Alex Walker
@alexhwalker.bsky.social
Athletics fan
www.youtube.com/@alexonathletics
One half of the Fastest Losers
www.youtube.com/@alexonathletics
One half of the Fastest Losers
I’m saying it now, Alan Carr for Sports Personality of the Year #TheTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I’m saying it now, Alan Carr for Sports Personality of the Year #TheTraitors
Ditaji Kambundji is a world champion! I can’t believe it! #Tokyo2025
September 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ditaji Kambundji is a world champion! I can’t believe it! #Tokyo2025
I’ve NEVER seen a stadium get so animated for steeplechase before #Tokyo2025
September 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I’ve NEVER seen a stadium get so animated for steeplechase before #Tokyo2025
I’m not sure about having the World Athletics Championships in September because of the risk of getting overshadowed by other sports.
Case in point, there are six stories before any mention of it on BBC Sport right now
Case in point, there are six stories before any mention of it on BBC Sport right now
September 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I’m not sure about having the World Athletics Championships in September because of the risk of getting overshadowed by other sports.
Case in point, there are six stories before any mention of it on BBC Sport right now
Case in point, there are six stories before any mention of it on BBC Sport right now
Dear Nike, Adidas and whoever else may manufacture athletics kits for Britain,
Please make a kit that looks like a British kit.
That is all.
Please make a kit that looks like a British kit.
That is all.
September 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Dear Nike, Adidas and whoever else may manufacture athletics kits for Britain,
Please make a kit that looks like a British kit.
That is all.
Please make a kit that looks like a British kit.
That is all.
World Athletics in ‘Tokyo is hot’ shock
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World Athletics Championships 2025 marathon and race walk start times moved because of heat concerns
The marathon and race walk events at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will start 30 minutes earlier than scheduled because of heat concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
World Athletics in ‘Tokyo is hot’ shock
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
Currently at Heathrow Terminal 3, so guess which Eurovision song is stuck in my head
September 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Currently at Heathrow Terminal 3, so guess which Eurovision song is stuck in my head
That was a minute late.
Just as with infrastructure, this country can’t deliver anything on time
Just as with infrastructure, this country can’t deliver anything on time
September 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
That was a minute late.
Just as with infrastructure, this country can’t deliver anything on time
Just as with infrastructure, this country can’t deliver anything on time
Bus driver on a service I’ve never been on before: Instead of taking our normal route, we will be going right, then going straight, then left, then right again.
This is why I normally take the train
This is why I normally take the train
August 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Bus driver on a service I’ve never been on before: Instead of taking our normal route, we will be going right, then going straight, then left, then right again.
This is why I normally take the train
This is why I normally take the train
2:01.23 for Anna Hall in the 800m in Götzis- a World Heptathlon Best taking her to 7032 points, tied with Carolina Klüft on the all-time list
June 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
2:01.23 for Anna Hall in the 800m in Götzis- a World Heptathlon Best taking her to 7032 points, tied with Carolina Klüft on the all-time list
So many athletics meetings could learn from Götzis in how to hold races in quick succession
May 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So many athletics meetings could learn from Götzis in how to hold races in quick succession
Interesting choice to just not show the scoreboard for 90% of the voting
May 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Interesting choice to just not show the scoreboard for 90% of the voting
“We’re going to honour the artists who didn’t get to perform at #Eurovision due to the pandemic”
*Chooses a group of performers who all got the chance to perform at Eurovision 2021*
*Chooses a group of performers who all got the chance to perform at Eurovision 2021*
May 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“We’re going to honour the artists who didn’t get to perform at #Eurovision due to the pandemic”
*Chooses a group of performers who all got the chance to perform at Eurovision 2021*
*Chooses a group of performers who all got the chance to perform at Eurovision 2021*
My predictions for the qualifiers from the 2nd semi final of #Eurovision 2025:
Australia 🇦🇺
Ireland 🇮🇪
Armenia 🇦🇲
Austria 🇦🇹
Malta 🇲🇹
Denmark 🇩🇰
Czechia 🇨🇿
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Israel 🇮🇱
Finland 🇫🇮
Australia 🇦🇺
Ireland 🇮🇪
Armenia 🇦🇲
Austria 🇦🇹
Malta 🇲🇹
Denmark 🇩🇰
Czechia 🇨🇿
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Israel 🇮🇱
Finland 🇫🇮
May 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My predictions for the qualifiers from the 2nd semi final of #Eurovision 2025:
Australia 🇦🇺
Ireland 🇮🇪
Armenia 🇦🇲
Austria 🇦🇹
Malta 🇲🇹
Denmark 🇩🇰
Czechia 🇨🇿
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Israel 🇮🇱
Finland 🇫🇮
Australia 🇦🇺
Ireland 🇮🇪
Armenia 🇦🇲
Austria 🇦🇹
Malta 🇲🇹
Denmark 🇩🇰
Czechia 🇨🇿
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Israel 🇮🇱
Finland 🇫🇮
Is the tribute to Mujinga Kambundji going to be in the second semi final or are they saving it for the final? #Eurovision
May 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Is the tribute to Mujinga Kambundji going to be in the second semi final or are they saving it for the final? #Eurovision
Here are my (hastily made) predictions for tonight’s qualifiers from the #Eurovision semi final:
Iceland 🇮🇸
Estonia 🇪🇪
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Sweden 🇸🇪
Norway 🇳🇴
Belgium 🇧🇪
San Marino 🇸🇲
Albania 🇦🇱
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Cyprus 🇨🇾
Iceland 🇮🇸
Estonia 🇪🇪
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Sweden 🇸🇪
Norway 🇳🇴
Belgium 🇧🇪
San Marino 🇸🇲
Albania 🇦🇱
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Cyprus 🇨🇾
May 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Here are my (hastily made) predictions for tonight’s qualifiers from the #Eurovision semi final:
Iceland 🇮🇸
Estonia 🇪🇪
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Sweden 🇸🇪
Norway 🇳🇴
Belgium 🇧🇪
San Marino 🇸🇲
Albania 🇦🇱
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Cyprus 🇨🇾
Iceland 🇮🇸
Estonia 🇪🇪
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Sweden 🇸🇪
Norway 🇳🇴
Belgium 🇧🇪
San Marino 🇸🇲
Albania 🇦🇱
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Cyprus 🇨🇾
It’s just hit me that spectators wanting a coffee at next year’s Winter Olympics will have no choice other than Costa.
I’m sure that’ll go down well in Italy
I’m sure that’ll go down well in Italy
April 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It’s just hit me that spectators wanting a coffee at next year’s Winter Olympics will have no choice other than Costa.
I’m sure that’ll go down well in Italy
I’m sure that’ll go down well in Italy
Genuine question: why don’t they just use velcro to fasten the athletes’ bibs to their vests?
April 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Genuine question: why don’t they just use velcro to fasten the athletes’ bibs to their vests?
I’m glad they’ve added more VTs to the GST coverage today so you can get to know the athletes. The problem is that they provide no context for the casual viewer as to what to expect in the race
April 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I’m glad they’ve added more VTs to the GST coverage today so you can get to know the athletes. The problem is that they provide no context for the casual viewer as to what to expect in the race
This explainer video for Grand Slam Track is hilariously awful. Never have I ever seen a voiceover so monotone or rushed
April 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This explainer video for Grand Slam Track is hilariously awful. Never have I ever seen a voiceover so monotone or rushed
I paid $12 this afternoon to watch the final two days of the men’s curling world championships, only to realise I could’ve been watching it on TNT Sports all along 😭
April 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I paid $12 this afternoon to watch the final two days of the men’s curling world championships, only to realise I could’ve been watching it on TNT Sports all along 😭
The attendance at the first evening of Grand Slam Track makes me think that this isn’t the event that “saves” the sport
April 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The attendance at the first evening of Grand Slam Track makes me think that this isn’t the event that “saves” the sport
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have gone into first place in the Ice Dance at the Figure Skating World Championships
With just two pairs to go, they are guaranteed Britain’s first medal at the Worlds since 1984
With just two pairs to go, they are guaranteed Britain’s first medal at the Worlds since 1984
March 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have gone into first place in the Ice Dance at the Figure Skating World Championships
With just two pairs to go, they are guaranteed Britain’s first medal at the Worlds since 1984
With just two pairs to go, they are guaranteed Britain’s first medal at the Worlds since 1984
LA 2028 have confirmed that the BMO Stadium will host Flag Football and Lacrosse at the next Olympics
The stadium was previously slated to host the qualifying rounds of the throwing events, meaning that all athletics events now look set to be held together at the Memorial Coliseum
The stadium was previously slated to host the qualifying rounds of the throwing events, meaning that all athletics events now look set to be held together at the Memorial Coliseum
March 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
LA 2028 have confirmed that the BMO Stadium will host Flag Football and Lacrosse at the next Olympics
The stadium was previously slated to host the qualifying rounds of the throwing events, meaning that all athletics events now look set to be held together at the Memorial Coliseum
The stadium was previously slated to host the qualifying rounds of the throwing events, meaning that all athletics events now look set to be held together at the Memorial Coliseum