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[Sasuke]

If Lavillenie can shake the WC jitters, he's the definite favorite.

Yep, because he is the only one who can clean 6.00/6.10 on a good day. But 5.90 won't be enough for gold... he lost in Moscow to Holdzpeppe who PRed this year.

[joshie66]

W 100 meters - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
M 1500 meters - Asbel Kiprop
W 1500 meters - Genzebe DiBaba *5000 should be tougher*
M 10,000 meters - Mohammed Farah *5000 should be tougher*
W Triple Jump - Caterine Ibarguen
M Hammer Throw - Pawel Fadjek
W Hammer Throw - Anita Wlodarczyk

[tamabi]

Yep, because he is the only one who can clean 6.00/6.10 on a good day. But 5.90 won't be enough for gold... he lost in Moscow to Holdzpeppe who PRed this year.

That's true. And this year, both Holzeppe and Barber are able to challenge at 5.90.