So does Parker Wolfe got to Paris?

lobalu answer wrote:

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

My other question is Dominic Lobalu. So now he IS running in Paris? Or is he not? I know he ran at European Champs representing Switzerland, but was under the impression he was NOT eligible for global champs yet. This article further confuses the issue because I don't think he wants to run for the Refugee team:

Link:apnews.com/article/ioc-olympic-refugee...

He won't be allowed to start für Switzerland since he doesn't have a Swiss passport yet (he got an exception for Euros, but won't get one for the Olympics), he however decided by now that he will accept the invitation by the refugee team:

Link:www.tagblatt.ch/sport/ostschweiz/leich...

on the bubble wrote:

smhs11 wrote:

So he’s gonna lose a spot to a guy he’s beaten head to head in their last two races? Makes sense

Blanks smoked him in November and again in December, and he'd probably be back in better shape than Wolfe by August.

If Wolfe could have hung with Blanks at the BU Season Opener he wouldn't be in this predicament. Or he could have got in that Olympic Standard race at the Terrier Classic. Instead he ran a 3k all by himself at the Scarlet & White meet.

Jzs wrote:

on the bubble wrote:

Blanks smoked him in November and again in December, and he'd probably be back in better shape than Wolfe by August.

If Wolfe could have hung with Blanks at the BU Season Opener he wouldn't be in this predicament. Or he could have got in that Olympic Standard race at the Terrier Classic. Instead he ran a 3k all by himself at the Scarlet & White meet.

My opinion:

An indoor race in December on the BU cheater track shouldn’t give someone a chance to ride into the Olympic Games in August while finishing 4th in the OT 5000m.

Catajak90 wrote:

To sum up this thread. Parker needs a “surprise” scratch in 5k. If that doesn’t happen, Graham is in. That’s it and we have no idea when we will know.

Cfvgvh wrote:

Catajak90 wrote:

To sum up this thread. Parker needs a “surprise” scratch in 5k. If that doesn’t happen, Graham is in. That’s it and we have no idea when we will know.

We know on July 7th, when final road to Paris is published

midpackgal wrote:

Cfvgvh wrote:

We know on July 7th, when final road to Paris is published

I really feel for both Parker and Grant right now. Having their chance to run in the Olympics contingent on one or two scratches.

Jzs wrote:

My opinion:

An indoor race in December on the BU cheater track shouldn’t give someone a chance to ride into the Olympic Games in August while finishing 4th in the OT 5000m.

Sub-9:00 guy wrote:

Parker Wolfe beat Blanks in the race that mattered.

Turnabout is fair play wrote:

Sub-9:00 guy wrote:

Parker Wolfe beat Blanks in the race that mattered.

No! Whether it was "the" race that mattered depends on the qualification rules. And in this case, the rules say the Trials wasn't "the" race that mattered, at least not for Wolfe.

Turnabout is fair play wrote:

Sub-9:00 guy wrote:

Parker Wolfe beat Blanks in the race that mattered.

No! Whether it was "the" race that mattered depends on the qualification rules. And in this case, the rules say the Trials wasn't "the" race that mattered, at least not for Wolfe.

Turnaround wrote:

Turnabout is fair play wrote:

No! Whether it was "the" race that mattered depends on the qualification rules. And in this case, the rules say the Trials wasn't "the" race that mattered, at least not for Wolfe.

The trials 5,000m was THE race that mattered. If Wolfe and Blanks don't finish 3rd and 4th, and somebody with a ranking or the standard finishes third, then neither guy is going to the Olympics. If Teare or Beadlescomb or Hocker finishes third, we aren't having this discussion.

aofijo wrote:

Doesn't McSweyn scratch too? Or was he named to the Aussie 5000 team