In a message dated 8/14/01 5:06:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>The doubling of the Worlds and the concomitant rise of Goodwill as a
big-bucks
>meet meant that every year's nationals was a must-go destination for the
>nation's top athletes, instead of just half the years.
So the USATF tail wagged the IAAF dog, saying, "If you don't increase the
frequency of big meets for our athletes to qualify for, our nationals are
going to die off?" And Primo & Co owed Ollan a favor, and saw a way to make
some bucks on the side at the same time, so doubled the fun? Maybe. Jeez, do
the rest of the nations of the world have the same problem getting their top
athletes to compete? Seems T&F is in a pretty sorry state in that case - I
don't see much diminution in competitiveness among Euro and Latin soccer
(football) players in non- World Cup years.
Jim Gerweck
Running Times
