European Indoor Championships

First topic message reminder :

Sadly Jess Ennis has had to withdraw due to her ongoing ankle problem.

http://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/february-2011/28-02-2011-ennis/

Kathy Cook - 11.10(age 21, 1981)

Jodie Williams - 11.24(age 16, 2010)

I think Jodie is well on her way to catching Kathy's PB's, and Montell Douglas' British Record. Mike McFarlane knows what he's doing - I think his legacy speaks for itself. He'll take good care of her.

Okay, GB did do well, and the venue was Paris, so no home advantage for us.

But am I the only one with a nagging feeling that the French - who of course expected to land the 2012 Games - have developed rather more gold medal prospects in the meantime than Team GB?

An outstanding athlete, possibly the next cathy Cook, she is so naturally talented that you would have to be a particularly bad coach not to get her to the very top. I wonder if she will venture into the world of 400m running?

Let's go back over the action a little in image so here is Mo Farah successfully defending his European title over 3000m:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87scsgjT9Pk

The men's 60m final where Francis Obikwelu and Dwain Chambers were separated by the narrowest of margins on the line. Watch how much stronger is Chambers through the second half of the race compared to previous seasons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CiS2-RPnDI

Following up, here's the women's 60m final Jodie Williams's star shone for the first time on the senior big stage, with Ukraine dominating the medals as expected:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aDZYlnHFTk&feature=related

Finally, here's the men's 800m final with Andie Osagie narrowly missing out on the medals in the wake of a double Polish triumph in the shape of Ksczot and Lewandowski:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8x4H9FH-JE&feature=related

From Track & Field, here some fabulous photo-galeries of the European Indoor Champs last weekend:

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=579&Itemid=118

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=578&Itemid=118

http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&id=577&Itemid=118