Impossible Games today

Dubh Geannain · 11-06-2020 11:42am #1

Boards beat World Athletics to punch but anyway a return of live athletics in an unusual form today

https://sports.yahoo.com/impossible-games-signal-return-track-212823869.html

Highlight for me

Men’s 2000m — 2:50 p.m.
This is a group event, similar to speed skating’s team pursuit. In the Oslo stadium will be Team Ingebrigtsen, featuring brothers Filip, Henrik and Jakob and two more Norwegians. In Kenya will be Team Cheruiyot, featuring the last two world 1500m champions — Timothy Cheruiyot and Elijah Manangoi, plus three more Kenyans. The winner will be the team with the best overall time for the top three runners.

Times are American ET in the link posted. The events kick off at 6:30 pm GMT

Dubh Geannain · 11-06-2020 6:29pm

https://twitter.com/Diamond_League/status/1271129273257070593?s=19

Dubh Geannain · 11-06-2020 6:42pm

Just in relation to the YouTube link. It should be available in Ireland once it starts.

List of countries where you will have to watch via licence holders is here -
https://www.diamondleague.com/news/general/news/detail/News/where-to-watch-the-oslo-impossible-games/

It is listed as viewable in Ireland on Youtube so we'll see soon enough.

Dubh Geannain · 11-06-2020 7:11pm

Wanda Diamond League
We are looking into the issue on YouTube and will try to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Plan B so - Had to ask my wife to log into her Facebook. It's on now.

https://www.facebook.com/DiamondLeague/videos/541563229871825/

Dubh Geannain · 11-06-2020 7:23pm

youtube fixed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCC6ZD86djg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCC6ZD86djg

Dubh Geannain · 11-06-2020 7:45pm

World record gone in 300 m hurdles. Warholm

edinrunna · 11-06-2020 7:48pm

Has the 2k happened yet? Fair effort from the guy in the 300m hurdles!

edinrunna · 11-06-2020 7:49pm

Ah just about to start I see.

Dubh Geannain · 11-06-2020 7:59pm

I felt sorry for the Kenyans there with the weather. The Norwegians even had pacing lights which had me rooting for Cheryiot

Ceepo · 11-06-2020 8:27pm

Dubh Geannain wrote: »

I felt sorry for the Kenyans there with the weather. The Norwegians even had pacing lights which had me rooting for Cheryiot

Weather in Kenya didn't help. Not sure it was as windy as Cram was making out. There was a flag picked up by the camera angle on the straing at one point and it was still. The altitude wouldn't have helped either.
I thought the pace light were cool. Not sure I'd agree with them mind, probably an argument for another day.

On the whole it was a strange event to watch, with a pole vault from for back garden to a split track race.
Good to see some athletics all the same..

Jacob looked good. Certainly go under 4.50 for a true run race over 2k