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Day 1 Morning Session

10AM Ready for the off, stadium is mostly empty.  Clearly they weren’t expecting large crowds this morning as the gates only opened 35 minutes before the start of the program. 10:15AM It’s hard to pull out a fast time when… Continue Reading →

World Athletics Championships – Preview

Here we go again, the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics and my 11th.  Berlin should be a great host of these championships and there will be many references to Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics over the next 10… Continue Reading →

Tour De France – Rest Day II Catch Up

Finally some good, honest racing amongst the leaders of the Tour!  Sunday’s stage finishing at Verbier was what makes the Tour worth following for me.  Yes the sprint finishes are fascinating for will the peleton catch the break aways and… Continue Reading →

Tour De France – Rest Day Catch Up

The first rest day in this year’s Tour comes after 3 days in the Pyrenees.   And what have the Tour organisers done to these days – just 1 mountain top finish, that’s just not right.  Why did they waste the… Continue Reading →

UK World Athletics Trials Day 3 Part III

Unfortunately I had to leave early due to the wonders of public transport on a Sunday night – why do the trials have to clash with Scottish Open Golf meaning the BBC don’t want to start coverage of the trials… Continue Reading →

UK World Athletics Trials Day 3 Part I

Day 3 started off with the women’s HJ which went to form with Jessica Ennis clearing 1.91 at her third attempt.  Kelly Sotherton pulled out after clearing 1.82 without attempting another height.  I was suprised the Ennis hadn’t entered the… Continue Reading →

UK World Athletics Trials Day 2 Part III

Phylis Agbo is going well in the LJ jumping 6.42 twice with tails winds of +2.3m/s and +3.0m/s.  She is jumping in the form she showed in Italy recently which earned her the job at the Europen Team Champs where… Continue Reading →

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