asdfghj wrote:
MatthewXCountry wrote:
It's soft, full stop. Kipyegon or Hassan would run 5:17 no problem. That is what their 1500m PBs are worth. This is not a real story until the record actually drops to a reasonable time.
So it's not a problem that she wins Diamond League races, it's not a problem that she breaks world records as long as those records are soft? Semenya never set any world records, but it was a problem. Mboma is on a trend that is problematic for women's sprints. Now is the time to fix this. The longer XY athletes are allowed to compete in the women's division, the harder it's going to be to change.
Go complain about the Diamond League Final results on that thread if you want, at least that result means something. It is worth discussing the fairness of female athletes with Y chromosomes or elevated testosterone competing in meaningful competitions like those.
This thread is about the 2000m "best", which is not worth anything. O'Sullivan's "record," if we could even call it that, is maybe worth 4min for 1500. I don't think these uncommon distances are worth commenting on, especially when there are hundreds of XX women who have run faster equivalent 1500m times.