Re: t-and-f: Drummond et al.

2003-08-26 Thread edndana
Ok then, where's the overwhelming coverage of the women's 100m final? For the Afghani situation to not hurt the sport, I posit that it has to actually increase the coverage devoted to the true world class competitors. If it takes away from that coverage or even does not affect it, then at

Re: t-and-f: Drummond et al.

2003-08-25 Thread edndana
Speaking of farce, in one heat of the womens' 100, there was a competitor from Afghanistan. Glad as I am to see women (or even men) from that country now able to compete, she ran over 18 seconds, which I find hard to believe qualifies as elite level even in Afghanistan. By all means, I

Re: t-and-f: Drummond et al.

2003-08-25 Thread Wilmar Kortleever
Marko Velikonja schreef: Fortunately, I'm still living in Canada at the moment so can see the Worlds on CBC (and the French Radio-Canada). They spent a lot of time on the Drummond fiasco (probably at the expense of the mens' 10k, unfortunately). As a new arrival in Canada, I am very