phelps 6,990 Posted July 16, 2022 #201 Share Posted July 16, 2022 16 hours ago, Gianlu33 said: It is quite unworthy to run a 20km walk at 1pm, without a trace of shade and under the sun. WA is destroying the race walk. yeah, but not beacuse of of the race scheduling... they killed the sport many times already by allowing people to run instead of walk... among the girls shown on TV for more than a few seconds (the top 6/7), the only regular action was Garcia Leon's (and only after the 6th/7th kilometer)... and among the men (as usual, talking only of those shown on TV for longer than a breathe), Karlsson was the only one to have a fairly regular walk in the second half of the race (which is quite funny, as the Swede is known for not being technically good)... the Japanese guys (especially Yamanishi, in particular in the last kilometer, when he got away from his rivals) were just a scandal...they were breaking both fundamental rules, not keeping their knees blocked and running as rabbits (the air phase at any step was well visible with naked eyes on tv)... with a lot of pain in my heart, but it's really time to get rid of race walking as it stands...nowadays, in most cases it's just a fake run... dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,242 Posted July 16, 2022 #202 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Yeah, we have the technology to determine proper race walking form, but WA doesn't want to implement it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,612 Posted July 16, 2022 #203 Share Posted July 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said: Yeah, we have the technology to determine proper race walking form, but WA doesn't want to implement it. This has been discussed for 20 years but we all know that change will never come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,796 Posted July 16, 2022 #204 Share Posted July 16, 2022 32 minutes ago, Monzanator said: This has been discussed for 20 years but we all know that change will never come Because there would never be any finishers. The woman walking her baby to the shops would win. dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted July 16, 2022 #205 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Whoops. Monzanator, NMQ and stepansevs 3 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,611 Posted July 16, 2022 #206 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Grassmarket said: Because there would never be any finishers. I know you are joking, but people who never actually watch anything do actually use this as their serious argument If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,612 Posted July 16, 2022 #207 Share Posted July 16, 2022 PLM only 5th in the first 110H heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,189 Posted July 16, 2022 #208 Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 hours ago, phelps said: yeah, but not beacuse of of the race scheduling... they killed the sport many times already by allowing people to run instead of walk... among the girls shown on TV for more than a few seconds (the top 6/7), the only regular action was Garcia Leon's (and only after the 6th/7th kilometer)... and among the men (as usual, talking only of those shown on TV for longer than a breathe), Karlsson was the only one to have a fairly regular walk in the second half of the race (which is quite funny, as the Swede is known for not being technically good)... the Japanese guys (especially Yamanishi, in particular in the last kilometer, when he got away from his rivals) were just a scandal...they were breaking both fundamental rules, not keeping their knees blocked and running as rabbits (the air phase at any step was well visible with naked eyes on tv)... with a lot of pain in my heart, but it's really time to get rid of race walking as it stands...nowadays, in most cases it's just a fake run... Sounds like just more of the same as in Tokyo. I think athletes just started doing it on purpose, banking on that the judges will never have the balls to DQ everyone in the Top 10 or something. Not doing anything is the least scandalous option, as funny as it is, but yeah, these judges stand to lose their jobs if race walking falls under severe scrutiny. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,612 Posted July 16, 2022 #209 Share Posted July 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, dcro said: Sounds like just more of the same as in Tokyo. I think athletes just started doing it on purpose, banking on that the judges will never have the balls to DQ everyone in the Top 10 or something. Not doing anything is the least scandalous option, s funny as it is, but yeah, these judges stand to lose their job if race walking falls under severe scrutiny. Yeah, race walking was less predictable 20+ years ago. Korzeniowski being DQ 400 meters from the 1992 OG 50km finish or Segura DQ after he "won" 20km gold medal in Sydney 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,796 Posted July 16, 2022 #210 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Pride going before a fall there. rafalgorka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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