Anyone remember 2001 Worlds in Edmonton?

Edmonton would be amazing. Who hasn't heard great things about it here?

Yes. We are blessed to hear much about the greatest city in Canada.

Who wouldn't want to live in such a thriving and vibrant place devoid of crime and with ample job opportunities for everyone?

Yes, we should. We love sports and hard work here.

Did you know that the Elks won last night? What a game.

Indeed it was.

He doesn't want to lose to Jakob for sure. Trying to savor that 1500 win

Edmonton is far better than Eugene.

Surely the direct outcome of collective hard work

That’s what we’re known for here in Edmonton

I was there - Edmonton did a great job of putting on the meet! Big crowds too. Went to Old Strathcona (sp?) for post meet beers! EPO was the hot PED at that time - suspicions surrounded a female Soviet distance star - I’m not sure whether she competed or not?

the 100m was brilliant, 200m was a travesty

Edmonton was a great host city for world champs. 2001 was my senior year of college. A friend and I drove from Houston to Edmonton via the Colorado Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone national park. We stayed in camp sites along the way and got in plenty of altitude training when we found somewhere to stop each day. We stayed in Edmonton a few nights to watch the meet. I sat in the stands next to Abdi and got him to autograph my ticket. I still have it on my shelf. I saw Dimitry Markov win the pole vault one night and watched a young Craig Mottram run in the 1500m heats. After the meet we drove back to Houston via Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper. The trip took 4 weeks and was a lot of fun. I hope Edmonton hosts another championship again.

Glad you enjoyed Edmonton. Happy that our work to make it a beautiful and thriving city has paid off.

His hard work and talents caused this to come true.

Agreed. But why would you be surprised? Edmonton is the hardest working city in the world.

Glad to hear that. We're proud of our public park system. It takes a lot of work to keep it so beautiful, but it's worth it.