The Final Leg

Let's discuss why Lieke Klaver's European Indoor Gold Medal in the 400m was significant for er career and what it means as she looks forward to both World Indoor and World Outdoor Championships in 2025.

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter

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Noah Lyles has spoken about running the 4x400 for the USA over the past few years, and though he did run 3rd leg on Team USAs 4x400 at the World Indoor Championships, he has yet to commit to the event to truly prove his fitness.

Noah Lyles, Rai Benjamin and Vernon Norwood sat down to discuss Noah potentially running the 400m at USA Championships. But will he actually do it?Beyond The Records Episode: https://youtu.be/8tSSRYcUaco?si=CD7ShodNaxkSgz_o

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The 2025 European Indoor Championships will be doing down from March 6th-9th in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Though there are a few high quality fields, there are a few top names skipping out on this years edition of the meet in the sprints jumps and hurdles. Let's discuss a few reasons as to why.

Schedule and Live Results: https://www.tntsports.co.uk/athletics/european-indoor-championships/calendar-results.shtml?welcome=eurosport-------------------------------

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Let’s discuss the history of the indoor men’s 400M and understand why it had gotten so much faster over the past 5 years.

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter

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It was recently announced that Head Women's 4x100m Relay Coach will no longer be working with USATF and coaching the relays. Freeman has had a ton of success in her 10 years as relay coach, so what does the future of Team USA's 4x100 look like with her gone?

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter

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The past 5 years have seen 5 consecutive Global Championships held between 2021 and 2025. Because of how the sport is structured, a series of championships like this has never happened before. Could athletes of the past have successfully dominated if there were competing today?

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter

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Despite the opportunity for a Gold Medal at the 2025 World Indoor Championships, so many top athletes are choosing to skip this year's event. Lets discuss a few reasons as to why.

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter

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CVM TV in Jamaica recently reported that Kishane Thompson will be running the 60m at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. This comes off his 6.48 outdoors in early July, as well as his 5.56 to win the 60m at the Astana World Indoor Tour meeting. Let’s discuss the reasons why Kishane is taking on the event at World Indoors this year.CVM TV: https://x.com/CVMTV/status/1892943421674836432

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The 2025 USATF Championships are going down on February 22nd-23rd in NYC and there are a few quality names to keep an eye out for on the start lists. Today, lets take a look at the Men's and Women's 60m, Long and Triple Jump fields and key names to look out for this weekend.

USATF Indoor Entries: https://usatf.sport80.com/public/events/155606/entries/113?bl=wizard&filters=eyJtZ18zNDIwOSI6WzE0NDk2OV19

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The 2025 Jamaican National Championships are scheduled for June 26th-29th this year, that's a bit under 3 months before the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, but only 2 weeks after the NCAA Championships. JAAA is considering moving the National Champs to July to be closer to World Champs, but legendary coach Stephen Francis does not agree with that potential decision.TVJ Interview: https://youtu.be/FeiwXdtIzjk?si=ONBJotmpge2yB4SURadio Jamaica News Online: https://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/sports/jaaa-national-trials-date-to-remain-unchanged

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Host: Anderson Emerole | ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emeroleanderson on Twitter

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