Athletics IAAF World Championships 2019

[Monzanator 4,786]

We have sprints in cc already. 400m is bullshit. Commercials would last longer than the "race" itself. But maybe that's the whole point. Sport is just a sideshow for business anyway. One can argue the commercials & the half-time show during the Super Bowl are more important than the Super Bowl itself

[Dunadan 1,103]

2 hours ago, Pifta said:

What's the point in building a 9th lane if lane 1 is not used then? 

 

To use it when they need it...they can have 9 starters in the Diamond League for example.

[EselTheDonkey 834]

And also, not having to run lane 1 is an advantage. Lane 1 in 200 and 400 metres is really bad because of the radius. Lane 9 is much better.

[OlympicsFan 860]

Lol @ Jacob Ingebrigtsen diving at the end of the 5000 m race to save his 5th place ...

 

Qatar got a lot of criticism because the attendance is/was so bad, but i think it is actually a positive thing, because it shows that Qatar isn't a dictatorship and can't force people to attend the competition.

It was also great to see how happy the thousands of ethiopians were when their compatriot won the gold medal. It really paid off for them to get vacation just for this and to fly all the way to Qatar, i wish that people from other nations would be equally enthusiastic.

Edited October 1, 2019 by OlympicsFan

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2 hours ago, Monzanator said:

We have sprints in cc already. 400m is bullshit. Commercials would last longer than the "race" itself. But maybe that's the whole point. Sport is just a sideshow for business anyway. One can argue the commercials & the half-time show during the Super Bowl are more important than the Super Bowl itself

 

Well, sports have been brought to the whole new level in the US during last 2 decades. You cannot draw a clear line between business and sport that easily.

[phelps 8,306]

the top (and best) news of the day...

 

https://totallympics.com/index.php?/topic/1431-doping-cases-and-bans-2019-thread/&do=findComment&comment=246769

 

[phelps 8,306]

and here some "colour" news...

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/30/sport/athletics-starting-block-camera-scli-intl-spt/index.html

 

it looks that the German sprinters are quite shy, after all...

[LowerSaxony 205]

5 minutes ago, phelps said:

and here some "colour" news...

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/30/sport/athletics-starting-block-camera-scli-intl-spt/index.html

 

it looks that the German sprinters are quite shy, after all...

 

I do not think that's very funny tbh. The athletes do not have a change to avoid being filmed this way. And moreover, at least Pinto was not aware that there was a block camera and this is just inacceptable. However, in my opionion this is not a question of gender. I myself would feel uncomfortable being filmed this way and not knowing being filmed this way is even worse. Maybe some people/athletes don't care at all, but IAAF may not claim that this as a premise for all athletes.

[Col_Frost 179]

 Nowicki 77,89 makes 'Q' in first attempt but he's dissatisfied  

[thiago_simoes 1,441]

Cienfuegos and Bigot are reason enough to convert me into an avid fan of men's hammer throw now.