Athletics EAA European Championships 2018

[heywoodu 15,013]

What a miserable last-lap bell.

[dcro 10,210]

Abele obstructed Zhuk.

[hckošice 14,801]

I can not remember when it was the last time I saw the all remaining decathletes competing in only 1 heat

[heywoodu 15,013]

Just now, dcro said:

Abele obstructed Zhuk.

DQ!

[Monzanator 4,488]

Duckworth really blew the last two events

[heywoodu 15,013]

1 minute ago, hckosice said:

I can not remember when it was the last time I saw the all remaining decathletes competing in only 1 heat

I don't know which events you did and did not watch, but for me the last time is about a year ago at the world championships.

[heywoodu 15,013]

1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

Duckworth really blew the last two events

Not really. He ran a PB in the 1500 and didn't lose that much in javelin. Long jump is where he blew it mostly. 

[dcro 10,210]

2 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Duckworth really blew the last two events

 

Must be fun as a decathlete to have 1500m by far the weakest event.

[heywoodu 15,013]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

 

Must be fun as a decathlete to have 1500m by far the weakest event.

Especially because then you get people thinking "oh you're in 2nd place, you're in clear medal position!", not knowing there's such a thing as, well, being good or less good in certain events.

[Monzanator 4,488]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Not really. He ran a PB in the 1500 and didn't lose that much in javelin. Long jump is where he blew it mostly. 

 

4:58 is jogging pace. No way he fights for future medals with such a poor run.