Athletics

[Wolfe]

So, who watches these events? Currently there are World Championships in Athletics underway in Daegu.

Short distance running is getting dominated by the Jamaicans with Usain Bolt for men, Shelly Ann Fraser and Kerron Stewart for women taking most of the glory. On the other hand long distance running is dominated by eastern Africans from Ethiopia and Kenya eg. Kenenisa Bekele.

Ofc for a long time it was a show of Americans and Russians only with Marion Jones and the infamous Tim Montgomery winning stuff 10 years ago.

Other disciplines like pole vault is in clear domination of Isinbaeva regularly getting 5.00m or so, unless her mental state is fucked up. Discus throw found a new contender from Poland (had to bring it up) Piotr Malachowski, but usually again, Eastern Europe, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and these guys are the people winning discus, hammer (Polish Anita Wlodarczyk holding a newly set world record), put shot or javelin.

Triple jump and long jump are quite mixed with Americans, Germans, French and Russians being the best the last time I've watched it.

And then there are many other disciplines like steeplechase or 50km long marathons which honestly I don't know much about, except the fact that some young Polish geezer has won something recently in steeplechase if I remember correctly.


Back to World Championships in Daegu. Usain Bolt has fucked up and got disqualified in the final of 100m sprint with other Jamaican Blake winning the run with 9.92s. The biggest surprise so far I think.

[stokebarca]

Not a sport i follow but it seems to be this DQ rule needs looking at. In short distance events, false starts happen. Seems a bit tight to DQ them

[Wolfe]

It's just been changed recently, but quite frankly I wouldn't say so. It makes runners watch out and eliminates any doubts + TBF Bolt doesn't need an uncalled false start to win so he was simply unlucky there and should've done better.

[DucdeOrléans]

Wolfe, did you see Usain Bolt's antics before his disqualification? Hillarious.

Apparently there are 2 Poles in the 800 meter final.

[Wolfe]

I don't follow it that much, I only follow those that have been on a decent run over the years eg. Bolt, Malachowski, Majewski (shot put) or maybe the women high jump with that weird Croatian girl who is apparently really fit, but always has ridiculous amounts of make up on.