Grassmarket 2,760 Posted October 2, 2019 #2661 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Just now, ofan said: An interesting thought that I had about De Grasse, is that while he won’t be an Olympic champion in the 100 or 200, most likely, he is the only male sprinter right now who can still successfully pull off the double with Bolt having retired. The sport has shifted to specialists in the 100 and 200. Think Lyles can do both, I think he just wanted to concentrate on getting his first major here, but in future will double up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan 237 Posted October 2, 2019 #2662 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Just now, Grassmarket said: Think Lyles can do both, I think he just wanted to concentrate on getting his first major here, but in future will double up. I would agree with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman 1,323 Posted October 2, 2019 #2663 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Just now, ofan said: Can anyone with a deep knowledge of the decathlon give me some more insight- what are the disciplines Warner, Mayer and LePage are most successful in? I don't have a deep knowledge, but: Warner: Good at running, including field events like long jump. Weakness is throwing events. Mayer: Good at throwing and pole vault. Not terrible at running. I'm not very familiar with LePage, but judging by his build I would assume similar to Warner, but maybe problems with the hurdles and stronger at high jump? The issue, as a Canadian fan, is that you can get a lot more points with a good throw than you can with a strong run. ofan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 783 Posted October 2, 2019 #2664 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Just now, ofan said: An interesting thought that I had about De Grasse, is that while he won’t be an Olympic champion in the 100 or 200, most likely, he is the only male sprinter right now who can still successfully pull off the double with Bolt having retired. The sport has shifted to specialists in the 100 and 200. Why ...? Coleman and Lyles are both better than him at both the 100 m and the 200 m and as far as i know they both plan to do the double next year. I think absolute perfect case for him would be to win 2 bronze medal. Realistically he should either not win any individual medal or only 1 bronze. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,566 Posted October 2, 2019 #2665 Share Posted October 2, 2019 waaaaaaaaaaaa Lindon Victor took the first place instead Mayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,566 Posted October 2, 2019 #2666 Share Posted October 2, 2019 oh nooo 16.82 for mayer , he leads again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 783 Posted October 2, 2019 #2667 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Men's decathlon could get really interesting behind Mayer. LePage, Warner, Kaul, Shkurenyov and Victor all could win silver/bronze. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,273 Posted October 2, 2019 #2668 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Mayer 902 points in SP right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 783 Posted October 2, 2019 #2669 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Nice prelim run by Klosterhalfen. The field is very weak, if she can't at least win silver here, then she should be disappointed. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJa 64 Posted October 2, 2019 #2670 Share Posted October 2, 2019 What a push for Mayer! Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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