A major world sporting event in London this summer but not sure there is much anticipation of it currently, which probably sums up the position athletics is in with the media and public at the moment.
The Athletics Worlds start on August 4th in the Olympic Stadium and the main story is Usain Bolt's last major championship. He's running in the 100m and 100m relay but not the 200m this time out. British interest will revolve around Mo Farah in the 5,000m and 10,000m with Laura Muir a genuine contender in the 1,500m and 5,000m. Chances of home Golds look pretty scant aside from those two.
Other major draws are the amazing Wayde van Niekerk in the 200m and 400m, Rudisha and Amos in the 800m, Elaine Thompson in the 100m and 200m and Caster Semenya in the 800m.
More details here
Starting this weekend is the Para-Athletics in the same venue. It will be difficult to match the success of 2012 (as it will be for the Athletics Worlds themselves) but apparently it's the best selling staging of the event already. British interest will revolve around the established stars like Hannah Cockroft, Jonnie Peacock and Richard Whitehead with David Weir retiring from the track after a disastrous Paralympics in Rio.
Further information here.
I'm at every night of the Worlds and a handful of the sessions in the Para-Athletics (which suffers a little for my family for being staged in the school term for most people - which I presume is West fucking Ham's fault) and very excited about it.
The Athletics Worlds start on August 4th in the Olympic Stadium and the main story is Usain Bolt's last major championship. He's running in the 100m and 100m relay but not the 200m this time out. British interest will revolve around Mo Farah in the 5,000m and 10,000m with Laura Muir a genuine contender in the 1,500m and 5,000m. Chances of home Golds look pretty scant aside from those two.
Other major draws are the amazing Wayde van Niekerk in the 200m and 400m, Rudisha and Amos in the 800m, Elaine Thompson in the 100m and 200m and Caster Semenya in the 800m.
More details here
Starting this weekend is the Para-Athletics in the same venue. It will be difficult to match the success of 2012 (as it will be for the Athletics Worlds themselves) but apparently it's the best selling staging of the event already. British interest will revolve around the established stars like Hannah Cockroft, Jonnie Peacock and Richard Whitehead with David Weir retiring from the track after a disastrous Paralympics in Rio.
Further information here.
I'm at every night of the Worlds and a handful of the sessions in the Para-Athletics (which suffers a little for my family for being staged in the school term for most people - which I presume is West fucking Ham's fault) and very excited about it.
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