I was a volunteer at the 96 Olympics and was stationed at mile 25. We were all very annoyed that Afghanistan entered a male marathon runner and we had to wait on him all day. He had no business being out there. We all predicted that the tv coverage would zero in on him and tell us how brave he was to be out there. Sure enough we were correct.what nonsense.
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Coach J wrote:
I was a volunteer at the 96 Olympics and was stationed at mile 25. We were all very annoyed that Afghanistan entered a male marathon runner and we had to wait on him all day. He had no business being out there. We all predicted that the tv coverage would zero in on him and tell us how brave he was to be out there. Sure enough we were correct.what nonsense.
Have Afghanistan people ever excelled at anything?
Sucked in this race
No Nobel Prizes
No Olympic medals
No important discoveries
Have they ever donated to another country?
Have they made it to the moon?
What have they ever done worthwhile besides brutally kill people?
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Pbloe pier wrote:
Coach J wrote:
I was a volunteer at the 96 Olympics and was stationed at mile 25. We were all very annoyed that Afghanistan entered a male marathon runner and we had to wait on him all day. He had no business being out there. We all predicted that the tv coverage would zero in on him and tell us how brave he was to be out there. Sure enough we were correct.what nonsense.
Have Afghanistan people ever excelled at anything?
Sucked in this race
No Nobel Prizes
No Olympic medals
No important discoveries
Have they ever donated to another country?
Have they made it to the moon?
What have they ever done worthwhile besides brutally kill people?
You understand Afghans are Iranian/Persian? The cradle of civilization and all that?
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TMADDDHASFNE wrote:
DEI nonsense is lowering standards for all.
Wow. Someone missed the spirit of the Olympics and by their relationship the Worlds both indoor and out. Lowering the standards? Clearly you were not watching the amazing meet I was.
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How did he make it anyway wrote:
I don’t care that much if they want to let him race, but get out of the way when the real race is lapping you
this is the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, not some local All-Comers meet. He should of been pulled off and rules should be lapped runners are automatically done. It does impede the race and ridiculous to have happen at the highest level of competition.
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But if he had come back to win, he would have been Let's Run all-time hero.
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How is a runner going all out in a 3000 going to climb banked turns to stay out of the way of much faster runners running 3 or 4 wide? Pretty much impossible indoors.
You could make them stay on the outside, or make them step off the track40 -
Lapped runner wrote:
But if he had come back to win, he would have been Let's Run all-time hero.
He would have been Let's Run's all-time doper target.
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trollism wrote:
Yep, that's silly.
If you're going to let someone from Afghanistan compete, make it in a sprint or something you can't impede the other runners.
Not too long ago there was a rule saying these every-country's-one-free-entry athletes couldn't compete in anything that was a straight final event. At some point they changed that rule and we've seen universality places used in the marathon, which is not a big deal since they're just dropped and don't impede the leaders. Having some hobby jogger in a final-only event on a 200-meter track is just stupid.
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You are right, we should nuke the entire country and start from stratch
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Shane Lowe (3:07 marathoner) wrote:
If they were granted entry in the race then they had the right to participate.
Doesn't make a difference whether they were 400lbs and everyone had to go into lane 6 to pass them.
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Wtf2 wrote:
You understand Afghans are Iranian/Persian? The cradle of civilization and all that?The "cradle of civilization" in that part of the world is Mesopotamia (ie modern Iraq) not Persia. . .
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Coach J wrote:
I was a volunteer at the 96 Olympics and was stationed at mile 25. We were all very annoyed that Afghanistan entered a male marathon runner and we had to wait on him all day. He had no business being out there. We all predicted that the tv coverage would zero in on him and tell us how brave he was to be out there. Sure enough we were correct.what nonsense.
04:24:17.000
You aren't joking. This guy finished an hour 25 behind second to last. The Afghan record in the marathon is 2:28 - had they sent that guy he might not have been dead last as there were several finishers over 230. Supposedly he was injured but chose to run anyways. His personal best was 23321 and he was slated to compete in Barcelona but couldn't make it due to war in Afghanistan. This race seems to be the end of his competitive career as I can only find these 2 results for the guy.40 -
Pbloe pier wrote:
Coach J wrote:
I was a volunteer at the 96 Olympics and was stationed at mile 25. We were all very annoyed that Afghanistan entered a male marathon runner and we had to wait on him all day. He had no business being out there. We all predicted that the tv coverage would zero in on him and tell us how brave he was to be out there. Sure enough we were correct.what nonsense.
Have Afghanistan people ever excelled at anything?
Sucked in this race
No Nobel Prizes
No Olympic medals
No important discoveries
Have they ever donated to another country?
Have they made it to the moon?
What have they ever done worthwhile besides brutally kill people?
Afghanistan has 2 olympic bronzes in taekwondo, both by the same athlete.
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Kvothe wrote:
Pbloe pier wrote:
Have Afghanistan people ever excelled at anything?
Sucked in this race
No Nobel Prizes
No Olympic medals
No important discoveries
Have they ever donated to another country?
Have they made it to the moon?
What have they ever done worthwhile besides brutally kill people?
Afghanistan has 2 olympic bronzes in taekwondo, both by the same athlete.
Thanks for the bit of Olympic trivia. I’m going to impress people at the next party I attend.
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Hey now, the NFL is about to have a white CB drafted in the first round. DEI isn't all nonsense!
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