Alex Walker

Creator of the Alex on Athletics YouTube Channel. One half of the Fastest Losers. Occasionally responsible for somewhat amusing tweets. @alexhwalker.bsky.social

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It goes without saying that 2022 has been a terrible year for Ukraine, but did you know that Ukraine had hoped to welcome the Winter Olympics this very year? Here’s how 👇 https://t.co/jQUySxe282

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🚨 Livestream Alert 🚨

We’ll be live at 8pm BST tonight to reflect on this month’s sporting action

We hope to see you there!

https://t.co/pXPZVi9cct

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We’re back from Cortina and we have a lot to talk about!

Join us at 9pm (GMT) on YouTube for our review on the last week of action from #MilanoCortina2026

https://t.co/y3ossyszDX #Olympics

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We’ll be looking back in the first four days of Olympic action live this evening at 8pm (GMT)

We’d love to see you in the chat!

https://t.co/QFeA50lrek

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Crazy that Justin Welby is going to be the new host of Match of the Day

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I quite enjoyed the survival of the human race while it lasted

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This, but four years later

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I’ll be staying up to watch the US election results as if the world is going to crash and burn I might as well watch the flames

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When everyone met up to decide not to respond to any of my messages this weekend did you discuss anything else?

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@srmills90 @GreenlandTweet I was there for 2 or 3 days and got to most of the main landmarks (the bobsleigh track, the tunnel, town hall, the Latin Bridge). I reckon you should be able to fit most of it in around the excursions

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@GreenlandTweet @srmills90 I have! I went in 2019. Would love to go back

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Well that was funny to watch until I remembered what’s at stake #Debate2024

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This split-screen is *chef’s kiss*

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Not even 20 minutes into this presidential debate and it’s already unhinged

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@LorraineO24 Completely agree. I’m quite optimistic for them though

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I really believe the LA 2028 Paralympics could be one of the most significant in the history of the Paralympic movement.

If they go well, the Paralympics can finally reach the American mainstream and many countries may follow

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Think of all the commentators across the world apologising for the language in that song in the LA segment

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Rio had rain during its Olympic closing ceremony

Paris had rain during the Olympic opening and Paralympic closing

Yet somehow London (just about) avoided rain across all four of its ceremonies

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That was a great little head-to-head. Brilliantly presented as well

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Get that man in a decathlon!

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People really throw about the terms ‘fast track’, ‘fast pool’ and ‘fast course’ like they have no meaning whatsoever

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@lindaschaos @Channel4 The problem is that their TV coverage is far more focused on discussion than on the actual sport.
While it’s great that it’s on YT, they’re simply relaying coverage from the host broadcaster on C4 branded channels, and this is only drawing in a couple thousand viewers at a time

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BBC covering athletics: We won’t be showing you any of those nasty field events

Channel 4 covering athletics: We won’t be showing you any track events. Or field events. Unless there’s a Brit competing, but even then, only maybe