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Athletics IAAF World Championships 2019


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Just now, Monzanator said:

 

What strategy? It's 49 km of hanging back in the pack and 1 km sprint. That's all. I'm sorry but you really haven't watched any 50km time trial events in your life?

 

50km ain't a monster tbh. Have you heard of the Vasaloppet for instance?

Obviously you haven’t watched the Olympic or World Championship 50kms if you think that’s how they go...

 

Vasaloppet cool too :cool:

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Just now, Monzanator said:

 

It's down to money. China can buy every God damn Olympics if they want to and were allowed to. Hell, Doha would host WOG if they could ship snow to the Gulf!

 

I can't possibly wait how horrible the Olympic downhill course will be in Beijing.

We don’t know that it will be bad yet (but it probably will be)

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Just now, CestaKago said:

Did the Men's 50 kilometres walk started or it's due to start at 23:30 local time? :yikes:

 

23:30 local time is the start time

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9 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Obviously you haven’t watched the Olympic or World Championship 50kms if you think that’s how they go...

 

Vasaloppet cool too :cool:

 

I've watched every WOG since 1992 so don't question my judgement. Time trials >>> Mass Start. If it wasn't for Johann Olsson nobody would give a damn about making a breakaway.

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Just now, Olympian1010 said:

We don’t know that it will be bad yet (but it probably will be)

 

Pyeongchang courses were horrible already. They botched the artificial snow conditions too when it was freezing mad out there. Beijing games will be flat course, plus temps & artificial snow. This will be the worst one yet IMO!

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I wonder how much they will pay for the electricity, The Qataris will have to work for this climatization system on the stadium probably another 10 years

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Just now, OlympicIRL said:

 

23:30 local time is the start time

 

Wow, a night race, but then maybe today's temperature would have been unbearable. I see they have 33C right now.

 

I see women's race start at the same time.

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Just now, Monzanator said:

 

Pyeongchang courses were horrible already. They botched the artificial snow conditions too when it was freezing mad out there. Beijing games will be flat course, plus temps & artificial snow. This will be the worst one yet IMO!

I liked the the Pyeongchang downhill, the only problem was the wind :(

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So long jump...

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