Team USA led the Athletics World Cup after the first day of competition in London.
Curtis Thompson to Throw for Team USA at Inaugural Athletics World Cup on Sunday
July 14, 2018 | Track & Field
LONDON, U.K. – Mississippi State senior javelin thrower Curtis Thompson will represent the United States in the javelin throw at the inaugural Athletics World Cup tomorrow afternoon in London, England.
Thompson, the school record holder and 2016 NCAA champion, will throw at 3:15 p.m. CT with the competition airing live on NBC's Olympic Channel. The broadcast will begin with the first event of the day at 1 p.m. A tape-delayed broadcast of Sunday's competition will air on NBC Sports at 5 p.m.
The Athletics World Cup is a first-of-its-kind event pitting the top athletes from eight nations against each other in a team format. Each participating nation was allowed to enter just one male and one female athlete in each event.
Events are scored in an 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 format rather than the more common 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 format used at the NCAA and SEC Championships. The team's scores are combined between the men's and women's events to declare a single champion nation.
Team USA closed the first day of competition in first place with 108 points on Saturday.
Thompson boasts the No. 3 personal best in the men's javelin competition. The full list of javelin competitors and their personal bests is below.
Julian Weber (Germany) – 88.29m
Krukowski Marcin (Poland) – 88.09m
Curtis Thompson (United States) – 82.88m
Johann Grobler (South Africa) – 80.59m
Jeremy Nicollin (France) – 77.15m
James Whitaker (Great Britain) – 77.03m
Oralndo Thomas (Jamaica) – 72.88m
*China did not enter the javelin
For more information on the MSU track and field team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
Thompson, the school record holder and 2016 NCAA champion, will throw at 3:15 p.m. CT with the competition airing live on NBC's Olympic Channel. The broadcast will begin with the first event of the day at 1 p.m. A tape-delayed broadcast of Sunday's competition will air on NBC Sports at 5 p.m.
The Athletics World Cup is a first-of-its-kind event pitting the top athletes from eight nations against each other in a team format. Each participating nation was allowed to enter just one male and one female athlete in each event.
Events are scored in an 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 format rather than the more common 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 format used at the NCAA and SEC Championships. The team's scores are combined between the men's and women's events to declare a single champion nation.
Team USA closed the first day of competition in first place with 108 points on Saturday.
Thompson boasts the No. 3 personal best in the men's javelin competition. The full list of javelin competitors and their personal bests is below.
Julian Weber (Germany) – 88.29m
Krukowski Marcin (Poland) – 88.09m
Curtis Thompson (United States) – 82.88m
Johann Grobler (South Africa) – 80.59m
Jeremy Nicollin (France) – 77.15m
James Whitaker (Great Britain) – 77.03m
Oralndo Thomas (Jamaica) – 72.88m
*China did not enter the javelin
For more information on the MSU track and field team, follow the program on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching @HailStateTF. You can also find all access coverage on SnapChat by searching 'HailStateSnap'.
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