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Videos from the stands -

". . . for whatever that's worth." Yeah, not much.

So basically all the white RBs have been cut. :confused:

Yes, times in all events have started to come down dramatically across the board since the introduction of 'super spikes'. They also help on the runway for the LJ, TJ, and Pole Vault.

Just a quick note...Koekemoer is still an U20 athlete, and his 44.52 is a new PB and South African U20 record. Also he won that race from lane 1, which makes his time and win even more impressive.

Blaskowski 10.19, Kennedy 10.21 for 4th and 5th place. Koekemoer 44.52, Phijffers 44.61 for 1st and 2nd place! Also Amy Hunt 11.06 for 1st place in the women's 100m, and Jenna Prandini 22.75 for 4th in the 200m.

Kennedy and Blaskowski race each other today in Italy. While Jonas Phijffers and Leendert Koekemoer run in the 400m.

Came across this video of Darren Clarke at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. The video covers all the heats and the final of the 400m, which Clarke won. He was a terrific 400m runner.

I suspect that even if he changes his nationality, he will still live, train, and race in the U.S.

Unfortunately they are running in different heats. But if they qualify, they will run against each other in the final.

There wasn't tool much to get excited about on the men's side, with the exception of the usual greats - Warholm, Mondo, and Tentoglou; but I was impressed with the young 400m runners, Jonas Phijffers of the Netherlands and Attila Molnar of Hungary. Phijffers came 3rd in the 400m finals with a...

I remember that Toby Gerhart broke the California High School career rushing record, and ended up going to Stanford, because it was the only school recruiting him as a running back and not as a linebacker.

Just looked him up . . . he broke the Texas all time rushing record, and his position at Texas Tech is linebacker!

August 23rd, Silesia Diamond League Meet (Poland) ... Sam Blaskowski vs. Lachlan Kennedy!!

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