The retirement thread

[croflash]

This thread is to keep track of those athletes who have retired this year or will retire at the end of the season. So far we have:

Tonique Williams-Darling
Maria Mutola
Stefan Holm

Anyone else ?

[joeltetreault]

Re: The retirement thread

Wilfred Bungei:

http://www.afriquenligne.fr/kenyan-olym ... 11663.html

[gabyandersen]

Jeffferson Pérez .He has a serious illness in his back

[eldrick]

this is a shock !

i wanted to hear his name announced at big meets as

"the reigning olympic champion wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilfred bungei !"

i was hoping he'd at least go to berlin as kenyans have a wilcard in yego

4 kenyans there + konchellah - couda been 5 kenyans out of 8 in the final !

i wish you well wilfred - you are a great champion & made kenya proud

[gabyandersen]

Bungei announces his retirement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r3Y6-4eZn0&feature=user

[EPelle]

How does one get the courage to write the words "great champion" when a few thoughts before one stated, "he'd usually find a way to lose to a 2'30 schoolgal in a match-race"?

[shearer39]

Re: The retirement thread

This thread is to keep track of those athletes who have retired this year or will retire at the end of the season. So far we have:

Tonique Williams-Darling
Maria Mutola
Stefan Holm

Anyone else ?

Brigette Foster-Hylton

[eldrick]

How does one get the courage to write the words "great champion" when a few thoughts before one stated, "he'd usually find a way to lose to a 2'30 schoolgal in a match-race"?

1'42.34pb + no gold = nobody

1'42.34 + og gold = great champion

this concept too difficult for you ?

[EPelle]

Praise and a put-down in the same breath. Which is Bungei to believe you mean more?

[Jaack]

Surely, Chandra Sturrup has competed at her last championships?

Debbie Ferguson?

Jayasinghe?

Kim Gevaert is definite.

Joice Maduake

Jackie Edwards

[lalala]

How does one get the courage to write the words "great champion" when a few thoughts before one stated, "he'd usually find a way to lose to a 2'30 schoolgal in a match-race"?

1'42.34pb + no gold = nobody

1'42.34 + og gold = great champion

this concept too difficult for you ?

I do love your definition of a "great champion"... :roll:

[lalala]

Surely, Chandra Sturrup has competed at her last championships?

Debbie Ferguson?

Jayasinghe?

Kim Gevaert is definite.

Joice Maduake

Jackie Edwards

Only Gevaert is confirmed out of that list, though...

[The Captain]

I think Bungei may continue racing on the circuit - just not in championships.

[nevetsllim]

Surely, Chandra Sturrup has competed at her last championships?

Debbie Ferguson?

Jayasinghe?

Kim Gevaert is definite.

Joice Maduake

Jackie Edwards

Ferguson is due to retire next year after the world champs.

I think Donna Fraser is retiring.

[nevetsllim]

I think I read somewhere that Fernanda Ribeiro was retiring as well.

What about...

Chris Williams?
Danny MacFarlane?

And surely Ellina Zvereva must retire!