Day 5 Athletics Recap (Monday 5th Aug)

Helloooo Cheeky chums! Join us AND special guest Eleanor aka Noz aka Spanish correspondent for our Day 5 aths wrap 🍌And what a day it was!We can't help but discuss a bit of the field action with 2 Aussie medals in the high jump and a stirring pole vault world recordWe witnessed one of the most dramatic 5000m finals in history, with a very strong performance from Australia's Rose Davies, another iconic run from Sifan, and some argy bargy between world record holder Tsegay and race favourite Kipyegon that resulted in a controversial disqualificationFinally, we discuss the women's 800m final and the dominant performance of Keely Hodgkinson. Did Anna cry? Listen to find out.We finish by discussing upcoming events and making some predictions (mostly about Sifan).Follow us wherever you get your podcasts + Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Phoebe's Strava + Anna's Strava, and join our Strava community 🩵 Music produced by Hugh Raper & logo design by Michael Cotellessa. Podcast edited by Kiara Martin.