White guys 1-2-3 in 1500!

changetheguard wrote:

It's a new era in track and field.

Centro gold, Czech guy silver, Willis bronze.

You named the 1st and 3rd guys but called the silver medalist, Jakub Holusa, "Czech guy"?!? Cmon man, have some respect. You could have just copy pasted his name from the results. Holusa was also a silver medalist behind Mo Aman in 2012.

Good point

Have some respect! wrote:

changetheguard wrote:

It's a new era in track and field.

Centro gold, Czech guy silver, Willis bronze.

You named the 1st and 3rd guys but called the silver medalist, Jakub Holusa, "Czech guy"?!? Cmon man, have some respect. You could have just copy pasted his name from the results. Holusa was also a silver medalist behind Mo Aman in 2012.

Most Americans get a short-circuit with names they can't pronounce. This poor fella probably had a tough enough time writing Czech.

???????????? wrote:

Vvhjbjhbjhjbh wrote:

You can't be serious. Have you watched the NBA dunk competition recently?

NBA average annual salary = $5 million

International high jumper average annual salary = less than $50k

Not sure that the best jumpers are "high jumping"

We saw what one the greatest basketball jumpers accomplished (Donald Thomas)...Not much.

Basketball players are nothing special...besides being good at bouncing a ball and playing basketball. Whats so special about a dunk? One of the overrated skills I see.

Basketball players can put paying customers in seats. That's the big difference.

sdfsdf wrote:

Also, I never though Centro was "white". I thought he was mixed. Just like Barry.

Enough! What is his ethnicity? Does anyone know? Is he Jewish (on his dad's side)? His mom looks Latina, not that there's anything wrong with either of those things, I'm just curious. I want some answers!

You want answers?!

I think I'm entitled...!

You want the truth?

I want the truth!

You can't handle the truuff!!!!

touch me wrote:

???????????? wrote:

We saw what one the greatest basketball jumpers accomplished (Donald Thomas)...Not much.

Basketball players are nothing special...besides being good at bouncing a ball and playing basketball. Whats so special about a dunk? One of the overrated skills I see.

Basketball players can put paying customers in seats. That's the big difference.

So they're basically the male equivalent of strippers.

Can put paying customers in seat. check

Good with balls. check

Dumb AF. check

Trash factor: High. check

I think the field was great. Centro is a racer but I won't say a thing till he takes down the kiprops, kiplagats, and go sub 3:30 in the season. NCAA guys could win this race. The group of York, Cheserek and others can handle today's sprint at a 3:44 race all day everyday.

Halusa has run 3.35.

changetheguard wrote:

It's a new era in track and field.

Centro gold, Czech guy silver, Willis bronze.

Excellent point.

For some perspective; white guy Richard Kilty wins the 60m indoors WC in 2014. Does he go on to win anything else that year? A single DL meet? The Commonwealth Games? The European Champs? The World Challenge final in Beijing?

New era indeed.

Vvhjbjhbjhjbh wrote:

Seriously mate? wrote:

Wake me up when this happens in the 100m final of the Olympics.

You'll be sleeping for a very very long time.

When is the last time that more than one white guy was a finalist in the 100m in (non boycotted) international competition? Forget 1-2-3-4...

White guys can't jump.

Lol "White guys can't jump", like Bondarenko, Druin, or Uhkov? Or Silnov or Rybakov? Jesse Williams? Cmon haha, the last time a white dude didn't win a global title outdoors was in 2007.

wtfunny wrote:

changetheguard wrote:

It's a new era in track and field.

Centro gold, Czech guy silver, Willis bronze.

Excellent point.

For some perspective; white guy Richard Kilty wins the 60m indoors WC in 2014. Does he go on to win anything else that year? A single DL meet? The Commonwealth Games? The European Champs? The World Challenge final in Beijing?

New era indeed.

One thing to remember...the OP is talking about indoor 1500 meter championship running which could translate to outdoor 1500 championship running.

You're comparing 60 meters to 100 meters. If there was an outdoor 60 meter race, Kilty may still likely end up on the medal stand in any championship.

So let's just get this straight

we've got an assertion that Centro is a 'wigger', which means, 'white _______'

we've got an assertion that black basketball players are essentially male strippers because they qualify as being dumb AF, which I assume means dumb as f***. This manages to be insulting to both male basketball players and people who strip or prostitute

...

After perusing a few threads, I'm confident in stating that this is a cesspool of startling racism, and disgusting slurs against all types of traditionally marginalized and stigmatized peoples

Remarkable mismanagement of a social site attempting to cover a global sport with both genders

Or in Donald Trump's opinion, a very well-run and promising business venture

POTDUS wrote:

I'M SO OFFENDED ON EVERYONE'S BEHALF!!!

Thank you for your valuable input.

knuckleodeon wrote:

One thing to remember...the OP is talking about indoor 1500 meter championship running which could translate to outdoor 1500 championship running.

You're comparing 60 meters to 100 meters. If there was an outdoor 60 meter race, Kilty may still likely end up on the medal stand in any championship.

The fact that there isn't reinforces the point being made. #NobodyCares

Centro is 1/2 white 1/4 black 1/4 Indian. His mother is mixed race from Guyana (as are most people from Guyana).

Sbeefyk1 wrote:

Idiots... This was the worst WC in the history of the sport in terms of talent. Not a single decent runner came to play. I'd bet some money nobody who medaled at this indoor WCs gets a medal at the Olympics. This Yomif kid is the only one who has a chance.

Caleb Ndiku, Yomif Kejelcha, Nick Willis, Abdelaati Iguider, Ayanleh Souleiman, Genzebe Dibaba, Meseret Defar, Shannon Rowbury, Renaud Lavillenie, Matt Centrowitz, Dafne Schippers, Brittney Reese, Mutaz Barshim, Erik Kynard, Robbie Grabarz, Ajee' Wilson, Michelle Carter, Valerie Adams, ...

The real question is how many of these past and future outdoor World and Olympic medalists and contenders will medal in Rio?

in the know... wrote:

Centro is 1/2 white 1/4 black 1/4 Indian. His mother is mixed race from Guyana (as are most people from Guyana).

That's interesting. I'm also 1/2 white, 1/2 Guyanese. Where did you read about the "1/4 black 1/4 Indian"?

According to Wikipedia, Guyanese are 43.5% East Indian, 30.2% Black (African), 16.7% Mixed, 9.1% Amerindian, 0.5% others. I believe my half is all East Indian, and I would imagine Centrowitz is also, due to his appeareance, which is very similar to me.

Not that it matters much to me, I'm happy to just know that his mother is Guyanese.

changetheguard wrote:It's a new era in track and field.

Centro gold, Czech guy silver, Willis bronze

maybe

however

Asbel

doesn't run indoors

wtfunny wrote:

changetheguard wrote:

It's a new era in track and field.

Centro gold, Czech guy silver, Willis bronze.

Excellent point.

For some perspective; white guy Richard Kilty wins the 60m indoors WC in 2014. Does he go on to win anything else that year? A single DL meet? The Commonwealth Games? The European Champs? The World Challenge final in Beijing?

New era indeed.

Apples to oranges. None of those meets had a 60m race.