Monzanator 4,499 Posted September 30, 2019 #2311 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Just now, Olympian1010 said: It could. It’d be the like the ultra marathon of race walking. It still think I’d be cool to have a shorter distance event (importantly while keeping the traditional distances), maybe a 5km 5km walk? Bad idea. You couldn't enforce the rules at all and cheating would be common. Plus you throw the stamina factor out of the way completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,405 Posted September 30, 2019 #2312 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Bassant Hemeida is the 1st Egyptian woman to pass 1st Rd ever in a major Athletics event really great job by her OlympicIRL and thiago_simoes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,971 Posted September 30, 2019 #2313 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Just now, Monzanator said: 5km walk? Bad idea. You couldn't enforce the rules at all and cheating would be common. Plus you throw the stamina factor out of the way completely. Heats system. Either QF -> SF -> F, or 3 SF -> F. Maybe better over 2.5km “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan 238 Posted September 30, 2019 #2314 Share Posted September 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: It could. It’d be the like the ultra marathon of race walking. It still think I’d be cool to have a shorter distance event (importantly while keeping the traditional distances), maybe a 5km I think a 100m race walk would be awesome. I predict a lot of faults, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan 238 Posted September 30, 2019 #2315 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Just now, ofan said: I think a 100m race walk would be awesome. I predict a lot of faults, however. Also, I am very keen on a 100m sprint in cross country skiing. What do people think of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 5,638 Posted September 30, 2019 #2316 Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 hours ago, OlympicsFan said: Looking at the countries of origin of most of the canadian athletes here i wouldn't be surprised if Canada tried to bought Chepkoech. Luckily she has enough pride to not switch nationalities for money. Canada does not buy athletes.... there is no money for that. ofan and Canada4thewin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_D 1,205 Posted September 30, 2019 #2317 Share Posted September 30, 2019 42 minutes ago, intoronto said: Canada does not buy athletes.... there is no money for that. USA do it friend. That's why I support Canada in sports also Canada4thewin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,971 Posted September 30, 2019 #2318 Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 hour ago, ofan said: Also, I am very keen on a 100m sprint in cross country skiing. What do people think of this? No. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,971 Posted September 30, 2019 #2319 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Just now, George_D said: USA do it friend. That's why I support Canada in sports also Who’d we buy? I’m not being confrontational. I’m genuinely curious “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opruh 129 Posted September 30, 2019 #2320 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Iaaf should introduce a race walk from siberia to moscow next time, it will be the mother of all race walk events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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