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  On 7/7/2024 at 2:35 PM, Fer GUA said:

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Universality principle has gone south since they suddenly started allowing wild cards in only a few different events.

 

Until recently NOCs could select basically anyone (except 3000 m s'chase, 10000 m, combined events and 50 km walk).

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Looks like Bhutan will break the ice and compete in athletics for the first time.

 

Other than that, these nations have competed in marathon in the past, but not really since the 1980s and 1990s. I guess marathons are reverting back to large number of flags like it was back in the day, since the World Athletics made it a preferred event for the universality spots.

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  On 8/27/2023 at 7:40 PM, Gianlu33 said:

Not the French podium that you expect, but at last they move the medal table. 

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Just another case where a good posotion after first exchange did a miracle.

 

Same as India in the heats.

 

Yes I find the 4x400 m relays quite incredibly boring. 

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Pakistan becomes 106th nation with a medal all-time.

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Just the relays are left. 

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Ah yes, Bahrain and their great history in the women's 3k s'chase.

 

Where is Ruth Jebet these days?

 

 

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Crinfe foul by Manu, instantly followed by cringe jump from Honsel.

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Not bad for a Top 15 athlete from Pakistan.

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I guess Ingebrigtsen is suddenly feeling all okay once again. 

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Second height on pole vault already causing carnage.

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Did I say there will be 15 finishers in the decathlon?

I meant 11...

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Portugal is stealing athletes left and right. Both Dongmo and Inchude represented their nations up the Olympic level.

 

Who said colonialism is dead?

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No medal for  Bednarek and  Fahnbulleh.

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  On 8/25/2023 at 6:27 PM, Werloc said:

For someone that's not watching the live feed right now, did I miss something spicy?  

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Just a water bottle getting thrown instead of a javelin.

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Mitchell throwing a tantrum.

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Decathlon became kind of sad ever since they reduced the quota from 32 to just 24.

 

Now having like 15 finishers will become the standard.

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Presumably Italy takes the relay exchanges *very* seriously.

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Yellow card to the audience for disturbing the start?

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I guess Kaul is not a serious athlete anymore?

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  On 8/24/2023 at 2:08 AM, Olympian1010 said:

Right, but we haven’t seen that scenario at all. I believe athletes can be disqualified if they don’t put forward a “full-faith effort” (at least that’s the case in many sports), so if athletes were to attempt that before the competition came to the “natural” conclusion they would likely be disqualified.

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Which is ridiculous because there is no other event in sport where athletes choosing not to compete is deemed "natural" and "full-faith effort".

 

What would be so unnatural about skeet shooters wanting to stop the shoot-off for gold after 0, 2, 15, 150 additional targets with no resolve?

 

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Regarding the shared golds, everyone tied for gold can just decide together to stop jumping and then what...? 3, 5, 9, 12 shared gold medals become the norm?

 

Jump-off or DQ.

 

This is senior WCh not kindergarten. Athletes should aim to be the best.

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  On 8/23/2023 at 7:32 PM, hckošice said:

Kaczmarek former Volleyball player, Paulino former Handball player

 

nothing important, just some odd fun fact for tonight

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Williams surely must have played netball being from Barbados and all.

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  On 8/23/2023 at 5:16 PM, Monzanator said:

Polish ES speculate Caune wants to break Zola Budd's U-20 European record (14.48.07).

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Yeah, that ain't happening, not by a long shot.

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Caune running like she owns the place. 

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I like that there are no ceremonies stopping the program.

 

IMO, medal ceremonies should only exist at the Olympics and Paralympics (and other rare events like the FIFA World Cup and such). Medal ceremonies come from when sports were held exceptionally. Now everything in sports is over-saturated and the medal ceremonies are simply a waste of good time (in large majority of cases).

 

Just hand out the medals spontaneously right at the conclusion of the event (not the tin ones, the real ones). No need for an anthem. And definitely no need to play Gaudemaus 500 times at the Universiade.

 

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