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The European Championships
I finished watching the European Championships this past weekend. The last championship meet of what has been a very long championship season. It started here in the US with the NCAA Champs back in June; followed by US Nationals. We then had Worlds, U20, Commonwealth, and Euros. Thanks to modern technology, I’ve been able to watch them all! It’s a pretty good time to be a fan of the sport. After watching all of these high level competitions, I have to say that while Euros was the last one, in many ways it was my favorite. Let me explain. The NCAA Championships are fun for me, because the competition is…
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Noah Lyles
To borrow from a popular phrase. Track and field in America suffers from many things, but talent is not one of them. We lead the world in talent. Especially in speed and strength events at the present time. At the recent World Championships, we won 33 medals. In spite of a lack of government support. No real developmental system. And poor management by USATF, the sport’s governing body in this country. We also do a poor job of telling the story of our talent to the masses in the US. Too many of our athletes are relatively unknown. Especially compared to the athletes in other professional sports. So today, I…
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They Said He Couldn’t Be Replaced
I’ve been saying since before Covid, that the 200 meters is the deepest and most exciting event in the sport. Primarily because that’s where the bulk of the sprint talent is – on both the men and women’s sides. Judging from the results coming out of the World U20 Championships the deuce is only going to get better. Especially on the men’s side. It’s rare that a young sprinter comes along that legitimately runs adult elite times in the 200. The most recent was a young Usain Bolt, who became the first to run sub20 (19.93) in 2004. Given what at that time was considered a legendary run, it was…