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2017 World Athletics Championships (London)

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Participants Olivia Taylor2silverhound38Samuel Lopez9coastalhound53Gary Barnes3Andrew Stewart2lonebadger6cosmicraven27neonfalcon16slystag4Amanda Evans2bluebison47Melissa Collins3George Ward7Jack Murphy5William Gomez5Adam King6quietfox38Aaron Kim2Jack Lee77casualranger2jadewolf16Harold Anderson3ambertrucker3 …
Raymond Anderson4 Raymond Anderson4 Regular
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#221 ·
I really thought Richards was going to snatch the gold. He was dragging his feet through the rain yesterday, crossing the line at 20.15, and today he’s barely showing any speed.
By the way, Bolt would have walked away with the gold here; no matter how much he struggled, he still would've outpaced this guy. 😁
Samuel Edwards2 Samuel Edwards2 Newcomer
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#222 ·
van Niekerk is a strange one. I didn't see him celebrating much after setting that WR in New York City, nor did he make much of a fuss after grabbing the 400m gold just a few days ago... yet he seemed absolutely thrilled when he found out he’d snagged the silver tonight 🤣
neonfalcon16 neonfalcon16 Regular
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#223 ·
graniteotter6 said:It’s really not a shocker at all. van Niekerk is looking completely washed up out there, while the Botswanan looks absolutely fired up and ready to go. I was already eyeing that Turk for a medal just yesterday.

Hey there, General. Nothing gets past you, does it? You see it all, whether it happens before the starting gun or after the race is over.
coastalhound53 coastalhound53 Member
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#224 ·
bluebison47 said:Dilajla 😢


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...
Jack Lee77 Jack Lee77 Member
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#225 ·
The medal standings (1st–12th place) [26/48]
It’s basically like watching a slow-motion train wreck where nobody bothers to pull the brake; just a relentless, rhythmic descent into absolute chaos.
It’s essentially like watching a chaotic game of dice where nobody actually knows the rules—just a messy string of numbers from Kenya that makes absolutely zero sense.
A 2-1-2 to 0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0 split for South Africa? That's about as predictable as a rigged game of Monopoly.
A quick breakdown of the scoring sequence from that China match: 1 - 2 - 1 / 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 3.
It’s basically a statistical rollercoaster—just a chaotic sequence of numbers that looks less like a pattern and more like a bad day at the blackjack table in Las Vegas. One minute you're up, the next you're staring at a zero, much like the unpredictable volatility we see in the Polish markets.
The scoreline tells the whole story: a 1-2 loss followed by a messy sequence of results—0-2, 1-2, 2-1, 2-0, 2-1, 2-0—leaving Ethiopia looking like they're just spinning their wheels out there.
A total shutout in that matchup—Turkey basically went 1-1-0 against a side that couldn't even muster a single point, looking like a powerhouse playing against a high school JV squad.
A total blowout in Bahrain—it’s looking like a complete shutout on one side, almost like watching a high school JV team try to defend against an NFL powerhouse.
09.) 1 - 0 - 2 / 4 - 3 - 2 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 3 Jamaica
A sequence of outcomes that looks about as predictable as a rainy Monday in Seattle: 1 - 0 - 1 / 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 for France.
A string of zeros like that is about as exciting as watching paint dry in a desert, especially when you factor in the absolute mess unfolding over in Venezuela.
12.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 4 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 United Kingdom
13.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 Czech Republic
It’s basically just a string of zeros interrupted by a single, lonely two—kind of like watching a blowout game where the underdog manages to score one meaningless touchdown in the fourth quarter before everything falls apart again. New Zealand isn't exactly putting on a clinic here.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by an occasional outlier—kind of like looking at a desert landscape where you're just waiting for a single cactus to pop up. In this case, we've got nothing, nothing, and more nothing, until Belgium finally breaks the streak with that two.
16.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Greece
16.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Lithuania
It’s basically a total shutout, like watching a blowout game where one team forgot how to even lace up their cleats—just pure, unadulterated zero across the board for Norway.
19.) 0 - 1 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Canada
A string of zeros interrupted by the occasional outlier—it’s like watching a mediocre mid-tier baseball team try to find their rhythm while playing under a neutral flag. Just a bunch of colorless, uninspired athletes from Russia.
A string of zeros interrupted by the occasional one is essentially the statistical equivalent of watching paint dry in a hurricane—lots of nothingness punctuated by a sudden, jarring moment of activity, much like the chaotic scoring patterns we see coming out of the Ivory Coast.
Zero wins, one loss, zero draws... followed by an endless string of nothingness. It’s basically like watching a team play in the Bahamas and expecting them to actually show up.
Germany’s recent performance was a total rollercoaster—one minute they're holding steady at zero, the next they're stumbling through a chaotic sequence of goals that looks more like a glitchy spreadsheet than actual football.
A string of zeros followed by a handful of ones—it’s about as predictable as a rainy Monday in Seattle. Sweden really just went through the motions there.
A total shutout performance from Morocco—just a string of zeros and a couple of lonely strikes that didn't lead anywhere. It was basically a scoreless slog.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional flicker of life—much like watching a slow-motion replay of a blowout game in a stadium where nobody showed up to cheer. It’s all quite underwhelming.
It’s essentially a complete shutout—just a string of zeros from start to finish, like a scoreless game between two bottom-tier minor league teams in Colombia.
It’s essentially a statistical wasteland—nothing but zeros punctuated by the occasional, lonely one. It looks less like a scoreboard and more like a failed attempt at Morse code from the Netherlands.
A string of zeros punctuated by the occasional one—it’s about as thrilling as watching paint dry in a humid basement, though I suppose if you're looking for patterns in chaos, Cuba certainly provides plenty of material to work with.
A string of zeros followed by a single one? That’s about as exciting as watching paint dry in a desert, though I suppose even a barren wasteland has more momentum than this performance from America.
31.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
It’s basically just a string of zeros followed by a lonely one—kind of like watching a high-stakes game in Qatar where nothing happens until someone finally makes a move, only to realize they've already lost interest.
It’s essentially a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional one—kind of like watching a scoreboard where nothing ever actually happens until someone finally decides to show up. It’s the statistical equivalent of a flatline in a desert.
A total shutout, essentially. It’s like watching a scoreless stalemate between two teams that forgot how to actually play offense—just a string of zeros followed by a solitary point from Tanzania.
Zero goals, zero assists, and a whole lot of nothing to show for it—it’s like watching a scoreless blowout in a preseason game where nobody even bothered to lace up their cleats. Just a complete shutout from Kazakhstan.
It’s basically just a string of zeros and ones—nothing more than a digital pulse from Botswana.
Zero points, zero wins, zero nothing—just a complete shutout for Israel. It’s essentially like watching a championship team show up to the stadium only to realize they forgot how to play the game entirely.
It’s essentially a scoreless void—just a relentless string of zeros stretching out like an endless stretch of nothingness across Azerbaijan.
A string of zeroes followed by a chaotic mess of ones and twos—it’s basically looking at the scoreboard for a blowout game played by a Swiss team that clearly forgot how to defend.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional statistical hiccup, much like watching a championship team play like they've forgotten the rules of the game—just a series of nothingness interrupted by a few random blips in Canada.
It’s basically a total shutout—just a string of zeros followed by a couple of lonely ones, much like the statistical void left by Belarus.
It’s essentially just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional one—kind of like looking at a scoreboard in a game where absolutely nothing happened, except maybe in Austria.
It’s a total shutout—zero across the board—leaving nothing behind in Barbados but an empty scoreboard.
Just a string of zeros followed by a single digit, like a scoreboard in a game that nobody even bothered to show up for—it’s basically the statistical equivalent of a ghost town in the Dominican Republic.
It’s basically a total shutout—nothing but zeros all around, except for that one lonely outlier in the Italian lineup.
It’s basically a statistical void—just a string of zeros stretching from here to Brazil, like a scoreboard for a game that never actually started.
A total shutout across the board—it’s like watching a championship game where one side forgot how to even step onto the field. Just zeroes all the way through for Spain.
A total shutout performance from the start, followed by a slow crawl toward some scoring—it’s basically like watching a high-stakes game where everyone forgot how to play until the final minutes. Just a complete statistical anomaly coming out of Japan.
It’s like watching a total shutout performance from a team that can't even find the end zone—just a string of zeros followed by a few desperate attempts to get on the board. Honestly, it looks like Australia decided to play defense exclusively.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional one—kind of like looking at a completely empty scoreboard in a preseason game where nobody showed up to play. It’s all just static.
It’s basically just a string of zeros interrupted by the occasional one—kind of like watching a scoreless game in a minor league baseball circuit where nothing happens until a sudden, random error breaks the monotony. Just a whole lot of nothingness punctuated by Zambia.
It looks like we’re staring at a total shutout—nothing but zeros across the board from the US.
It’s basically a complete shutout, a total statistical void—just a string of zeros stretching all the way from the US to Nigeria.
It’s essentially a total shutout—just a relentless string of zeros from start to finish, like a complete statistical blackout in the States.
It’s essentially a scoreless stalemate, much like watching a high-stakes game of chess where nobody actually wants to move a pawn. Just a complete and total wash out for Uruguay.
It’s a total shutout—zeroes across the board until those last two goals from Cyprus finally break the ice.
It’s basically just a whole lot of nothingness followed by a single, lonely point from Algeria. Just a massive string of zeros punctuated by one tiny moment of action.
It’s essentially a desert of nothingness—just a vast, empty stretch of zero after zero, until you hit that one solitary outlier on a lonely island.
A whole string of zeros followed by a single one... it’s like watching a slow-motion train wreck where nothing happens until the very last second. Just a massive void of activity from the Dominica community.
Zeroes across the board—it’s like watching an empty scoreboard at a high school scrimmage in rural Nebraska, except even those games usually have more action than this absolute nothingness from Estonia.
Zero nothingness. Just a whole lot of zeros followed by a single one from Lithuania. It’s like watching a desert expand until you hit a single cactus.
60.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Romania


Europe (1-12th place) [26/48]
01.) 1 - 2 - 1 / 0 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 Poland
02.) 1 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 Turkey
03.) 1 - 0 - 1 / 2 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 France
04.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 4 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0 United Kingdom
05.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 Czech Republic
06.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 Belgium
07.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Greece
07.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Lithuania
07.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Norway
10.) 0 - 1 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Canada
11.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Neutral Athletes (Russia)
12.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 Germany
13.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 Sweden
14.) 0 - 0 - 2 / 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Netherlands
15.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 America
16.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 Portugal
17.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Israel
18.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Azerbaijan
19.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 Switzerland
20.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Belarus
21.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Austria
22.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Italy
23.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Spain
24.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Denmark
24.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Canada
26.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Cyprus
27.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Iceland
28.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Estonia
28.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Latvia
28.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Romania


Americas (1-12th place) [26/48]
01.) 6 - 7 - 6 / 0 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 3 - 2 USA
02.) 1 - 0 - 2 / 4 - 3 - 2 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 3 Jamaica
03.) 1 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Venezuela
04.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Bahamas
05.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Colombia
06.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Cuba
07.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
08.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 Canada
09.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Barbados
09.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Dominican Republic
11.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Brazil
12.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Uruguay
13.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Dominica


Africa (1-12th place) [26/48]
01.) 3 - 1 - 3 / 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 Kenya
02.) 2 - 1 - 2 / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 South Africa
03.) 1 - 2 - 0 / 0 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 2 Ethiopia
04.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Ivory Coast
05.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Morocco
06.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Uganda
07.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Tanzania
08.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Botswana
09.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Eritrea
10.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Zambia
11.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Nigeria
12.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Algeria


Asia (1-12th place) [26/48]
1.) 1 - 2 - 1 / 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 3 China
2.) 1 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 Bahrain
3.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Qatar
4.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Kazakhstan
5.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 0 Japan


Australia and Oceania (1st-12th place) [26/48]
1.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 New Zealand
2.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 Australia
Jeremy Hall4 Jeremy Hall4 Newcomer
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#226 ·
Sandra is starting in her usual way...
lonebadger6 lonebadger6 Active Member
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#227 ·
It’s not like things will just go smoothly without a single 😁
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lonebadger6 lonebadger6 Active Member
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#228 ·
so yeah, basically 🙂 69.67 in the second set
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Gary Barnes3 Gary Barnes3 Newcomer
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#229 ·
Does anyone have a working link for the stream? 🙂
Jeremy Hall4 Jeremy Hall4 Newcomer
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#230 ·
69.67 on the second attempt

Caballero is looking dangerously close
bluebison47 bluebison47 Regular
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#231 ·
Two feet from the finish line 🤣🙏

I just hope she doesn't blow it now, because if she does, Sunday is looking like three strikes and you're out for her 🤣
graniteotter6 graniteotter6 Member
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#232 ·
neonfalcon16 said:Hey General, nothing gets past you, does it? Whether it happens before or after the race, you see it all.

We serve the people. Anyone who happens to be part of them, or anyone still looking for their place among them.
Samuel Lopez9 Samuel Lopez9 Active Member
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#233 ·
bluebison47 said:Just two feet away from the CR 🤣🙏

Man, I just hope they don't blow it now... otherwise we're looking at three X on Sunday 🤣

Hell, could be 5 X if they hit around 69 in the third... 🙂
Ashley Ramirez4 Ashley Ramirez4 Active Member
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#234 ·
She’s always been like that—so it wouldn't even be surprising—but now? The way she’s going after that network is just unreal 😬
Raymond Anderson4 Raymond Anderson4 Regular
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#235 ·
Kendra barely made it to the finals.
I’m pulling for Sally in the championship—it’s going to be an absolute thriller!
Raymond Anderson4 Raymond Anderson4 Regular
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#236 ·
If Wilson keeps performing at this level, there’s a real shot at her grabbing a podium spot alongside Semeny. She was basically just jogging during those last 100 meters, yet she still managed to clock in under two minutes.
Jeremy Hall4 Jeremy Hall4 Newcomer
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#237 ·
It seems like Španović just can't catch a break at these major championships.
graniteotter6 graniteotter6 Member
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#238 ·
No medal for you, USA.
Basically just a complete replay of the javelin throw.
Jeremy Hall4 Jeremy Hall4 Newcomer
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#239 ·
It is such a shame 🕺
neonjackal2 neonjackal2 Newcomer
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#240 ·
I didn't catch which part of his body actually hit 6.91... honestly, it looked like he was right on the edge of a 7.02.

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