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". . . 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!!

:rolleyes:

Livio Berruti, the 1960 Olympic 200m Champion, has passed away. He tied the world record twice at those Olympics, in both the semi-final and final. He was the first European to win this event at the Olympics.

South Africa fielded an all white team to win the silver medal in the men's 4x400m relay. Overall South Africa and Australia were very impressive at these U20 World Championships.

Meanwhile, on the girls' side, Anastazja Kuz of Poland won the gold medal, coming through on the home stretch with a NU20 record of 51.06.

Leendert Koekemoer of South Africa cruised to a time of 45.18 to win his semi-final at the World U20 Championships. He could have easily gotten under 45 flat, but he needs to save something for the final. He is one of the favorites along with 2 Americans.

Czechia and Australia took silver and bronze in the 4x400m Mixed Relay, both setting National Records.

Ferreira wins his semi-final in 10.13 (0.6w).

Australia looked good in the 4x400m mixed relay, coming 2nd to the USA in their heat. South Africa also came in 2nd in their heat, running (surprisingly) an all white quartet.

Marco Ferreira of South Africa won his heat at the U20 World Championships in 10.11 (1.2w). Chun Ting Kwok of Hong Kong and Wyatt Lee were 2nd and 3rd in the same time of 10.29.

Really a race to cherish and remember! Especially since it seems unlikely that Australia will field this same team in the future, with Browning getting older and Gout Gout and Nketia moving up their ranks.

Here is a video of the last time that Australia won the Men's 4x100m relay at the Commonwealth Games - 1974 in Christchurch, New Zealand. It also seemed like Scotland was on their way to Gold or Silver, until their last exchange.