Field athletics

[platinumsage]

Just reviewing last night's action. GB's hope in the discus Lawrence Okoye threw three no-throws in the heat and is out. We've never been much good at throwing have we?

What else interesting is happening in the throwing and jumping stuff?

 

[platinumsage]

I'm not too excited watching replays of the pole vault qualifying. The bar is literally set quite low.

 

[platinumsage]

Why do the high jump and pole vault still have bars... can't they just use lasers or photography to determine how high they actually jump, which is always going to be higher than the bar, and sometimes their highest jumps might not be when the bar is at its highest.

 

[planetgeli]

Why do the high jump and pole vault still have bars... can't they just use lasers or photography to determine how high they actually jump, which is always going to be higher than the bar, and sometimes their highest jumps might not be when the bar is at its highest.

Because it's not about the height jumped, it's about the height cleared. It's literally in the rules. They are 'vertical clearance events'. The bar has been used traditionally since these events began. You can touch the bar as long as it doesn't fall off. Touching a laser would presumably produce a fail. Not the same thing, don't mess around with something if it isn't broken.

 

[platinumsage]

Because it's not about the height jumped, it's about the height cleared. It's literally in the rules. They are 'vertical clearance events'. The bar has been used traditionally since these events began. You can touch the bar as long as it doesn't fall off. Touching a laser would presumably produce a fail. Not the same thing, don't mess around with something if it isn't broken.

I'm just saying maybe it should be about height jumped, now we have the technology to measure that accurately. Imagine if the long jump was clear this line in the sand - it would be a bit silly.

 

[planetgeli]

How do you accurately measure the height jumped of a bent body? Which bit of the body are you measuring? And at what point? How would the athlete know this?

 

[planetgeli]

Long jumps are arguably less accurate. They are measured by 'disturbance of sand' which is why jumpers often land a bit weirdly and do their best to immediately urge themselves forward on landing. They should land in the same plasticine stuff that marks a foul. They could always be hosed down after every jump.

 

[platinumsage]

Long jumping poor at the moment, none of the men are getting above 8 metres.

 

[platinumsage]

Time to discuss the discus, it's the final now.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Loving the reaction of the Swedish discus throwers

 

[planetgeli]

Athletics on acid, like it.
That makes no sense unless you're watching the track. Wrong thread I guess.

 

[stavros]

Loving the reaction of the Swedish discus throwers

Yep, I liked how they started to sprint down the track, before running out of gas after about 20 metres.

 

[Steel Icarus]

"I AM...A SWEDISH VIKING!"

 

[platinumsage]

Interesting how they used to do the high jump before Fosbury:

 

[Lord Camomile]

I'm sure I'm late to the party, but there's a certain irony to Brandon Starc competing in the high jump

 

[platinumsage]

Might have a women's triple jump world record today, the last jump by Yolimar Rojas was a foul being 13cm over the board but was like 30-40cm longer than the WR.

 

[planetgeli]

I'm sure I'm late to the party, but there's a certain irony to Brandon Starc competing in the high jump

Explain please.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Explain please.

It's a Game of Thrones reference, there's a character called Brandon Stark who falls from a great height in the first book/episode.

 

[planetgeli]

It's a Game of Thrones reference, there's a character called Brandon Stark who falls from a great height in the first book/series.

Will be why I didn't understand the reference then. He's Mitchell Starc's brother.

 

[planetgeli]

Might have a women's triple jump world record today, the last jump by Yolimar Rojas was a foul being 13cm over the board but was like 30-40cm longer than the WR.

Innit. She flew that jump bit.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Wow, I was with Backley, I thought she'd bailed out of that jump.

Well done, Rojas

 

[Steel Icarus]

What a jump! Not really any kind of step!

 

[platinumsage]

Meanwhile 2.39 appears to be defeating all the men in the high jump.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Sharing the gold! Fantastic!

Love that the suggestion came from one of the athletes

(I can see an argument for it being "not cricket", but fuck it, in this moment I think it's nice )

 

[planetgeli]

Nice, nice touch in the high jump. "Shall we both have Gold?" You bet. Lovely to see.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I do wonder just how far this has got out of hand after the official just said "it's possible..." in the middle of a conversation and the two athletes just ran with it

 

[Steel Icarus]

I was dubious but having seen it back it was absolutely the right thing

 

[planetgeli]

My Friend Mutaz | SPIKES | World Athletics

Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi tells how his opponent and friend, world champion Mutaz Barshim, helped him find back to form after a career-threatening injury.

spikes.worldathletics.org

They're good friends.

 

[MrSki]

Both deserved it & was good to see. Two peeps going mental rather than just one.

 

[Elpenor]

Barshim has gone from Bronze to Silver and now Gold in the last 3 Olympics, and been the dominant high jumper for a decade. Rare for a Qatari athlete to not be “bought in” African, Wikipedia at least states he’s born in Doha. Graceful jumper, deserves his Gold.