Paulino coming in hot with major shade towards Sydney

I'm sure sydney will now train to be regular season champion from here on out. That's what always counts in sports the regular season not the post season or titles or championships. I think she deserves a regular season champion banner in her home country stadium, I think that is the best solution to this problem 'issue'

As the world championships are only held every two years, that's not really a great argument for why the sport exists!! As for Sydney, her ability and CV are obviously not in question. But, she simply doesn't compete on an even semi regular basis! Never races in Europe, which to state the obvious, is the home of athletics. Come and race occasionally!!

Agreed. No suggestion that Sydney is cheating, but given she hardly ever races, it would be interesting to know what out of season / out of competition testing she has been subjected to over the last 5 years...

Bizarre. I could've sworn a lot of people on this board really dislike Sydney for different reasons. Now they're defending her honor? We don't even know if Paulino was actually throwing shade (...well...). People just love to play Bayless/Wilbon/Kornheiser and whine about any little thing. Just let still-breathing-heavily-because-she-just-raced Paulino be.

The controllers want her and bloatface to break the communist records. Allowed doping.

Id bet Manlino is the natty goat.

She gets far less money in sponsorship and appearance fees than SML. So she has to race more frequently for the prize money.

Brilliant PR strategy from Paulino. As a world champ contender from a non US country she will never be big unless she is the villain to an American. She goes out of her way to make an specific dig at Syd. She will likely lean into this more as we approach LA.

Paulino will be 29 next month. Syd just turned 26 last month. Plus Syd is more talented. Paulino will never see a global gold again. That’s why she’s being nasty.

“All of mankind has rallied behind”? I live in India and not a single person in the various communities I’m a part of know who either of these people are. Athletics is a third tier sport here, as it is in many parts of the world. Of the 1.5 billion humans in India it would be interesting to find out how many of us know even 10% of the medalists from Tokyo (though practically almost impossible to organise such a study). We track fans are certainly passionate though often unaware of the relatively small representation of humanity involved with “World Championships”.

Marileidy should have added: "Plus, at least I don't have a face like a slapped arse".

I've been rooting against Sydney for as long as I rooted against Jordan's Bulls, and with similar results. I've got to hand it to Syd, she's incredible, but Paulino has been a champ for years. I wouldn't say she's cooked either. Sydney and Kersee clearly had a plan to get her under 48, while it looked like Paulino and her coaches were experimenting up to the last minute. The 400 isn't like the hurdles, the lactic don't lie, and Paulino can beat Syd again.

Why have you been cheering against Sydney?

well...now lets not forget Paulino ran very well, one of the best of all time. If Syd has to 47 every time to beat her I would say these two are a lot lot closer than Syd and Fembot.

But I hated what Paulino said to the point of a almost feeling bad for her. So childish and rash. Looks so bad on her.

Sports fandom. I'm not a fan of her vibe, and this stuff is arbitrary.

Bottom Line is all that ever matters. Syd wins.....again. Simply the Best.

Paulino should have known better. Its OK to get beat, Silver is a great accomplishment, but to whine afterward looks awful.

Tell me you don't know how drug testing works without telling me you don't know how drug testing works. Racing less does not remove you from the testing pool. Random, out-of-competition tests are not eliminated or reduced by running fewer races. The only testing you would avoid would be the predictable pre and post race testing. You know - like the Eastern Europeans underwent pre-1990.

Tell me you don't know how drug testing works without telling me you don't know how drug testing works. Racing less does not remove you from the testing pool. Random, out-of-competition tests are not eliminated or reduced by running fewer races. The only testing you would avoid would be the predictable pre and post race testing. You know - like the Eastern Europeans underwent pre-1990.

You have less chances to be tested aftter a win if you aren’t running. Syd can dope more often, and it’s obvious officials give Kersee’s chemical experiments a wink and a nod, as they’ve been doing since the 1980s. As others pointed out, look up the interviews with Dr. Wade Exum. He kept all of his paperwork regarding positive drug tests for Carl Lewis, JJK, Flo…stacks of positives. And nothing happened to these people.

Why is this thread active again? It took you a month to come up with a lame defense for Ms. Manjaw? Paulino is mad Syd’s PED supplement stack is working better.