Athletics WA World Championships 2022

[heywoodu 13,562]

Excellent run by 'Alamicron' of Paraguay.

[Grassmarket 2,760]

Strange thing is the countries like Fiji have much faster guys playing Rugby Sevens, but somehowthey never bring them here.

[heywoodu 13,562]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

Strange thing is the countries like Fiji have much faster guys playing Rugby Sevens, but somehowthey never bring them here.

I don't really think that's strange  

 

What are their speeds? At least I assume they have been tested/raced?

[Grassmarket 2,760]

Zohri  is the former World Junior Champ.  Or in fact may be the reigning WJC.

[Grassmarket 2,760]

Nathan Crumpton again!

[Monzanator 3,600]

8 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Strange thing is the countries like Fiji have much faster guys playing Rugby Sevens, but somehowthey never bring them here.

 

I assume rugby is more important in Fiji? All the fastest guys go into rugby, no need to waste their talents for something called athletics?

[Grassmarket 2,760]

Just now, Monzanator said:

 

I assume rugby is more important in Fiji? All the fastest guys go into rugby, no need to waste their talents for something called athletics?

Oh sure. They don’t have the luxury of being amateur athletes.  They feed their families by playing rugby.

[OlympicIRL 4,771]

14 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I don't really think that's strange  

 

What are their speeds? At least I assume they have been tested/raced?

I’m not sure but I imagine pretty fast. Ireland had a good junior sprinter who was running 10.4 100m and 20.69 in 200m as an 18 year old and he converted to rugby sevens and Fiji seem to have even faster guys in rugby sevens than us. So not sure what times they are running but that perhaps gives you some indication.

[Grassmarket 2,760]

Just now, OlympicIRL said:

I’m not sure but I imagine pretty fast. Ireland had a good junior sprinter who was running 10.4 as an 18 year old and he converted to rugby sevens and Fiji seem to have even faster guys in rugby sevens than us. So not sure what times they are running but that perhaps gives you some indication.

There we go, Fijian guy with a 10.2 PB.  Just false started.  

[OlympicIRL 4,771]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

There we go, Fijian guy with a 10.2 PB.  Just false started.  

He was trying to prove to heywoodu how fast he was and he pushed it too hard