Official 2019 IAAF World Champs Day 8 (Friday) Discussion Thread - Includes talk of media 800

Wow this forum. Now we are down to blaming Jacob for something we THINK he would have done if a hypothetical scenario happened.

Is there any job on Earth easier than the guy who lifts the red or white flag for the high jump? I mean...the bar is either on or off.

Tamberi should shave half his hair too.

oldlegs wrote:

what was Centro doing??? Made it by less than .2....no way he wins.He came 6th and got booted up the straight. Looked rusty.

Thanks for the hot take that Centro won't win...

Blame Jacob wrote:

Wow this forum. Now we are down to blaming Jacob for something we THINK he would have done if a hypothetical scenario happened.

Lol

Adol C wrote:

Some big names out. Soul Man, Musagala, Iguider, Tefera.

Hoping for Jakob, Lew, and Makh Daddy to snag medals.

Kwemoi looks to be glowing again. One of the most obvious cheats I've seen in some time.

And Tefera is proof that success on these new bouncy springboard indoor tracks doesn't correlate to outdoor success.

Lol, calling Kwemoi an obvious cheat while rooting for Makhloufi. Good one.

Alll wrote:

Qualified list:

1 1 2 1532 Marcin LEWANDOWSKI POL 3:36.50 Q

2 1 1 1273 Timothy CHERUIYOT KENKEN 3:36.53 Q .525

3 2 2 1292 Ronald KWEMOI KEN 3:36.53 Q .528

4 3 2 1486 Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN NOR 3:36.58 Q .576

5 4 2 843 Josh KERR GBR 3:36.58 Q .577

6 2 1 106 Taoufik MAKHLOUFI ALG 3:36.69 Q .683

7 3 1 829 Neil GOURLEY GBR 3:36.69 Q .685

8 4 1 1882 Craig ENGELS USA 3:36.69 Q .690

9 5 1 1707 Kalle BERGLUND SWE 3:36.72 Q .712

10 5 2 615 Youssouf HISS BACHIR DJI 3:36.72 Q SB .715

11 6 2 1872 Matthew CENTROWITZ USA 3:36.77 q SB

12 7 2 852 Jake WIGHTMAN GBR 3:36.85 q

0.35 seconds separated the fastest to slowest qualifier. Those were some incredibly tight semi's and should make for an exciting final on Sunday!

Blame Jacob wrote:

Wow this forum. Now we are down to blaming Jacob for something we THINK he would have done if a hypothetical scenario happened.

I love Jakob but my God does he need to learn how to run wide on the final lap. I hate to say it, but he'll either be DQ'ed or severely boxed in in the final. His obsession with running the shortest distance will be his undoing.

osm wrote:

Adol C wrote:

Some big names out. Soul Man, Musagala, Iguider, Tefera.

Hoping for Jakob, Lew, and Makh Daddy to snag medals.

Kwemoi looks to be glowing again. One of the most obvious cheats I've seen in some time.

And Tefera is proof that success on these new bouncy springboard indoor tracks doesn't correlate to outdoor success.

Lol, calling Kwemoi an obvious cheat while rooting for Makhloufi. Good one.

Saw what you want about the Makh, but Kwemoi is a Canova dude who ran 3:28 as a "junior." Reeks to high heaven.

silentracism wrote:

8 of 12 finalists are non-african. pretty white heavy final for a distance event at a world championships.

I wonder why the East African genetic advantage has lessened this year..?. hmmm. Can't think why.

Good job the EPO supply has switched to Uganda.

Engels looked better than Centro, but both are very fit, which matters in three races in five days. I'm looking for Engels to be top five, and with a bit of luck maybe he can get a bronze.

yyy wrote:

Tim C is a lock, no?

I'm not ruling out Makh daddy pulling some magic out of his hat.

Montesquieu wrote:

Engels looked better than Centro, but both are very fit, which matters in three races in five days. I'm looking for Engels to be top five, and with a bit of luck maybe he can get a bronze.

I disagree,

Centro did not look good, did not look sharp. Totally lacking in that last 100m.

Doesn't look like that 13:00 5K strength is paying off.

Coevett wrote:

silentracism wrote:

8 of 12 finalists are non-african. pretty white heavy final for a distance event at a world championships.

I wonder why the East African genetic advantage has lessened this year..?. hmmm. Can't think why.

Good job the EPO supply has switched to Uganda.

There aren't any athletes from Uganda in men's 1500m final

Coevett wrote:

silentracism wrote:

8 of 12 finalists are non-african. pretty white heavy final for a distance event at a world championships.

I wonder why the East African genetic advantage has lessened this year..?. hmmm. Can't think why.

A bunch switched to "barley" instead of "potatoes". They should have stuck with the Old Ways.

Defender wrote:

osm wrote:

Lol, calling Kwemoi an obvious cheat while rooting for Makhloufi. Good one.

Saw what you want about the Makh, but Kwemoi is a Canova dude who ran 3:28 as a "junior." Reeks to high heaven.

Im not disagreeing with you, but by putting junior in quotes you are lessening your own argument that he's doping, no?

What team blew the handoff? I thought it was US. It was out in late 7 or so, and the outgoing runner had to stop and wait.

Although watching the replay, our handoffs weren't very fast either.

Coevett wrote:

silentracism wrote:

8 of 12 finalists are non-african. pretty white heavy final for a distance event at a world championships.

I wonder why the East African genetic advantage has lessened this year..?. hmmm. Can't think why.

Good job the EPO supply has switched to Uganda.

There's nothing strange that 8/12 are non-african. Guess how many of them were non-african in London final 2017. Do you know? 8/12 were non-african.

But Coevett will always say sth without checking is it true