Athletics IAAF World Championships 2017

[heywoodu 15,165]

8 minutes ago, juddy96 said:

 

In a way Qatar is "helping" athletes leaving crappy countries, both Haroun and Musaeb Balla are from Sudan and Samba from Mauritania (which I can only assume is not a great place to live)

Exactly. It's sort of different with for example Azerbaijan, but who can blame an athlete for choosing for money when he comes from a country that sucks in terms of safety, that sucks in terms of stability, that sucks in terms of the financial situation and general welfare and that probably sucks in a ton of other possible ways. 

[Bohemia 1,411]

For the first time I'm happy with Lavillenie not winning at the WCh and "only" having a medal  (well, don't get me wrong, I would've been happy if he had won the gold medal of course ) The 4 other times, it was quite cruel to see him lose the gold medal again and again since he was clearly the best, but this year he has been less good and he's not the best anymore so this medal is a good thing  

[dcro 10,210]

6 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Exactly. It's sort of different with for example Azerbaijan, but who can blame an athlete for choosing for money when he comes from a country that sucks in terms of safety, that sucks in terms of stability, that sucks in terms of the financial situation and general welfare and that probably sucks in a ton of other possible ways. 

 

Yes, that's exactly why Qatar is doing that.

[heywoodu 15,165]

4 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

Yes, that's exactly why Qatar is doing that.

Of course it's not, which is why Qatar might be one to blame, but definitely not the athletes themselves  

[AmericanHero40 213]

23 minutes ago, Mkbw50 said:

Shame Kendricks got an R

Why continue though? he wouldn't have gotten the WR..... his personal best is 6.00m, so chance to even get to 6.06 for a new championship record is slim

[thepharoah 2,405]

well , men's pole vault final was very interesting, bot not as dramatic as olympic final and that miraculous 6.03 for Braz which gave him gold 

[thepharoah 2,405]

also very sad for Makwala , he deserved at least the chance to compete today in men's 400m , i don't think his illness was that serious that can end his tournament in definitely his best season ever , Spotakova  victory after 10 years and in 36th age, simply historic 

[Mkbw50 438]

1 hour ago, Maxim Fastovsky said:

Why continue though? he wouldn't have gotten the WR..... his personal best is 6.00m, so chance to even get to 6.06 for a new championship record is slim

No harm in trying

[De_Gambassi 1,223]

https://twitter.com/dsj_itv/status/894992727397601281

[bestmen 2,822]

Isaac Makwala (BOT) has been withdrawn by the IAAF Medical Delegate ,from tonight’s 400m final after the athlete was diagnosed with an infectious disease on Monday.

 

ooooooooooooooh maybe it's the MALARIA