2017 Birmingham DL Presser: Mutaz Barshim (gold HJ), Tom Walsh (gold shot put), Ekaterina Stefanidi (gold pole vault) and Dafne Schippers (gold 200m, bronze 100m)

By Larry Eder on August 19, 2017 8:20 AM | 0 Comments

Stefanidi_Ekaterini-WC17.JPGEkaterina Stefanidi, photo by PhotoRun.net

Walsh_TomR-London17.jpGTom Walsh, photo by PhotoRun.net

The Birmingham DL presser featured Mutaz Essa Barshim, gold in HJ, Tom Walsh, NZ, gold in shot put, Aikaterina Stefanidi, gold in PV and Dafne Schippers, gold in 200 meters. Geoff Wightman managed the presser, and it was a fun twenty-six minutes with a few questions from yours truly.

Schippers_Dafne2001c-London17.jpGDafne Schippers, photo by PhotoRun.net

How relaxed athletes are after the big stress-a global championships! Mutaz speaks on his dream of a WR (probably go for it in 2018), Tom Walsh speaks about why he is so tough in shot put, Ekaterina Stefanidi tells us what her real first name is and Dafne Schippers speaks about 8 races in ten days!

Barshim_MutazR-WC17.JPGMutaz Essa Barshim, photo by PhotoRun.net

Looking forward to a fine competiton tomorrow!

Larry Eder

Larry Eder

Bio: Larry Eder has had a 44 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 Track & Field 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."

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