Kurt Bray wrote: > >I would change the format of the three > >horizontal events to weed out competitors after every round, adding > >excitement. And the pole vault would definitely have to have some format > >changes to keep it manageable. At first, the whole thing would be men only > >(another feature of nearly every "pro" sport). > > First no 800 and now no women? Are you trying to get rid of all the fun > things to watch at once? Well said. The women are an asset that should be played up to the hilt. The media and USATF have really dropped the ball on this. They need to glam up this sport if they want to get better fan interest. All of the die-hard traditionalists can complain but many of the women are far more interesting to watch than the men.
bob
