GoldenMiles wrote:
Sad I didn't watch the race. Need to find online streaming by Zurich.
The women's 1500 this year might be even more exciting than the men's HJ, which hasn't quite matched its early season expectations. Bondarenko is amazing, though.
Too bad Bolt isn't racing a peak-form Gatlin and Blake pussed out this year.
Men's 800M has been fun. But agree with the others that say the women's 1500 is finally in the spotlight and it's GREAT! Obviously great, as an American, to see Jenny doing well too.
It's not that Gatlin won't race Bolt. The race directors won't let him. Zurich said some bs about having some standard that they won't let people with 4 year drug bans to compete. Bottom line is that they know that if Bolt races Gatlin now, Gatlin wins, and it might not even be close. They seem to be protecting the Bolt aura because it brings in fans. To hell with real competition.
I think Jenny will be racing for the AR (3:57.12) in Zurich. If nobody else is there to take the pace out, she will. I would expect them to ask for 3:57 pace.