2018 Season news

[jacknyc]

In Austria -
Remigiusz Olszewski (pol) 10.25.
Eva Swoboda 11.24

 

[sprintstar]

Shae Anderson USA Juniors 52.67 400m moves on as does high schooler Megan Hunter 53.15

 

[white lightning]

Gina Lückenkemper runs 11.16 seconds for the win today in Germany. Remember guys that she went sub 11
last summer. She is only 21 years of age and I feel she is going to be similar to Schippers over 100 for the next
decade. Keep on eye on her all summer and especially at the 2018 European Championships hosted by Germany!

 

[sprintstar]

Shae Anderson of Oregon Ducks came 6th in 52.63 at USA Juniors High schooler Meghan Hunter came 8th in 53.38 just off of her 53.15Q round

 

[jacknyc]

Here's a new name from Germany - Wendelin Wäcker.
If this is correct, this young guy just improved his 100m best from 10.70 to 10.20:
(0.0) 1 Wendelin Wäcker 10.20

I hope this isn't a typo.

 

[mastermulti]

Here's a new name from Germany - Wendelin Wäcker.
If this is correct, this young guy just improved his 100m best from 10.70 to 10.20:
(0.0) 1 Wendelin Wäcker 10.20

I hope this isn't a typo.

I hope his name was a typo.

 

[jacknyc]

Someone commented on a German discussion board that this is a mistake and it was actually Emile Erasmus who ran 10.20.

 

[mastermulti]

Someone commented on a German discussion board that this is a mistake and it was actually Emile Erasmus who ran 10.20.

Good to see Emile in action again

 

[sprintstar]

XIE ZHENYE sets National record for China 9.97 legal wind, Taftian 10.15 5th, Lemaitre 10.17 6th at Meeting de Montreuil

 

[sprintstar]

Shubenkov world lead time 12.99 110mh meeting de Montreil legal wind

 

[NWsoccerfan]

XIE ZHENYE sets National record for China 9.97 legal wind, Taftian 10.15 5th, Lemaitre 10.17 6th at Meeting de Montreuil

Congrats to Xie. China now with 2 sub 10 sprinters and both in their prime. Xie is 24 and Bingtian Su is 28. These guys could very well possibly cruise down into the 9.8xx territory. These guys don't look roided up like a lot of sprinters and I've felt for the last few years that every sprinter needs to find their own particular sweet spot in terms of muscle mass and not getting too heavy. Some guys get significantly faster when they add a lot of muscle and other guys slow down. In any case, I feel that Asians performing well in sprints helps fight against the caste system, so I do root for these guys.

 

[white lightning]

First off congrats to Xie Zhenye. What a fantastic result and another sprinter to prove the idiot Jon Entine wrong. China due
to there huge population has to have countless Asian sprinters who can eventually reach the elite level. Good to see for sprinting.

I'm super excited to see Shubenkov back to his form of a few years ago. He is the only white hurdler to go under 13 seconds and he has done it a few times. He has also won a gold medal at the highest level. A true superstar.

Lemaitre actually impressed me. Despite the 6th place finish ran a good time of 10.17! Faster
than I expected. This should be a good confidence builder and hopefully he will start winning some races again very soon!

 

[jacknyc]

Just watched the video....Xie ran 9.97 and won the race from Lane 1. Pretty impressive.

 

[limitless]

frickin amazing, from lane 1!!

 

[limitless]

There are now 3 sub 10.00 Asians with more to come.

How many Caucasians would there be if we were not so psychologically beaten up? The Chinese are going to have a hell of relay team.

 

[white lightning]

 

[white is right]

Just watched the video....Xie ran 9.97 and won the race from Lane 1. Pretty impressive.

He also wasn't "dragged" to the time as he didn't have visual contact with anybody as he was leading the field from the 40 meter mark on. I actually think he could run a low 9.9X or even a high 9.8X with the right conditions and being in the middle of the field with contenders for a medal at a major meet.

 

[white is right]

There are now 3 sub 10.00 Asians with more to come.

How many Caucasians would there be if we were not so psychologically beaten up? The Chinese are going to have a hell of relay team.

You would have to think America could have a few on their own. I think part of the problem is lack of money in track and field. People look at Bolt making 20 million a year but that's like looking at Mayweather's purses against Pacman and McGregor and saying elite boxers make this kind of money too.

 

[limitless]

Tortu runs in Madrid on the 22nd against the two sub 10 Chinese athletes. Hopefully he gets a good start and the conditions are great. Hasan Taftian will be in the race too.

 

[white lightning]

The Polish 4 x 100 Relay Team continues to improve with excellent baton passing.

4 X100m. Poles are no longer with the sixth and the third result in Europe in relay! In the composition of grzeskowiak, Olszewski, spinner and słowikowski we receive time 38.77 seconds!

 

[white lightning]

Tortu runs in Madrid on the 22nd against the two sub 10 Chinese athletes. Hopefully he gets a good start and the conditions are great. Hasan Taftian will be in the race too.

This kid has incredible top end speed. He just needs to get his starts down better. In another few years he might just
have 9.80's potential. He is that good!

 

[jacknyc]

Bingtin Su had an amazing indoor season, so they have 2 hot sprinters now.

 

[mastermulti]

......I'm super excited to see Shubenkov back to his form of a few years ago. He is the only white hurdler to go under 13 seconds and he has done it a few times. He has also won a gold medal at the highest level. A true superstar.
Lemaitre actually impressed me. Despite the 6th place finish ran a good time of 10.17! Faster
than I expected. This should be a good confidence builder and hopefully he will start winning some races again very soon!

You've forgotten another great Chinese athlete WL ...... Liu Xiang

 

[mastermulti]

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201806/21/WS5b2ae58ca3103349141dd681.html

 

[limitless]

Great article. I wonder what their training methods are. Xie is such a slight individual. The power he can generate must be incredible.

Xie Zhenye

Born: August 17, 1993(age 24)

Height: 5-foot-10 (1.78m)

Weight: 130 lb (59 kg)

Birthplace: Shaoxing, Zhejiang province

Events: 60m, 100m, 200m sprint

* Personal bests:

60m: 6.52 sec (2018)

100m: 9.97 sec (2018)

* National records:

100m: 9.97 sec (2018)

200m: 20.16 sec (2018)

* Sub-10-sec 100m records:

April 2017: 9.91, +4.1 m/s, Pure Athletics Spring Invitational at the NTC 2017, Clermont, Florida, USA

July 2017: 9.93, +4.4 m/s, Iowa Meet, Madrid, Iowa, USA

June 2018: 9.97, +0.9 m/s, Meeting de Montreuil 2018, Montreuil, France