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Athletics 2017 Discussion Thread


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12 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

True, and I think a whole lot of people, race walkers included, would like to see that changed and work with for example things like sensors (which are being developed and there are serious plans to have them in big competitions within a few years). It would shut up the people who don't get it and therefore say they are cheating all the time + it'd make it more fair and I'm pretty sure most would be in favour of that :p 

 

People get it, alright. It's the only sport where slow motion shows lies. It's like watching a slow motion replay in archery and seeing that an arrow went to 9 instead of 10. :p

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2 hours ago, dcro said:

 

People get it, alright. It's the only sport where slow motion shows lies. It's like watching a slow motion replay in archery and seeing that an arrow went to 9 instead of 10. :p

That's just really not the same, at all :d 

 

And no, people who are like "slow motion shows they're cheating!!" don't get it ;) 

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Daegu International Marathon 2017

wow bronze for morocco

 

Men
1 Mathew Kisorio (KEN) 2:07:32
2 Peter Some (KEN) 2:09:22
3 Mohamed Reda (MAR) 2:09:50
4 Vincent Kipsang (KEN) 2:10:23
5 Evans Kipkoech Korir (KEN) 2:11:47
6 Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) 2:13:04
7 Bernard Korir (KEN) 2:14:16
8 Chale Dechasa (ETH) 2:14:49

 

 

Women
1 Pamela Rotich (KEN) 2:27:48
2 Winnie Jepkorir (KEN) 2:27:52
3 Loice Jebet Kiptoo (KEN) 2:28:39
4 Nancy Jebet Koech (KEN) 2:29:30
5 Olga Kotovska (UKR) 2:30:18
6 Wilma Yanet Yucra (PER) 2:30:45
7 Souad Kanbouchia (MAR) 2:31:09
8 Choi Kyong-Sun (KOR) 2:32:27

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1 hour ago, dcro said:

Apparently a 12-year old Jamaican girl ran 23.72 over 200m.

23.46 even with a slightly too strong wind (2.2 I think) :p 

 

Brianna Lyston is the name, she did it at Champs :cheer:

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