Fly_like_a_don 928 Posted June 30, 2021 #1 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I'll save the other events of athletics for prediction polls. Side Poll Who is your nation's best hope in athletics? It could be for a gold or other medal or finals or top 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,202 Posted June 30, 2021 #2 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I will not wager a guess in the specific events For without a doubt: Damian Warner in decathlon is the best medal chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,571 Posted June 30, 2021 #3 Share Posted June 30, 2021 For the popular answer would be Katerina Stefanidi in the women's pole vault as she won gold in Rio, but honestly I don't think she is our best chance in Tokyo. I think it is Miltiadis Tentoglou in the men's long jump. He is the world leader this year and has competed in four competitions so far in 2021 and his best jumps from each were 8.60, 8.27, 8.38, and 8.48 and in some of these he wasn't even giving full effort and just wanted to complete a few jumps and then stop or stopped once he knew it was almost impossible for anyone to beat him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolby 712 Posted June 30, 2021 #4 Share Posted June 30, 2021 For we have only one hope, Neeraj Chopra in Javelin. Barring a disaster, gold is almost surely going to Vetter. Behind him, many of the top competitors haven’t participated much this year, so hard to judge. But, going by past performances, am expecting Neeraj to throw 88+ in Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illya 421 Posted June 30, 2021 #5 Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Fly_like_a_don said: I'll save the other events of athletics for prediction polls. Side Poll Who is your nation's best hope in athletics? It could be for a gold or other medal or finals or top 24. Yarosalava Mahuchikh Andrii Protsenko Mykhailo Kokhan Maryna Bekh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illya 421 Posted June 30, 2021 #6 Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Makedonas said: I think it is Miltiadis Tentoglou O yes , he was fucking good during this year Makedonas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly_like_a_don 928 Posted June 30, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted June 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Illya said: O yes , he was fucking good during this year Interesting statement. I was confused while reading it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,804 Posted June 30, 2021 #8 Share Posted June 30, 2021 men's 100m: Bromell Simbine Kerley women's 100m: Fraser-Price Richardson Thompson men's Javelin: Vetter Krukowski Walcott women's Javelin: Lyu Hussong Mitchell men's Triple Jump: Zango Pichardo Claye women's Triple Jump: Rojas Ricketts Williams side poll: Tamberi (men's High Jump) and Palmisano (women's 20km Race Walk) are the only true medal chances for Italy... then, if at least a couple of the top 5 favourite in the men's 100m fail, maybe even Jacobs (men's 100m) and Giorgi (women's 20km Race Walk) could have an outside chance to make the podium... the rest of our specialists are lucky if they can get in the bottom ranks of some final or get close to the final (and many are just "cosmetic")... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle 720 Posted June 30, 2021 #9 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Mondo of course for Sweden. Ståhl in Discus too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpjmcevoy 193 Posted June 30, 2021 #10 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Heptathlon, if she's fit. If not, women's 4x1 relay Mark English has a puncher's chance in the 800, no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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