Athletics 2021 Discussion Thread

[Makedonas 2,262]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it would be nice if anyone is able to help

 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sonia-run-this-godassigned-marathon-and-win?sharetype=teams&member=10288962&pc=fb_co_campmgmt_w&rcid=r01-161911386763-4a06f38e69ca404e&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_lico%2Bshare-sheet&fbclid=IwAR1b2a6QL4d4JsbgeQ4bUk4FBuX2alSKB5LOPDoO_xip42Z5OjW7bKl9k7k

 

This is her: https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/greece/sonia-cekini-boudouri-14695187

[Braulio 139]

Shaunae Miller Uibo 49.08 to start her season! 

 

https://ok.ru/video/2219281484417

 

 

[rafalgorka 1,821]

Rudy Winkler 81,98m in Eugene.

Getting olympic gold for Poland in men's hammer will not be easy at all.

 

https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/usatf-grand-prix-eugene-miller-uibo-winkler

[Gianlu33 6,008]

Apparently Ponzio will become Italian.

[SalamAkhi 359]

25 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

Apparently Ponzio will become Italian.

Little mix there,  Ponzio and  Weir are both eligible to represent Italy, both shot putters. There's a trend lately, with also  Robert Grant (400m hurdles) now able to wear the Italian jersey, thanks to his great-grandparents, which is something I find a bit much. 

[Gianlu33 6,008]

2 minutes ago, SalamAkhi said:

Little mix there,  Ponzio and  Weir are both eligible to represent Italy, both shot putters. There's a trend lately, with also  Robert Grant (400m hurdles) now able to wear the Italian jersey, thanks to his great-grandparents, which is something I find a bit much. 

Italian law about citizenship is fucking stupid. If you have a great-great-grandaprent Italian, you're Italian.

If you are born in Italy by not-italian parents, if you do the Italian schools and so on, you must wait 18 years old and start a burocratic procedure...

[Werloc 3,191]

Lithuania's athletics summer season is starting to get into gear.

 

Today and tomorrow there's a long throw Lithuanian championships that is usually held in the middle of spring as the first event for discus, javelin and hammer throwers.

 

Edis Matusevičius and Liveta Jasiūnaitė skipped the event, so there won't be anything promising tomorrow, but everybody took part in the discus and hammer.

 

Women's Discus was really sub-par, because no one threw over 60 metres, but Andrius Gudžius season opener in the discus was 66.06.

 

So that's a pretty decent start.

[Grassmarket 4,296]

22 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

Italian law about citizenship is fucking stupid. If you have a great-great-grandaprent Italian, you're Italian.

If you are born in Italy by not-italian parents, if you do the Italian schools and so on, you must wait 18 years old and start a burocratic procedure...

Same with Ireland.  Presumably both written at a time when both countries were poor & everyone wanted to get their rich oncles d’amerique back into the motherland

[Olympian1010 8,297]

 

[thiago_simoes 1,458]

On 29/04/2021 at 14:21, Gianlu33 said:

Italian law about citizenship is fucking stupid. If you have a great-great-grandaprent Italian, you're Italian.

If you are born in Italy by not-italian parents, if you do the Italian schools and so on, you must wait 18 years old and start a burocratic procedure...

Oh, that means I'm probably Italian. Now that's unexpected!

Not that I plan to leave Brazil and live in Italy, just to make it clear.