World Champs Day 7, Official Discussion Thread

anybody here think SML wouldn't have medalled in that race?

Collect a sponsorship/other bonus, possibly.

Have they even mentioned the Rai dq on the peacock broadcast? Or did I just completely miss it?

some kind of bonus for starting in the final? like maybe Fiona Okeefe in the Olympic marathon????

haven't heard any commentary, but i've also been ff and rew quite a bit

Contract incentives. CBC broadcaster mentioned it was likely the case.

No idea. If she had scratched, they would have brought the next best time in. Don't remember who that was.

I don’t think they would have. They only brought 9 through as she and long were tied on time.

Jakob has more knee drive now

True, I forgot they had nine runners already. I guess she had to start for some contract bonuses and scratching would even have helped anyone else.

She probably should have just started and pulled up instantly instead of the false start

Metal roof? Sounds like a trailer, in a trailer park. Sad

FWIW, front page of ESPN is showing that Benjamin won the gold after DQ overturned.

Regardless of the outcome, to me it would be crazy to DQ someone, overturn the DQ, and then overturn the decision to overturn the DQ. Whatever you feel the “correct” decision should be here, that process would be terrible.

Incredible run for Amy Hunt to get silver in that field. Jefferson-Wooden is pure class though. I know her coach is shady as hell but congrats to her on a season for ages

A common sense outcome would be to award another bronze to Nathanial while keeping Benjamin as champ. Benjamin didn't gain an advantage from clattering the barrier, if anything, it cost him. But Nathaniel can legitimately say the barrier being out of place affected his stride and approach to that barrier by at least a tenth. Awarding another bronze doesn't really matter, it's not like awarding a second gold

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MJW season for the ages, so far ahead of the rest.

We have to question the Dennis Mitchell being coach though, it's shady AF and if she was Kenyan she'd be getting battered for it.

Will be rooting for this guy to get his first global medal. Your time will come big dawg

Still a chance it'll end up being today.

What he wants and thinks doesn't actually matter. You think Nigerian track and field will pass on a medal because their athlete is philosophical about the situation?