The British team is a big one- though everyone trumpeting that we’ve finally booked as a full team as possible is forgetting they usually do for European Indoors to blood the younger athletes.
Nevertheless, really interested to see how some new names do here. There’s a good 50% I’ve never even heard of!
1996 with Gail just edging Merlene in the closest finish possible was agonising (& I loved Gail but as she'd already won in 1992 & also had the hurdles I was rooting for Merlene there).^ Tayna Lawrence suffered from stress fractures in 2001 and I believe had to have surgeries on her leg a couple of years later so was derailed by injury, I haven’t heard of any suspicions on her.
I just remember the Merlene Ottey furore from that year with her pretty much forcing herself into the team, I’m glad she at least ended up with another medal in retrospect but so still wish she had an Olympic gold.
What’s the furthest you’ve travelled for a championships Shee?
This thread has reminded me - a couple of months ago I was looking up the 100 metres Olympics champions & after looking at the now vacant slot for Sydney 2000, I'd totally forgotten that TAYNA LAWRENCE was a medallist behind those NASTY DOPERS Jones & Thanou.
I don't remember ever hearing of her before or since - is there also a cloud of doping suspicion on her? Or was she just beset by injuries?
You could make a very reasonable case she should really be the gold medallist for that race. Which would surely make her one of the most OBSCURE 100m champions EVER.
^ Tayna Lawrence suffered from stress fractures in 2001 and I believe had to have surgeries on her leg a couple of years later so was derailed by injury, I haven’t heard of any suspicions on her.
I just remember the Merlene Ottey furore from that year with her pretty much forcing herself into the team, I’m glad she at least ended up with another medal in retrospect but so still wish she had an Olympic gold.
Is King Jakob involved in this? I need him inside!!
what time are the RELAYS?
From 6.20 this evening.
Amazing for Amber
Hows our relay team looking
We didn't take relay teams to this champs.