Upload a Photo Upload a Video Add a News article Write a Blog Add a Comment
Blog Feed News Feed Video Feed All Feeds

Folders

 

 

The Burning Questions Heading Into World Indoors

Published by
DyeStatPRO.com   Mar 5th 2014, 3:12pm
Comments

10 Big Questions for Sopot 2014

Published by SPIKES on March 5, 2014

Just days before the start of 2014's major global athletics event, here are ten things worth getting excited about.

1. Can G-Dibby deliver?  

Having scored a hat-trick of indoor world records in just 15 days, there's no doubt that Genzebe Dibaba has been the star of the indoor season. Opting to run the 3000m in Sopot, will Dibaba race conservatively in pursuit of gold or be tempted to have a tilt at her own 8:16.60 world record? Her form is red hot (she smashed the 3000m record by more than seven seconds), so anything is possible.

2. Is Marvellous Marvin the real deal?

With James Dasaolu and Yunier Perez (the year's two stand-out indoor sprinters) both absent through injury, attention will turn to a 20-year-old from Florida named 'Marvellous' Marvin Bracy. The collegiate American footballer powered to victory at the Millrose Games in 6.50secs, and followed that up with the US title in 6.48sec. Sopot could provide the perfect platform for Bracy to introduce himself on the world stage.

3. Can Ivan Ukhov find 2cm?

25 years ago today, Javier Sotomayor set an indoor world record 2.43m at the world champs in Budapest: a mark which still stands. It would be fitting that if a quarter of a century later, Ivan Ukhov, the only man in history to successfully jump over 2.40m three times in the same indoor season, should finally break Sotomayor's record. The Olympic champ has cleared 2.40m, 2.41m and 2.42m this season. Surely a mammoth 2.44m can't be too far away?

4. Adams and Pearson to score a down-under double?

Anzac Day, the day of remembrance for Australia and New Zealand, falls on 25th April, but should Sally Pearson and Valerie Adams both strike gold on 8th March, SPIKES will start a petition for a new joint-national holiday.

The chances look good. Kiwi Adams is seeking her third world indoor shot put title, and is unbeaten since 2010. Aussie Pearson galloped to a world leading 7.79secs in Berlin last weekend, and is favourite to retain her world indoor 60mH title.



Read the full article at: spikes.iaaf.org

More news

History for World Athletics Indoor Championships
YearResultsVideosNewsPhotosBlogs
2024 1 57 20 795  
2022 1 1 9    
2020     3    
Show 16 more
 
+PLUS highlights
+PLUS coverage
Live Events
Get +PLUS!