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By:
mad mad moon
When: 27 Sep 19 20:16
Perhaps they are having a siesta so they can watch the “midnight marathon”
Did the IAAF get tips from FIFA on how best to sell out your sport for the oil dollar?
By:
Angoose
When: 28 Sep 19 13:20
Qatar is more gas than oil, but that's just nit picking. Plain
By:
black shuck
When: 28 Sep 19 17:32
A few in tonight but shi te times coz it's not a venue for athletical performances
By:
Angoose
When: 28 Sep 19 17:42
The new airport is impressive.
By:
black shuck
When: 28 Sep 19 17:48
Think the world cup will be walking pace football..hope I'm wrong
By:
Angoose
When: 28 Sep 19 18:05
It is scheduled for Nov/Dec when it is significantly cooler.
By:
black shuck
When: 28 Sep 19 18:20
Will still kill us
By:
Angoose
When: 28 Sep 19 18:43
I'd imagine most matches will be in the evening when it is cooler again.
There is a tennis tournament in early January and it does get a little bit chilly at night.
By:
A_T
When: 28 Sep 19 18:51
is Lord Coe there? no bumming allowed in Qatar I believe
By:
edy
When: 28 Sep 19 18:57

Sep 28, 2019 -- 6:43PM, Angoose wrote:


I'd imagine most matches will be in the evening when it is cooler again.There is a tennis tournament in early January and it does get a little bit chilly at night.


True, looking at climate numbers, november/december looks best footballing temperatures (or even a bit on the chilly side).

...but it's still a shambles for other reasons.

By:
lybertyne
When: 28 Sep 19 19:11
A place like Qatar doesn't get the World Cup without paying bribes.  Everyone knows it.
By:
edy
When: 28 Sep 19 19:13
No place seems to get a World Cup without paying bribes. Ask Franz Beckenbauer.
By:
edy
When: 28 Sep 19 19:15
Even the best, mightiest, most awesome, then three time champion of the world, Germany, had to pay bribes. Sad
By:
Angoose
When: 28 Sep 19 19:36
I'm sure that Qatar, just like our PM, ensured that "everything was done with propriety and in the normal way."
By:
mad mad moon
When: 28 Sep 19 20:25
Great 100 m final.
Result
1. A drugs cheat (USA)
2. A drugs cheat (USA)
3. De Grasse (Canada)
By:
Danno
When: 28 Sep 19 20:36
Nobody watching live, races in the middle of the night with athletes collapsing by the dozen, drugs cheats winning medals.
Athletics has done itself no favours with this championships in Qatar.  Anywhere in Europe and it would have been brilliant.  London two years ago was awesome; every session sold out, great atmosphere in pleasant UK summer temperatures.

The corruption which led to the decision to hold it in Doha (mostly by Diack - Coe's predecessor - and his son), is just as bad as anything Blatter and co did at FIFA).
By:
Angoose
When: 28 Sep 19 21:34
Hardly the middle of the night, they are just two hours ahead of the UK.
By:
darren_discombobulates_sports
When: 29 Sep 19 00:28
don't think Coleman missed drugs tests, think he didn't update his whereabouts 3 times, or there was a filing error with 1 of them. Looks nailed on to win 100m gold in Tokyo when his main rival is 37. Ridiculous though for a World Championship 100m final the stadium must have had less than 5000 people there.
By:
Danno
When: 29 Sep 19 17:50
Last night they bussed in loads of Ethiopian migrant workers with free tickets.  Gave a bit of an atmosphere for the 10k, but they all pi$$ed off before the men's 100m Laugh
Tonight, with no distance races, they haven't even bothered turning up for free - there's about 50 genuine spectators in there tonight.  They should put Seb Coe and his cronies on the red button so we can see them squirm in their padded seats.
By:
Super Hans
When: 29 Sep 19 20:45
Mixed relayGrin
Good watch tbf.
By:
Super Hans
When: 29 Sep 19 20:47
Poland made it like a handicap race at HackneyLaugh
By:
anubis7
When: 29 Sep 19 20:56
Rooney just managed to catch up with the Polish girl at the end. Laugh
By:
SontaranStratagem
When: 29 Sep 19 21:16
Proves they no longer care about the public to be honest

They make their money from corporate sponsors which is ultimately stolen from the public anyway

Football will go the same way, empty stadiums but still spending millions on cr*p
By:
SontaranStratagem
When: 29 Sep 19 21:17
The mixed relay proves women cannot compete with the men

Rooney was 20 seconds behind and still caught her, and he's pretty rubbish lets be honest
By:
Angoose
When: 29 Sep 19 21:25
What motivates you to make posts like that?
By:
mad mad moon
When: 29 Sep 19 21:44
Well done to Dina for a solid silver.
I too enjoyed the mixed relay as it was something a bit different, but agree with the Cramster.
Would be more interesting if the order was drawn out of a hat.
Or how about a wheelchair leg Confused
By:
Angoose
When: 29 Sep 19 21:48
As was pointed out, terrible for the athletes to be competing in a World Championship with no bugger in the stadium.
A testament to their professionalism that they can produce in such a soulless environment.
By:
mafeking
When: 29 Sep 19 21:49
she should skate up in the 200. hottest of hot favourites
By:
trilby22
When: 29 Sep 19 21:54
Mixed relay was great.  Excellent idea to draw them outa hat, Moon!  What's the capacity of the stadium?  Sure looks impressive - as was the light show for the 100m.
By:
Danno
When: 30 Sep 19 18:50
Women's high jump always worth watching Love

See they've bussed in the Ethiopean migrant workers for tonight.  Let's see how many stay after the 5k and steeplechase.
Shame cos the last event could be a world record for Warholm in the 400m hurdles.  It starts at 10.40pm local time; I suspect the workers need to be up for work about 4 hours later!
By:
Baphornet
When: 30 Sep 19 18:51
yep looking forward to watching Warholm later
By:
Baphornet
When: 30 Sep 19 20:47
what a star!
By:
mad mad moon
When: 30 Sep 19 20:50
Brilliant from Warholm.
Ok, I know it was at altitude, but David Hemerys winning time in the 1968 olympics would have won
him a bronze in tonight’s race Shocked
By:
geoff m
When: 01 Oct 19 19:24
got an extra bus load or 2 in tonight
By:
anubis7
When: 02 Oct 19 21:01
A gold medal for Dina Asher-Smith. Well done girl. Grin
By:
Angoose
When: 02 Oct 19 21:16
Easy peazy
By:
Makybe_Diva
When: 02 Oct 19 22:12

Oct 2, 2019 -- 9:01PM, anubis7 wrote:


A gold medal for Dina Asher-Smith. Well done girl.


Yes, she was brilliant. I was very pleased for her.

She seems like a lovely girl.

By:
HGS
When: 02 Oct 19 22:13
Completely echo ^^^^^^^
By:
A_T
When: 03 Oct 19 07:40
Dina Love

brains and beauty
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