the Australian team

TELSTRA AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS SQUAD
11TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
OSAKA, JAPAN
AUGUST 25 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2007
Any athlete not listed as automatic has been selected by operation of discretion.
MEN
100m Joshua Ross (NSW) - automatic
200m Patrick Johnson (AIS), Joshua Ross (NSW)
400m John Steffensen (WA), Sean Wroe (VIC) -automatic
1500m Mark Fountain (VIC) - automatic
5000m Craig Mottram (VIC) - automatic
3000m steeple chase Youcef Abdi (NSW)
Pole vault Paul Burgess (WA), Steven Hooker (WA) - automatic
Shot put Scott Martin (VIC)
Javelin Jarrod Bannister (QLD) - automatic
20km walk Luke Adams (AIS) - automatic, Nathan Deakes (AIS),
Jared Tallent (AIS)
50km walk Nathan Deakes (AIS), Duane Cousins (VIC),
Chris Erickson (VIC)
4 x 100m relay squad* Adam Miller (AIS), Joshua Ross (NSW), Aaron Rouge-Serret (VIC),
Matt Shirvington (NSW), Tim Williams (VIC)
4 x 400m relay squad* Dylan Grant (QLD), Clinton Hill (AIS), Kurt Mulcahy (NSW), Mark
Ormrod (AIS), John Steffensen (WA), Chris Troode (WA), Sean
Wroe (VIC)
1500m wheelchair Kurt Fearnley (NSW) - automatic
WOMEN
100m Sally McLellan (QLD) – automatic
800m Tamsyn Lewis (VIC)
1500m Lisa Corrigan (ACT), Sarah Jamieson (VIC)
5000m Eloise Wellings (NSW)
10000m Benita Johnson (VIC)
100m H Sally McLellan (QLD) - automatic
400m H Jana Rawlinson (NSW)
3000m steeple chase Donna MacFarlane (TAS) -automatic, Victoria Mitchell (VIC)
Pole vault Alana Boyd (QLD), Kym Howe (WA) - automatic
Long jump Bronwyn Thompson (QLD) - automatic
Discus Dani Samuels (NSW)
Heptathlon Kylie Wheeler (WA) - automatic
20km walk Jane Saville (NSW)
4 x 100m relay squad* Crystal Attenborough (NT), Preya Carey (NSW), Fiona Cullen
(QLD), Melissa Kay (TAS), Sally McLellan (QLD)
* Final team (maximum of six athletes per relay) to be confirmed prior to close of IAAF
entries in August.
Also note no marathon runners selected yet.

Personally love watch the track competition, especially the tactics of the marathon, and long distance races of the 5000 -10000 metres, but I do love watching the sprints and the 800 & 1500m.

Our best chance for gold is the Mens Pole Vault in Steven Hooker

best chance for medals are
Craig Mottram 5000
Paul Burgess Mens Pole Vault
Nathan Deakes walk events
Kym Howe womens pole vault

should be finalist (or top 8) and possible medallists
John Steffensen men 400
Scott Martin shot put
mens 4X400 relay
Sarah Jamieson womens 1500
Benita Johnson womens 10000
Jana Rawlinson womens 400m hurdle
Jane Saville 20k walk

Fortunately Athletics Australia is getting its act together with more world medal hopefuls than previous years and hopefully continual improvement for Beijing.

Will write more later on

 

[mk33]

Here is a schedule of events for the next week with each Australian involved

Osaka is one hour behind EST

TIME GENDER EVENT ROUND GROUP AUST. ATHLETES RESULT
Day 1 - Saturday, August 25
7:00 Men Marathon Final
10:00 Men Shot put Qualification A Scott Martin
10:00 Women Heptathlon 100m hurdles Kylie Wheeler
10:40 Women 3000m s/chase First round Donna MacFarlane Victoria Mitchell
11:20 Women Heptathlon High jump A Kylie Wheeler
11:20 Women Heptathlon High jump B Kylie Wheeler
11:25 Men 1500m First round Mark Fountain
12:10 Men 100m First round Patrick Johnson Joshua Ross

17:00 Opening ceremony
19:10 Women Heptathlon Shot put A Kylie Wheeler
19:30 Women 800m First round Tamsyn Lewis
19:30 Men Hammer throw Qualification A
20:15 Men 100m Second round Patrick Johnson Joshua Ross
20:20 Men Shot put Final Scott Martin
20:30 Men Triple jump Qualification A
20:30 Men Triple jump Qualification B
20:45 Men 400m hurdles First round
21:00 Men Hammer throw Qualification B
21:30 Women Heptathlon 200m Kylie Wheeler
21:50 Women 10,000m Final Benita Johnson

Day 2 - Sunday, August 26
8:00 Men 20km race walk Final Luke Adams Jared Tallent
9:30 Men Discus throw Qualification A
10:00 Men 3000m s/chase First round Youcef Abdi
10:30 Women Shot put Qualification A
10:50 Women 400m First round
11:10 Men Discus throw Qualification B
11:40 Women 100m First round Sally McLellan

17:15 Women Heptathlon Long jump A Kylie Wheeler
18:45 Women Heptathlon Javelin throw A Kylie Wheeler
19:35 Women 800m Semi final Tamsyn Lewis
19:45 Women Shot put Final
19:50 Women Heptathlon Javelin throw B Kylie Wheeler
20:00 Women Pole vault Qualification A Alana Boyd Kym Howe Vicky Parnov
20:10 Men 100m Semi final Patrick Johnson Joshua Ross
20:35 Women 100m Second round Sally McLellan
21:15 Women Heptathlon 800m Kylie Wheeler
21:45 Men 400m hurdles Semi final
22:20 Men 100m Final Patrick Johnson Joshua Ross

Day 3 - Monday, August 27
10:00 Women Discus throw Qualification A Dani Samuels
10:10 Women 100m hurdles First round Sally McLellan
10:30 Women Long jump Qualification A Bronwyn Thompson
10:40 Men High jump Qualification A
10:50 Women 400m hurdles First round Jana Rawlinson
11:30 Women Discus throw Qualification B Dani Samuels

19:30 Men Hammer throw Final
20:00 Women 100m Semi final Sally McLellan
20:20 Women 3000m s/chase Final Donna MacFarlane Victoria Mitchell
20:30 Men Triple jump Final
20:40 Men 1500m Semi final Mark Fountain
21:10 Women 400m Semi final
21:40 Men 10,000m Final
22:20 Women 100m Final Sally McLellan

Day 4 - Tuesday, August 28
10:00 Women Hammer throw Qualification A
10:10 Men 400m First round John Steffensen Sean Wroe
11:10 Men 200m First round Patrick Johnson Joshua Ross
11:25 Women Hammer throw Qualification B

19:30 Women Pole vault Final Alana Boyd Kym Howe Vicky Parnov
19:30 Men Discus throw Final
19:35 Women 100m hurdles Semi final Sally McLellan
20:10 Men 200m Second round Patrick Johnson
20:50 Women Long jump Final Bronwyn Thompson
20:55 Men 3000m s/chase Final Youcef Abdi
21:20 Women 800m Final Tamsyn Lewis
21:40 Women 400m hurdles Semi final Jana Rawlinson
22:20 Men 400m hurdles Final

Day 5 - Wednesday, August 29
10:00 Women 1500m First round Lisa Corrigan Sarah Jamieson
10:00 Women Javelin throw Qualification A
10:20 Men Long jump Qualification A Chris Noffke
10:40 Women 200m First round
11:25 Women Javelin throw Qualification B
11:40 Men 110m hurdles First round

19:30 Women Triple jump Qualification A
19:30 Women Triple jump Qualification B
19:40 Women 200m Second round
19:45 Women Discus throw Final Dani Samuels
20:00 Men High jump Final
20:05 Women 5000m First round
21:05 Women 100m hurdles Final Sally McLellan
21:25 Men 400m Semi final John Steffensen Sean Wroe
21:50 Women 400m Final
22:05 Men 1500m Final Mark Fountain
22:20 Men 200m Semi final Patrick Johnson Joshua Ross

Day 6 - Thursday, August 30
19:30 Women Hammer throw Final
19:35 Men Pole vault Qualification A Paul Burgess Steve Hooker
19:40 Men 800m First round Jeff Riseley
20:25 Women 400m hurdles Final Jana Rawlinson
20:40 Men Long jump Final Chris Noffke
20:45 Men 5000m First round Craig Mottram
21:30 Men 110m hurdles Semi final
22:00 Women 200m Semi final
22:20 Men 200m Final Patrick Johnson Joshua Ross

Day 7 - Friday, August 31
8:00 Women 20km race walk Final Jane Saville
9:30 Men Javelin throw Qualification A Jarrod Bannister Joshua Robinson
10:00 Men Decathlon 100m
10:10 Women High jump Qualification A
10:10 Women High jump Qualification B
11:00 Men Javelin throw Qualification B Jarrod Bannister Joshua Robinson
11:00 Men Decathlon Long jump A
13:00 Men Decathlon Shot put A

18:30 Men Decathlon High jump A
19:30 Women Triple jump Final
19:30 Women 1500m Semi final Lisa Corrigan Sarah Jamieson
20:05 Men 800m Semi final Jeff Riseley
20:40 Women Javelin throw Final
20:40 Men 4 x 100m relay First round Australia
21:15 Women 200m Final
21:35 Men Decathlon 400m
22:05 Men 400m Final John Steffensen Sean Wroe
22:20 Men 110m hurdles Final

Day 8 - Saturday, September 1
7:00 Men 50km race walk Final Duane Cousins Nathan Deakes Chris Erickson
9:00 Men Decathlon 110m hurdles
9:45 Women 4 x 100m relay First round Australia
10:00 Men Decathlon Discus throw A
13:00 Men Decathlon Pole vault A

19:00 Women 1500m wheelchair Final
19:00 Men Decathlon Javelin throw A
19:20 Men 1500m wheelchair Final Kurt Fearnley
19:30 Men Pole vault Final Paul Burgess Steve Hooker
20:05 Women 4 x 400m relay First round
20:20 Men Decathlon Javelin throw B
20:30 Women 5000m Final
21:00 Men 4 x 400m relay First round Australia
21:30 Men Decathlon 1500m
22:05 Women 4 x 100m relay Final Australia
22:20 Men 4 x 100m relay Final Australia

Day 9 - Sunday, September 2
7:00 Women Marathon Final

19:00 Women High jump Final
19:30 Men Javelin throw Final Jarrod Bannister Joshua Robinson
19:30 Men 5000m Final Craig Mottram
19:55 Men 800m Final Jeff Riseley
20:10 Women 1500m Final Lisa Corrigan Sarah Jamieson
20:30 Women 4 x 400m relay Final
20:50 Men 4 x 400m relay Final Australia
21:30 Closing ceremony

 

[mk33]

Tyson Gay upset Asafa last night in 100m final.
Asafa didnt look comfortable at start with his singlet out instead of tucked in which is unusual and was sweating while Gay was pretty relaxed.
Great 1-2 in the mens marathon for Kenya (2nd though now represents Qatar after being traded to Qatar)

 

[tigerdave]

Hey mk, How about the men's 10,000m last night? I made a sandwich,done a crossword & the race was still going.Sprinting virtually for the last 2 laps after 27 or so laps was amazing.I had a stitch watching it!

 

[mk33]

Hey mk, How about the men's 10,000m last night? I made a sandwich,done a crossword & the race was still going.Sprinting virtually for the last 2 laps after 27 or so laps was amazing.I had a stitch watching it!

Yeah great team tactics by the Ethipions and Buster will have a challenge racing Bekele in the 5000m

Jana through to the final of the 400m hurdle

 

[tigerdave]

Hey mk, How about the men's 10,000m last night? I made a sandwich,done a crossword & the race was still going.Sprinting virtually for the last 2 laps after 27 or so laps was amazing.I had a stitch watching it!

Yeah great team tactics by the Ethipions and Buster will have a challenge racing Bekele in the 5000m

Jana through to the final of the 400m hurdle

Yep!Motram's got his work cut out & Jana looked impressive last night.Body langauge was good!

 

[jb03]

Congratulations Jana. Outstanding achievement.

 

[Redford]

Congratulations Jana. Outstanding achievement.

Yep. Has avoided the dreaded "Mexican Spread" beautifully. Top job.

 

[mk33]

Great effort from Jana, she struggled with some short steps on last hurdle but toughed it out well for gold.
Buster ran around well not exerting himself to qualify for the final.
Hooker into final for pole vault.
These two along with Deakes in the walk are our best chances for medals.
Disappointing for Steffenson to miss final by one spot, hopefully a better prepartion will get him there in Beijing.
Great stuff to by AA selectors to select Jana in March with no runs under belt to be in the team for world champs knowing she will do the job, much better selection policy than swimming australia.

 

[mb64]

Well done to Jana,needs to win an olympic gold in this event.

 

[tannerztigers]

Mottram tonight, will be a great race to watch.

Also Nathan Deakes! Well done, gold in the 50km walk.

 

[mk33]

Great effort by Deakes in the 50km, the Italian bronze medallist wasn't happy and cracked them when he crossed the line.
Good luck to Buster tonight, I hope it is the one win for Geelong.
His race is on at 2030 so watch it.

 

[tannerztigers]

Great effort by Deakes in the 50km, the Italian bronze medallist wasn't happy and cracked them when he crossed the line.
Good luck to Buster tonight, I hope it is the one win for Geelong.
His race is on at 2030 so watch it.

Lets make it two, Deakes is a Geelong boy ;D

 

[mk33]

Great effort by Deakes in the 50km, the Italian bronze medallist wasn't happy and cracked them when he crossed the line.
Good luck to Buster tonight, I hope it is the one win for Geelong.
His race is on at 2030 so watch it.

Lets make it two, Deakes is a Geelong boy ;D

Yeah he is too well done Tannerz, perhaps Geelong could be on the medal board, its a pity Georgie Clarke not running

 

[tannerztigers]

Great effort by Deakes in the 50km, the Italian bronze medallist wasn't happy and cracked them when he crossed the line.
Good luck to Buster tonight, I hope it is the one win for Geelong.
His race is on at 2030 so watch it.

Lets make it two, Deakes is a Geelong boy ;D

Yeah he is too well done Tannerz, perhaps Geelong could be on the medal board, its a pity Georgie Clarke not running

There was high hopes for her, but don't know if she will ever get to the highest level. Would be great if she could, hopefully in 2008 Olympics.

 

[mk33]

Great effort by Deakes in the 50km, the Italian bronze medallist wasn't happy and cracked them when he crossed the line.
Good luck to Buster tonight, I hope it is the one win for Geelong.
His race is on at 2030 so watch it.

Lets make it two, Deakes is a Geelong boy ;D

Yeah he is too well done Tannerz, perhaps Geelong could be on the medal board, its a pity Georgie Clarke not running

There was high hopes for her, but don't know if she will ever get to the highest level. Would be great if she could, hopefully in 2008 Olympics.

She's had injury problems and change of coach so she is hoping to be back to her best by summer season, is also facing tougher competitors now as we had two runners in Osaka in the 1500. Still has plenty of age on her side.

 

[tannerztigers]

Mottram ran a solid start, was at front for a bit, but the slow pace must of got to him as he couldn't quicken up with the others, ended up a long way back.

 

[mk33]

Mottram ran a solid start, was at front for a bit, but the slow pace must of got to him as he couldn't quicken up with the others, ended up a long way back.

was real disappointing, wonder if he was fully fit as there was a hamstring rumour a week ago or struggled with conditions, should not have fallen off the pace with 3 laps to go when they are running at 71sec laps. Hope he had injury concerns as if was conditions it will make hard in Beijing.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Marion Jones has admitted to being on Steroids at the Sydney Olympics where she won 3 gold medals.
Honestly is it any wonder people don't pay much attention to athletics results anymore? :thumbsdown

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22534880-14822,00.html