Rhlo wrote:
An all-star 4x4 is pointless because it ELIMINATES any competive aspect of the event. It’s not even sport then, it’s just a show.
This is the dumbest argument ever. An all-star 4x4 isn't going to automatically win and set a WR -- they still have to run the race. That's what running is all about.
If you think it's dumb to have the best 4 runners in the world on the same team because nobody is ever going to beat them, then how do you explain Usain Bolt lining up year after year taking down chumps and drawing a huge crowd? Most of the time Bolt stepped up to the line nobody really had a doubt about the outcome of the race. Does that mean we shouldn't let him race prelims because there's no competitive aspect of the event, it's not a sport it's just a show, blah blah blah?