USATF Juniors

[Marlow]

To my ear it's "beed-goshe," (like gauche) but there's also a little filip at the end that's part of the szcz that I can't reproduce.
I'm sure Powell can clarify better than I.

If you go here

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bydgoszcz

and click on the audio link, it sounds like

BID-gosh-sch-sch

the sch being sorta halfway between our ch and sh.

[richxx87]

On Saturday Night Live several years ago, they used to have "Weekend Update" news and I think it was Jane Curtain and Bill Murry in late 1980 or 81 where the entire skit of WU was devoted to Poland's "solidarnosh" and every word in the skit ended in ..."nosh". So there ya go, I think that should explain everything.

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To my ear it's "beed-goshe," (like gauche) but there's also a little filip at the end that's part of the szcz that I can't reproduce.

I'm sure Powell can clarify better than I.

[Marlow]

Re: USATF Junior Championships

Each nation can enter thee qualified athletes in an event, but only two of them can compete at Bydgoszcz.

The tie-breaker for who doesn't go is whoever mispronounces it the worst.

[trackhead]

Speaking of Poland, has there ever been a 1:42 guy running World Juniors before? Talk about a man running against boys.

[James Fields]

USATF Junior Championships

Mighty Favog wrote, "I don't expect a huge following here for this meet.

An official website says this meet is “USA Track & Field's premier event for athletes ages 14-19 and is used for the selection of elite junior athletes to represent the United States in international competition, including the World Junior Track & Field Championships.”

The 2008 World Junior Championships are in July at Bydgoszcz, Poland. Each nation can enter thee qualified athletes in an event, but only two of them can compete at Bydgoszcz.

[Mighty Favog]

I don't expect a huge following here for this meet, but I thought it worth mentioning that at the end of my preview for TheFinalSprint.com I posted a link to what I believe to be Ohio's high school all-comers records. (Junior records are just a bit harder to verify.) I thought this crowd might find it interesting.