Athletics 2020 Discussion Thread

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Tokyo's Marathon --> Luna Chemtai Salpeter  won the women's Marathon  by running 2:17:45 6th best time ever for women!!

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For all we know, it could have just been a disguise.

 

[Wumo 3,016]

"The World Athletics Council today fined the Russian Athletics Federation $10 million for breaching the sport’s Anti-Doping Rules, and, while reinstating the Authorised Neutral Athlete process for Russian athletes, has capped at 10 the number of Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) allowed to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and other specified World Athletics and European Athletics senior events.

There is no restriction on the number of ANA athletes that can compete in international one-day events around the world, once they have been granted ANA status by World Athletics Doping Review Board. However, the ANA process will be suspended if $5 million of the $10m fine is not paid by 1 July 2020.

The remaining $5 million of the fine will be suspended for two years, to be paid immediately if during that period RusAF commits a further breach of the Anti-Doping Rules or fails to make meaningful progress towards satisfying the reinstatement conditions set by Council.

The ANA application process remains broadly the same, with strengthened criteria to be issued by the Doping Review Board on behalf of Council within the next week".

https://www.worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/world-athletics-sanctions-rusaf-breach-anti-d

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In an indoor meeting in Beijing Lijiao Gong reached 19,70 which is the best result in the world in this season, it was first sport event held in China since beginning of coronavirus pandemic. Looks like life is slowly return to normal in China  

[Wumo 3,016]

@hckosice

 

I have read something about Matej Toth and his thoughts about his participation in next year's Olympics. I'm not 100% sure about this particular part:

"Aktuálne si nevie predstaviť svoju účasť v Tokiu, no rozhodnutie chce spraviť uvážene

Pre Mateja Tótha by bolo ideálne, keby sa olympijské hry preložili na jesenné mesiace. Hlavne, čo sa týka prípravy. Avšak už teraz je jasné, že sa uskutočnia  v budúcom roku. „Momentálne si neviem predstaviť, že olympiáda bude aj so mnou. V každom prípade je to rozhodnutie, ktoré si treba dobre zvážiť. Určite sa nerobí len vo svojej hlave.“

Celú situáciu si Tóth musí prebrať so svojím tímom, trénerom a, samozrejme, s rodinou. „Nechcem robiť unáhlené závery. Určite sa k tomu v priebehu tejto sezóny vyjadrím, pokiaľ nejaká bude. Nič nebudeme robiť za horúca. Zatiaľ definitíva nepadla.“

https://www.olympic.sk/clanok/matej-toth-travi-cas-doma-o-svojej-ucasti-na-olympiade-sa-rozhodne-po-dokladnom-uvazeni

 

Is he considering if he will participate or not? 

[hckošice 15,121]

  On 3/29/2020 at 4:06 PM, Wumo said:

@hckosice

 

I have read something about Matej Toth and his thoughts about his participation in next year's Olympics. I'm not 100% sure about this particular part:

"Aktuálne si nevie predstaviť svoju účasť v Tokiu, no rozhodnutie chce spraviť uvážene

Pre Mateja Tótha by bolo ideálne, keby sa olympijské hry preložili na jesenné mesiace. Hlavne, čo sa týka prípravy. Avšak už teraz je jasné, že sa uskutočnia  v budúcom roku. „Momentálne si neviem predstaviť, že olympiáda bude aj so mnou. V každom prípade je to rozhodnutie, ktoré si treba dobre zvážiť. Určite sa nerobí len vo svojej hlave.“

Celú situáciu si Tóth musí prebrať so svojím tímom, trénerom a, samozrejme, s rodinou. „Nechcem robiť unáhlené závery. Určite sa k tomu v priebehu tejto sezóny vyjadrím, pokiaľ nejaká bude. Nič nebudeme robiť za horúca. Zatiaľ definitíva nepadla.“

https://www.olympic.sk/clanok/matej-toth-travi-cas-doma-o-svojej-ucasti-na-olympiade-sa-rozhodne-po-dokladnom-uvazeni

 

Is he considering if he will participate or not? 

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Yes.

Basically, he said long time ago that this years Olympics will be his last careers race, no matter how it would end...then this current pandemic situation happened and the games are thankfully postponed, during the first intervew after the annoucement he confirmed that he was not considering to continue to torture his body with all incredibly hard training and whole preparation regime for one more season anymore. After more than 20 years of high level sport career it came the time to finally dedicate more time to his family.

 

Couple of days later, when he was asked again, he said, it is a decision that needs to be well considered,  He needs a little time more to reconsider all pros and cons before announcing the final decision to either retire or to go one more year into the "torture preparation" because obviously if he will go to Tokyo it will not be to just compete but with only goal to maintain the Olympic title

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Piotr Malachowski who intended to retire after the Olympics said he's going to continue for 2021.

 

Anita Wlodarczyk split with her coach Kaliszewski who's been with her since 2009. It's basically the same crap how this guy split with Szymon Ziolkowski months before 2012 OG.

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The Eugene Worlds will be moved to 2022

 

https://www.svt.se/sport/friidrott/friidrotts-vm-flyttas-till-2022

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Meh, that's now a global event every year. They really should have left something for the continents to have...

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  On 3/30/2020 at 1:13 PM, dcro said:

Meh, that's now a global event every year. They really should have left something for the continents to have...

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Makes me worry a bit about the big Munich European Championships.