Gold Medal bankers at Worlds

[agassiz]

100 mens - Bolt
200 mens - Bolt
400 mens - Merrit
1500 mens - Kiprop
3000sc mens Kipruto
10000 mens - Bekele

200 womens - VCB
10000 womens - T.Dibaba
SP womens - Villi
HJ Womens - Freidich


What you guys think???

[trackfan22]

vcb HAS YET TO PROVE HER SELF OVER THE 200

[rudeboy]

I do not think that VCB is in the shape she was in last year. I think she is capable of a 10.9low or a high 10.8. Not sure if that will be enough. It might be. As for the 200M, she might be ready to go low 22 or high 21.9. Again, not sure if it will be enough. It might be.

[doug091463]

i think defar could get t. dibaba in the 10k (and the 5k).

[26mi235]

Re: Gold Medal bankers at Worlds

HJ Womens - Freidich


What you guys think???

I do not think she is a lock to win; Vlasic has been looking better again and AF has a bit of an injury. She is not in the same class as the others. Isi is a bigger odds favorite than Bolt, by far (or at least she was on Thursday).

[tm71]

Bankers suck at predicting. If they knew what they were doing they would not have needed the government bailout. in the same ways these picks will need a bailout in august !

[TrainerPhil]

Bankers suck at predicting. If they knew what they were doing they would not have needed the government bailout. in the same ways these picks will need a bailout in august !

huh? Most of his picks are solid..........

Don't make fun of someone else's picks if you don't have any of your own. Who do you think will win gold then?

[TrainerPhil]

Surprises can come from anywhere (as we saw in the women's PV this weekend). But there are a few athletes I would bet the farm on:

Bolt of course in the 100,200 and his 4x100m team.
Kerron Stewart in the women's 100
Sanya Richards in the 400m
Merritt in the 400m

[agassiz]

Thanks for the back up TrainerPhil!
Reason why I didnt include isi is you never know in these type of specialist events as we saw on friday night!
Freidach with the german crowd behind her will come through!
Does any1 know what is up with Tia Hellebut.. Is she competing, retired??

[jjimbojames]

Thanks for the back up TrainerPhil!
Reason why I didnt include isi is you never know in these type of specialist events as we saw on friday night!
Freidach with the german crowd behind her will come through!
Does any1 know what is up with Tia Hellebut.. Is she competing, retired??

Tia retired and is pregnant, last I heard

[Mikewats]

bolt 100 n 200
looking like Merritt in the 400 even though his last few races haven't been great
4x400 america men
10k bekele
4x100 jam men n woman unless baton exchange mess up.
robles 110h

that might be my bet come world champs, put £20 on it. Might take out the 4x100 and put a more risky bet or 2 in to bulk out the odds. Basically 4x100 will have crap odds and an element of risk, so not worth it.

[Sinafan]

HJ Womens - Freidich
Freidach with the german crowd behind her will come through!

I don't think either of these two persons has a chance to start at the WC, but we have a talented high jumper with a vaguely similar name who might win in Berlin.

[steve]

I'd add Phillips in the LJ to that list.

[3]

Tia retired and is pregnant, last I heard

The remarkable champion did retire last December, and should have had her child last month.

[knite]

bolt 100 n 200
looking like Merritt in the 400 even though his last few races haven't been great
4x400 america men
10k bekele
4x100 jam men n woman unless baton exchange mess up.
robles 110h

that might be my bet come world champs, put £20 on it. Might take out the 4x100 and put a more risky bet or 2 in to bulk out the odds. Basically 4x100 will have crap odds and an element of risk, so not worth it.

Add to the fact that you don't have a team that practices as regularly as the Racer's Track Club and a few of those guys running better than some of Bolt's Jamaican counterparts as of right now! Its no sure thing!