Athletics 2019 Discussion Thread

[Olympian1010 7,948]

9 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

they'd rather strip L.A. and the US of the Games...

I’d be the death of the IOC. The US is by far their biggest market after China. Look at how they bended to NBC’s will with the Tokyo 2020 schedule. Plus, the US wouldn’t attempt to host another games for a long time, and were one of the few countries capable at this point. The IOC has power, but the US has more.

[Vojthas 949]

3 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Transgender athletes are required to lower their testosterone to natural gender levels.

That's the point in case of Semenya - she doesn't want to do that.

[heywoodu 14,930]

Oscar Pistorius all over again

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/07/27/blake-leeper-paralympian-double-amputee-nationals/

[Dolby 731]

3 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Oscar Pistorius all over again

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/07/27/blake-leeper-paralympian-double-amputee-nationals/

 

First Semenya now this 

 

 

 

[heywoodu 14,930]

8 minutes ago, Dolby said:

 

First Semenya now this 

 

 

 

This should be significantly easier though...I mean, we already have an entire multi-sports event for people with this kind of handicap, which is awesome (the event, not the handicap).

[Dolby 731]

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

This should be significantly easier though...I mean, we already have an entire multi-sports event for people with this kind of handicap, which is awesome (the event, not the handicap).

It should be but wont be. 

[Federer91 2,726]

No division 2 team championships thread?  Now where can i say that we have gathered all our best athletes in one place. Ivet Lalova, Mirela Demireva, Tihomir Ivanov, Radoslava Mavrodieva, Gabriela Petrova all are going to participate, which is quite surprising for me, but i like it of course. 

[heywoodu 14,930]

6 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

No division 2 team championships thread?  Now where can i say that we have gathered all our best athletes in one place. Ivet Lalova, Mirela Demireva, Tihomir Ivanov, Radoslava Mavrodieva, Gabriela Petrova all are going to participate, which is quite surprising for me, but i like it of course. 

In the thread you can make?  

[dcro 10,210]

17 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

In the thread you can make?  

 

That's like trying to open an institution in North Korea. Yeesh.

[heywoodu 14,930]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

 

That's like trying to open an institution in North Korea. Yeesh.

Oh no he didn't