Wonder if Getachew will get beat by a woman.
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Yavi fan!!!! wrote:
Take for example someone like Frank Lara or Fauble or Colin Bennie. Some country, perhaps a Gulf country or maybe a small island nation or some ‘stan’ and they are offered $5 million annually for a 5 year contract to change allegiances. Would they do it?
Think about what $60,000 - $75,000 annually plus bonuses means to a Kenyan, who likely supports upwards of 20 relatives, in a country where the annual per capita income in a mere $1,078.
Before throwing stones, thinking about the old adage of walking a mile in their shoes…
I fully understand this scenario. I’m sure that’s why many have changed their allegiance - financial security.
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macdaddy ogog wrote:
NYDCRunner1 wrote:
Looks like a man to me.
We can have this conversation without being unbelievably disrespectful.
You have it backwards. The runner we're talking about is a biological male. Calling a biological male a female would be disrespectful.
We just want to be accurate, that's all.
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To clarify what the correct rule should be for all the gender confusion =
Only Biological Women should be allowed to Compete against other Biological Women.
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Yikes That\'s Fast wrote:
macdaddy ogog wrote:
LetsRun in a nutshell right here.
You don't understand. One of the Ethiopian runners in the woman's steeplechase is a biological male.
There’s a nutshell joke going begging here.
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Dutch Sprinter wrote:
Could someone provide a backstory as to why she is running for Kazakhstan? Did she keep missing out on Kenyan teams? It was strange she had no Kazakhstan flag or anyone to celebrate. Kind of sad actually.
Oil/gas money. Bahrain, Qatar, Turkey and now Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, identify athletes from a young age then offer them a ton of money to represent their countries. Both Norah Jeruto and Winifred Yavi continue to live and train in Kenya. They don't speak the languages or even own homes in their new countries.
The US does something similar but instead of money, offers citizenship through its army WCAP program. But at least the Kenyans who represent the US actually live there.
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Banshee on Stilch wrote:
blue.pastelle wrote:
Bryce Hoppel is thru to the semis according to his Insta story!
I don't understand this. I know he got pushed, and quite heavily and he almost fell. But he didn't and it was early in the race (around 250?), so doesn't it get "forgotten" at some point. How long do you get to complain it mattered? I don't think he would have placed any higher if it had not happened.
What is the standard? Someone shoves you hard enough and you're on to the next round?
Ffs he’s not in the final. OP has brain damage
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oaclover420 wrote:
aside from a few BTC athletes (Jager, Fisher) most US distance athletes in this tourny just look soft, slow and out of it. How is 2022 Coburn going to compete with these girls 20kg lighter than her.
I doubt she is racing anyone who weight 75lbs.... Maybe being 3-5" shorter is a plus but I have a feeling it is more the Ethiopians/kenyans being short than being short being an advantage is why we see that. Last time I checked the average height of the kenyans runners was right in line with the general population of Kenya.
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are you high? Coburn is around 55kg racing jeruto who would be low 40s max
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oaclover420 wrote:
are you high? Coburn is around 55kg racing jeruto who would be low 40s max
Coburn is taller than Jeruto.
Are you saying Coburn is too heavy for her height, or that Jeruto is too heavy for hers?
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Or that Jeruto is too *light?
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are you kidding? wrote:
World athletics bodies really needs to get involved with more stringent rules for which country you can represent.
It's a joke when people are representing countries they didn't grow up in, have never lived in, were never born in.
It's makes the whole concept of national pride in olympic/world championship events look dumb.
Abebe looked kind of disgusted to have to take part in this fraud.
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Steve The Addict OFFICIAL -----^^^^^ wrote:
Wonder if Getachew will get beat by a woman.
Abebe looked kind of disgusted to have to take part in this fraud.
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men competing in women's sports ruins the whole dynamics, and deserve no respect...
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Grok wrote:
are you kidding? wrote:
World athletics bodies really needs to get involved with more stringent rules for which country you can represent.
It's a joke when people are representing countries they didn't grow up in, have never lived in, were never born in.
It's makes the whole concept of national pride in olympic/world championship events look dumb.
Abebe looked kind of disgusted to have to take part in this fraud.
Definitely feel bad for Abebe. She should have a gold medal.
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Not saying either.
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El Keniano wrote:
Dutch Sprinter wrote:
Could someone provide a backstory as to why she is running for Kazakhstan? Did she keep missing out on Kenyan teams? It was strange she had no Kazakhstan flag or anyone to celebrate. Kind of sad actually.
Oil/gas money. Bahrain, Qatar, Turkey and now Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, identify athletes from a young age then offer them a ton of money to represent their countries. Both Norah Jeruto and Winifred Yavi continue to live and train in Kenya. They don't speak the languages or even own homes in their new countries.
The US does something similar but instead of money, offers citizenship through its army WCAP program. But at least the Kenyans who represent the US actually live there.
Don't forget the "unrest" from last January. The rancid-schmaltz odor of a move straight out of the NeoCon Playbook. Russia put the kibosh on that sh*t right quick.
You think Fanbulleh spends a lot of time in Liberia? If he takes the 200 maybe they'll give him an oil tanker.
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Hymie MF HIMARS wrote:
El Keniano wrote:
Oil/gas money. Bahrain, Qatar, Turkey and now Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, identify athletes from a young age then offer them a ton of money to represent their countries. Both Norah Jeruto and Winifred Yavi continue to live and train in Kenya. They don't speak the languages or even own homes in their new countries.
The US does something similar but instead of money, offers citizenship through its army WCAP program. But at least the Kenyans who represent the US actually live there.
Don't forget the "unrest" from last January. The rancid-schmaltz odor of a move straight out of the NeoCon Playbook. Russia put the kibosh on that sh*t right quick.
You think Fanbulleh spends a lot of time in Liberia? If he takes the 200 maybe they'll give him an oil tanker.
His parents are from Liberia, you moron.
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oaclover420 wrote:
are you high? Coburn is around 55kg racing jeruto who would be low 40s max
You do realize you are agreeing with me? Or do you struggle with 2nd grade math....
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This thread headline needs to be edited. Clearly, Eugene is NOT the track capitol of the world, the US, or even the state. Perhaps that is why the World Athletics website:
has to call this: " World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022"
I am not aware of any other past IAAF/WA World Championship that is designated as something other than the host city. Perhaps Eugene was too small to find on people's google maps.
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