They're not even consistent (on the int'l broadcast), they get it wrong a different way each time.
I don't understand why it's hard.
British people don’t seem to comprehend that a Spanish J is a ‘ya’ sound.
I remember awhile back some announcer really struggling with Brenda Martinez, pronouncing it like MAR-tinn-ez. Guess they don't come across these names too often.
The announcer on Peacock suggested Jakob raising his hands was a mock to how quiet the crowd was for a World meet. Jakob is running bitter or something. Never seen that, what do others think why he was upping the crowd like that?
Ingebrigtsen ran that heat on pure hate. Zero effort to get off the line at the gun and no f#cks given about anyone in the race or the crowd. Dude looked bored at the end. I can’t see him finishing any worse than 2nd.
Those 5k heats were fun! Great entertainment. Givala and Jakob with a show.
While the athletes may dislike the small 'q's, it does make it more fun for the viewer. So I am all for it. If you can't make the top 5, then you don't deserve to medal anyways. And while I understand the achievement it is to make it to the final, as a viewer, I honestly don't really care if someone who won't be relevant in the final makes it or not.
I think it should be 6 from each heat and then 3 small q's.
British people don’t seem to comprehend that a Spanish J is a ‘ya’ sound.
I remember awhile back some announcer really struggling with Brenda Martinez, pronouncing it like MAR-tinn-ez. Guess they don't come across these names too often.
British people seem to think they should hold to their own pronunciation of things. Like a British judge of Top Chef said it was pretentious to pronounce paella the right way--the Spanish way. He was enunciating the two lls. And their pronunciation of Nike.
The announcer on Peacock suggested Jakob raising his hands was a mock to how quiet the crowd was for a World meet. Jakob is running bitter or something.
I don’t think the announcer was suggesting that at all. I wouldn’t say he meant “mock” at all, just like “let me hear you!”
Nice for him to put Guatemala on the map. I can't remember the last time a Guatemalan athlete got anywhere near an Olympic or WC final in any t&f event. As many know he came to the U.S. undocumented at a very young age and is for all intents and purposes an American kid, but there was no pathway to U.S. citizenship so he represents Guatemala proudly.
Erick Barrondo won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in 50k walk. Guatemala's only medal at the Olympics.
Can you post that interview, I thought it was mildly disrespectful of him waving up the crowd finishing that 5000, it did not come across as something positive, not sure though, just initial impression,
Those 5k heats were fun! Great entertainment. Givala and Jakob with a show.
While the athletes may dislike the small 'q's, it does make it more fun for the viewer. So I am all for it. If you can't make the top 5, then you don't deserve to medal anyways. And while I understand the achievement it is to make it to the final, as a viewer, I honestly don't really care if someone who won't be relevant in the final makes it or not.
It does make the prelims spicy, but the problem is that second heat is basically a fun run for the top 7 guys whereas the top 7 guys in the first heat are in a fight for their lives.
Yes indeed. And that's why it's fun, isn't it :D?
However, I am still puzzled by the whole discussion that it's easier for heat 2. Heat 1 knows exactly what time they need to run to make it through as it's not a surprise what heat 2 can run. (My guess is you can predict it to 2-3 seconds) The question is just whether the ranked 6-10 guys want to push the pace. Of course, the best guys in heat 1 have no interest in doing so - but neither do the best guys in heat 2. In other words, if the mediocre guys want to run a PB, then go for it. In short, it's not quite clear whether this sequential games features a first or a second mover advantage. I think i've concluded that I enjoy this (even though all my fellow Germans are out).
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