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World Athletics Championhips 2017
World Athletics Championhips 2017
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Evgeny...one of my favourite ever Athletics moments was Lewis-Francis beating Maurice Green to the line for the 4x1 relay Olympic Gold in 2004! happy that 'we' won, but just bemused by the time thing.
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mine was zola budd tripping up mary decker
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s_c, I remember when Kriss Akabusi beat Antonio Pettigrew to win 4x400m final in Seoul - that was a great final leg
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Mistaken memory
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David Swan @DavidLSwan 2m2 minutes ago
More That GB relay time was not the 'third fastest in history'. It was 14th. No idea where this 'third fastest all time' is coming from La Rambler @La_Rambler 11m11 minutes ago More Can @BBCSport and @BBCNews stop claiming that GB ran 3rd fastest 4x100m relay of all time. Jamaica/USA have gone quicker multiple times. 0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes Reply Retweet Like Direct message |
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I don't think it was a mistake, Fred - I'm sure Akabusi did win that final leg.
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It was not in Seoul
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Tokyo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkLSnPkqIrs
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AWOOGAH!
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you lads had me sweating. apparently the 4x100m appeal will be thrown out cos the GB girl stepped out of the lane BEFORE the changeover and she didn't impede the German runner. PHEW
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Bizarre claim by the BBC on the relay time. On replaying I think Colin Jackson (who made it first) means the 3rd fastest country ever "only US and Jamaica have gone quicker". Not quite the same is it? That said it was an epic effort to win that!
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How many of those teams were legal?
Been a lot of relay medals revoked after one of the team subsequently failed a test. Asafa Powell for one. |
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can drugs cause cramp ?
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Alcohol can
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Walk on Eurosport
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07:45 BST - Men's & Women's 50km race walks - GB's Dominic King disqualified at midway point
12:20 - Women's 20km race walk 14:20 - Men's 20km race walk 19:00 - Men's high jump final 19:10 - Women's discus final 19:35 - Women's 5000m final 20:10 - Women's 800m final 20:30 - Men's 1500m final 20:55 -Women's 4x400m relay final 21:15 - Men's 4x400m relay final |
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Walking race- nonsense isn't it ?
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I discovered today it used to be a big betting spectacle. (wiki)...
"During the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, pedestrianism, like running or horse racing (equestrianism) was a popular spectator sport in the British Isles. Pedestrianism became a fixture at fairs – much like horse racing – developing from wagers on footraces, rambling, and 17th century footman wagering. Sources from the late 17th and early 18th century in England describe aristocrats pitting their carriage footmen, constrained to walk by the speed of their masters' carriages, against one another. The first notable exponent of this long distance walking is generally considered to be Foster Powell (1734–93) who in 1773 walked 400 miles from London to York and back, and in 1788 walked 100 miles in 21 hours 35 minutes. By the end of the 18th century, and especially with the growth of the popular press, feats of foot travel over great distances (similar to a modern Ultramarathon) gained attention, and were labelled "pedestrianism"." |
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Japanese 2nd, 3rd and 5th
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Maruo bows
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Can't be good for the knee and hip joints
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^ The walking, that is.
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I thought last night was the final night of the Athletics
 I see the headline in the Mail on Sunday says Britain was gifted the Gold with Bolt's injury. No we weren't. Our boys won it fair and square. |
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Yes....his body failed on him....he's not such a marvel as he likes to think !
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20km women's walk on Eurosport, or Iplayer now
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Blake said the race was delayed and they had to wait around in the cold for 40 minutes which affected Bolt.
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Didn't affect 35 other athletes .....hmmmm
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Lyu DQ-ed !
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Yang to win !
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Someone rugby tackle Lyu !
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The commentator needs to calm down a bit. Clearly over-adrenalized, although hardly surprising.
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Marshall had to step in front of Lyu
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Male presenter on bbc is a right pain !
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Mo Farah getting antsy on Radio 5.
Mrs Farah needs to step up and relieve him of his grumps. Imv of course |
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Walking races, what a ridiculous event.
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looking forward to barzim in the high jump tonight he oozes class and im on obiri in the womens 5000m at 5/2 but might cover as it looks 2 runners
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Brendan Foster's last commentary tonight isn't it ?
He was part of what I still believe is the greatest ever athletics race , well it hooked me on this sport. Filbert Bayi beating John Walker , Ben Jipcho , Rod Dixon , Brendan Foster and others to win the 1500 metres at the Christchurch Commonwealth games in 1974 in a world record time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvKX22TOCCA |
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asha philip, desiree henry, dina asher-smith, daryll neita, your OBEs are in the post
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