LONDON GRADE FOR WORLDS - A ++

All He Does Is Win wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

It RAINED. F minus. Major events should never be held in England where it rains cats and dogs in early August.

They spent about a trillion dollars on that stadium, were they unable to afford a retractable roof?

calculo wrote:

very true

the weather made it a Z minus meet

it's a pity there wan't same weather as in '12 which was very good for a major meet

very unfortunate considering continent was having heatwave with temperatures in spain well over 100

WC shoud only ever be held in guaranteed hot countries, which means in europe they shoud only be in mediterranean countries every time or $ rich arabia or california/florida

i'd be quite happy if every time they held the meet in europe it was in madrid/barcelona/rome/milan/athens

I didn't know you Yanks were so soft.

Calculo lives in London brah

calculo wrote:

very true

the weather made it a Z minus meet

it's a pity there wan't same weather as in '12 which was very good for a major meet

very unfortunate considering continent was having heatwave with temperatures in spain well over 100

WC shoud only ever be held in guaranteed hot countries, which means in europe they shoud only be in mediterranean countries every time or $ rich arabia or california/florida

i'd be quite happy if every time they held the meet in europe it was in madrid/barcelona/rome/milan/athens

LoL. If you want predictable weather, watch the indoor meets.

They smashed it, it was excellent.

I was in London for a few days, and attended the last two evenings.

The weather was fantastic. The stadium was totally full. The atmosphere was excellent.

(And Justin Gatlin was sitting right behind me on the flight home today. Quiet guy. Seemed a bit embarrassed by the attention - the purser congratulated him for his achievements.)

colinphillips wrote:

Seemed a bit embarrassed by the attention

He knew everyone was thinking "booooooooo"

All He Does Is Win wrote:

Bad Wigins wrote:

It RAINED. F minus. Major events should never be held in England where it rains cats and dogs in early August.

They spent about a trillion dollars on that stadium, were they unable to afford a retractable roof?

calculo wrote:

very true

the weather made it a Z minus meet

it's a pity there wan't same weather as in '12 which was very good for a major meet

very unfortunate considering continent was having heatwave with temperatures in spain well over 100

WC shoud only ever be held in guaranteed hot countries, which means in europe they shoud only be in mediterranean countries every time or $ rich arabia or california/florida

i'd be quite happy if every time they held the meet in europe it was in madrid/barcelona/rome/milan/athens

I didn't know you Yanks were so soft.

Two knows idiots post something and that is a reflection on an entire country? Who is the idiot?

*known

It was a good look for Track and Field. The one camera angle at the finish showed all the fans in stands. Very cool

We need " good looks"!!!!

They were awful on the track.

calculo wrote:

it's a pity there wan't same weather as in '12 which was very good for a major meet

Sally Pearson still won gold in 2012 in the pouring rain.

If it boils than to a 'our weather's better than your weather' argument then we should wait to see what a WC outside of the traditional track season because Doha's weather rules out an August champs does for the champs. And then perhaps hang about to witness the Pacific Northwest's attempt at a rain-free ten days. Then decide which was best.