V 13 N. 82 DAY SIX WORLD CHAMPS IN BUDAPEST 2023

 Okay, Thursday is behind us in Budapest and the results are in 8 hours after the fact.

Today's quiz:   What track club can now claim Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr, the two latest 1500 meters world champs, as club members?     See answer at bottom of this page.

35 KM Race Walk  Women

1. Marie Perez  ESP                2:38.40            won the 20Km race

2. Kimberly Garcia Leon PER  2:40.32          was 4th in the 20Km race

3. Antigoni Ntrismpiot GRE      2:43.22         was 15th in the 20Km race

35 KM Race Walk Men

1. Alvaro Martin  ESP                  2:24.30       won the 20KM race

2. Brian Pintado ECU                  2:24.34        was 7th in the 20KM race

3. Masotoa Kauno JPN                2:25.12        did not compete in the 20KM race

4. Evan Dunfee CAN                    2:25.28        was 4th in the 20KM race

Another great day for the Spaniards.   I don't know if you call this dominance by one nation, but it looks like it to me although depth is questionable.  Linguistically it seems as if Spanish is your first language this is the sport for you after soccer.

Qualifiers for Men's 5,000 Meters

Men's 5000m Heats - Thursday, August 24

A day after his huge disappointment, Jakob Ingebrigtsen  has collected himself and gotten qualified for the 5000 final where the lads may not have quite as much speed and fortitude on that last lap as he brings to the event.  But who is to say where his psyche now lies after Wednesday night's huge disappointment?    Ja, right, tell that to the Kenyans and Ethiopians and maybe even his teammate Narve Nordas who got a good smell of victory in that 1500.  If anyone has taken on some confidence it should be my man Narve.  And Luis Grijalva of Guartemala might be ready for that next step up the ladder.  CBC did not show this event, so I could not read Jake the I's body language.

Here are the Qualifiers for the finals and their times.

1. Lusis Grijalva  GUA  13:32.72

2. Yomif Kejelch ETH   13:32.83

3. Mohammed Ahmed  CAN  13:33.16

4. Berihu Aregawi ETH    13:33.23

5. Oscar Chelimo  UGA   13:33.40

6. Mohamed Ismail  DJI   13:33.51

7. Ishmael Kipkurui KEN  13:33.63 Tie

7.  Jacob Krop KEN  13:33.63   Tie

9. Mohamed Katir  ESP  13:35.90

10. Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH  13:36.15

11. Jakob Ingebrightsen  13:36.21

12. Ouassim Duaiz ESP  13:36.35

13. Magnus Myhre NOR  13:36.36

14. Abdihamid Nur  USA   13:36.37

15. Jimmy Gressier  FrA  13:36.42

16. Paul Chelimo USA  13:36.51

17. Narve Nordas NOR 13:36.55

18. Stewart McSweyn AUS  13:56.81 is listed as  "qR"  whatever that means.  Under review?

I believe qR is used to advance someone in the next round due to either being knocked down, pushed or fouled in some way and unable to qualify and advance in the event.  The 4 x100 relay has a womens team, Germany with a qR designation and they wind up in the next round in lane 1.  I suspect the Jamaican 200 guy who had glass in his eye was also advanced to the final with a qR designation and he ended up in lane l.  Ernie

	Men's long jump Tentoglou brings it home on his last jump like he did in the Olympics.   Pinnock had an opportunity to win it back on his last jump but came up a bit short with an  8.38M 27' 6" leap. Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) 8.52m SB 🥇  27' 11 1/2" Wayne Pinnock (JAM) 8.50m 🥈  27' 10 1/2 " Tajay Gayle (JAM) 8.27m =SB 🥉  27' 1 1/2" Carey McLeod (JAM) 8.27m   27' 1 1/2" Wang Jianan (CHN) 8.05m 26'  4  3/4 " Thobias Montler (SWE) 8.00m  26'  3" Radek Juška (CZE) 7.98m    26' 2" William Williams (USA) 7.94m  26'  1/2" Women's Hammer Oh Canada! Baby.  Camryn Rogers brings home the second gold in the hammer throw after Ethan Katzberg.  We're going to start replacing the outdoor hockey rinks up here on the Island with circles and cages.  We already have a cage at our track here in Courtenay, BC but other villages need one.  Will you contribute?              1. Camryn Rogers (CAN) 77.22m 🥇253' 4"                           2.    Janee' Kassanavoid (USA) 76.36m 🥈250' 6"              3. DeAnna Price (USA) 75.41m 🥉247' 4"              4. Hanna Skydan (AZE) 74.18m  243' 4"              5.Silja Kosonen (FIN) 73.89m  242' 4"              6. Sara Fantini (ITA) 73.85m SB 242' 3"              7. Bianca Florentina Ghelber (ROU) 73.70m  241' 7"              8.  Wang Zheng (CHN) 72.14m  236'  8" Women's 100M Hurdles World record holder Amusan not quite up to what she had done previously.  Williams and Camacho-Quinn nothing short of scintillating in this race and Kenny Harrison almost in the mix.   Danielle Williams (JAM) 12.43 SB 🥇 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) 12.44 🥈 Kendra Harrison (USA) 12.46 🥉 Devynne Charlton (BAH) 12.52 Ackera Nugent (JAM) 12.61 Tobi Amusan (NGR) 12.62 Ditaji Kambundji (SUI) 12.70 Nia Ali (USA) 12.78 Men's 400M Antonio Watson (JAM) 44.22 🥇 Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) 44.31 🥈 Quincy Hall (USA) 44.37 PB 🥉 Vernon Norwood (USA) 44.39 Sean Bailey (JAM) 44.96 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen (NOR) 45.08 Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) 45.11    DQ   Kirani James DQ'd  Not sure what James did to get DQ'd.  Will now have to look at the video.  But CBC did not show us the race.   Women's 400M IH Redemption for Femke Bol.  She just went away from the field coming down the last 100 meters.  Shamir Little USA managed to hold off Rushell Clayton for silver.   Femke Bol (NED) 51.70 🥇 Shamier Little (USA) 52.80 SB 🥈  Rushell Clayton (JAM) 52.81 PB 🥉  Kemi Adekoya (BRN) 53.09 AR Anna Cockrell (USA) 53.34 PB Ayomide Folorunso (ITA) 54.19 Janieve Russell (JAM) 54.28 Andrenette Knight (JAM) 55.20 Men's 800 M Semis Men's 800m Semi-Final - Thursday, August 24 Another chance for Canada to shine at these championships.  Marco Arop looking very strong. First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to final Heat 1 POS ATHLETE NAT RESULT 1 Slimane MOULA ALG 1:43.93 Q 2 Tshepiso MASALELA BOT 1:44.14 Q PB 3 Ben PATTISON GBR 1:44.23 q 4 Mateusz BORKOWSKI POL 1:44.30 PB 5 Mohamed ATTAOUI ESP 1:44.35 PB 6 Benjamin ROBERT FRA 1:44.38 7 Abdelati EL GUESSE MAR 1:44.55 8 Joseph DENG AUS 1:48.12 Heat 2 POS ATHLETE NAT RESULT 1 Marco AROP CAN 1:44.02 Q 2 Djamel SEDJATI ALG 1:44.49 Q 3 Saúl ORDÓÑEZ ESP 1:44.74 4 Catalin TECUCEANU ITA 1:44.79 PB 5 Gabriel TUAL FRA 1:44.83 6 Filip OSTROWSKI POL 1:45.30 PB 7 Daniel ROWDEN GBR 1:45.38 8 Alex Ngeno KIPNGETICH KEN 1:45.56 Heat 3 POS ATHLETE NAT RESULT 1 Emmanuel WANYONYI KEN 1:43.83 Q 2 Adrián BEN ESP 1:43.92 Q PB 3 Bryce HOPPEL USA 1:44.04 q 4 Yanis MEZIANE FRA 1:44.30 =PB 5 Simone BARONTINI ITA 1:44.34 PB 6 Andreas KRAMER SWE 1:44.57 SB 7 Mark ENGLISH IRL 1:45.14 SB 8 Max BURGIN GBR 1:47.60 Really separating the creme de la creme from the creme here.  Mom, I ran 1:44.30 my personal best.  Well, Yanis I'll make your favorite cous cous and you'll get a good night's sleep and be ready for the final.  Uh, Mom, I didn't make the final.  Okay then Yanis, do your chores.   Men's 200M  Semis Just waiting to see what Lyles can do in the final and will the youngster Knighton be up to the challenge?   Probably too much to ask of him at this stage in his career.  The big news is the golf cart ( 8 passengers, much bigger than a golf cart)  crash in which Lyles was involved.  No, he wasn't driving.  But he was sitting just in front of Hudson.   Some of the non qualifiers now considering trying out for the band Crash Test Dummies.    Sean Ingle reports on this melee in today's The Guardian: The Jamaican sprinter Andrew Hudson was left with shards of glass in his eye after a collision between two golf buggies at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Hudson needed nearly 20 minutes of medical treatment after the crash, which delayed the first of the three 200m semi-finals by 24 minutes, and was seen clearly in distress. Eventually he decided to run, despite having blurry vision, but was unable to qualify for Friday’s final after finishing fifth in 20.38 . Britain’s new champion Josh Kerr stirs memories of Coe, Cram and Ovett However World Athletics later allowed Hudson to compete in the final after the Jamaican team successfully appealed. “I went back to medical, the doctor said I had some shards of glass in my eye,” said Hudson, who was still squinting as he spoke to reporters. “He tried to flush out as best as possible. World Athletics asked me if I was going to run or not. It was kind of, run or lose my spot. I worked so hard to be here, so I thought I would at least try. And I tried.” The crash, which was severe enough to knock one of the drivers out of a buggy, occurred as the athletes were being brought from the warm-up track to the stadium, and led World Athletics to push the second semi-final ahead of the first to allow athletes to recover. Asked about the race, Hudson added: “I don’t know. There was so much going on. My eye was a blur. The race was a blur. I appreciate the athletes waiting and agreeing to take our heat later on in the competition.” The US sprinter Noah Lyles, who won the 100m final on Sunday, was also involved in the crash but was unaffected and qualified fastest in 19.75. Britain’s Zharnel Hughes qualified in second in his semi-final, behind the American Erriyon Knighton. A statement from the Budapest organising committee said: “The 200m heats reorder was due to the collision of two golf carts. One athlete and a volunteer were assessed and the athlete cleared to participate. The volunteer is also fine. “The Local Organising Committee is investigating the incident and reviewing the transport procedures.” Men's 200m Semi-Final - Thursday, August 24 Lyles breezes,  DeGrasse squeezes into the final Heat 1 wind -0.1 POS ATHLETE NAT RESULT 1 Noah LYLES USA 19.76 Q 2 Alexander OGANDO DOM 20.02 Q 3 Tarsis Gracious OROGOT UGA 20.26 4 Brendon RODNEY CAN 20.27 5 Andrew HUDSON JAM 20.38 6 Luxolo ADAMS RSA 20.44 7 Shota IIZUKA JPN 20.54 8 Ondřej MACÍK CZE 20.71 Heat 2 wind 0.0 POS ATHLETE NAT RESULT 1 Kenneth BEDNAREK USA 19.96 Q 2 Letsile TEBOGO BOT 19.97 Q 3 Courtney LINDSEY USA 20.22 4 Sinesipho DAMBILE RSA 20.28 PB 5 Renan CORREA BRA 20.43 6 Taymir BURNET NED 20.65 7 Alaba Olukunle AKINTOLA NGR 20.75   Aaron BROWN CAN DQ - TR17.3.1 Heat 3 wind -0.4 POS ATHLETE NAT RESULT 1 Erriyon KNIGHTON USA 19.98 Q 2 Zharnel HUGHES GBR 20.02 Q 3 Andre DE GRASSE CAN 20.10 q 4 Joseph FAHNBULLEH LBR 20.21 q 5 Towa UZAWA JPN 20.33 6 Rasheed DWYER JAM 20.49 7 Shaun MASWANGANYI RSA 20.65 8 William REAIS SUI 20.67 Quiz Answer:    Edinburgh A.C.    (now taking membership applications)