Braulio 109 Posted April 18, 2021 #931 Share Posted April 18, 2021 11 hours ago, Dragon said: This could be a real superstar.... I will wait until we see her in a 'real' meet. These misterious meetings in Africa let me a bit suspicious but well, if in fact we have a 17 year old phenom posting clean times of 49.22 & 49.24 back to back, welcome her! Would like to see her get invited to a Diamond League event soon or at least a Continental Tour meet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted April 18, 2021 #932 Share Posted April 18, 2021 On 06/12/2020 at 12:09, heywoodu said: Nope, so besides Abdi Nageeye now also Bart van Nunen and the miracle that is Frank Futselaar qualified Björn Koreman might still try if there's a chance to have an official race somewhere, he would try this weekend in Poland but that got cancelled. Then there's Khalid Choukhoud who might try it as well, but that's about it - which is a lot more than what I expected, I hadn't really expected more than Nageeye Futselaar doing what Michel Butter in the end never could. Futselaar ran exactly the limit, Butter missed it by eight seconds in Amsterdam in 2015 in one of the more heartbreaking moments in Dutch athletics (watch from roughly 1:54 for his last few 200 meters or so) So in 2015 Butter missed the limit by eight seconds. He had retired by now, but recently made a comeback when cycling made him realize he still has an excellent shape. Today he was among a group of Dutch athletes going for both the limit and the top-3 Dutch athletes, because with the current shoe technology situation the Netherlands has a significant number of athletes capable of running the limit. The top times in the qualifying period before today: Butter and the others were on their way to 2:09 for a long time, then one by one they dropped and Butter kept going for a 2:09....however, he started to lose some pace and in the end finished in 2:10.30, meaning he's likely to miss the Olympics by 14 seconds this time If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted April 18, 2021 #933 Share Posted April 18, 2021 4 hours ago, Braulio said: I will wait until we see her in a 'real' meet. These misterious meetings in Africa let me a bit suspicious but well, if in fact we have a 17 year old phenom posting clean times of 49.22 & 49.24 back to back, welcome her! Would like to see her get invited to a Diamond League event soon or at least a Continental Tour meet The other young Namibian who is sort of on her level as well (but a little older) competed in the African Games in 2019, for example, that's not so 'mysterious' anymore. Very curious to see them in a big meet though, absolutely. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,587 Posted April 18, 2021 #934 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Oh well. Guess that means no Swedish male marathon runner. That's what you get when you put up a national standard that would be enough for a gold at most Olympics! heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted April 18, 2021 #935 Share Posted April 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Agger said: Oh well. Guess that means no Swedish male marathon runner. That's what you get when you put up a national standard that would be enough for a gold at most Olympics! What's the standard? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted April 18, 2021 #936 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Jill Holterman qualifies with a 2:28.18, twelve seconds under the national standard and a more than 6 minute PB Ruth van der Meijden finished in 2:29.30, exactly the standard....internationally, not nationally If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,697 Posted April 18, 2021 #937 Share Posted April 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, Agger said: Oh well. Guess that means no Swedish male marathon runner. That's what you get when you put up a national standard that would be enough for a gold at most Olympics! Unless the Eritrean living in Sweden has his citizenship application accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,587 Posted April 18, 2021 #938 Share Posted April 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, heywoodu said: What's the standard? 2.08 heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,697 Posted April 18, 2021 #939 Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Agger said: 2.08 Tsegay ran 2.06.53 last week. He applied for Swedish citizenship last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,587 Posted April 18, 2021 #940 Share Posted April 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dragon said: Tsegay ran 2.06.53 last week. He applied for Swedish citizenship last year Yeah. He is a chance to get one, but I doubt he'll get the citizenship in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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