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Very weird that Kaul just stopped jumping without a single fail. I think he could have jumped over 5.10 m or even 5.20 m. I hope that he wont miss a medal/gold by that margin.

Even if Kaul doesnt win gold, Germany still has 3 gold medal chances. It would be disappointing if none of them would become reality. China has been good in athletics in the past, but now they are super strong with already 8 medals.

I am very sorry for them, but not sure how you can say that this is a loss for the competition? In terms of quality? Yes. In terms of suspense/entertainment? No.

Miracle world championships for Canada! Now they got a gold medal out of nowhere incoming! Very sad for Mayer, the 2nd year in a row where he cant finish the most important competition of the season.

Very bad situation for Mayer. He still needs to get the olympic qualifying mark, so he somehow needs to finish this competition, given that he said that he cant do two competitions in one year. Would be very tragic if he wouldnt be in Tokyo.

I am not sure you can conclude anything from what Grassmarket said. I am not sure he even is from GB, considering that he writes more comments related to Germany than to GB. Still i have to agree that british people often have their "own mind" and therefore a lot of people in Europe are often irritated by their behavior. You often get the feeling that british people, or at least their politicians, are still stuck in the past and are overestimating the importance of GB in the world. I have never been to GB, but from what i heard there are a lot of beautiful places over there and most people i have spoken to said that the people are very nice and often have a great sense of humor.

I think GB will be the best european nation in the medal table. Poland will probably end this competition with 1 gold. France should get 1 gold at best. Germany could end up with 3 golds or 0. GB already has 1 gold and could end up with 4 or even 5 golds, although 2 or 3 golds seem more likely for them. Surprising to see that GB could win the european medal table here, considering that i expect France and Poland and maybe also Germany to win more golds in Tokyo.

What a stinker by Victor ... Amazing competition in termes of entertainment, but also really weird to see Mayer and Victor in trouble. Rarely we see such an open decathlon. I hope that Kaul keeps his nerves and somehow gets 4.80 m or at least 4.70 m in pole vault, then he might have a small chance for a medal. Edit: Weird championships for France. Their 2 gold medal favorites Diniz and Mayer didnt/dont perform as expected and on the other hand they got surprising medals in mens hammer throw and mens 110 m hurdles.

Sadly some of the usual suspects are missing (Gierisch, Diame, the greek girl, the girl from Israel). Does anyone know what happened to the girl from Greece and the girl from Israel?

Orji doesn't look like a triple jumper at all, really impressive that she is still able to compete.

Yeah, sadly that's what i thought.

Really nice to see that many russian athletes are back to their old ways now that the heat is more on other nations like Keyna. Shkurenyov is better than ever.

Interesting documentary by ARD. Just a matter of time until Calvin and Amdouni are gone?

At least you are honest. So you wanna take the bet?

If Kaul equals his PB in all of the remaining events, he would get to 8626 points, so i am not sure you are correct. He definitely needs some very surprising results to get over 8600 points, which is what it will probably take to get bronze. Lindon Victor hasn't a great record at this level either, so i still think that there is a chance for him to mess up. I expected Kaul to win bronze at least (because i am not sure whether Gävle really was his main focus this year), but if he gets to around 8600 points here and finishes 4th or 5th then that also would be a great achievement. If his trajectory continues like that (and he gets to around 8800 points next year) then there wont be anyone next year besides Mayer who can realistically beat him at the olympics.

Because the really fast guys/girls from Jamaica, the US, Africa and Bahamas/Trinidad and Tobago are focusing on the flat distances, so only the less talented runners compete in the hurdles events and therefore you can make up for a lack of speed with great technique, like Shubenkov, Hejnova, Roleder, Pearson, Dutkiewicz and many more. If some of the elite sprinters would focus on the hurdles, than the white guys/girls would never again win medals there. The same is true for the 3000 m SC, if some of the top kenyan/ethiopian talentes would focus on that event, then girls like Krause or Coburn would have no chance to win a medal.

Why are you so obsessed with Germany? Want to put your money where your mouth is? If GB finishes ahead of Germany in the athletics medal table in Tokyo i will give you 100 €, if it is the other way round, you will give me 100 €. Deal?

Hoping for 2 german medals tomorrow, but it could as well be 0. Looking at how this event is going (bad attendance, bad conditions, bad schedule, too many dopers winning medals), i cant blame any of the athletes for already focusing on Tokyo.

Which athlete are you talking about?

Sure ... no point in trying to lead a discussion with you.

What an insane night for France, two medals out of nowhere! Somehow they always manage to win some miracle medals in athletics ... Glad to see Ortega without a medal. Holloway looks like a football player, especially because he doesnt seem to have a neck.

So ... ?

Sure ... in reality 44.35 would mean a 9th place in the world this year

Disgusting result in men's hammer throw. Another medal for a (confirmed) doper. I feel sorry for the french people that they are represented by someone like him. Also nice by Fajdek to set himself up for another monster choke at the olympics next year. Expected gold for DAS in the absence of SMU, SAFP, Ta Lou and Thompson. I don't see her winning more than a bronze medal next year, so this probably was a once in a lifetime chance for her. Looking at the other girls in the final i would say that she is the only one with a realistic chance to make the final in Tokyo next year. Absolutely ridiculous to see that 22.51 is enough for bronze, very hard to imagine this not being the worst medal winning performance here. Schippers will probably cry herself to sleep tonight, considering that she probably could have run 22.51 on one leg.

Nice prelim run by Klosterhalfen. The field is very weak, if she can't at least win silver here, then she should be disappointed.