World Masters Athletics Championships....

..great atmosphere and competitions

..and some dreadful weather 😏

A great week from München....

A theater for Track & Field....

Hayward Field, University of Oregon, 2020, by Eric Wilcox and David Webb (and a group of talented designers).

Stadium....

Track....

What is the probability....

Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic, 400m hurdles

 

..of winning Olympic Gold (2004 and 2012) in the same event, exactly eight years in between (6th Aug.).... and with the same winning time (47.63)  ??

Slottsskogsvallen, Lars Israel Wahlman, 1923

Built for the 1923 Göteborg Exposition, and ornamented with classical empire elements (click the pictures to enlarge)

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In this stadium, Arne Andersson and Gunder Hägg had some of their fights for the world record in the English mile, during the year of 1942.

In 1975, John Walker broke the world record and was the first human to run a mile under 3:50 (3:49.4).

And of course....Patrik Sjöberg trained here for many years, and became one of the best high-jumpers ever.