Athletics at the European Championships 2022

[maestro 653]

Van Klinken had shot put qualifying in the morning, discus throw qualifying that ended less than two hours ago and now the shot put final.

[dcro 10,210]

Portugal stole Dongmo from  and Inchude from . Both competed for their previous nations up to the Olympic level.

 

There are many such cases in Portugal. As if someone in their federation has a job of scouting Africans at the Olympics...

[Grassmarket 3,433]

6 minutes ago, dcro said:

Portugal stole Dongmo from  and Inchude from . Both competed for their previous nations up to the Olympic level.

 

There are many such cases in Portugal. As if someone in their federation has a job of scouting Africans at the Olympics...

Isn’t it the case in Portugal, like in Spain, that the club athletics teams are basically owned by the football teams?  So plenty money to sign up athletes & naturalise them.

[phelps 7,688]

Schilder just killed the competition...

gold has taken a flight to the Netherlands...

[dcro 10,210]

A prophetic throw for Schilder? 20.24

[hckošice 14,846]

Schilder with a EL 20.24, yeah 2 and a half meter behind Lisovskaya WR from the sunny Mockba 87 but still very good

[phelps 7,688]

11 minutes ago, dcro said:

Portugal stole Dongmo from  and Inchude from . Both competed for their previous nations up to the Olympic level.

 

There are many such cases in Portugal. As if someone in their federation has a job of scouting Africans at the Olympics...

 

3 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Isn’t it the case in Portugal, like in Spain, that the club athletics teams are basically owned by the football teams?  So plenty money to sign up athletes & naturalise them.

it goes way beyond that...

 

most of these athletes spend a lot of time training in Spain/Portugal e often they really choose to live there 365 days/year because it's way better than in their native Country...

 

the fact that they also earn their money by being under contract with local clubs helps, no doubt, but rarely it's the true reason behind those switch of nationality...

 

and definitely it's not a supermarket-like buy as the Gulf Nations/Azerbaijan and a few other Countries do...

[dcro 10,210]

Schilder would have just barely made the Top 5 in 1982.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_European_Athletics_Championships_–_Women's_shot_put

[hckošice 14,846]

Our comentator the athletics supernerd Alfons Juck himself: "and here is Nick Ponzio who reminds me as somebody from the Soprano main cast"

[phelps 7,688]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

Kaul who? This is all Ehammer.

wait for tomorrow...