Second week highlights include the popular Australian hurdler, Michelle Janneke. Probably need to wake up early to see her compete as she's not expected to advance in the 100 hurdles. Shame.
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Armand Duplantis, the American born pole vaulter that represents Sweden, just broke the OR in winning the Gold at 6.10.
The clearance was huge and he'll make at least 1 attempt at the WR at 6.25 or 20 feet 6 inches. This guy is different.
There is drama in the 5K as the winner has been DQ'd a half hour after the race. Chaos in women's distance. It could mean a medal for the Italian.
If NBC misses Duplantis live I'm going to lose my ****.
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BOOM!
Duplantis clears on his 3rd attempt! Awesome moment in a packed loud stadium.
20 feet 6 inches. Silver Medalist, Sam Kendricks from the USA, might have been the happiest person other than his family for Duplantis. Kendricks is another American hero.
Phenomenal competition. That's the 9th time he's broken the WR. 2nd most all time behind the great Surgey Bubka.
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Originally posted by WuDrWu View PostBOOM!
Duplantis clears on his 3rd attempt! Awesome moment in a packed loud stadium.
20 feet 6 inches. Silver Medalist, Sam Kendricks from the USA, might have been the happiest person other than his family for Duplantis. Kendricks is another American hero.
Phenomenal competition. That's the 9th time he's broken the WR. 2nd most all time behind the great Surgey Bubka.
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Originally posted by shoxlax View Post
Why is he competing for Sweden?
Why did he choose Sweden?
Mainly because the US doesn’t allow youths under the age of 13 to compete in Pole Vault while Sweden does. Add in that Sweden allowed his dad to Coach him (US doesn’t allow parents as coaches) and it was an easy decision.
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Originally posted by Downtown Shocker Brown View Post
His mother is Swedish and a former heptathlete. That enabled him to choose.
Why did he choose Sweden?
Mainly because the US doesn’t allow youths under the age of 13 to compete in Pole Vault while Sweden does. Add in that Sweden allowed his dad to Coach him (US doesn’t allow parents as coaches) and it was an easy decision.
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Originally posted by WuDrWu View PostGabby Thomas will get 1/10th the media coverage that Sh'C'arr''ie Richardson gets, but she should get 10 times the coverage. You want a role model?
Someone to look up to? Someone to represent your country?
Gabby Thomas.People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. -Isaac Asimov
Originally posted by C0|dB|00ded
Who else posts fake **** all day in order to maintain the acrimony? Wingnuts, that's who.
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Originally posted by Downtown Shocker Brown View Post
His mother is Swedish and a former heptathlete. That enabled him to choose.
Why did he choose Sweden?
Mainly because the US doesn’t allow youths under the age of 13 to compete in Pole Vault while Sweden does. Add in that Sweden allowed his dad to Coach him (US doesn’t allow parents as coaches) and it was an easy decision.
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Originally posted by Downtown Shocker Brown View Post
His mother is Swedish and a former heptathlete. That enabled him to choose.
Why did he choose Sweden?
Mainly because the US doesn’t allow youths under the age of 13 to compete in Pole Vault while Sweden does. Add in that Sweden allowed his dad to Coach him (US doesn’t allow parents as coaches) and it was an easy decision.
1. First he's just as much Swedish as American. He's a dual citizen. He was born in America and went to LSU, but he lived in Sweden for a good portion (maybe equal) of his life, and his mother's family still lives there. His grand parents speak Swedish and not English.
2. He has competed for Sweden for much of his life. His brother competed for Sweden (it didn't say this but it appears that his brother wasn't good enough to compete for America).
3. His girl friend is from Sweden.
4. While his father could have coached him for the U.S. Olympic team, his father wasn't offered the job here and in Sweden, he was (a former youth track coach put in the work to recruit his father, brother, and Mondo too.
5. It appears that he considered competing for America, but was recruited very hard by a former youth coach in Sweden. The same coach who recruited his father to coach for the Sweden National Team.
6. My guess is that Mondo (and his father) isn't really patriotic for America anymore than Sweden. The chances are that he will live his life in Sweden as much as in America.
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Originally posted by shoxlax View PostCole gave them the Hock-Tua and spit on them while passing."You Just Want to Slap The #### Outta Some People"
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