Over the two last weeks the IAAF highlighted the rise of a new generation of athletics, focusing on 10 champions under the age of 21, who are expected to become the new stars of the sport over the next few years. The idea is very interesting and the selection excellent. In fact, compared with the list of "rising stars" finalists I find that the Gen 10 list is more realistic. Of course the two lists do have a substantial 60 % overlap, but the Gen 10 list remedies oversights, like the omission of J.M. Echevarria from the selection of rising stars. (But, then I should be careful when it comes to criticising the IAAF choices, since It is clear that I did not pay the due attention to this year's non-european men's middle distances).
Here is the full Gen 10 list in the chronological order of appearance:
Armand Duplantis (pole vaulter), Sydney McLaughlin (hurdler), Selemon Barega (distance runner), Briana Williams (sprinter), Juan Miguel Echevarria (long jumper), Salwa Eid Naser (sprinter), Rhonex Kipruto (distance runner), Alina Shukh (heptathlete and javelin thrower), Jakob Ingebrigtsen (middle-distance runner), and Celliphine Chespol (steeplechaser).
Some of them are already great champions, with world and/or continental titles in the senior category. And all of them are athletes one should keep an eye on in the years to come.
The IAAF presentation is quite informative. They start with the athlete's profile supplemented with a short video of the athlete in action. Then follows a section with "10 facts" about the athlete (not always interesting) and finally a paragraph with some quantitative data about the athlete (like his records and/or titles or where he/she stands in the world hierarchy). It's an interesting reading and if you wish to learn more about this new generation of champions you should visit the IAAF site and track down the Gen 10 entries.
Here is the full Gen 10 list in the chronological order of appearance:
Armand Duplantis (pole vaulter), Sydney McLaughlin (hurdler), Selemon Barega (distance runner), Briana Williams (sprinter), Juan Miguel Echevarria (long jumper), Salwa Eid Naser (sprinter), Rhonex Kipruto (distance runner), Alina Shukh (heptathlete and javelin thrower), Jakob Ingebrigtsen (middle-distance runner), and Celliphine Chespol (steeplechaser).
Some of them are already great champions, with world and/or continental titles in the senior category. And all of them are athletes one should keep an eye on in the years to come.
The IAAF presentation is quite informative. They start with the athlete's profile supplemented with a short video of the athlete in action. Then follows a section with "10 facts" about the athlete (not always interesting) and finally a paragraph with some quantitative data about the athlete (like his records and/or titles or where he/she stands in the world hierarchy). It's an interesting reading and if you wish to learn more about this new generation of champions you should visit the IAAF site and track down the Gen 10 entries.
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