The Road to London....... Build up to World Championships mod notes #342 and #653

walshb

Just hoping we don't have to listen to Sharp whining when it's over..

walshb

You could see that Semenya was coasting with 150 to go..

titan18

Good for Wilson, rightful winner

rovers_runner

Scenes, some bloke just gatecrashed the women's 800 final.

OOnegative

rovers_runner wrote: »

Scenes, some bloke just gatecrashed the women's 800 final.

Ignorance at its finest.

adrian522

Just goes to show how ridiculous the 800m WR is. I guess Semyena coul take it down but for everyone else it is still well out of reach, even 35 years later.

titan18

adrian522 wrote: »

Just goes to show how ridiculous the 800m WR is. I guess Semyena coul take it down but for everyone else it is still well out of reach, even 35 years later.

I reckon Semanya takes it if she had to run at 100% for the whole race

walshb

And the WR holder also had talk about her gender..

Must be 30 + years old that record..

Just checked..1983. Oldest WR in track athletics..

titan18

walshb wrote: »

And the WR holder also had talk about her gender..

Must be 30 + years old that record..

Tbf, Kratochvilova was either doped to the gills, or a man, or both.

alan partridge aha

Thank fcuk, best news of the championships

robinph

alan partridge aha wrote: »

Thank fcuk, best news of the championships

Delighted to hear the end of Foster. Thought it would never happen.

Ted_YNWA

Is he retiring, been listening to a lot of it on mute.

walshb

Excellent championships as regards tickets and crowds..

Pretty tame as regards wow performances

They break 3.26 here and I'll reconsider..

Blue riband event to close the show..

Testosterscone

Definitely learned from Rio anyway.

alan partridge aha

Cringe tv

titan18

At least Ingebritsen gets a medal.

adrian522

Much prefer great races to really fast times. some great races in these championships, mens 5000, 10000, womens 1500, 3k steeplchase, 100m hurdles, not to mention the 2 relays last night.

walshb

Nice send off from Crammy there!

MonkstownHoop

titan18 wrote: »

At least Ingebritsen gets a medal.

Got a nice shove over the line

Skid X

They Shoot Hedgehogs, Don't They?

walshb

Cringe!

EagererBeaver

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Got a nice shove over the line

I thought he cut him off and was lucky to keep his medal.

Delighted for Semenya, a right **** you to the IAAF and the ***** around the world who spend their time subjecting her to abuse and taunts, including plenty on here.

runnerholic

Now that is the biggest upset of these champs!!

wildgreen

Athletics is the only sport with such diversity among the medal winners, team sports don't have it in the same way because technical preparation prevails over individual skills. Medals tonight for Trinidad and Tobago, Syria, Burundi, etc.

titan18

EagererBeaver wrote: »

I thought he cut him off and was lucky to keep his medal.

Delighted for Semenya, a right **** you to the IAAF and the ***** around the world who spend their time subjecting her to abuse and taunts, including plenty on here.

Tbf, she shouldn't be allowed race. Whatever you want to say about her gender, biologically she's got a giant advantage over natural women. Should other women be allowed to take testosterone to put them on an equal footing?

runnerholic

wildgreen wrote: »

Athletics is the only sport with such diversity among the medal winners, team sports don't have it in the same way because technical preparation prevails over individual skills. Medals tonight for Trinidad and Tobago, Syria, Burundi, etc.

Thats because there are more disciplines, a multitude of different events. If there was just one discipline say the 10,000m there wouldn't be such diversity.

Testosterscone

runnerholic wrote: »

Thats because there are more disciplines, a multitude of different events. If there was just one discipline say the 10,000m there wouldn't be such diversity.

In major championships over the last 5 years from a maximum 12 medals 5 different countries have medalled;

GB,
Kenya,
Ethiopia,
Ugandan,
USA

Skid X

Sad to see Usain Bolt making his final goodbye, Champions come and go but I don't think Athletics will ever see anyone like him again.

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runnerholic

Testosterscone wrote: »

In major championships over the last 5 years from a maximum 12 medals 5 different countries have medalled;

GB,
Kenya,
Ethiopia,
Ugandan,
USA

In the 15 European football championships so far 10 different countries have won it.