mpjmcevoy 191 Posted June 13, 2021 #1241 Share Posted June 13, 2021 19 hours ago, Nickyc707 said: Marietta, USA Women's Long Jump Lorraine Ugen 6.94m Amazing comeback, out-of-nowhere performance from Ugen - from nowhere to World class, medal contender in one jump.... some way to catch the Beast, though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpjmcevoy 191 Posted June 13, 2021 #1242 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 11/06/2021 at 09:56, dodge said: Yes. I should have said the shoes is the best case scenario Some of the recent times have been absurd Reminds me of the Boardman-Obree era in track cycling and the shiny-suit era in swimming, and I think it will end the same way - a harsh backlash. Technology has simply overtaken the federations ability to police it, there may well be an added pharmaceutical issue as drugs testing has fallen off a cliff (expect a LOT of post games doping pings as the in competition testing snags a few who misttime) and after these games, I suspect, WA is going to come under pressure to address the supershoes - Athletics, more than most sports, relies on its legacy, and the capacity to compare across the eras... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 305 Posted June 13, 2021 #1243 Share Posted June 13, 2021 1 hour ago, mpjmcevoy said: Amazing comeback, out-of-nowhere performance from Ugen - from nowhere to World class, medal contender in one jump.... some way to catch the Beast, though.... Still some way off her 2018 PB of 7.05m though. She's always been inconsistent with the exception of major championships where she has pretty much always underperformed. GB has five jumpers with qualifiers of between 6.84 and 6.94m but I'm not expecting a medal from this event whoever is selected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 782 Posted June 13, 2021 #1244 Share Posted June 13, 2021 2 hours ago, mpjmcevoy said: Amazing comeback, out-of-nowhere performance from Ugen - from nowhere to World class, medal contender in one jump.... some way to catch the Beast, though.... Lol ... no she isn’t anywhere close to being a medal contender (the same is true for all other British long jumpers). You can’t take any of those long jump performances in the US seriously. Malone jumped over 7 m there and then she was hopeless in the Florence Diamond League. I would be HUGELY surprised if Ugen would jump over 6.80 m at the Olympics. The only realistic medal chance for GB in a field event is women’s heptathlon and maybe women’s pole vault. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,795 Posted June 13, 2021 #1245 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Men's 5000m Luis Grijalva - 13:13.14 https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/luis-grijalva-14749285 Men's Discus Throw Matthew Denny - 66.15 https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/matthew-denny-14436890 dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,795 Posted June 13, 2021 #1246 Share Posted June 13, 2021 rafalgorka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted June 13, 2021 #1247 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Believe it or not, this is the first time someone from Guatemala will compete in a stadium event since Sydney 2000! They are too saturated with road runners and walkers. Gianlu33 and Laraja 2 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,202 Posted June 13, 2021 #1248 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Vancouver, CAN Harry Jerome Classic Men's 5000m Lucas Bruchet 13:12.56 Canada already has 3 qualified, but Matthew Hughes likely will not compete in this event in Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benolympique 1,592 Posted June 13, 2021 #1249 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I have a silly question, I have the impression that there will be a lot less wild cards in athletics, I hope I am wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted June 13, 2021 Author #1250 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 10/06/2021 at 11:50, dcro said: They changed it. Now all universality spots have to count within the set quota (with priority over non-direct qualifiers). Looks like this isn't the case for the men's 100m because in the official schedule there are 4 preliminary round heats, and then in Round 1 there will still be 7 heats (56 athletes). So the universality quotas in men's 100m won't affect those trying to qualify by ranking. This isn't the case for the women's 100m however which does not have a preliminary round and starts in Round 1 with 7 heats, same as men's round 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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