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The official Athletics in Beijing thread (track and field)
On the advice of a very smart Australian member, I'm starting a thread for those few of us interested in the marquis sport at the Olympics - athletics, or track and field to those of you not in the know.
It's been an exciting season already this year, with a new men's 100M record and some pretty gutty performances in the distances. Bolt has 3 of the top 4 performances in the men's 100M, but Tyson Gay might make it interesting.
Here are my picks for gold:
Men
100M - Bolt (hard to vote against the new WR holder)
200M - Gay
400M - Wariner
800M - Rudisha
1500M - Kipchirchir (yes I know he may not even make the Kenyan team, but he's got a devastating kick that I'm in love with)
5000M - Bekele
10000M - Bekele (and I like the Ethopian sweep. All kinds of awesome there)
110M Hurdles - Trammell (pick the guy you know)
400M Hurdles - Clement
3000M Steeplechase - one of the Kenyans. Who knows?
High Jump - Jonas (apparently the guy can actually float)
Pole Vault - Lukanyenko
Long Jump - Al Khuwalidi (8.37 INTO A HEADWIND!)
Triple Jump - Girat
Shot Put - Hoffa (consistency wins)
Discus - Kanter
Hammer - no idea
Javelin - Thorkildsen
Decathlon - no idea
Women
100M - Edwards
200M - Campbell-Brown (yes, I get the irony here)
400M - Richards
800M - Jelimo (duh)
1500M - Burka
5000M - insert Etheopian here
10000M - Smith (who should have won last month)
100M Hurdles - Cherry
400M Hurdles - Huang
3000M Steeplechase - Jepkorir (hard to not pick a Kenyan in a steeple)
High Jump - Vlasic (easiest choice for the women)
Pole Vault - Stokke (anyone still reading?)
Long Jump - Reese
Triple Jump - no clue
Shot Put - Vili
Discus - Pishchalnikova
Hammer - Moreno
Javelin - Spotakova
Heptathlon - no idea
So, what do other folks think?
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