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Post by Panda on Sept 20, 2019 13:41:14 GMT 1
This starts in Doha, Qatar next Friday. It sees the start of a new era in British Athletics with Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford now retired and Mo Farah no longer competing on the track and not taking part in the marathon here. There are still some strong medal hopes with Dina Asher-Smith probably the strongest, having established herself as one of the top sprinters in the world. Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be hoping to make her long-awaited big championship breakthrough in the heptathlon after several near misses and Laura Muir is also a contender in the 1500m though her build-up has been hampered by injury. GB's men will be hoping to retain the sprint relay title they won in London two years ago while the mixed 4x400m relay makes its World Championship debut this year. GB won 6 medals at home in London two years ago but 4 of those came in relays, with Mo Farah the only British athlete to win an individual medal, so an improvement on that front will be expected.
With the heat in Doha presenting obvious problems, there are no morning sessions this year. Each day's events will be part of an extended evening session, starting at around 4:30pm local time and all the road events will be held at night.
BBC has full coverage, fronted once again by Gabby Logan, joined by Michael Johnson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Daley Thompson, who seems to have been given an increased role. Commentary is by Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter and Steve Backley with Colin Jackson, Paula Radcliffe and Toni Minichello. Reporters are Jeanette Kwakye and Radzi Chinyanganya.
Schedule for finals: (all times are UK)
Fri 27 Sep 22:00 - Marathon (W)
Sat 28 Sep 17:25 - Hammer (W) 18:40 - Long Jump (M) 19:10 - 10000m (W) 20:15 - 100m (M) 21:30 - 50k Walk (M) 21:30 - 50k Walk (W)
Sun 29 Sep 18:40 - Pole Vault (W) 19:45 - Triple Jump (M) 20:35 - 4x400m Relay (Mixed) 21:20 - 100m (W) 21:30 - 20k Walk (W)
Mon 30 Sep 18:30 - High Jump (W) 19:20 - 5000m (M) 19:25 - Discus (M) 19:50 - 3000m SC (W) 20:10 - 800m (W) 20:40 - 400m H (M)
Tue 1 Oct 18:05 - Pole Vault (M) 19:20 - Javelin (W) 20:10 - 800m (M) 20:40 - 200m (M)
Wed 2 Oct 19:40 - Hammer (M) 20:35 - 200m (W) 20:55 - 110m H (M)
Thu 3 Oct 20:35 - Shot Put (W) 21:50 - 400m (W) 22:05 - Heptathlon 800m (W) 22:15 - Decathlon 1500m (M)
Fri 4 Oct 18:15 - High Jump (M) 19:00 - Discus (W) 19:30 - 400m H (W) 19:45 - 3000m SC (M) 20:20 - 400m (M) 21:30 - 20k Walk (M)
Sat 5 Oct 18:05 - Shot Put (M) 18:35 - Triple Jump (W) 18:55 - 1500m (W) 19:25 - 5000m (W) 20:05 - 4x100m Relay (W) 20:15 - 4x100m Relay (M) 22:00 - Marathon (M)
Sun 6 Oct 17:15 - Long Jump (W) 17:40 - 1500m (M) 17:55 - Javelin (M) 18:00 - 10000m (M) 18:50 - 100m H (W) 19:15 - 4x400m Relay (W) 19:30 - 4x400m Relay (M)
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Post by Panda on Sept 20, 2019 14:27:28 GMT 1
GB squad:
(world rankings in brackets - these are now based on a points system, rather than season's bests except for relays)
MEN
100m: Ojie Edoburun (43), Adam Gemili (14), Zharnel Hughes (4) 200m: Miguel Francis (19), Adam Gemili (18), Zharnel Hughes (-) 400m: Matthew Hudson-Smith (12), Rabah Yousif (36) 800m: Elliot Giles (33), Kyle Langford (29), Jamie Webb (18) 1500m: Neil Gourley (44), Josh Kerr (39), Jake Wightman (20) 5000m: Andrew Butchart (13), Ben Connor (72), Marc Scott (40) 110m H: Andy Pozzi (7) 400m H: Chris McAlister (24) 3000m SC: Zak Seddon (33) Pole Vault: Harry Coppell (49) Triple Jump: Ben Williams (15) Hammer: Nick Miller (4) Decathlon: Tim Duckworth (14) Marathon: Callum Hawkins (187) 20k Walk: Tom Bosworth (15), Callum Wilkinson (26) 50k Walk: Cameron Corbishley (74), Dominic King (94) 4x100m Relay: Ojie Edoburun, Miguel Francis, Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Harry Aikines-Aryeety (1) 4x400m Relay: Cameron Chalmers, Dwayne Cowan, Toby Harries, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Martyn Rooney, Lee Thompson, Rabah Yousif (15)
WOMEN
100m: Dina Asher-Smith (1), Imani-Lara Lansiquot (18), Daryll Neita (36), Asha Philip (23) 200m: Dina Asher-Smith (1), Beth Dobbin (16), Jodie Williams (17) 400m: Emily Diamond (27), Laviai Nielsen (8) 800m: Alexandra Bell (24), Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (11), Lynsey Sharp (6) 1500m: Sarah McDonald (14), Laura Muir (2), Jemma Reekie (15) 5000m: Jessica Judd (49), Eilish McColgan (10), Laura Weightman (16) 10000m: Eilish McColgan (10), Steph Twell (30) 100m H: Cindy Ofili (25) 400m H: Meghan Beesley (12), Jessica Turner (40) 3000m SC: Elizabeth Bird (38), Rosie Clarke (27), Aimee Pratt (48) High Jump: Morgan Lake (17) Pole Vault: Holly Bradshaw (6) Long Jump: Abigail Irozuru (10), Shara Proctor (14), Jazmin Sawyers (16) Shot Put: Sophie McKinna (16) Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (2) Marathon: Tish Jones (-), Charlotte Purdue (142) 4x100m Relay: Dina Asher-Smith, Kristal Awuah, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Daryll Neita, Ashleigh Nelson, Asha Philip (5) 4x400m Relay: Finette Agyapong, Amy Allcock, Zoey Clark, Emily Diamond, Beth Dobbin, Laviai Nielsen, Jessica Turner, Jodie Williams (4)
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Post by Panda on Sept 20, 2019 14:43:13 GMT 1
GB medal record at previous World Championships:
1983 - Helsinki: 2 gold - 2 silver - 3 bronze 1987 - Rome: 1 - 3 - 4 1991 - Tokyo: 2 - 2 - 3 1993 - Stuttgart: 3 - 3 - 4 1995 - Gothenburg: 1 - 3 - 1 1997 - Athens: 1 - 4 - 1 1999 - Seville: 1 - 4 - 2 2001 - Edmonton: 1 - 0 - 1 2003 - Paris: 0 - 1 - 2 2005 - Helsinki: 1 - 0 - 2 2007 - Osaka: 1 - 1 - 4 2009 - Berlin: 2 - 2 - 3 2011 - Daegu: 3 - 3 - 2 2013 - Moscow: 3 - 1 - 3 2015 - Beijing: 4 - 1 - 2 2017 - London: 2 - 3 - 1
Total: 28 - 33 - 38
GB World Champions:
1983 Steve Cram (1500m) Daley Thompson (Decathlon)
1987 Fatima Whitbread (Javelin)
1991 Liz McColgan (10000m) Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis, Kriss Akabusi, Ade Mafe, Mark Richardson (4x400m Relay)
1993 Linford Christie (100m) Colin Jackson (110m Hurdles) Sally Gunnell (400m Hurdles)
1995 Jonathan Edwards (Triple Jump)
1997 Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson, Mark Hylton (4x400m Relay)
1999 Colin Jackson (110m Hurdles)
2001 Jonathan Edwards (Triple Jump)
2003 none
2005 Paula Radcliffe (Marathon)
2007 Christine Ohuruogu (400m)
2009 Phillips Idowu (Triple Jump) Jessica Ennis (Heptathlon)
2011 Mo Farah (5000m) Dai Greene (400m Hurdles) Jessica Ennis (Heptathlon)
2013 Mo Farah (5000m) Mo Farah (10000m) Christine Ohuruogu (400m)
2015 Mo Farah (5000m) Mo Farah (10000m) Greg Rutherford (Long Jump) Jessica Ennis-Hill (Heptathlon)
2017 Mo Farah (10000m) CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (4x100m Relay)
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Post by Panda on Sept 20, 2019 14:49:39 GMT 1
Thanks to the retrospective medals that have been awarded due to drug cheats being caught, the first medal GB win at this year's Championships will be their 100th in the history of the event.
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Post by rubcale on Sept 30, 2019 11:18:07 GMT 1
Brilliant run from Dina Asher-Smith to take Silver in Women's 100m in a PB of 10.83 you can't ask anything more of an athlete.
Unfortunately the Jamaican Shelley Fraser-Pryce was in a class of her own.
If everything goes well Asher-Smith is looking good for the 200m event.
There was a fumble by the Brits at the final change in the nixed 4x400m but although they finished 4th they probably wouldn't have managed 3rd.
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Post by Panda on Sept 30, 2019 17:21:01 GMT 1
Totally agree about Dina. Great performance, British record, despite a slightly slow start but Fraser-Pryce was on another level.
A couple of near misses with Holly Bradshaw and the mixed relay team missing out to Bahrain's team of ringers.
Lots of talk about the crowds and rightly so. It's almost as if Qatar was chosen for reasons other than its sporting pedigree...? Gabby Logan currently tearing ex-GB athlete-turned-IAAF suit Jon Ridgeon a new one on BBC2.
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Post by Panda on Oct 2, 2019 23:44:19 GMT 1
Brilliant gold medal for Dina Asher-Smith. Never looked in doubt. She's the first British woman to win two individual medals at the same World Championships since Kelly Holmes in 1995.
KJT looking very good in the heptathlon with two PBs on the first day to lead overnight.
Nick Miller robbed of a medal in the hammer, red flagged on what looked like a valid throw and one which would've put him in 2nd place. Instead, he was out of the top 8 after 3 rounds and eliminated.
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Post by raliverpool on Oct 3, 2019 19:01:45 GMT 1
With just one event to go in the heptathlon I think Tony Hadley can be warming up to sing for KJT.
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