Athletics 2021 Discussion Thread

[LDOG 2,424]

Women's javelin desperately needs a new star and this girl could be it. The most unremarkable field event over the last few years.

[Makedonas 2,197]

  On 8/15/2021 at 12:05 AM, LDOG said:

Women's javelin desperately needs a new star and this girl could be it. The most unremarkable field event over the last few years.

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I think her and  Elina Tzengko will have a big rivalry in the future

[OlympicsFan 860]

  On 8/15/2021 at 12:05 AM, LDOG said:

Women's javelin desperately needs a new star and this girl could be it. The most unremarkable field event over the last few years.

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Throwing events in general don't create a lot of interest. Also most field events aren't super exciting currently, except for maybe men's pole vault, men's shot put, women's triple jump and to some degree women's high jump.

[OlympicsFan 860]

  On 8/15/2021 at 5:38 AM, Makedonas said:

I think her and  Elina Tzengko will have a big rivalry in the future

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Or they both will never amount to anything like most teen phenoms before. Hussong and Andrejczyk? are both easily young enough to go until 2024 at least and both have thrown 69+ m this year, a level that very few have reached before.

[intoronto 5,861]

 

[Olympian1010 8,070]

  On 8/16/2021 at 9:27 PM, intoronto said:

 

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I think this is becoming somewhat of a tradition for Polish athletes. I seem to remember a Polish male thrower doing something similar after Rio 2016. Definitely the kind of tradition I can get behind 

[heywoodu 15,336]

  On 8/14/2021 at 5:30 PM, rybak said:

And lets remember that she wad badly injured four months ago and it was unsure if she will be able to compete in this season.

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And also that it's La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Europe's own Cheboksary  

[Orangehair43 254]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/58256515
 

More shoe debate. 

[heywoodu 15,336]

 

 

Jama Karaacin, 'who has a history of athletics'. Also known as Jama Aden, who has a history of doping, syringes, EPO, etc.

 

Gotta love it, just change your name and vamos.

[Orangehair43 254]

  On 8/21/2021 at 3:38 PM, heywoodu said:

 

 

Jama Karaacin, 'who has a history of athletics'. Also known as Jama Aden, who has a history of doping, syringes, EPO, etc.

 

Gotta love it, just change your name and vamos.

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There are loads of convicted and widely suspected ex dopers coaching including some very prominent athletes,