Right. He has more to gain from successfully defending his sprint titles in Rio and is more likely to be successful. If he was struggling in the shorter distances then it might be time to move up. But it's a risk he doesn't need to take. Plus the training for the 400 is likely to be more gruelling.
London 2012 - Track & Field/Athletics
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Right. He has more to gain from successfully defending his sprint titles in Rio and is more likely to be successful. If he was struggling in the shorter distances then it might be time to move up. But it's a risk he doesn't need to take. Plus the training for the 400 is likely to be more gruelling.
People talk about where Bolt should go next but with his chronic back problem i wonder if he doesn't also have to consider his longer term health. He has already achieved so much after all.
Rudisha was amazing. Almost turned the 800m into a sprint!
tbf, without Wariner and Merritt, throwing 200 and 800 stars into the 400 is probably the best thing for it...... marketability wise. Although it's not quite as bad as it was in the brief period between Johnson and Wariner where no one seemingly was getting close to 43 and 44.5 was being celebrated as epic.
Kinda odd watching 4x400 where Martin Rooney was like the biggest star -_-
Kinda odd watching 4x400 where Martin Rooney was like the biggest star -_-
He's painfully slow.
Britain surely out of the 4x100. Gemili ran brilliantly to finish second in the semi final heat, but he got the baton too late and also put a foot in the lane of another team.
Again 
What will be doubly annoying is that they rran a decent time there. Two young runners in the team who'll be round for a while though.
37.37! That's quick.
The reigning Olympic champion's just gone out of the pole vault.
Will Asafa Powell be running tomorrow or is he injured?
They will probably break the relay world record tomorrow night to cap it all off.
The US team might have something to say about that, they looked incredible in the semifinal too
British humour again???
Betty Heidler was throwing wide over the 75 metres mark - and the measure was 72,34 metres... - she would have been on gold or silver with that throw.
Now she gets an extra throw...
Betty Heidler was throwing wide over the 75 metres mark - and the measure was 72,34 metres... - she would have been on gold or silver with that throw.
Now she gets an extra throw...
Damn! That was awesome from the USA. Blew the rest away.
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The british girls didnt stand much of a chance in that 1500m.
Just a little too much to do for Rooney. Pity.
Why pick Greene, he's obviously out of sorts and ran poorly again.
GB fourth overall in Track & Field medals table - not too bad, but miles behind USA.
Some promising young athletes coming through though, lots of PBs these games. World champs will be interesting.
Some promising young athletes coming through though, lots of PBs these games. World champs will be interesting.
Yeh, bizarre decision.
Chances of a medal maybe in the women's 4x400 though.
Close but no cigar.
But it's incorrect, Marita Koch still holds the 400m WR in a ridiculous time of 47.60s.
EDIT: And they still hold the men's and women's discus world records.
He's class enough not to take a cheap shot like Carl did.
Carl Lewis is like a gossiping old woman ffs.
Can someone who knows more about athletics then me, tell me what Mo farah chances are tonight? How hard is it to win gold in both events like he would be doing?
It's difficult mainly because the track is so hard which is bad for your legs on a long distance event. All depend how tired he is.
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They go deceptively fast.
Come on Mo!
One Mo gold for GB?
Go Mo go!
Did you hear that roar for Mo? That shit's gotta spur on him to the next level.
What a reception!
It will be epic if Mo wins gold tonight.
If he's in contention come the final lap and has that roar behind him again, it could be on. Gonna be bloody difficult though.