Official 2016 Monaco Diamond League Live Discussion Thread

Mike Rozzi wrote:

world record time wrote:

Womens 800 is coming up. I have the results screen. Anyone have a working link to the race - watching in the US?

http://monaco.diamondleague.com/en/programme_resultats_monaco_en/#baseFrame#/live/outputs/results/iaaf/atResults/js/mappings/current#CurrentInit#Monaco2016_SCHEDULE_JSON

http://cricfree.sc/update/euro.php

thank you!

Molly Ludlow runs 1:57.68

I can't believe she's off the US team again

Andrew Arnold wrote:

He also spent most of the Diamond league season in Japan, which is why most people haven't heard of him this year.

What is he doing in Japan?

I'll bet Brenda M. is glad she's going to Rio in the 1500.

Bondarenko went out

So, for 1:55 did Semenya make it look like it was any effort at all? 1st/2nd lap splits?

Tamberi clears 2.39 for a new NR and is now second in the world. 2.41 next, can he get on top of the world rankings?

Lord Cocoa in the crowd

He is kenyan.I know him.

When will Caster go for the World Record in the 800? After Rio?...got to be worth some buck$.

Ludlow was pretty close to Semenya. Should check her for Y chromosome right?

how did the guys look? wrote:

So, for 1:55 did Semenya make it look like it was any effort at all? 1st/2nd lap splits?

First lap was a 56.0 for the pacer so about 56.4 for Caster.

rekrunner. wrote:

why isn't g dibaba running

her behavior is bizarre

I watched her interview 3 days ago. She said, will only run 1500 at Rio. And implied her test is neg

First lap was a 56.0 for the pacer so about 56.4 for Caster.

56/1:27/1:55

If Semenya ever decides to run seriously from 400 to 600, the WR is gone

56.4 - 1:27:08 - 1:55:33

So, splits of 30.7 - 28.2

Just retarded how these half men are running at the moment

Europe is Awesome wrote:

First lap was a 56.0 for the pacer so about 56.4 for Caster.

Wow. So at least there was a little bit of running on lap 1! That's better than the usual warm up jog. Do you think the joke 1:53 times would be possible at the Olympics, or do you think 1:55 is a bit closer to Semenya's capacity?

I'm so sorry for the other girls on the line at this race. Did the camera angles stay wide to keep the race PC-looking for the masses?

Sorry but this Monaco (supposedly the best meet of the year) DL is poor.

Suspicious minds wrote:

Ludlow was pretty close to Semenya. Should check her for Y chromosome right?

Ridiculous. The nearest female to Semenya (Sum most likely) was over 2 seconds behind. That is NOT close. Ludlow was behind Sum.

Also, Ludlow has the clear benefit of looking female. She is clearly XX. Semenya et al are clearly XY. Men. They have internal testes, which produce testosterone. Pretty clear that Ludlow is a red-blooded female, wouldn't you say?

1-2-3 were also clearly jogging it. The rest of the field were on the floor wanting to throw their guts up after that race. Semenya et al looked like they could have gone another 800m at the same pace..which, as decent male club runners, probably is about their ability level.

They could go far faster if they wish, but they don't want it to look like too much of a joke. Too much money in it for them. They just take off in the final straight to win the $$.