This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on track & field!
This is Coffee with Larry for Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Our topics:
1. Noah Lyles pulled out of Monaco to get another week of training in Florida before the Olympics. Some are saying that he is avoiding competition. Noah is scheduled for London on 20 July for the 100 meters.
World Athletics Continental Gold, photo by Kevin Morris
2. SPRINT series on NETFLIX has 2.4 million viewers in the first week of broadcast in 32 countries.
3. The US Olympic Trials had the best track audience via terrestrial TV in two decades. On June 20, 21, and 22, there were 4.1, 4.8, and 5.2 million viewers, respectively, per night. On June 30, NBC hit its highest numbers, with 5.7 million watching the live broadcast!
Eugene, Oregon, USA
June 21-30, 2024, photo by Kevin Morris
4. The Summer Olympics are from July 26 to August 11, with track and field from August 1-August 11.
5. The NBC broadcast from Paris should be pretty good. You can also watch the BBC on YouTube and Eurovision Sport!
6. Alison Dos Santos, Rai Benjamin, and Karsten Warholm will compete in the Monaco Diamond League in the 400m hurdles!
7. Monaco DL on Peacock, 2 PM Eastern, 1 PM Central and 11 AM Pacific on July 12!
See you Friday, July 12!
