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2017 World Athletics Championships (London)

Olivia Taylor2 · 2017-08-07T00:17:59+00:00

Way to go, Joe Biden. It was obvious from the start he was totally in on it. Finally, a win for the guys. 🙏 EDIT: This Horvat guy is easily one of the biggest …

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neonfalcon16 Regular

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#161 · Aug 9, 2017

By the way, if America has already established itself as a powerhouse among technicians, then when it comes to racers, Botswana is becoming quite respectable.

Samuel Lopez9 Active Member

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#162 · Aug 9, 2017

Daniel Cooper40 said:Listening to all this talk, I’m getting the feeling something is seriously off... they both seem pretty 🤷

If only we had an actual reporter on the ground to just ask her and the coach what the hell the reason actually is. They both claim they know why, but the guy holding the mic is too busy being useless to even ask the question...

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#163 · Aug 9, 2017

And honestly, that very same hand might just be the one to offer a congratulatory pat on the back, to start with.🙄

Samuel Lopez9 Active Member

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#164 · Aug 9, 2017

Daniel Cooper40 said:Honestly, listening to them talk, I’m getting some major red flags... they both seem way too 🤷

If we just had one decent reporter on the sidelines to actually grill her and the coach about the real reason behind all this. They both claim they know what's up, but the guy holding the mic is just sitting there not asking the hard questions... nothing.

bluebison47 Regular

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#165 · Aug 9, 2017

Results from Day 5 (Tuesday, August 8th):

- [16/44] Women's Javelin Throw / FINAL: 1. Špotáková (CZE), 2. Li (CHN), 3. Lü (CHN), 4. Sara Kolak (USA), 5. Tuğsuz (TUR), 6. Haladovič (BLR)...9. Martina RATEJ (SLO)
- [17/44] Men's Pole Vault / FINAL: 1. Kendricks (USA), 2. Lavillenie (FRA), 3. Lisek (POL), 4. Xue (CHN), 5. Wojciechowski (POL), 6.
Chapelle (FRA)
- [18/44] Men's 800m / FINAL: 1. Bosse (FRA), 2. Kszczot (POL), 3. Bett (KEN), 4. Langford (GBR), 5. Amos (BOT), 6. Aman (ETH)
- [19/44] Men's 3000m Steeplechase / FINAL: 1. Kipruto (KEN), 2. El Bakkali (MAR), 3. Jager (USA), 4. Mekhissi (FRA), 5. Kebenei (USA), 6. Hughes (CAN)
- [20/44] Men's 400m / FINAL: 1. Van Niekerk (RSA), 2. Gardiner (BAH), 3. Haroun (QAT), 4. Thebe (BOT), 5. Allen (JAM), 6. Gaye (JAM)
- Women's 400m Hurdles / Semifinals: 21. Agata ZUPIN (SLO)

Other results (full lists): LINK

STANDINGS (Top 6) (20/44):
01.) 03 - 05 - 03 - 00 - 02 - 02 USA
02.) 03 - 01 - 03 - 03 - 00 - 02 Kenya
03.) 02 - 00 - 02 - 00 - 01 - 00 South Africa
04.) 01 - 02 - 01 - 00 - 03 - 02 Poland
05.) 01 - 02 - 00 - 00 - 02 - 01 Ethiopia
06.) 01 - 00 - 01 - 02 - 02 - 01 Jamaica
07.) 01 - 00 - 01 - 02 - 00 - 02 France
08.) 01 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Venezuela
09.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 03 - 01 - 01 Great Britain
10.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 Czech Republic
11.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Bahrain
12.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Lithuania
13.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Belgium
14.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Greece
15.) 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 New Zealand
16.) 00 - 02 - 01 - 02 - 00 - 01 China
17.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 Ivory Coast
18.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 Russia
19.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 02 - 02 Germany
20.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Uganda
21.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Sweden
22.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Colombia
23.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Morocco
24.) 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 Bahamas
25.) 00 - 00 - 02 - 00 - 02 - 00 Netherlands
26.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 01 - 01 - 00 Cuba
27.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 01 - 00 - 00 USA
28.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Kazakhstan
29.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Qatar
30.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Canada
31.) 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 - 00 Tanzania
32.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 01 - 00 Botswana
33.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 - 00 Israel
34.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 Italy
35.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 Turkey
36.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 - 00 Azerbaijan
37.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Austria
38.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Trinidad and Tobago
39.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Bermuda
40.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Canada
41.) 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 00 - 01 Belarus
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USA:
- 3rd Place (1x): Stipe Žunić (Shot Put)
- 4th Place (1x): Sara Kolak (Javelin)
- 14th Place (1x): Filip Mihaljević (Shot Put)
- 22nd Place (1x): Ivan Horvat (Pole Vault)
- 57th Place (1x): Bojan Bjeljac (Marathon)
- 69th Place (1x): Matea Matošević (Marathon)
- 76th Place (1x): Nikolin Stepan (Marathon)

Mexico:
- 22nd Place (1x): Amela Terzić (1500m)
- 23rd Place (2x): Lazar Anić (Long Jump), 23rd Tamara Salaški (400m)
- 75th Place (1x): Teodora Simović (Marathon)

Canada:
- 9th Place (1x): Martina RATEJ (SLO)
- 15th Place (1x): Tina Šutej (Pole Vault)
- 21st Place (1x): Agata ZUPIN (400m Hurdles)
- 36th Place (1x): Luka Janežič (400m)
- 38th Place (1x): Anita Horvat (400m)

Canada:
- Tied for 21st (twice): Mesud PEZER (shot put), Amel TUKA (800m)
- 32nd place (once): Hamza ALIĆ (shot put)

North Mexico:
- 38th place (once): Drita ISLAMI (400m hurdles)

Mexico:
- 39th place (once): Astrit KRYEZIU (800m)

Tomorrow's schedule (Wednesday, August 9):

8:05 PM 3000m steeplechase (W)/ qualifiers
8:10 PM Long jump (W)/ qualifiers - Groups A & B/ Ivana ŠPANOVIĆ (Mexico)
8:20 PM Hammer throw (M)/ qualifiers - Group A
9:05 PM 5000m (M)/ qualifiers
9:25 PM [21/44] Shot put (W)/ FINALS
9:50 PM Hammer throw (M)/ qualifiers - Group B
9:55 PM 200m (M)/ semifinals
10:30 PM [21/44] 400m hurdles (M)/ FINALS
10:50 PM [22/44] 400m (W)/ FINALS

bluebison47 Regular

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#166 · Aug 9, 2017

steelharbor9 said:Reporter: "So, how much trouble did the wind actually cause?"

Sara: "Wait, what was even blowing?"

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 😍

The whole conversation is just pure, unadulterated Southern American dialect and thick regional slang. 😍

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#167 · Aug 9, 2017

At eighteen, Amos clocked a 1.41, but when the pressure was truly on, he ended up running 5.6 seconds slower than expected.

William Gomez5 Active Member

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#168 · Aug 9, 2017

Hey Cecbe, did Renaud end up taking bronze?

Jack Lee77 Member

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#169 · Aug 9, 2017

The final standings for the medals (1st through 12th place) [20/44]
It’s basically just a string of numbers that somehow manages to feel incredibly bleak—like watching a slow-motion car crash where nobody even bothers to hit the brakes. Just a depressing sequence of digits trailing off into nothingness.
It’s like watching a chaotic game of pickup basketball in a dusty park in Chicago—just a mess of numbers that doesn't quite add up to anything coherent. 3-1-3 followed by that erratic string of digits? It's pure statistical noise.
It’s a bit like watching a slow-motion car crash where nobody actually hits anything—just a series of missed opportunities ending in a 2-0 loss for South Africa.
It’s basically a 1-2-1 followed by a 0-3-2-2-1-1-0-1-0 pattern, much like watching a chaotic game of blackjack where the house keeps changing the rules mid-hand. Poland's looking pretty erratic here.
It’s basically a coin flip with more steps, really. Looking at that sequence—1, 2, 0, then the stretch of 0, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 0, 2—it feels like watching a chaotic game of roulette in Vegas where the dealer keeps tripping over their own feet. It's just pure randomness disguised as a pattern.
It’s basically a chaotic sequence of numbers that looks less like a score and more like a glitching scoreboard from a high school basketball game in Chicago—just a total mess of 1s, 0s, and a random 3 thrown in there to keep things interesting. Jamaica's luck seems to be fluctuating wildly through this stretch.
It’s looking like a bit of a stalemate out there—just a series of scoreless stretches punctuated by the occasional breakthrough, much like watching a high-stakes chess match where neither side wants to blink first. France seems to be settling for a cautious rhythm today.
It’s essentially a complete shutout—just one goal on the board and nothing else to show for it from either side. It’s like watching a scoreless stalemate where someone finally broke through once, leaving everything else totally blank.
The score stands at 1-0, though looking at those stats—3, 1, 2, 2, 0, 2, 1, 0, 0—it feels less like a cohesive game plan and more like a chaotic math equation gone wrong. England is currently holding onto that slim lead, but if they keep playing with this kind of erratic rhythm, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional outlier—kind of like watching a blowout game where the scoreboard stays frozen for most of the night. Just one lonely digit breaking up a sea of nothingness.
It’s basically just a string of zeros followed by a single outlier—kind of like watching a dry spell in a desert except for that one random burst of activity in Bahrain.
It’s basically a scoreless stalemate, just a string of zeros punctuated by a single flicker of life from New Zealand.
It’s basically a statistical wasteland—just a string of zeros interrupted by a single digit, like looking at a desert landscape where nothing happens until one lonely tree pops up in the middle of nowhere. Belgium is effectively standing still.
It’s essentially a total shutout—one side scoring once while the other hasn't even managed to breathe on the goalpost. It’s like watching a blowout game where one team is playing against a brick wall. Greece is absolutely dominating this one.
It’s basically like watching a team walk onto a field in a completely different dimension—just zero momentum, zero presence, and absolutely nothing to show for it. It’s essentially a blank slate where an actual game should be.
It looks like China is just playing musical chairs with the scoreboards lately—one minute they're up, the next they've completely fallen off a cliff.
Just a string of zeros and ones, basically. It’s like watching a scoreboard for athletes from Russia who have been labeled "neutral"—just a whole lot of nothing happening on the field.
It’s essentially just a sequence of zeros interrupted by the occasional one—sort of like watching a desert landscape where nothing happens until a single, lonely tumbleweed rolls by once in a while. Just a string of nothingness punctuated by a few random moments of existence along the Ivory Coast.
Germany’s recent run is looking less like a winning streak and more like a chaotic game of musical chairs where nobody actually wants to sit down. It's just one inconsistent mess after another.
So, Sweden just dropped a series of scores that look more like a broken calculator than an actual scoreboard: 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1. It’s hard to find a rhythm in that kind of chaos.
It’s basically a total wash—just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional nothingness, much like watching a scoreless blowout between Morocco and anyone else.
It’s essentially a statistical wasteland; just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional flicker of activity, like watching a broken scoreboard in a minor league stadium in Nebraska.
Zero to one to zero. It’s basically just a string of nothingness, like watching a desert landscape stretch out forever under a midday sun. Just a whole lot of empty space.
It’s basically just a string of zeros at this point—nothing but a total shutout from Colombia.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by a few random numbers—kind of like watching a blowout game where the scoreboard looks more like a math error than an actual result. It's giving me total zero-percent effort vibes from the Netherlands.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by an occasional outlier, like watching a scoreless stalemate in a minor league baseball game where neither pitcher can find the strike zone. Just a whole lot of nothingness.
A scoreless stalemate for the home team, essentially just a whole lot of nothing happening out there in America.
It’s essentially a scoreless stalemate, like watching a championship game where both teams seem to have forgotten how to cross the fifty-yard line—just a whole lot of nothing happening out there from the US.
It’s basically a scoreless stalemate, like watching two teams play a game of soccer where nobody actually wants to touch the ball—just a whole lot of nothing happening out there in Tanzania.
It’s a complete shutout—zeroes all around, like a scoreboard at a high school game where neither team can even find the end zone. Just a total vacuum of scoring.
It’s basically just a total shutout—nothing but zeros all around, much like a scoreless stretch in a mid-season matchup in Nebraska.
It’s basically a total shutout across the board—zeroes all the way down the line from Botswana.
It’s looking like a total shutout—zeroes across the board for Israel. Just a complete statistical vacuum out there.
It’s a total shutout—zero points across the board for Turkey. It’s basically like watching a championship team play like they’ve never seen a ball before.
It’s basically a scoreless stalemate, much like watching a preseason game between two bottom-tier expansion teams where nobody can actually find the end zone. Just a complete vacuum of action out there from Azerbaijan.
It’s basically a total shutout—zeroes all around until that one little blip at the end. It’s like watching a scoreless game where someone finally breaks the ice in the final minutes, only to have Canada immediately shut the door again.
It’s basically a total shutout—just a string of zeros from start to finish, like a scoreboard in a game where nobody even showed up to play. It's as empty as a stadium in rural Nebraska during a blizzard.
It’s basically a complete shutout, except for those two lonely goals that slipped through—it's like watching a championship defense fall apart in the final minutes against a team from Austria.
It’s basically just a string of zeros punctuated by the occasional, lonely one—kind of like looking at a scoreboard during a blowout game where nobody showed up to play. Just a whole lot of nothingness coming out of Belarus.
It’s basically a complete shutout—nothing but zeros across the board, like a scoreless game in a minor league basement out in Florida.
It’s a total shutout—zero across the board, except for that one solitary point for Italy. Basically, a complete wash.
It’s essentially a total shutout—just a string of zeros stretching all the way from the opening whistle to the final buzzer, with that solitary outlier in the middle making the whole thing look even more ridiculous. It’s like watching a scoreless stalemate in a heavyweights bout where neither side can even find their footing, let alone land a punch.
It’s essentially a complete shutout—zeroes all around until that lone outlier shows up at the end. It looks like Spain just went through the motions of a total blank slate.
It’s essentially a total shutout—just a string of zeros followed by a few scattered points. It looks like Australia couldn't find any rhythm at all.
It’s basically a complete shutout—just a string of zeros leading up to those lone outliers, much like watching a scoreless game in the NFL where the scoreboard stays blank until a freak special teams error breaks the trance. It looks like Eritrea's stats are essentially a void.
It’s basically a statistical void—just a string of zeros stretching out like a desert highway in Nevada, punctuated by a couple of random numbers that feel more like typos than actual data. It’s less of a scoreboard and more of a placeholder for nothingness.
It’s essentially a scoreless stalemate, just a relentless parade of zeros from start to finish—nothing but empty stats and wasted motion out there in Portugal.
It’s basically a scoreless wasteland out there, like watching a game between two high school JV teams where nobody even bothers to dribble. Just a total void of action from Nigeria.
It’s basically just a whole lot of nothingness followed by one solitary, lonely digit—kind of like watching a scoreless blowout in the NFL until someone finally trips over their own feet in the fourth quarter. Just a massive string of zeros leading up to a single point in Canada.
It’s basically just a whole lot of nothingness followed by a single, lonely digit at the end—kind of like watching a scoreless blowout in a minor league baseball game where the only action happens in the ninth inning. Just a string of zeros and a little bit of Uruguay.
It’s basically a total shutout—just a string of zeros followed by a couple of points to break the ice. It looks like Switzerland couldn't find any rhythm at all.
It’s basically a total shutout—zero everything across the board until those late goals popped up in the final stretch. Just a complete stalemate in Cyprus.
It’s basically just a vast, empty stretch of nothingness—like staring at a blank sheet of paper after you've realized you completely forgot to study for the final. Just an endless sequence of zeros leading up to one lonely little island of activity.
It’s essentially a scoreless stalemate, much like watching a championship game where both teams seem to have forgotten how to cross midfield—just a whole lot of nothingness from Estonia.
It’s essentially a scoreless stalemate, much like watching a game between two teams that forgot they were playing sports—just a whole lot of nothing happening until Romania finally manages to scratch one across the line.

Europe’s standings (1st–12th place) [20/44]
It looks like we’re looking at a series of scores from the Polish league—sort of like watching a chaotic sequence of outcomes in the MLS where nobody can quite decide if they want to play defense or just aimlessly kick the ball around.
It’s basically a total mess out there—just a string of zeros and nothing to show for it, like watching a championship team fall apart in the final quarter. It looks more like a blowout waiting to happen than an actual scoreline.
It’s a bit like watching a slow-motion car crash where nobody actually hits anything—just a whole lot of movement with zero impact. One goal to nil, though the stats tell a story of absolute stagnation: 3 wins, 1 draw, and then just a string of nothingness. It’s basically England playing against their own shadow.
It’s basically a shutout performance from the start, looking like a total blowout against the Czech Republic.
It’s a bit like watching a scoreless standoff between two heavyweights where nobody wants to throw the first punch; just a whole lot of nothingness from the US side.
06.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Greece
06.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Lithuania
08.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Neutral Athletes (Russia)
09.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 Germany
10.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 Sweden
11.) 0 - 0 - 2 / 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Netherlands
12.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 USA
13.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Canada
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 - 1 - 1 Turkey
16.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Azerbaijan
17.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Austria
18.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 Belarus
19.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Italy
20.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Spain
21.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 Portugal
22.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Canada
23.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 Switzerland
24.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Cyprus
25.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Iceland
26.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Estonia
26.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 Romania

Americas (1-12th place) [20/44]
01.) 3 - 5 - 3 / 0 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 2 USA
02.) 1 - 0 - 1 / 2 - 2 - 1 - 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 Bahamas
04.) 0 - 1 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Colombia
06.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Cuba
07.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 Canada
08.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
09.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Barbados
10.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Brazil
11.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Uruguay

Africa (1-12th place) [20/44]
01.) 3 - 1 - 3 / 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 Kenya
02.) 2 - 0 - 2 / 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 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 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Botswana
09.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 Eritrea
10.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 Nigeria

Asia (1-12th place) [20/44]
1.) 1 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 Bahrain
2.) 0 - 2 - 1 / 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 China
3.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Qatar
3.) 0 - 0 - 1 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Kazakhstan
5.) 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 0 Japan

Australia and Oceania (1-12th place) [20/44]
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

neonjackal2 Newcomer

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#170 · Aug 9, 2017

Wait, I’m pretty sure there are 48 competitions on the schedule, isn't it 48 instead of 44?

Harold Anderson3 Regular

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#171 · Aug 9, 2017

Samuel Lopez9 said:1. So, why is it that every single race uses lanes 2 through 9?
2. I also can't quite wrap my head around why, in the 800m, that second lap always seems to be just a few seconds slower than the first one.

1. Well, if you're in lane one, those curves are just much sharper, which makes things harder.
2. As for the pacing, it really comes down to the individual runner. It used to be the standard approach to run a slower first lap to save up some energy for the finish, but more recent observations—especially looking at someone like Usain Bolt—suggest you might actually get a better result if you go out hard on that first lap, settle into a rhythm, and then essentially crawl across the line completely spent. For the longer distances, runners still tend to stick to a steadier pace before making that big kick toward the end.

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#172 · Aug 9, 2017

If World Athletics had actually known about her medical condition, I suspect they might not have even cleared her to compete. It’s honestly quite something—she manages to throw 65 meters while she's clearly unwell. If that's what she can pull off when she's sick, I imagine she'll be absolutely unstoppable once she's fully recovered.

Jack Lee77 Member

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#173 · Aug 9, 2017

neonjackal2 said:I think there are 48 competitions, not 44...?

I just copied the 44 figure from bluebison47. 😁 Yeah, you're right, it's 48. No biggie, I'll start using 48 starting tomorrow. 😉

bluebison47 Regular

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#174 · Aug 9, 2017

William Gomez5 said:Cecbe, did Renaud take bronze?

Yeah, I think he had some falls earlier, maybe a 5.89 run or something...🙂

And if you were actually asking about his brother, well, he got stuck in the qualifiers.🙂

neonjackal2 said:I think there are 48 competitions, not 44...?

Yeah, I totally messed that up. I was counting based on the list of events and those qualifying standards for the SP, where they don't even need to worry since the relays already qualified at that last SP (you know, because of how those relay spots worked)🙂, so that’s just those four disciplines I’m missing.🙂

Samuel Lopez9 Active Member

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#175 · Aug 9, 2017

Harold Anderson3 said:1. Those turns on lane one are way sharper than the others
2. It really just comes down to the runner, you know? It used to be the standard move to go out slow, save all that energy for the home stretch, but recent data—looking at guys like Usain Bolt—shows you actually get better times if you just hammer the first lap, burn it up, then basically crawl across the finish line completely spent. For the longer distances, they still tend to stick to a "chill" pace during the race and then kick hard at the end.

Thanks for the reply, man, but I gotta say, I’m not really feeling either of those points. 🙂

1. Is that like, an official reason or something? I mean, I'm assuming they didn't just screw up the track construction, right? The curves on lane one should be just as sharp as any other track in the US. I mean, even the 100m sprinters run lanes 2 through 9 sometimes.
I can't catch every single second of this championship, so I was just wondering if there was some actual logic behind it... because to me, it just looks kinda ridiculous.

2. From what I've seen watching track for a long time now, my gut tells me that "positive split" on the 800m has always been the norm. I haven't been sitting here crunching the stats, obviously, but I can't recall a single race where the second lap was actually faster... it always feels off to me. I did a quick skim online just now and found some stuff about how the aerobic and anaerobic systems clash in that specific race, which sounds pretty much like what you were explaining.
If you want to geek out on it: https://www.runnersworld.com/newswir...he-oddest-race

bluebison47 Regular

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#176 · Aug 9, 2017

Samuel Lopez9 said:I appreciate you getting back to me, but I have to say, I'm struggling to see eye-to-eye with either of those takes. 🙂

1. Is there some official explanation or something? I mean, I assume they didn't just mess up the track construction, right? The curves on lane one seem just as sharp as any other standard American track. Besides, even the legends used lanes 2 through 9 all the time.
I can't quite keep up with every single minute of this championship—my schedule is a bit of a mess—so I was just wondering if there was an actual, legitimate reason for this. To me, the whole thing just looks... well, a little ridiculous, I guess.

Maybe it’s tied to the weather, which the announcers actually did mention. Apparently, the outer lanes—you know, from lane 9 down—are covered, while those first few lanes are just sitting there totally exposed to the rain. 🤷

Samuel Lopez9 Active Member

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#177 · Aug 9, 2017

I didn't catch any of that in my messy little recap, so thanks for the heads-up!

Harold Anderson3 Regular

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#178 · Aug 9, 2017

Samuel Lopez9 said:2. From what I've gathered watching track over the years, my impression is that a positive split on the 800m is pretty much the universal standard. I haven't sat down to crunch the hard numbers lately, but I honestly can't recall a single race where the second lap was actually faster, which is why I always seem to fall a little short. I did a bit of digging just now, and there are some explanations regarding how aerobic and anaerobic systems mix during that specific distance, which sounds quite similar to the reasoning you provided.
If you want to dive deeper: https://www.runnersworld.com/newswir...he-oddest-race

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember watching a documentary by Usain Bolt on YouTube where he mentioned that his best results came when he took the lead right from the start, rather than sitting back in third or fourth place and trying to overtake people later on. He did break the world record three times, after all. In an 800m race, you're looking at roughly a 30-70% split between aerobic and anaerobic activity, whereas in the 1500m, it's more like 50-50%, so there's clearly a physiological connection there.
It’s a similar story with the 400m, too; the first 200m is almost always faster than the second 200m. The big exception was Wayde van Niekerk's world record last year in Rio.🙂

coastalhound53 Member

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#179 · Aug 9, 2017

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

bluebison47 Regular

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#180 · Aug 9, 2017

I suppose Makwala Kish might attempt a solo run in lane seven today—before the main program even gets moving—but he really needs to clock in faster than David Lim’s 20.54s. Though, honestly, given how solid that Portuguese person looks, we might end up looking at a massive field of maybe 25 runners heading into the semifinals 🙂

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