The Final Leg

The IOC announced that starting in 2026, they will allow athletes to apply for a grant of up to 10,000 for participating at the Games. This will apply for all athletes in every sport who competes at the Winter and Summer Olympics. Let's breakdown the specifics and why this is good and the problems with this as well.IOC To pay Athletes: https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/an-olympic-first-ioc-to-set-up-fit-for-the-future-olympian-grant-to-support-all-olympians-with-usd-10-000-starting-from-milano-cortina-2026 -------------------------------------------📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts⁠-------------------------------------------Chapters:00:00 Intro01:30 What the IOC announced02:35 Recent IOC backlash05:09 What do the athletes get?06:49 Prize money vs Grant Money11:50 Who is Not eligible?15:06 IOC criticized World Athletics16:00 Why this is good18:06 Why this is not good20:01 Summary

Today we recap the Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting, including Noah Lyles breaking the 150m World Record, Bayanda Walaza's 100m Personal best, and Audrey Werro running 1:54 ahead of Femke Bol in the 800mOstrava Results: https://online.atletika.cz/vysledky/87005/110-------------------------------------------📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts⁠-------------------------------------------Chapters:00:00 Intro13:20 Ostrava Men's 150m29:46 Ostrava Men's 100m43:57 Ostrava Women's 100m47:16 Ostrava Men's & Women's 400m49:04 Ostrava Women's 100H50:55 Ostrava Men's 110H51:29 Ostrava Men's 400H51:50 Ostrava Women's 800m1:06:29 Breaking records from the 1980s1:24:41 Cheating in Track & Field1:30:08 Doha DL Preview1:36:43 Giving "excuses" for athletes1:43:34 Doha DL Preview continued1:47:08 Hengelo Meet Preview1:50:43 Were Tyson & Veronica good starters?1:53:52 Tyson's Ban

In today’s conversation, I speak with Jaiden Reid of the LSU, who is coming off an amazing showing at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships where he won the 200m title in a time of 19.63 seconds, taking down the almost 20 year old record set by Walter Dix. Reid also finished 2nd place in the 100m with a windy time of 9.82 seconds.Jaiden has been a rising athlete in the NCAA for a few years while at LSU having been an indoor and outdoor all American in the 100, 200 and 4x100 in previous years. But 2026 was a huge breakthrough that saw him become not only the NCAA champion and record holder, but also one of the fastest athletes of all-time with his 19.63, a mark he couldn’t even believe he ran.In our conversation, we do a full breakdown of his NCAA Championship races including the 100m and 200m finals, as well as his mindset and progress throughout the year leading up to the Championships.He also discusses becoming one of the top athletes in his home of the Cayman Islands, and eventually attending Jamaica College in Kingston for high school.Finally, Jaiden addresses the conversation around all the fast times at the NCAA champs and how young athletes like himself will continue to get better and are ready to take over the top spots globally.-------------------------------------------📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts⁠-------------------------------------------Chapters:00:00 Intro01:22 Initial reaction to NCAA Championship win02:24 Felt like giving up the 200m this year03:38 Making progress through 202605:26 NCAA East Regionals06:50 NCAA Champs 100 & 200 Prelims08:43 NCAA 4x100m Final09:24 NCAA 100m Final breakdown11:43 NCAA 200m Final breakdown16:35 Feeding off the energy of the championships17:24 Fast times are too good to be true?18:59 Reflections on 2026 NCAA season20:19 200m Technique and Execution22:28 Top Sprint Races in NCAA history24:09 Growing up in Cayman Islands and Jamaica28:00 Making history of Cayman Islands29:11 Rest of 2026 Season30:16 2027, 2028 and Beyond

This upcoming weekend is busy with a bunch of meets occurring around the world, specifically Europe and the USA. Today we’ll break it all down and preview each of the meets.First on Wednesday June 3rd the Paavo Nurmi Games go down in Finland featuring the likes of Bayanda Walaza in the 100m as well as Monae’ Nichols in the Long Jump.Then on Thursday the Rome Diamond League will kick off with Noah Lyles racing Jordan Anthony in the 100m, as well as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden vs Julien Alfred in the 200mSaturday will see the Lone Star Grand Prix in Texas where Oblique Seville and Gabby Thomas will race the 100m and 200m, respectively.Finally, Sunday the Stockholm Diamond League closes out the weekend with Kenny Bednarek in the 200m, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the 100m, as well as Mondo Duplantis in the Pole VaultPaavo Nurmi Entries – https://www.tilastopaja.info/participants/png Rome DL Entries – https://rome.diamondleague.com/en/programme-results/ Stockholm DL Entries – https://stockholm.diamondleague.com/en/programme-results/ Lonestar Grand Prix Schedule – https://www.usatf.org/events/2026/2026-usatf-lone-star-grand-prix-presented-by-44-fa/schedule ⁠-------------------------------------------📱Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg📱Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/🎧⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts⁠-------------------------------------------Chapters:00:00 Intro06:30 Paavo Nurmi Games Preview18:20 Rome Men's 100m37:15 Rome Women's 200m48:10 Rome Women's 400m56:04 Other Rome DL Events1:00:03 Stockholm Women's 100m1:04:53 Stockholm Men's 200m1:07:33 Stockholm Men's 400H1:09:30 Stockholm Men's 400m1:21:00 Lone Star Grand Prix Preview1:33:22 Comment Section Discussion