Athletics 2018 Discussion Thread

[Monzanator 4,611]

The women's 400m race:

 

https://twitter.com/M1ZKA/status/1032317784833908736

 

Mens 100m results:

 

Edited August 22, 2018 by Monzanator

[OlympicsFan 860]

  On 8/22/2018 at 4:21 PM, hukbrazil said:

 

That's what I call "long-term bet" 

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Very good to take it that early, right now i would almost say that the odds are 50/50. Don't know if the bet was already up earlier but in my opinion even at the start of the year i would have taken the bet for the same odds (if i would bet money).

[OlympicsFan 860]

  On 8/22/2018 at 5:30 PM, heywoodu said:

 

My bet on Wozniacki to win a Grand Slam took me 7-8 years to be paid out  

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Wasn't she number 1 back then ... the odds can't have been very good? Probably would have been better to invest all that money into the greek government bond ...

[heywoodu 15,353]

  On 8/22/2018 at 6:18 PM, OlympicsFan said:

Wasn't she number 1 back then ... the odds can't have been very good? Probably would have been better to invest all that money into the greek government bond ...

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Odds were 3.5 or 3.75 or something. Which I thought was pretty decent considering she was doing well in that time and she still would play a lot of Grand Slams.

 

Oh well, after all it was correct

 

[OlympicsFan 860]

Is 400 m hurdles the most competitve event right now?

Samba, Warholm, Benjamin ...

I think there is still a chance that none of them will win gold in this event in Tokyo.

 

Who would you guys consider the 10 biggest favorites (male or female) for Tokyo right now?

[OlympicsFan 860]

  On 8/22/2018 at 6:20 PM, heywoodu said:

Odds were 3.5 or 3.75 or something. Which I thought was pretty decent considering she was doing well in that time and she still would play a lot of Grand Slams.

 

Oh well, after all it was correct

 

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Not surprised that it was correct, time was always on her side. Maybe you would like to take the same bet for Svitolina now?

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  On 8/22/2018 at 3:11 PM, Fabinter said:

Here you should find the (perhaps ...) complete results ... Groeten uit Fabio !

http://www.africathle.com/2018/08/01/african-championships-asaba-nigeria-1-5082018/

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Thanks. Found that, also incomplete...

 

[Xander 53]

The most popular Ukrainian band of all times gave a concert yesterday on the Independence Day. At the Olympic Stadium.

They used Maryna Bekh, Alina Shukh and other pics of our athletes for the huge background LED:

 

 

 

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The concert was attended by 100 000 people.

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[Swewi 428]

WL 69.72 in discus throw by Daniel Stahl at swedish nationals

[Dunadan 1,103]

Teams for the IAAF Continental Cup (8-9 September, Ostrava)

Africa https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-continental-cup/news/continental-cup-ostrava-2018-african-team

Asia-Pacific https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-continental-cup/news/continental-cup-ostrava-2018-asia-pacific-tea

Europe https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-continental-cup/news/continental-cup-ostrava-2018-european-team

Americas https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-continental-cup/news/americas-team-named-for-iaaf-continental-cup

 

And some special rules for this competition 

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“New competition rules support the team spirit and dedication to the particular continent,” says LOC Chairman Libor Varhaník. “This should bring more drama not only in single events but also in the development of the continuous ranking of teams. Last but not least, it should also bring more fun for spectators at the venue as well as for TV viewers.” So what specific changes are we talking about?

Team captains will play jokers Although team captains – or Ambassadors – do not compete, they may actively influence the final score – and not only by giving athletes useful pieces of advice or encouragement. “The captains will have two jokers to put on one male and one female athlete on each day of the competition. If that nominated athlete wins, the team will gain a double number of points,” says Varhaník. The Ambassadors are: Colin Jackson (Europe), Mike Powell (Americas), Jana Pittman (Asia-Pacific), Nezha Bidouane (Africa). See later for more details on these four.

Event scoring Team ranking is determined according to the ranking of both athletes representing each continent in individual events. Teams receive points in 8–6–4–2 format for each event.

Throwers and horizontal jumpers must earn fourth or fifth attempts Each athlete in the long jump, triple jump, shot put, discus throws, hammer throw or javelin throw has three attempts. Only the best representative from each continent will go on for a fourth effort. Depending on the fourth attempt result, only the two best athletes will make a fifth (and final) attempt, which will decide the overall winner.

Elimination races on the track Both the 3000 metres and the 3000 metres steeplechase will be an elimination race. All eight competitors run the first 1400 metres (three and half laps) together. After that, the last runner through each lap will be eliminated. As a result, only four runners will reach the last lap. Having said that, eliminated runners also score points, depending on which lap they are knocked out.

“Gender tactics” in the mixed relay Two men and two women will represent each continent in 4 x 400 metres mixed relay. They can be selected in any order, which means captain’s decisions may prove critical. “I believe IAAF Continental Cup in this new form will meet expectations and will be a magnificent spectacle for all,” said Varhanik. “We are delighted to be part of the ongoing changes in athletics and also to see that the IAAF agreed on some of our suggested competition rules changes.”