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correct cause liu xiang was the main reason baseball and softball are gone.

If anyone else believes that raise your hands!

Russia and China signed a pact to win the medal count over the U.S.A.

Game on Mr. Liu... with the secret vote to begin moving toward that in eliminating baseball (and I realize the U.S.A. didn't go to the games in Athens...so don't remind me) and softball!

Why not just tell us that the next olympiad is all about the U.S.A. versus Russia/China?

Grrrrrrrrrr....I hope Arnold and Johnson both serve notice on that alliance at the WC's this year and that all the other European, African, South American and Asian countries pile it on with that communist alliance!

SpinneyLives wrote:

Game on though!

Mr. Liu, I was your greatest western fan until yesterday...when your supervisors voted baseball and softball (potential U.S.A. medal sports) off the docket.

You are kidding! Glad to hear that those boring so-called games got the boot. Hope to get rid of them even here in the US and replce them with one and true game - Football around the world and Soccer here in the US!

They both PR'ed

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I'm sure they were hoping for a faster race to be pulled along. Doesn't seem to be happening too much this year, at least not like other events. Finishing 15th and achieving the A standard has to feel nice.

I just got back from the meet. Wow!

The 3000 steeple was one of the most amazing races I've ever seen -- not only were the times spectacular but it was a hell of a race between Shaheen and Koech. Koech took off at the bell and started opening up some space, then Shaheen started to close but seemed to lose momentum on the final water jump, he was coming hard the whole homestretch and just nipped him at the line. Great performances by both (and a nice time for Lincoln)!

Nice race by Ramzi in the 1500 as well. Going in, I didn't know if I wanted to root for Lagat as an American or not, but in the end i decided to support him and the states -- (as a side note, I was right at the glass partition at the finish line for this race, and damned if Ramzi didn't hurl his victory flowers right into my hands -- which I passed on to a cute italian girl)

In the 5000 meters, damn did Dibaba look smooth. Pavey did all the work, but Dibaba seemed so comfortable that there was little doubt (at least in my mind) that she would kick it hard for the victory

In the women's 1500 I was pulling for Toomey -- she made a strong move into 2nd along the final backstretch, but fell apart in the final 100 meters -- losing the A standard in the process it seems.

Does anyone know why Arnold in the 110 hurdles was parading with a victory cup of some sort? He was obviously elated by the win, but this was afterwards.

A great meet, well worth the hour long wait for the bus afterward.

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Are you in the states, and if you are, how do you get the race???