Thursday, May 29, 2014

The news we've been waiting for..

... the start lists for Goetzis!

http://www.meeting-goetzis.at/meeting.htm#starterfeld%202014

What an incredible Women's field (in the absence of any such event this year, I'm sure the winner will get dubbed the "Unofficial World Champion); probably the only 2 missing are Mrs. Hill and Chernova.
KJT's individual event results suggest she's "wintered" well, but missing out on the discretionary place at the WIC (understandably to a Pole), and being ill at her one other scheduled Pentathlon, means she hasn't put "together" a combined event since Moscow. A new PB ought to be "automatic", certainly over 6600, but 6700 is probably out of reach.
What to make of "Veronica"? - her wonderful performance in her first Heptathlon with Senior implements and hurdle height ('Multistars' in Florence) was an outstanding success, but was only a few weeks ago, and the decision to compete here seems to have been a last minute one. Maybe it's a case of her being too young to know any better!
Broersen has a strong javelin to add to the good form she showed in winning the Pentathlon WIC, while her "teammate" Dafne S. (who continues to be the best sprinter in the world masquerading as a Heptathlete) should improve some - who ever finishes ahead of thos two should set a new Dutch record
If Ashley Bryant continues his steady improvement - an improvement of his PB will also give him a European qualifying standard.



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