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Ten top moments in athletics for 2014, Top Expectations for 2015, a look back at 2014: A special from EME New

Larry EderbyLarry Eder
December 31, 2014
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Our friend, Alfons Juck, and his EME News team provides you, our readers with some of the best news daily on the athletics world! Alfons, working much later than me, provided this report on Top Ten Moments and other fun to consider on this New Years’ Eve! 


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Dennis Kimetto breaks two hours, three minutes in the marathon, photo by PhotoRun.net

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TOP TEN TRACK MEMORIES 2014

 

 

1)      First human to run marathon under 2:03 hours.

 

2)      Renaud Lavillenie breaking legendary Sergey Bubka (at his meet) record in the pole vault to 616 cm (improving in that competition by 8 cm).

 

3)      Huge space between the jumper and the bar when Barshim cleared 243 in Brussels and Ukhov 242 at Praha Indoor meet.

 

4)      Doping shocker from German Television. Doping problems in Kenya.

 

5)      The best one evening sprint double 100/200 ever by Justin Gatlin.

 

6)      Undefeated seasons for Adams, Ibarguen, Gatlin, Farah (track).

 

7)      Start of presidential campaigns on the IAAF and European level.

 

8)      No men senior individual outdoor World record in the stadium.

 

9)      Top marks coming close to impossible past (Obiri 3000 m, Perkovic
discus, Ibarguen triple, Fajdek hammer).

 

10)  Richard Kilty from nowhere winning the 60 m World Indoor Gold, got selected because of Dasaolu injury.

 

More personal: Happy spectators and sponsors right after Ostrava Golden Spike was over. Usain Bolt debut in Poland with sub 10 under closed roof of Warszawa National Stadium. Ostrava getting Continental Cup 2018. Pavel Maslak clearly winning World Indoor Gold 2014.

 

 

 

TOP TEN EXPECTATIONS 2015

 

 

1)      Who will be the new IAAF President.

 

2)      Return in top shape by Usain Bolt.

 

3)      Will Sotomayor´s World records go? (243 indoor and 245 outdoor)

 

4)      First 80 m in women hammer (again).

 

5)      Who from javelin mothers will be the best (Spotakova, Abakumova, Obergfoll).

 

6)      Four year ban should bring less cases, but the past is still on our backs (what will bring re-testing from Osaka 2007?).

 

7)      What will be the outcome of IAAF Ethics Commission investigation?

 

8)      Will Kirani James come close to Michael Johnson´s 400 m WR?

 

9)      Asbel Kiprop and Jairus Birech still thinking about WR´s in their events.

 

10)  World Champs in Beijing a spectator success like Olympics in Birds nest.

 

More personal: One World record during Ostrava Golden Spike, One 240 at indoor High Jumps, Vesely winning gold in Beijing, Maslak and Kilty winning golds in Prague 02 Arena.

 

 

 

CHECK-BACK OF WISHES FOR 2014

 

 

1. First 80+ in women hammer.    

NO

 

2. Great marathon debuts go well (Mo Farah, Tirunesh Dibaba). 

NOT BAD, NOT SUPERB

 

3. Continuation of fight against doping cheaters (including the past with retesting).  

BIG ISSUE AT THE END OF THE YEAR

 

4. Zuzana Hejnova breaking 400 m hurdles World record.   

NO

 

5. Full stadiums in Sopot, Zurich and Marrakesh (and all top one day meets).   

NO

 

6.  Good ideas how to improve the presentation of our sport in stadiums and in media.  

SOME, BUT NOT BIG ONES

 

7.  No meets disappearing, no stadiums losing track.  

NO

 

8. Men marathon WR under 2:03.   

YES

 

9.  Renaud Lavillenie going over 610 in the pole vault. 

YES AND EVEN MORE

 

10. Ashton Eaton getting under 47.5 at 400 m Hurdles.  

NO

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    Larry Eder

    Larry Eder has had a 51-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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