World Athletics Championships

[whythelongface]

Gotta love the World Athletics Champs.

Mondo Duplantis deserves his own thread. What a legend 6.30m incredible (Bubka held the record for 20 odd years at 6.14m). 4 x world records this year.

Jess Hull racing tonight in the final of 1500m

Reece Holder semis of the 400m

Yuan Reath in the High Jump final.

[Bornadog]

Gout Gout to race tomorrow night

[whythelongface]

Great race by Hull to finish 3rd behind the superstar that is Kipyegon.

[jeemak]

Torrie Lewis running a PB in her heat was an amazing effort. A huge amount of potential with her.

[angelopetraglia]

Jess Hull. Risked everything chasing Faith for a Gold. Was lucky in the end to hang on for Bronze but I loved that she had a crack.

She is our first ever medalist at the World Championships over 1500m. The blue ribbon distance running event. What a star she is.

[mjp]

Jess Hull. Risked everything chasing Faith for a Gold. Was lucky in the end to hang on for Bronze but I loved that she had a crack.

She 100% risked it all for the win. Was running on a treadmill those last 50m though!

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Looking forward to tonight's event's. Fingers crossed that Gout makes it out of the heats. Australian schedule for tonight:

• Men's triple jump qualification (8:05pm AEST): Connor Murphy
• Women's 200m heats (8:30pm AEST): Kristie Edwards, Mia Gross, Torrie Lewis
• Men's 200m heats (9:15pm AEST): Gout Gout, Calab Law, Aiden Murphy
• Men's javelin qualification (9:25pm AEST): Cameron McEntyre
• Women's 400m hurdles semifinal (10:03pm AEST): Sarah Carli

[whythelongface]

Torrie Lewis running a PB in her heat was an amazing effort. A huge amount of potential with her.

Another PB this time in the 200m. Finishing 2nd in her heat behind Asher-Smith. Lewis is a star in the making.

[Bornadog]

Gout Gout and Torrie Lewis both qualify for semi final

[jeemak]

Another PB this time in the 200m. Finishing 2nd in her heat behind Asher-Smith. Lewis is a star in the making.

She's quietly pumping along, with Gout Gout getting all the fanfare.

Gout Gout looked like a genuine little man against the field tonight. He has so much maturing to do physically. He brought it home really well in his heat, but will need to get his head in the game to meet and beat his PB, which would be an amazing outcome in a world championship field.

[angelopetraglia]

She's quietly pumping along, with Gout Gout getting all the fanfare.

Gout Gout looked like a genuine little man against the field tonight. He has so much maturing to do physically. He brought it home really well in his heat, but will need to get his head in the game to meet and beat his PB, which would be an amazing outcome in a world championship field.

He is only 66kg at 180cm. A lightweight indeed. Still lots of muscle to add to that frame.

[Axe Man]

He is only 66kg at 180cm. A lightweight indeed. Still lots of muscle to add to that frame.

He's actually grown a little bit and is 183cm now, not sure about his weight.

It's funny because until I read that recently I had always assumed he was taller.

‘You’ve grown’: Gout Gout reaches new heights in his bid to emulate Bolt

[angelopetraglia]

He's actually grown a little bit and is 183cm now, not sure about his weight.

It's funny because until I read that recently I had always assumed he was taller.

‘You’ve grown’: Gout Gout reaches new heights in his bid to emulate Bolt

Thanks for that information.

To put that into context. He is the same height as Rhylee West and shorter than Tom Liberatore and Lachlie McNeil.

[Mantis]

For reference the height of the 2 best 200m runners of the modern era is:

Johnson - 185cm
Bolt - 195cm

[Axe Man]

For reference the height of the 2 best 200m runners of the modern era is:

Johnson - 185cm
Bolt - 195cm

And one of the best current sprinters in Noah Lyles is only 180cm. Bolt was unusually tall and obviously ridiculously good.

Gout's height won't be an issue, he just needs to continue to develop his strength as he matures physically.