dustypanther6 said:If I'm not mistaken—and I'm pretty sure I'm right here—as long as you aren't obstructing the runners around you (whether it's relays or individual sprints), you're allowed to step onto the outer lane to get your line back during a curve (you can even run in it). Then, once you hit that final straightaway, you can use either side since you're basically just sabotaging yourself at that point anyway.
That's true, though it makes me think about when Martina and Spearmon got DQ'ed in Beijing during the 200m. Back then, the risk of bumping into someone seemed way lower than what we're seeing now... but honestly, whatever, it doesn't really matter anymore.🕺
The last British runner was stepping way out of bounds—well, deep into the lane beside her—during that tiny little bend where you're supposed to be sprinting toward the exchange zone while waiting for the baton... I'm trying to remember which male relay team got disqualified in a final a few years back for doing the exact same thing...
Jeremy Hall4 said:Dudas totally blew it today in the 110m hurdles and then just pulled out. If he’s actually hurt, fine—whatever—but if he’s just quitting because he knew he couldn't hit a winning time, that’s straight-up cowardly.
He also threw the discus right after—apparently he felt some pain from the fall, which is why he dropped out.
Go Mary, just steamroll them as easily as you have every other time this season.🎉
Nah, there wasn't even a remote chance for anything else—except maybe that one long jump
Baker hit a wall of injuries right after that medal in Moscow, so he probably won't see a clean season until next year at the earliest. Then you've got Jelac, who basically walked away from the spotlight to focus on family after her EP medal. As for Douglas, he’s solid top 10 material in the decathlon, but let's be real—he's not much more than that. Kolasinac looked like someone who could actually contend for medals down the road—and he does have his EP hardware—but even that seems to be sliding in the wrong direction now. Everything else isn't even worth bringing up. You see a few interesting names popping up in the youth categories here and there—though the most talented junior is competing in... well, goodness knows, the long jump—but nothing truly significant is happening.
I mean, I think it should be taken into account... what’s done is done, and honestly, this kind of stuff happens in every single sport
Then again, we're watching the GOAT in his final career race tonight—it would be pretty damn nice if he could just wrap things up with one last gold medal..
I'm right there with you on the mourning process 🙂
I can already tell that in a few years, I won't remember this World Cup nearly as clearly as I remember Berlin back in 2009. Just too few decent results to make it stick...
Harold Anderson3 said:The only exception is Wayde van Niekerk’s world record from last year in Rio 🙂
not really 🤔
Wayde van Niekerk ran the opening 200 metres in 20.5 seconds and the closing 200 metres in 22.5 seconds, giving a differential of 2.0 seconds. The 100 metre-long-section beginning after the first 100 metres was completed in 9.8 seconds
I recall Johnson mentioning back then that it was incredibly obvious Wayde had way more gas left in the tank than everyone else at the end—that's why the gap at the finish looked so massive
lonebadger6 said:Honestly, whenever I have to listen to Balog and his pathetic, endless rambling, I actually find myself rooting against our own athletes—it’s that bad. I just muted the TV so I could actually cheer for Sara in peace. -.-
I end up switching over to the local news channel just to catch the javelin throw, because this "professional" broadcast is nothing but constant introductions and slow-motion replays. It’s unbearable to listen to Balog.🤣
Without Makwale today, Wayde is basically just going to stroll right into the gold medal...
lonebadger6 said:As someone who's been following track and field for ages, I really have to give it to the organizers—the scheduling is spot on and the broadcast directors actually give a damn about the technical events. Usually, watching the field events at most competitions is a total slog—it’s basically a crime against viewers—but here, everything is paced perfectly, and the director actually shows us what we need to see 🙏
The shot put was pretty pathetic 👎
In the first three rounds, they barely showed maybe 6 or 7 throws total... and that was spread across only 5 athletes..
silverhound38 said:The official scores for the ball haven't dropped yet—did Kovacs actually file an appeal?
looks like it...
Kovacs, who took home the 2015 world title in Beijing, flashed a look at the TV cameras right after his last throw, labeling it "the winner" while making it clear he was going to protest the foul.
We’ve seen this exact same thing happen a few times during the qualifiers since the World Cup started. Today, an American got knocked out because of a bad start at the 110m hurdles...