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| AndyGarciaa |
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Pole vaulter actually looked good! |
| w45y |
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Thanks for posting--been a while since I'd seen a Western Roll... |
| Placeba |
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That guy at 0:08 doing that jig!! That looks tough! |
| trollism |
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That was the Kenyan national trials before they got EPO. |
| verità |
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Remember ... they simply work harder ... so why wouldn't they also b the best at HJ and PV? |
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I was at Moi Forces Academy for the Nairobi Provincial Championships on Thursday.... i died laughing during the hurdles, steeples, and field events... no sign of technique anywhere. the high jump was maybe two be mattresses wide and two deep. |
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Equipment. Coaching.
There you go. Nicely put. Really touching, and nicely complementing the ignorance shown by verita. Imagine how hard Kenyan coaches laugh at the US college steeple, where going sub-9:00 (13% slower than WR, or the equivalent of 10.8 for the 100) is considered meaningful. Put this year's cohort of 14 year-old Kenyans into US schools, and channel the promising ones to whatever track/field events they show talent for. Your 2024 teams in every event but the sprints and shot/hammer/discus will be covered without using a single US-born athlete. |
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Do you really think these hypothetical kenyans would take the LJ, HJ, PV, and TJ? If so, why not throw in the sprints as well, as LJ and TJ are often won by sprinters or athletes very similar to them? Surely Kenya would have had at least a little field event success by now if their athletes were really that suited for it. I know technique and coaching are important, but come on. |
| Runthedistance |
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It is all about participation in Kenya. Alot of these athletes have no proper training, they just show up and try. Some organizations bring their people to come and participate, they do not care if they have been training or not. This is a crossroot event, by the time it gets to provincial level, you will not see these people anywhere. |
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How about 100m, 200m, 400m? No additional equipment needed ... I guess they don't try so hard in those events either. Apparently, it is selective "trying harder".
Equipment. Coaching.
There you go. Nicely put. Really touching, and nicely complementing the ignorance shown by verita. Imagine how hard Kenyan coaches laugh at the US college steeple, where going sub-9:00 (13% slower than WR, or the equivalent of 10.8 for the 100) is considered meaningful. Put this year's cohort of 14 year-old Kenyans into US schools, and channel the promising ones to whatever track/field events they show talent for. Your 2024 teams in every event but the sprints and shot/hammer/discus will be covered without using a single US-born athlete.[/quote] |
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Do you suppose Kenyans die laughing at the sight of an American Olympic hopeful falling on his face trying to hurdle the water jump Kenyan style? |
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Equipment. Coaching.
There you go. Nicely put. Really touching, and nicely complementing the ignorance shown by verita. Imagine how hard Kenyan coaches laugh at the US college steeple, where going sub-9:00 (13% slower than WR, or the equivalent of 10.8 for the 100) is considered meaningful. Put this year's cohort of 14 year-old Kenyans into US schools, and channel the promising ones to whatever track/field events they show talent for. Your 2024 teams in every event but the sprints and shot/hammer/discus will be covered without using a single US-born athlete.[/quote] I find it very irritating, when some misinformed nut spreads such a sort of fantasy mythology. Do you know, mister, what's the average height of young men in Kenya? It's about 171 cm. Do you think that this country has a great potential in athletic events requiring statures 185+ cm tall? Furthermore, the average East African has BMI of about 17-21 kg/m2. The lowest out of all human groups in the world. There is a fundamental reason, why Kenya doesn't produce any world-class sportsmen except distance running. The average Kenyan body type is positioned on the extreme fringe of the human range, and is suitable only for few international sports. |
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For a change, we can laugh at small and skinny Kenyan bodies. I think that no sane man would prefer to be small and skinny. |
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And Italian doctor/managers. |
| Runthedistance |
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Your point is more ignorant than the other guy. There is enough ignorance to go around |
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However...Kenyan team for London includes a Javelin thrower...4x400 relay, and a race-walker. |