Track and Field News World Rankings

[Guest]

What if any criteria is used in these Rankings?

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

1)Be an American
2)Honors won
3)Win-loss record
4)Time run

[bhall]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

>1)Be an American

Obviously, you haven't seen the Ranking yet.

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

i did and it is known that T&F News is biased towards US athletes the 2003 edition notwithstanding.

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

"It is known..."?? Perhaps, but only in the same way that the Letsrun.com correspondents "know" all those interesting "facts" that they spew forth.

[gh]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

>i did and it is known that T&F News is biased
>towards US athletes the 2003 edition
>notwithstanding.>>

Please explain why an Italian, a Brit, a Turk and a Canadian (more than 50% of the panel) are biased towards the U.S. Oh, I've got it, must be the big bucks! :-)

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

And don't forget that a Greek made it to a number one (no American female javelin thrower though with the exception of Kreiner who did win over both Eve and Menendez at the Pan-American Games). By the way, delighted I may be but not so delighted by Manjiani's absence from any competition during the year.

[larwood]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

'Please explain why an Italian, a Brit, a Turk and a Canadian (more than 50% of the panel) are biased towards the U.S. Oh, I've got it, must be the big bucks!'

This sounds like the Coalition of the Billing. Next thing we will find out is that Halliburton is behind TandFnews. I always wondered who actually went on those tours.

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

hey lefteriqis,

I know that why you are not so delighted for that Albanian born girl Mirela Manjani which recently with 66.52m gave to greek's team and to greece the biggest victory and the only gold medal in "Paris 2003" WC. ALBANIA always beat your ass in greece and everywhere. You know what I am saying?

Tony

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

>hey lefteriqis,

I know that why you are not so
>delighted for that Albanian born girl Mirela
>Manjani which recently with 66.52m gave to
>greek's team and to greece the biggest victory
>and the only gold medal in "Paris 2003" WC.
>ALBANIA always beat your ass in greece and
>everywhere. You know what I am saying?

Tony

No clue. Do you have a bad day today?

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

Why are some athletes with slower times ranked ahead of others with faster times. Is there a subjective element in this ranking system. How is your ranking system different from the IAAF system? Your lists do not match.

[MJD]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

>Why are some athletes with slower times ranked
>ahead of others with faster times. Is there a
>subjective element in this ranking system. How is
>your ranking system different from the IAAF
>system? Your lists do not match.

Pretty sure it gets explained in the mag. I'll let you know when I get mine in January.

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

>>hey lefteriqis,

I know that why you are not
>so
>delighted for that Albanian born girl
>Mirela
>Manjani which recently with 66.52m gave
>to
>greek's team and to greece the biggest
>victory
>and the only gold medal in "Paris
>2003" WC.
>ALBANIA always beat your ass in
>greece and
>everywhere. You know what I am
>saying?

Tony

No clue. Do you have a bad
>day today?

Tony Has Always Great Days mr. lefteriqis???

Tony

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

>>>hey lefteriqis,

I know that why you are >not >so >delighted for that Albanian born >girl >Mirela >Manjani which recently with >66.52m gave >to >greek's team and to greece the >biggest >victory >and the only gold medal in >"Paris >2003" WC. >ALBANIA always beat your >ass in >greece and >everywhere. You know what I >am >saying?

Tony

No clue. Do you have a >bad >day today?

Tony Has Always Great Days
>mr. lefteriqis???

So, what's all that about? You sound bitter.
Everyone who follows Track and Field in detail knows that Ms Manjiani is indeed Albanian born. Albanians should very proud of her. Greeks should be very proud of her too. The whole planet should be very proud of her for that matter or of anyone who accomplishes greatness with hard work and persistence.
Nevertheless, keep in mind that it is Ms Manjiani who after her victory grabbed a Greek flag (and only a Greek flag) and was going around the stadium celebrating. Since I am born Greek, that indeed made me a little more happy and proud than the rest of the planet.
Did you see her holding an Albanian flag? I personally think she should and she should remember her roots more often in general.
By the way, part of my family is also Albanian (and Turkish and some type of Greek I guess). Are you Albanian?
Finally I don't appreciate (not to mention understand) you comments about "ALBANIA always beat your ass". "Den kolaei pouthena" as we say in Greek. Albanians and Greeks are brothers, brother.

Cheers

[Guest]

Re: Track and Field News World Rankings

I see Capel is the first guy since Maurice Green in 1999 to be ranked #1 in the 100 and 200.