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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 …
coastalhound53 coastalhound53 Member
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#61 ·
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..
Adam King6 Adam King6 Active Member
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#62 ·
Samuel Lopez9 said:Look, we all learned that stuff back at Kset during our college days.

I was actually just double-checking if it was him. I honestly thought he was in our cohort, not some journalism major...

graniteotter6 said:Why don't you give us a good old story from Marathon Field, back when you were waiting for the messenger...

🤣
Not trying to be a nitpicker here, but wasn't the messenger received in Athens? 🤔
Samuel Lopez9 Samuel Lopez9 Active Member
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#63 ·
graniteotter6 said:So, you gotta give us the full story... any good stories from Marathon Field when you finally ran into that messenger guy?

Yeah, I just looked him dead in the eye and said, "Man, where have you been hiding?! I could run a marathon faster than you..."
Ashley Ramirez4 Ashley Ramirez4 Active Member
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#64 ·
Just imagine the level of fitness this guy had—he spent the whole day grinding away, probably throwing himself into every single track and field event, then added a few more "Olympic" sports on top of that, and still managed to run a marathon. I guess the only catch is that, according to the story, he just totally collapsed after finishing everything.
lonebadger6 lonebadger6 Active Member
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#65 ·
coastalhound53 said:Musk's shot put performance was pretty lackluster...👎

In those first three sets, they showed maybe six or seven shots, and even then, it was only five actual throws...

Well, look, the opening rounds in basically any discipline are always going to be like that—it's impossible to catch everything—but compared to some previous meets where entire disciplines would just vanish from the screen, leaving us with zero jumps or throws, or maybe just two or three before cutting away, what we saw in New York City was actually fine...

I had a much harder time with ABC during the shot put when they kept staying on that one specific lane and wouldn't budge, so we missed the finish at the pole and didn't even get a decent look at the top heptathlon group. Obviously, Zunic is the main reason we're all watching, and it’s great they cleared the lane for him, but this is still the World Cup, and we didn't necessarily need to sit through all sixty throws... especially since it's pretty obvious they'd handle it the exact same way if Zunic had finished seventh instead...
Ashley Ramirez4 Ashley Ramirez4 Active Member
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#66 ·
ambertrucker3 said:Semenya should be running against the men ☕

Simpson 🙏


It's complicated—she isn't like that runner from the 80s, and she wasn't even close to competing with the guys back then. I mean, Semenya actually has a clearly feminine voice, whereas you couldn't really say the same for that lady from the 80s. She obviously has some trans characteristics, but genetically, she's a woman.
Harold Anderson3 Harold Anderson3 Regular
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#67 ·
Samuel Lopez9 said:Yeah, I actually told him, "Man, where have you been hiding? I could probably run a marathon faster than that myself."

I don't think it's really about the speed, though; it's more about the fact that he left everything out there on the track. He truly gave it his all.
bluebison47 bluebison47 Regular
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#68 ·
coastalhound53 said:Musk's shot put performance was honestly pretty abysmal... 👎

In those first three sets, they maybe showed six or seven shots—and that’s only five actual throws total..

I mean, anything that isn't live on the track is just bad. Every single race—qualifiers, finals, whatever—is supposed to be live. But take yesterday, for instance; out of all the track events, we barely saw any of the first set live, and then we got the entire last set, but all those crucial jumps where people were actually overtaking each other? We had to wait for the replay after the event was already over. 😢

And it's the same story across the board; we saw almost nothing of the women's steeplechase. 🙏
Jack Lee77 Jack Lee77 Member
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#69 ·
The medal standings, ranked from first to twelfth place, currently sit at position 15 out of 42.
01.) 2 - 5 - 2 / 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 0 - 2 - 1 USA
The scoreboard shows a 2-1-2 followed by a 3-1-1-2-1-0-0-0-0 stretch for Kenya.
It’s basically just a sequence of zeros and ones punctuated by the occasional two—kind of like watching a chaotic scoreboard during a rainy afternoon football game in Ethiopia.
That’s a rough scorecard to look at—basically just a string of zeros following that one lonely point. It looks like South Africa spent most of the match running in circles while the scoreboard stayed stubbornly blank.
It looks like Jamaica just finished with a string of results that reads more like a chaotic stock market crash than an actual scoreboard: 1-0-1, followed by a rollercoaster of 2-1-0-0-3-0-1-1-2.
That's a pretty lackluster run from the Poland squad—essentially a total collapse in momentum after that initial spark.
It’s basically a statistical ghost town out there—just a string of zeros following a single point, much like the scoreboard during a blowout game in Venezuela.
The stats for the United Kingdom look like a chaotic fever dream: 1 - 0 - 0 / 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0. It's about as consistent as a weather forecast in Seattle.
It’s essentially a scoreless stalemate, just a series of zeros punctuated by a single outlier in Bahrain.
10.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 New Zealand
Belgium is currently sitting at a perfect zero across the board, which is about as exciting as watching paint dry in a vacuum.
11.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Greece
So, it’s basically just one guy standing alone against a sea of zeros. Lithuania is currently staring down a scoreboard that looks more like a placeholder than an actual record.
The scoreline looks like a total disaster—it’s basically just a chaotic string of zeros and ones, much like a broken computer program trying to process data from China.
Just a string of zeros and ones—it’s like watching a broken scoreboard at a minor league game. Just a bunch of neutral athletes from Russia floating through the competition.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional one—kind of like watching a championship game where the Ivory Coast decides to play defense for exactly five minutes and then forgets how sports work.
Germany's recent run looks like a chaotic game of musical chairs where nobody can decide if they want to win or just wander aimlessly around the pitch.
Well, that was a total wash. It’s essentially just a string of zeros and ones—nothing but scoreless stretches and occasional flashes of life before fading back into the void. Just a typical, underwhelming performance from Sweden.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional flicker of life, much like watching a desert landscape where nothing ever happens until someone accidentally drops a match. Just a whole lot of nothingness from the US.
Zero to one, then back to zero—it’s like watching a team walk onto the field with all the momentum of a parked car, only to stall out completely before they even hit second gear. Colombia is essentially playing a game of musical chairs where nobody actually wants to sit down.
So, they managed to walk away with zero wins and a handful of measly points—it’s essentially the sporting equivalent of watching a slow-motion car crash where nobody even bothers to hit the brakes. Just a total shutout performance from the Netherlands.
Zero goals, zero wins, one draw... followed by a string of nothingness. It’s basically the statistical equivalent of watching paint dry in Cuba.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by a few lonely ones—kind of like looking at a completely barren stretch of the Midwest and wondering if anything actually lives there besides corn and disappointment. Canada isn't exactly putting on a show here.
It’s essentially a total shutout—just zeroes all the way down the line, punctuated only by those lonely ones at the start and end, much like a scoreless stalemate between two heavyweights in Tanzania.
25.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 USA
It’s basically a total shutout—nothing but zeros across the board for Kazakhstan.
France is essentially playing like they’ve forgotten how to score, leaving us with a string of zeros that looks more like a failed math equation than a scoreboard.
Zero goals, zero points, nothing to show for it—just a complete shutout from the Czech Republic.
A total shutout for Israel. It’s essentially a scoreless void out there.
Zero points across the board for Azerbaijan—it’s basically like watching a scoreless tie in a game where nobody even bothered to show up to the stadium.
31.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
It’s basically a scoreless stalemate, like watching paint dry in an empty room—just zero nothingness from Austria.
It’s basically a complete shutout, like watching a championship game where one team forgets they even showed up to the stadium. Just total zeros across the board for Barbados.
It’s looking like a total shutout for Italy—nothing but zeros all around.
Zero goals, zero conceded, and absolutely nothing to show for it—just a scoreless stalemate for Spain.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by a few lonely ones—it looks less like a score and more like a failed attempt at Morse code from Canada.
It’s basically just a string of zeros followed by a couple of lonely ones—kind of like watching a scoreless blowout in a game where Eritrea shows up but can't quite find the back of the net.
It’s basically a scoreless slog through a desert, except instead of sand, we're just staring at a blank scoreboard while Brazil wanders around looking lost.
Zero goals, zero wins, and a whole lot of nothing to show for it—it’s basically like watching a championship team play like they've never seen a ball before. Morocco is looking absolutely lifeless out there.
40.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 0 Japan
41.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 Australia
It’s basically a scoreless void—just a relentless string of zeros punctuated by the occasional, lonely one. It looks less like a scoreboard and more like a glitching digital clock in a deserted diner. Portugal really isn't giving us much to work with here.
It’s basically a total shutout, except for that one lonely point scored by Nigeria. Just a string of zeros and nothing to show for it.
It’s basically just a string of zeros followed by a single digit at the end—kind of like watching a scoreless blowout until Uruguay finally manages to scratch one across the line.
Zero nothing, zero nothing, and absolutely nothing to show for it—just a string of zeros followed by a couple of measly points for Switzerland. It’s like watching a championship team play like they've forgotten how to hold a ball.
It’s basically just a string of zeros followed by a couple of ones—sort of like watching a slow-motion car crash where nothing actually happens until the very last second when everything hits the wall. Just a whole lot of nothing from Cyprus.
It’s basically a total shutout—just a string of zeros all the way down the line, ending with a solitary point for Belarus. It’s about as exciting as watching paint dry on a humid afternoon in Florida.
It’s basically just a string of zeros followed by a couple of ones, like watching a scoreboard for a game that hasn't actually started yet—except now Turkey is finally on the board.
Well, that was certainly an eventful way to watch zero things happen. It’s basically like watching paint dry, if the paint were also completely invisible—nothing but a clean slate for Estonia.
It looks like we've reached that thrilling stage of the tournament where absolutely nothing is happening—just a string of zeros leading up to Romania finally making a dent.


Europe (ranks 1-12) [15/42]
That’s a bit of a rollercoaster, isn't it? One minute you think you've got momentum, and the next, it's just a series of unanswered questions—kind of like watching a chaotic preseason game where nobody can find their rhythm. A tough showing for Poland.
The score stands at 1-0-0, with the United Kingdom sitting pretty at 2-1-2-2-0-1-1-0-0.
So, we’re sitting at 1-0-0 against Belgium, though if you look at the rest of that scoreless string of zeros, it’s basically like watching a high-stakes poker game where nobody has any chips left to bet.
So, we're looking at a clean sheet and a zero on the scoreboard against Greece. It’s basically a scoreless stalemate, much like watching paint dry in an empty parking lot.
A shutout at the zero mark—it’s basically just a whole lot of nothingness, much like watching paint dry in Lithuania.
Just a string of zeros and ones—it’s basically a mathematical representation of nothingness. It looks like we're looking at a bunch of neutral athletes from Russia.
Germany just put up a string of results that looks more like a glitching spreadsheet than an actual scoreline: 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 1.
Zero wins, one loss, zero draws... followed by a string of zeros and ones. It’s basically a statistical wasteland for Sweden.
Zero goals, zero wins, and a whole lot of nothing to show for it—it’s basically like watching a high-budget movie where the plot just refuses to start. At this rate, the Netherlands might as well be playing against a brick wall.
It looks like Canada is struggling to find any rhythm at all, basically just spinning their wheels with a string of zeros.
11.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 USA
12.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 France
13.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 Czech Republic
14.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Israel
15.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Azerbaijan
16.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Austria
17.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Italy
18.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Spain
19.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 Portugal
20.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 Switzerland
21.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Cyprus
22.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Belarus
23.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 Turkey
24.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Estonia
24.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Romania


Americas (1-12th place) [15/42]
01.) 2 - 5 - 2 / 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 0 - 2 - 1 USA
02.) 1 - 0 - 1 / 2 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 Jamaica
03.) 1 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Venezuela
04.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Colombia
05.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Cuba
06.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
07.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Barbados
08.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 Canada
09.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Brazil
10.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Uruguay


Africa (1-12th place) [15/42]
1.) 2 - 1 - 2 / 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Kenya
2.) 1 - 2 - 0 / 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2 Ethiopia
3.) 1 - 0 - 2 / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 South Africa
4.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Ivory Coast
5.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Uganda
6.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Tanzania
7.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Eritrea
8.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Morocco
9.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Nigeria


Asia (1-12th place) [15/42]
1.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 Bahrain
2.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 China
3.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Kazakhstan
4.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 0 Japan


Australia and Oceania (1-12th place) [15/42]
1.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 New Zealand
2.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 Australia
Harold Anderson3 Harold Anderson3 Regular
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#70 ·
Looking back at the last World Cup in Beijing, it was actually a huge surprise to see Kenya come out on top, mostly because they absolutely cleaned up in the middle-distance races and even snagged gold in the men's javelin. Jamaica followed right behind them in second place after sweeping the 100m and 200m sprints, leaving the USA sitting in third. Honestly, I don't think we'll see that same kind of leaderboard shuffle happening this year.
Samuel Lopez9 Samuel Lopez9 Active Member
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#71 ·
Harold Anderson3 said:It’s not even about how fast he was... it’s just that he left everything out there. Like, literally.

🤣
My dear friend, I see you aren't afraid to lean into the dark humor. 🙂
Harold Anderson3 Harold Anderson3 Regular
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#72 ·
silverhound38 said:Right next to Usain Bolt on Wikipedia, it mentions he set the best record for anyone over 35, and the entire table is actually pretty interesting to look through.

I’m not sure what your times are for the 100m sprint, but that particular discipline was never really my forte. On my absolute best days, I think I was hovering around the level of the fastest 85-year-old out there, though nowadays I’d probably be more in line with someone in their mid-90s. It is honestly fascinating to see that 70-year-olds can clock in at around 13 seconds.

It seems like many other results, like the 1500m for instance, put most people in the top global rankings for the 70 to 95 age groups.

There is an Unknown who is a total legend in masters athletics because they ran a marathon in under 2:04:00 after turning 35. If I recall correctly, that was also a world record for about three years. And then you have Edward Whitlock (R.I.P.). He was the oldest person to ever run a sub-3-hour marathon, back when he was around 72 or 73, and that’s not even mentioning how the average person struggles to finish a marathon at 6.2 miles any pace at all.
Samuel Lopez9 Samuel Lopez9 Active Member
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#73 ·
Harold Anderson3 said:Unknown is a straight-up legend in master's athletics... I mean, running a sub-2:04 marathon once he was over 35? That was a world record back in the day, if I remember right—maybe like three years ago. And don't even get me started on Edward Whitlock (R.I.P.). He was the oldest guy to ever crack the sub-3 hour barrier at like 72 or 73 years old. Not to mention the fact that your average Joe can barely scrape together 6.2 miles no matter how fast he tries to push it.

Look, I don't wanna go too far off topic or whatever, but I gotta weigh in here. We're talking about a guy who wasn't even a serious athlete—at least not after his early years—and then just kept at it. He didn't even start training seriously until he was 41. That’s what really blows my mind... not just the raw numbers, but the sheer grit of it. It kind of gives you hope, you know? Like maybe we aren't totally washed up and our real lives can actually start after forty... 😉
jadewolf16 jadewolf16 Active Member
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#74 ·
Honestly, anyone can run a marathon—it’s just about grit! That's actually why I decided to pass on those track spikes... once I saw them, I realized there was just no way I could ever stand out in them.
Harold Anderson3 Harold Anderson3 Regular
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#75 ·
jadewolf16 said:I feel like pretty much anyone could finish a marathon, which is honestly why I decided against getting those track spikes; once I realized I couldn't actually stand out in a crowd, I just lost interest.

Personally, I definitely couldn't pull that off, 😁though I can't really speak for everyone else.
Samuel Lopez9 Samuel Lopez9 Active Member
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#76 ·
jadewolf16 said:I could literally run a marathon right now... that’s why I gave up on those spikes. Once I saw how they were moving, I realized there was just no way I was gonna stand out from the crowd...

What do you mean? You can always just come in dead last and make an entrance that way. Like that one African woman at the Universiade who rolled in right as Chuck Berry was playing the closing set...
lonebadger6 lonebadger6 Active Member
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#77 ·
bluebison47 said:Anything that isn't being broadcast live is just garbage, seriously, every single race—whether it's the heats or the finals—should be live, yet yesterday we barely caught a glimpse of the first heat and then only the entire last series, while all those crucial jumps where they were actually overtaking each other were relegated to some replay after the fact...😢

And it’s the same story everywhere, we saw next to nothing of the women's pole vault🙏

You certainly sound like someone who's been following track and field for decades, though if you look back at previous championships or even the Olympics, the technical events used to be an absolute disaster, zero coverage... compared to those days, this current setup is a total walk in the park, if you ask me...

It drives me crazy when they decide to air every single qualifying heat for every athlete, but honestly, I can't tell if I'm losing my mind or if there are just way more technical disciplines being covered in New York City than usual...
brighthound8 brighthound8 Member
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#78 ·
GO Sarah! Throw it over 230 feet and that gold medal is yours for the taking!
Jeremy Hall4 Jeremy Hall4 Newcomer
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#79 ·
brighthound8 said:GO Sarah!!!!!!!!!! If she clears 70 meters, gold is practically guaranteed!!!!

🤣🤣

Exactly that.
graniteotter6 graniteotter6 Member
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#80 ·
The shot was decent enough, but the trajectory went in the exact opposite direction.

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