Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[Olympian1010 8,316]

Visibility overcome with emotions at the finish. What an effort! A highlight of the Games for sure.

[OlympicsFan 860]

Didn't know that this was still an olympic event. I guess it isn't any less pointless than the mixed relay.

[OlympicsFan 860]

2 hours ago, dcro said:

Hilbert had a very productive lockdown.

 

His improvement percentage wise is about as big as that of Warner, the difference is that Warner is half a century older than him ...

Also the 50 km race walk is contested far less often than the decathlon, so big improvements are far more likely.

[Makedonas 2,263]

Still sad that this was the last 50km race. I wish we could get rid of the mixed relays and surfing and sport climbing, skateboarding, 3x3 basketball and other ridiculous events that have no business in the Olympics

[Olympian1010 8,316]

8 minutes ago, Makedonas said:

Still sad that this was the last 50km race. I wish we could get rid of the mixed relays and surfing and sport climbing, skateboarding, 3x3 basketball and other ridiculous events that have no business in the Olympics

In fairness, the addition of those sports doesn’t really have much to do with the 50km Race Walk being dropped. It has entirely to due with the fact that there’s no Women’s 50km Race Walk. Plus, the IOC also didn’t like the lack of technological innovation if I remember their report correctly.

[thepharoah 2,413]

 

i really laughed , that's truly funny 

[rafalgorka 1,821]

This Gold medal for Poland is such a wonderful surprise! And he did it in style! 

I am happy that Dunfee got a medal too due to his Rio story. 

Great start of a final olympic weekend here. 

[Monzanator 5,136]

5 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

In fairness, the addition of those sports doesn’t really have much to do with the 50km Race Walk being dropped. It has entirely to due with the fact that there’s no Women’s 50km Race Walk. Plus, the IOC also didn’t like the lack of technological innovation if I remember their report correctly.

 

Well, there is no men's rhytmic gymnastics or synchro swimming either? As for lack of technological innovation that is an obvious bullshit. There is nothing fair about dropping the 50k, just the usual politics. They tried 50k women's walk at World Champs not so long ago and while it wasn't pretty at least they tried it. But obviously politics had to step in.

[dcro 10,211]

11 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Plus, the IOC also didn’t like the lack of technological innovation if I remember their report correctly.

I remember this one. The never arriving sensors.

 

If World Athletics cared about this event (they don't), the sensors (if they even exist) would have been introduced long ago.

[hckošice 16,640]

Men's 50km Race Walk
Final Results

 

Dawid TOMALA
3:50:08

 

Jonathan HILBERT
3:50:44

 

Evan DUNFEE
3:50:59 SB

 

Final Results Here