Athletics WA World Championships 2025

[heywoodu 16,001]

Heptathlon starts tomorrow, and that is basically useless to follow without a forecast, so, what is the best place for a good forecast nowadays?

Edited September 18 by heywoodu

[Federer91 3,020]

Thankfully Koch's record survives   Levrone can now retire. 

[Topicmaster1010 5,330]

41 countries have medaled so far. We need 6 more to pass the 46 countries from 2023.

[copravolley 498]

4 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Thankfully Koch's record survives   Levrone can now retire. 

Szewinska, Koch and Kratochwilova (Pol, DDR, Czechoslovakia) :P They were all on doping - that's clear.

Edited September 18 by copravolley

[copravolley 498]

 

[Federer91 3,020]

1 minute ago, copravolley said:

Szewinska, Koch and Kratochwilova (Pol, DDR, Czechoslovakia) :P They were all on doping - that's clear.

Yeah, yeah, lesson number 1 in every school book in countries west of Hungary for 70 years.

[copravolley 498]

Doping + Canberra (the right altitude). Koch had been preparing for this race for many days and the location was no accident. If the American were to choose a one race now, at a location at a good altitude, the record would be broke for sure.

Edited September 18 by copravolley

[Federer91 3,020]

1 minute ago, copravolley said:

Doping + Canberra (the right altitude). Koch had been preparing for this race for many days and the location was no accident. If the American were to choose a race now, at a location at a good altitude, the record would be set for sure.

 

1 minute ago, Federer91 said:

Yeah, yeah, lesson number 1 in every school book in countries west of Hungary for 70 years.

 

[copravolley 498]

4 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Yeah, yeah, lesson number 1 in every school book in countries west of Hungary for 70 years.

I was born and lived in Poland until 2000, where Szewinska was a cult figure in my youth time, yet I knew with 100% certainty that she wasn't clean- no one was then. It's just that no one said it out loud back then and Szewinska was president of the Polish Athletics Association for many years.

Edited September 18 by copravolley

[heywoodu 16,001]

4 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Yeah, yeah, lesson number 1 in every school book in countries west of Hungary for 70 years.

I don't think Eastern European sports (or sports in general) has ever been a thing in any of my school books