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Athletics 2019 Discussion Thread


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In the bizarre world of argentine athletics....

 

Today the newly crowned national champion of the men's 100m sprint with 10.60 is... a member of the rugby sevens national team :facepalm:

 

To make it worse he's an 18 year old boy and he won the senior national championship lol   

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1 hour ago, LDOG said:

In the bizarre world of argentine athletics....

 

Today the newly crowned national champion of the men's 100m sprint with 10.60 is... a member of the rugby sevens national team :facepalm:

 

To make it worse he's an 18 year old boy and he won the senior national championship lol   

Technically an 18 year old is an adult in most countries. I’d be more concerned about the time he won it in myself. You guys are going to be competing with Brunei Darussalam at that pace.

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London marathon is about to start, with Eliud Kipchoge and - among others - 'Sir Mo'. Yes, that's what's on his bib. Ugh, ugh and another ugh.

 

https://london-marathon.s3.amazonaws.com/vmlm2014/live/uploads/cms_page_media/1692/Elite_week_fields_1.pdf

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6 hours ago, LDOG said:

In the bizarre world of argentine athletics....

 

Today the newly crowned national champion of the men's 100m sprint with 10.60 is... a member of the rugby sevens national team :facepalm:

 

To make it worse he's an 18 year old boy and he won the senior national championship lol   

Better than a 35 year old winning the title in 10.60 :p You know, bright side and everything

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Just now, dcro said:

And where is Mo?

"Sir Mo" is heading for a European record,

Maybe after that he becomes Lord Mo or Duke Mo or even Prince Mo....:lol:

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16 minutes ago, Dragon said:

"Sir Mo" is heading for a European record,

Maybe after that he becomes Lord Mo or Duke Mo or even Prince Mo....:lol:

He's slowing down - may not break the record.

Eliud Kipchoge wins the men's race with a sensational performance.

The final 3000m was just cruel to the other leaders.

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