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Abuaku very unlucky not to get the bronze in my opinion he did not use his body to the full extent like the Turk and the Frenchman. of course that’s part and parcel of the finishing game.
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men’s 200 m result
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Makela - The Finnish lady who won the silver medal in the triple jump looks very slim - almost like a high jumper with abdominals.
With regard to the Ukraine, the irony is that in the Ukraine almost no one watches athletics or follows athletics - it’s a niche sport. How do I know this? While I spent time there in September and October 2021 (doing a Russian language course in Kyiv the capital) and got to know the sports culture in the country pretty well in those eight weeks. Ukrainians have always had other things to worry about rather than sports performance. They don’t have the luxury to care about that.
I used to love asking ordinary Ukrainians “do you know who is Sergiy Lebid?” (Сергей Лебедь) (eight time winner of the European cross country championships) - none of the Ukrainians that I met everywhere and anywhere knew who he was! That is even though he’s a cross country legend throughout Europe.
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I wish Gina Lückenkemper had doubled. I'm a big fan.
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Chef Gordon Ramzi wrote:
I wish Gina Lückenkemper had doubled. I'm a big fan.
Women’s 200 m results hot off the press. Nice to see the Swiss athlete take revenge after her hundred meter loss.
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Commentators talking about "menstrual cycles" but of course not mention the cause of these irregularities.............
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Interesting, all Nordics (Scandinavians) seem to speak perfect English when they are interviewed by French TV but many athletes from countries in southern Europe seem to have very limited ability in English when it comes to being interviewed. I should also include countries like the Ukraine where many or most people have very limited English. By the way this is not a criticism but just an observation.
However, I think the top English speakers in Europe are the Dutch. Most of those guys and girls (in the Netherlands ) could almost be classified as “native speakers” such is their proficiency. Strangely, Germans, their neighbors, have a lower ability in English and some Germans are actually quite deficient in the language of Shakespeare. Again these are not criticisms just observations from my travels.
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Schedule for Saturday, August 20, 2022
Folks, tomorrow is the swan song for British walking legend Tom Bosworth in the 20 km walk at 8:30 AM local time and that is 2:30 in the morning US East time if you manage to stay up till then.
8:30
Race Walk Course
Men's 20km Race Walk Final
#1
10:15
Race Walk Course
Women's 20km Race Walk Final
#1
20:05
Olympiastadion
Men's Pole Vault Final
#1
20:15
Olympiastadion
Women's 800m Final
#1
20:25
Olympiastadion
Women's Javelin Throw Final
#1
20:43
Olympiastadion
Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 1
#1
20:51
Olympiastadion
Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 2
#2
20:59
Olympiastadion
Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 3
#3
21:15
Olympiastadion
Men's 4x400m Relay Final
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21:45
Olympiastadion
Women's 4x400m Relay Final
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22:13
Olympiastadion
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final
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Ghost1 wrote:
Interesting, all Nordics (Scandinavians) seem to speak perfect English when they are interviewed by French TV but many athletes from countries in southern Europe seem to have very limited ability in English when it comes to being interviewed. I should also include countries like the Ukraine where many or most people have very limited English. By the way this is not a criticism but just an observation.
However, I think the top English speakers in Europe are the Dutch. Most of those guys and girls (in the Netherlands ) could almost be classified as “native speakers” such is their proficiency. Strangely, Germans, their neighbors, have a lower ability in English and some Germans are actually quite deficient in the language of Shakespeare. Again these are not criticisms just observations from my travels.
A big factor imo is that Northern countries don't dub over television and movies (like southern European countries tend to). They subtitle instead, so they hear the language from a very early age.
They also have very clever populations - average IQ is much higher than most making secondary languages easier to pick up. Whether you like it or not, that actually matters...nature isn't always fair!!
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The BBC have fawned over Asher Smith for weeks (Worlds, Commenwealths, Euros)
I find she is grumpy, morose and anecdotally, appears not to be that popular amongst the rest of the squad. Her "cramping" appears a bit of a dubious excuse at best!
Her reaction to Silver in the 200m. She stormed off, not giving any thought to other racers is pathetic.
Contrast to Mitchell Blake, got a Silver in Mens 200. And was giving an immediate post race pep talk to younger team mate Dobson who came 4th.55 -
Race1 wrote:
Her reaction to Silver in the 200m. She stormed off, not giving any thought to other racers is pathetic.
Not true.
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Youmayberight wrote:
Ghost1 wrote:
They also have very clever populations - average IQ is much higher than most making secondary languages easier to pick up. Whether you like it or not, that actually matters...nature isn't always fair!!
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Chef Gordon Ramzi wrote:
Commentators talking about "menstrual cycles" but of course not mention the cause of these irregularities.............
Ignorant post, as usual...........
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Youmayberight wrote:
Ghost1 wrote:
Interesting, all Nordics (Scandinavians) seem to speak perfect English when they are interviewed by French TV but many athletes from countries in southern Europe seem to have very limited ability in English when it comes to being interviewed. I should also include countries like the Ukraine where many or most people have very limited English. By the way this is not a criticism but just an observation.
However, I think the top English speakers in Europe are the Dutch. Most of those guys and girls (in the Netherlands ) could almost be classified as “native speakers” such is their proficiency. Strangely, Germans, their neighbors, have a lower ability in English and some Germans are actually quite deficient in the language of Shakespeare. Again these are not criticisms just observations from my travels.
A big factor imo is that Northern countries don't dub over television and movies (like southern European countries tend to). They subtitle instead, so they hear the language from a very early age.
They also have very clever populations - average IQ is much higher than most making secondary languages easier to pick up. Whether you like it or not, that actually matters...nature isn't always fair!!
You make interesting points but I thought IQ was more or less evenly distributed across most populations. Culture and upbringing obviously play a role. I heard that people in Singapore have the highest IQs and of course they have an advantage because in Singapore every parent pushes their kids in school to excel in maths, science and English. Those are key subjects necessary to later excel in engineering, medicine and law.
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Do you recognize the Polish runner Ghost1?
She never made it to the Top worldwide elite.1500m Final women01 -
L'innoculateur wrote:
Do you recognize the Polish runner Ghost1?
She never made it to the Top worldwide elite.1500m Final womenSofia Ennaoui was the top athlete who didn't go off at the insane early pace at Worlds this year. She got 5th. She's known for making pretty hard kicks in the last 400m. She's half Moroccan, half Polish.
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Funnily enough, she was also 5th in the World Junior Championships in Eugene, and Tsegay got a silver there too. :)
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Laura Muir's acceleration into the last lap of the 1500 was nuts, like someone strapped a rocket to her. Seems like she's reached a new level lately
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Chef Gordon Ramzi wrote:
Commentators talking about "menstrual cycles" but of course not mention the cause of these irregularities.............
Well, La Vuelta started today
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