Miscellaneous
Lots to talk about once again as Sean & Tim digest all the action in the world of athletics. Weekend 2 of the All Schools Championships once again provided some challenging conditions as the heavens opened up of the Saturday competition. Nonetheless the cream rose to the top and some great performances in trying conditions were recorded. Day one of the World Para Athletics in Dubai provided Australia and Victoria with a big reason to celebrate as Jaryd Clifford took gold and claimed a new world record in the 1500m. Michael Roeger snared a silver in the 1500m to kick off a championship that holds plenty of promise for Team Australia. A number of AV Specialist Groups have kicked off their seasons so we report in on the action from the Rare Air Club and Milers Club meets. Lisa Verstraten was trackside at Milers Club to grab interviews with Marlie Campton, Alex Rowe, Lucinda Rourke and Sam McEntee. The Race Walking Club also started their summer program at Middle Park with a range of distances on offer. There are hot topics a plenty at the moment! Tim has delved into the current WADA banned list of athletes to come up with the top 10 nations – fortunately Australia is not there. With news coming through of the IOC move to shift the Out of Stadium Olympic events away from Tokyo to Sapporo, Sean discusses the reasons behind it and potential problems that may still face the organisers. And there are some disgruntled athletes in the Diamond League scene now that World Athletics have decided to dup a number of events from the 2020 program. The New York marathon has been run and won, so Sean provides an update of the performances from both the International and Australian competitors. So the anniversary edition of Down the Track is full of information, results and analysis from across the athletics spectrum. Timeline 0:00:00 to 0:01:24 Intro and welcome Sean to Episode 29 0:01:25 to 0:20:23 All Schools weekend 2 wrap 0:20:24 to 0:26:21 World Para Athletics Championship update including gold to Jaryd Clifford and silver to Michael Roeger 0:26:22 to 0:28:56 Rare Air Club Meet 1 0:28:57 to 0:58:10 Victorian Milers Club Meet 1 including interviews with Marlie Campton, Alex Rowe, Lucinda Rourke & Sam McEntee 0:58:11 to 0:59:10 ARWC Summer Walks 0:59:11 to 1:19:47 Hot Topics – who are the top 10 countries on the WADA banned athlete list? Sean also talks about the move of the Olympic Out of Stadium events to Sapporo and in a controversial move, World Athletics have dropped a number of events from the Diamond League program 1:19:48 to 1:20:43 Revvies update 1:20:44 to 1:31:27 New York Marathon discussion 1:31:28 to 1:33:53 What’s coming up 1:33:54 to 1:35:02 Episode 29 wrap