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Just watched the womens 800m final and it was shocking to see only 1 white(Hispanic) female in the field......sad to see this.
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One English Sprinter we haven't talked about much that deserves more praise is 23 year old Joe Ferguson.
He has set personal best times this year of 10.21 and 20.24 both wind legal. That shows alot of speed right there
and with his age he still has time to develop. Let's keep a close eye on thie talented young English Sprinter!
He has set personal best times this year of 10.21 and 20.24 both wind legal. That shows alot of speed right there
and with his age he still has time to develop. Let's keep a close eye on thie talented young English Sprinter!
Turns out that Abby was battling a heel injury all season, and thus wasn't quite up to last year's excellence.
Abby Steiner To Have Surgery After Missing World Championships - World-Track And Field
Sprint star Abby Steiner said she's been struggling with a heel injury and will have surgery on her left foot after missing out on a World Championships spot.
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Abby Steiner like Matthew Boling is hated for two things. Being fast and being white. Not all people are like this but far too many
track fans do not want to see white sprinters coming into what they consider to be a black sport and dominating. It hurts their fragile
egos. Talent is talent regardless of skin color and Abby Steiner is one of the fastest sprinters on earth. I hope the surgery goes good. To
run the time she did with severe heel pain most of the season is incredible. What a true warrior. She will be missed until 2024!
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there are 4 reasons why she is hated: 1-she is freaking fast 2-she is WHITE 3-she is gorgeous(black women hate this) 4- she is approachable and polite(smart).....
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Very well said. Much like the attractive female tennis players that get looked at as second fiddle to the Williams linebackers!
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Warholm storms to 46.76 clocking at the Norwegian Championships
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The 2023 European Under 23 Championships starts tonight and goes for the next 4 days. It is live streaming for free. 
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21 year old Hungarian Sprinter Boglarka Takacs ran a blistering 11.14 +1.7 today in the womens 100 meters semi finals! Second
place went to Nathacha Kouni in s nice 11.29 with Polyniki Emmanouildou taking 4th to also qualify for the finals in the same heat.
On the mens side in heat number 1 only Guillem Crespi of Spain advnaced in heat 1 with a 10.28. Italian Junior Tardioli just missed out
making the finals with a time of 10.34
In heat 2 of the mens 100 meters it wasn't too much better with only 2 of our guys making it through.
Andru Vasyliev from the Ukarine moved on to the finals with 10.24 & Robin Ganter win a 10.25. This round was windy and the
times will not count. Ganter has run 10.16 earlier this summer so hope he can improve in the finals.
place went to Nathacha Kouni in s nice 11.29 with Polyniki Emmanouildou taking 4th to also qualify for the finals in the same heat.
On the mens side in heat number 1 only Guillem Crespi of Spain advnaced in heat 1 with a 10.28. Italian Junior Tardioli just missed out
making the finals with a time of 10.34
In heat 2 of the mens 100 meters it wasn't too much better with only 2 of our guys making it through.
Andru Vasyliev from the Ukarine moved on to the finals with 10.24 & Robin Ganter win a 10.25. This round was windy and the
times will not count. Ganter has run 10.16 earlier this summer so hope he can improve in the finals.
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The men 400 meters is shaping up to be a very fast final. In the semi finals we had 7 of our guys run between 45.32 to 45.99.
Good article on HBI. He says he was influenced by recent Norwegian track stars.
He may be only 20 but Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen has already developed a habit that could carry him to lofty heights in the years ahead. It’s one every athlete wants, but only some possess: the ability to produce your best when it matters most.
“I’ve realised that the bigger the event, the more I can get out,” he says.
Ingvaldsen is the fastest Norwegian 400m runner of all-time, usurping Karsten Warholm as national record-holder with the 44.86 he ran to finish fourth at the recent Bislett Games in Oslo. His PB before that? 45.94, digits that will forever be associated with Warholm after the Tokyo Olympic 400m hurdles final.
There was a sold-out crowd at the Bislett Games last month, Ingvaldsen’s friends and family among the thousands packing the stands of the historic stadium. Yet the youngster was as cool as it gets.
“I had a track meet at the start of the season in my hometown (Moelv) with like 100 people there, and I was more nervous there than at the Bislett Games,” he says. “In Oslo I was in my own bubble, focused on my race, and it worked out well.”
It’s long been like this. The bigger the stage, the higher the pressure, the better he runs.
At the European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, a week after the Oslo Diamond League, Ingvaldsen played a similarly patient game, turning for home with a few metres to find the leaders. But he maintained his form, his speed, far better than his rivals to hit the line victorious in 44.88.
“I don’t get so tired easily in my legs,” he says of his come-from-behind approach. “So I felt I had a lot to go in the last 100.”
Ahead of the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland from 13-16 July Ingvaldsen is not just the quickest U23 athlete in Europe this year; he’s the quickest European of any age.
His goal there? “A medal,” he says.
His rise to this level is a product of both nature and nurture – Ingvaldsen’s mother the driving force on both fronts. Mari Ann Bentdal was once a Norwegian champion over 800m, and she has coached her son throughout his career. Havard did athletics through his childhood but it was only at the age of “14 or 15” that he started to take it seriously.
“I played football first, and a bit of cross country skiing,” he says. “But I realised I had good speed and someone told me to do track and field, and I did.”
Ingvaldsen says he “hated” training for athletics while he was playing football, but always liked that feeling of running fast. When he made the switch, he began to love it, especially when he saw his rapid improvements. “I grew very fast,” he says.
His 400m PB coming into 2021 was a solid, if unspectacular, 49.15, but that was when things changed. At the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn that summer, he ran 46.90 in the heats, 46.80 in the semi-final and 46.70 in the final – further evidence that he produces his best when the pressure is highest.
The latter performance landed him a bronze medal and later that summer, a couple of weeks shy of his 19th birthday, he clocked a national U20 record of 45.95 to win the Norwegian Championships.
“It was (under) the U20 national record of Karsten Warholm so yeah, I was shocked,” he says.
Ingvaldsen says he and Warholm are friendly, and the Olympic champion has passed on much advice during their interactions in recent years. “He has been big, both him and the Ingebrigtsens,” says Ingvaldsen. “I look up to them and it’s because of them I started in track and field.”
His results plateaued in 2022, his training hampered by physical issues, with Ingvaldsen finishing fourth in his 400m heat in 46.18 at the European Athletics Championships in Munich.
This year, however, things began to click.
Ingvaldsen trains “seven days a week,” he says. “Sometimes two sessions a day, but not so hard, like jogging in the morning and maybe harder in the evening.”
He has finished school and plans to enrol at a university in Norway later this year, feeling he has no need to follow other rising stars from his country, such as pole vaulter Sondre Guttormsen, into the NCAA. “I will stay in Norway,” he says. “But I will travel to (train in) warm countries in winter.”
He sees much scope for improvement in the years ahead.
“I’m just 20, I haven’t grown out yet, so I think I’m getting better just by standing up the next morning and training with high quality,” he says.
Away from the track, he has a strong interest in cars and property and figures he might work with either of those in the future, but for now his focus is on the track.
“I’m hoping to be one of those guys who runs 43,” he says, adding that the Olympics next year are his “big goal.”
Norway has no shortage of stars at present, and the 20-year-old is proud to be part of the latest talent pipeline. “The standard has never been higher than now in Norwegian track and field,” he says.
The World Athletics Championships in Budapest this summer are also in his plans, but first up, it’s a chance to win his first international title. It won’t be easy to triumph in Espoo, given Ingvaldsen will have to beat Hungary’s Attila Molnar, who’s run 44.98 this season. But the championships have long been the “main goal” of his summer, and he’ll go there as the man to beat.
If history is anything to go by, then Ingvaldsen will save his best for the final, and if recent form is anything to go by, he’ll prove awfully hard to beat.
He may be only 20 but Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen has already developed a habit that could carry him to lofty heights in the years ahead. It’s one every athlete wants, but only some possess: the ability to produce your best when it matters most.
“I’ve realised that the bigger the event, the more I can get out,” he says.
Ingvaldsen is the fastest Norwegian 400m runner of all-time, usurping Karsten Warholm as national record-holder with the 44.86 he ran to finish fourth at the recent Bislett Games in Oslo. His PB before that? 45.94, digits that will forever be associated with Warholm after the Tokyo Olympic 400m hurdles final.
There was a sold-out crowd at the Bislett Games last month, Ingvaldsen’s friends and family among the thousands packing the stands of the historic stadium. Yet the youngster was as cool as it gets.
“I had a track meet at the start of the season in my hometown (Moelv) with like 100 people there, and I was more nervous there than at the Bislett Games,” he says. “In Oslo I was in my own bubble, focused on my race, and it worked out well.”
It’s long been like this. The bigger the stage, the higher the pressure, the better he runs.
At the European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, a week after the Oslo Diamond League, Ingvaldsen played a similarly patient game, turning for home with a few metres to find the leaders. But he maintained his form, his speed, far better than his rivals to hit the line victorious in 44.88.
“I don’t get so tired easily in my legs,” he says of his come-from-behind approach. “So I felt I had a lot to go in the last 100.”
Ahead of the European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland from 13-16 July Ingvaldsen is not just the quickest U23 athlete in Europe this year; he’s the quickest European of any age.
His goal there? “A medal,” he says.
His rise to this level is a product of both nature and nurture – Ingvaldsen’s mother the driving force on both fronts. Mari Ann Bentdal was once a Norwegian champion over 800m, and she has coached her son throughout his career. Havard did athletics through his childhood but it was only at the age of “14 or 15” that he started to take it seriously.
“I played football first, and a bit of cross country skiing,” he says. “But I realised I had good speed and someone told me to do track and field, and I did.”
Ingvaldsen says he “hated” training for athletics while he was playing football, but always liked that feeling of running fast. When he made the switch, he began to love it, especially when he saw his rapid improvements. “I grew very fast,” he says.
His 400m PB coming into 2021 was a solid, if unspectacular, 49.15, but that was when things changed. At the European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn that summer, he ran 46.90 in the heats, 46.80 in the semi-final and 46.70 in the final – further evidence that he produces his best when the pressure is highest.
The latter performance landed him a bronze medal and later that summer, a couple of weeks shy of his 19th birthday, he clocked a national U20 record of 45.95 to win the Norwegian Championships.
“It was (under) the U20 national record of Karsten Warholm so yeah, I was shocked,” he says.
Ingvaldsen says he and Warholm are friendly, and the Olympic champion has passed on much advice during their interactions in recent years. “He has been big, both him and the Ingebrigtsens,” says Ingvaldsen. “I look up to them and it’s because of them I started in track and field.”
His results plateaued in 2022, his training hampered by physical issues, with Ingvaldsen finishing fourth in his 400m heat in 46.18 at the European Athletics Championships in Munich.
This year, however, things began to click.
Ingvaldsen trains “seven days a week,” he says. “Sometimes two sessions a day, but not so hard, like jogging in the morning and maybe harder in the evening.”
He has finished school and plans to enrol at a university in Norway later this year, feeling he has no need to follow other rising stars from his country, such as pole vaulter Sondre Guttormsen, into the NCAA. “I will stay in Norway,” he says. “But I will travel to (train in) warm countries in winter.”
He sees much scope for improvement in the years ahead.
“I’m just 20, I haven’t grown out yet, so I think I’m getting better just by standing up the next morning and training with high quality,” he says.
Away from the track, he has a strong interest in cars and property and figures he might work with either of those in the future, but for now his focus is on the track.
“I’m hoping to be one of those guys who runs 43,” he says, adding that the Olympics next year are his “big goal.”
Norway has no shortage of stars at present, and the 20-year-old is proud to be part of the latest talent pipeline. “The standard has never been higher than now in Norwegian track and field,” he says.
The World Athletics Championships in Budapest this summer are also in his plans, but first up, it’s a chance to win his first international title. It won’t be easy to triumph in Espoo, given Ingvaldsen will have to beat Hungary’s Attila Molnar, who’s run 44.98 this season. But the championships have long been the “main goal” of his summer, and he’ll go there as the man to beat.
If history is anything to go by, then Ingvaldsen will save his best for the final, and if recent form is anything to go by, he’ll prove awfully hard to beat.
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Our women took the silver and bronze medals in the 100 meters finals at the 2023 European Championships.
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Women's 100m final
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Despite the weather the mens 400 meters finals was great to see. Fast times from all of these young white sprinters and in bad conditions.
That bode well for the next 4 to 6 years as all of these guys will only get better!
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That bode well for the next 4 to 6 years as all of these guys will only get better!
Men's 400m Final
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Norway continues to blow my mind on the track!
At the Euro Under 23 Championships today:
Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen took Gold in the men's 400.
Henrietta Jaeger barely missed Gold (by 2/100ths) in the women's 400m, grabbing the silver.
Henrik Flatnes took Gold in the Long Jump.
This is a country of just 5.4 million people!!
Contrast that with Germany - population 83 million.
Woefully few participants in these Championships, especially given the size of their country, and equally woeful performances.
What a waste.
At the Euro Under 23 Championships today:
Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen took Gold in the men's 400.
Henrietta Jaeger barely missed Gold (by 2/100ths) in the women's 400m, grabbing the silver.
Henrik Flatnes took Gold in the Long Jump.
This is a country of just 5.4 million people!!
Contrast that with Germany - population 83 million.
Woefully few participants in these Championships, especially given the size of their country, and equally woeful performances.
What a waste.
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Long live countries like Norway, Poland and Hungary. Do you notice that their athletes all look like they are Norweigan? It's
funny how when you don't destroy your country with imports from Africa & the middle east that the country does better in
sports, schooling, business, etc. etc. They haven't destroyed the culture in Norway YET. They will keep trying until not one European
Country will look European ever again? I hope and pray we get more leaders to push back against the mass immigration which
is called "The Great Replacement".
Congrats to all the fine young men and women that make us track fans around the world very proud!
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all makes sense - having had a heel injury I remember how it limits trainingTurns out that Abby was battling a heel injury all season, and thus wasn't quite up to last year's excellence.
Abby Steiner To Have Surgery After Missing World Championships - World-Track And Field
Sprint star Abby Steiner said she's been struggling with a heel injury and will have surgery on her left foot after missing out on a World Championships spot.
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and their great strength is teamwork. So very decent sprinters PLUS excellent teamwork is why they've done mid 37sec 4x100s
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the girl who came second in the 100m final would have won if she got a better start.....starts are everything.....
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That is an incredible time for any sprinter let along a young guy. That is why Lemaitre and Guilyev were so special because they did
it at such a young age. So many Asian Sprinters have such great starts and then they hold their speed endurance well. Ceccarelli could
learn some things from them. Congrats to Hiroki Y.