The Official Track & Field Thread - RIP Rebecca Cheptegei

[MikelArteta]

I remember how big track was

had 50,000 people on a sunday afternoon packed in a stadium and shown live on national networks in the US and Canada , 500k just for the appearance fee for Johnson and bailey and the winner got a million

wish the saudis would do something like this again

 

[Megadeus]

I remember how big track was

had 50,000 people on a sunday afternoon packed in a stadium and shown live on national networks in the US and Canada , 500k just for the appearance fee for Johnson and bailey and the winner got a million

wish the saudis would do something like this again

ahh man I remember this like it was yesterday.


"But dad, it looks like Michael Johnson got hurt"

"No Megadeus, hes not hurt.... hes a COWARD"

 

[jj23]

Warner out to a reasonable lead after the 100. Not sure if he beats Mayer, but should be interesting

 

[jj23]

We back

 

[jj23]

Seb Coe in BBC says the sports needs longer competition. Only way to get commercial sponsors and bring the sport into the public eye.

Thoughts?

 

[MikelArteta]

Seb Coe in BBC says the sports needs longer competition. Only way to get commercial sponsors and bring the sport into the public eye.

Thoughts?

what did Seb mean by longer competition?

 

[jj23]

what did Seb mean by longer competition?

Think he implied that with climate change and warmer weather, you may get more months to compete.

 

[Ironman]

Seb Coe in BBC says the sports needs longer competition. Only way to get commercial sponsors and bring the sport into the public eye.

Thoughts?

What's that mean? Did he elaborate?

 

[jj23]

What's that mean? Did he elaborate?

Moving it into the model of other professional sports. More competitions, major sponsors, culminating in a championship series with a massive pot of money., more than the 100k in the DL

 

[MikelArteta]

Moving it into the model of other professional sports. More competitions, major sponsors, culminating in a championship series with a massive pot of money., more than the 100k in the DL

My views

World championships should be held every year outside of an olympic year. As well pony up money You think the big names would miss it if like gold was winning say 500k, silver 250k, bronze 100k?

I'd also do what say tennis does and have a few invite slots. Ala elaine thompson herah didn't make it this year at jamaican trials there are invite slots where like big names can still make it.

Get a better tv deal, at least in uk its on BBC, in america its buried on USA network.

I love track but the avg person is only checking in at the olympics and maybe world championships . I remember Bolt he was a great ambassador dude would be everywhere. I remember one time he came to toronto and ran in the rain.




How can you grow the sport ala diamond league when you keep on going to the same damn locations outside of a world championship?

 

[jj23]

German breh hitting a bunch of personal bests in the decathlon

 

[jj23]

Relay time!

 

[MikelArteta]

Relay time!

hope us drops the baton

 

[Jaylen Tatum]

Smh he almost got caught

 

[jj23]

America wins with the B team. Scary