All Olympic champions in track and field can feel confident that they went against all the best (except for rare circumstance like the 100H). However, a bunch of top guys do not show up in the marathon, making it weak.
The gold medal at the marathon is therefore not as prestigious than the other events.
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The track 10k is the dying event. Rarely run any more. Marathons; so many every year.
10k RIP wrote:
The track 10k is the dying event. Rarely run any more. Marathons; so many every year.
You are an idiot. And not a track fan.
Now go away troll.
Ps. Football and baseball are also a dying sport. Let's take them off TV and quit funding their stadiums.
So are you comparing it to the talent level in Olympic golf?
The problem is that only three runners are allowed from each country.
If the world's best runners were selected for the Olympics... most would be Kenyans, the rest would be from other African countries and perhaps a handful from the rest of the world.
Make the marathon a team competition scored like XC as well as an individual competition. 7 allowed from each country. Of course, Kenya might get 4 medals, 3 individual and then team gold.
Rdttrfytfyftgyt wrote:
All Olympic champions in track and field can feel confident that they went against all the best (except for rare circumstance like the 100H). However, a bunch of top guys do not show up in the marathon, making it weak.
The gold medal at the marathon is therefore not as prestigious than the other events.
Guarantee a spot in the race to all ranked in the top 20 in the world in the past 2 years ans all major marathon winners and the marathon at the olympics will be way better.
No team competition as some have suggested. The race should not be a team event.
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