• wejo
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 12:15PM - in reply to wejo
      • wejo
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      • One of the more interesting things at this meet is Rai Benjamin ducking a possible matchup vs Abderrahman Samba and Karsten Warholm in the 400m hurdles.

        Benjamin is in the 200 while Samba and Warholm are in the 400 hurdles.

        Curious if you all see this as a business decision for Benjamin or he's afraid to get beat in his first big European race?

        Also I'm looking forward to women's 800. Semenya vs Wilson
    • Ikjhfdghhu
      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 12:36PM - in reply to wejo
      • Ikjhfdghhu
      • Weird lineup. No race over 1500 for men? No flat race over 800 for ladies?
    • Old Ultra Guy
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:02PM - in reply to Ikjhfdghhu
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      • Ikjhfdghhu wrote:

        Weird lineup. No race over 1500 for men? No flat race over 800 for ladies?

        Yes. I found that very bothersome. Even in our sport we distance fans are becoming marginalized.
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:08PM - in reply to safdasf
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      • safdasf wrote:

        SAMBAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

        He makes it look so easy. Did it seem like he eased up right at the finish?
    • safadf
      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:11PM - in reply to Old Ultra Guy
      • safadf
      • Old Ultra Guy wrote:

        safdasf wrote:

        SAMBAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

        He makes it look so easy. Did it seem like he eased up right at the finish?

        Better not have done. I'd get 8x points for him as my fantasy dl captain if he broke the WR
    • Old Ultra Guy
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:15PM - in reply to wejo
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      • What a pleasant surprise, to hear the announcer (Tim H?) say, "it looks like they are going with the pacemakers."
    • Rotich the Rotich
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:18PM - in reply to wejo
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      • wejo wrote:

        One of the more interesting things at this meet is Rai Benjamin ducking a possible matchup vs Abderrahman Samba and Karsten Warholm in the 400m hurdles.

        It’s pretty common for athletes to focus on an off distance after a big breakthrough. Why do you think we didn’t see Wayde Van Niekerk try and break his record last year or Bolt seriously chase sub 19 until it was too late. I’m sure Benjamin and his group know the record is his to take and are hoping to set him up for something even bigger. Imagine if he’d lost to Samba today, 46.5 wouldn’t even be a thought, he might’ve ended up running 47.3 or something today. It’s about making sure you don’t get to settled in your own shortcomings.
    • ex-runner
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:18PM - in reply to Old Ultra Guy
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      • What I don't understand is why Ruth Jebet's ridiculous WR still stands after she tested for EPO
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:27PM - in reply to Rotich the Rotich
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      • Rotich the Rotich wrote:

        wejo wrote:

        One of the more interesting things at this meet is Rai Benjamin ducking a possible matchup vs Abderrahman Samba and Karsten Warholm in the 400m hurdles.

        It’s pretty common for athletes to focus on an off distance after a big breakthrough. Why do you think we didn’t see Wayde Van Niekerk try and break his record last year or Bolt seriously chase sub 19 until it was too late. I’m sure Benjamin and his group know the record is his to take and are hoping to set him up for something even bigger. Imagine if he’d lost to Samba today, 46.5 wouldn’t even be a thought, he might’ve ended up running 47.3 or something today. It’s about making sure you don’t get to settled in your own shortcomings.

        Samba has a better chance at the WR in my opinion.

        The 200m at this point in the season is a total waste of time. WVN was not in shape to break his WR last year. Bolt didn't try for sub 19 because he faced injury problems and focused on running his best at the big competitions.

        If Benjamin backs himself on the world stage against the best he should have run in the 400h today.
    • Old Ultra Guy
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:28PM - in reply to ex-runner
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      • Wow. Fourth Kenyan is 9:04.

        Chepkoech 8:59.36
        Chespol 9:01.82
        Kiyeng 9:03.86
        Jeruto 9:04.17
    • ex-runner
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      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:38PM - in reply to wejo
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      • 19.83 for Norman and Rai Benjamin breaks 20 also, 19.99!
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    • Impressed
      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:47PM - in reply to ex-runner
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      • Wow Norman runs 19.83 and Rai Benjamin runs 19.99. And into a 0.6 m/s headwind!! Norman can run 19.4-19.6 next week when he races Noah Lyles!!! If he gets a 1.5-2 m/s tailwind I think he can run 19.4-19.5. Norman is a beast!
    • Halviking
      • RE: Official 2018 Paris Diamond League Thread 6/30/2018 1:49PM - in reply to wejo
      • Halviking
      • Looks like the Ingebrigtsen Dad is doing a good coaching job this year.
        Not bad for Filip 3.32.87 on his first real race this year.