"Athletics World Cup"

[Atticus]

I note with jaundiced eye, the announcement of the USA team for this event:

https://www.athleticsworldcup.org/

team:

http://www.usatf.org/News/Olympians-...m-USATF-a.aspx

It's a bit of a mis-direct (riffing off FIFA's little shin-dig going on now) with the 'old' IAAF World Cup and not to be confused with the Continental Cup (putatively IAAF's 'big meet' this off-year - https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competiti...247c71ad7b.pdf).

Here's hoping it's a good meet, here's suspecting it may not be.

[aaronk]

Pretty fair USA team!!
And it answers my question as to whether Keturah Orji will be competing as a Pro this summer!!

[br]

Is Paul Dedewo going to run 2 legs on the relay?

Paul	Dedewo	Bronx	NY	ALTIS	4x400m Relay
Paul	Dedewo	Chandler	AZ	ALTIS	4x400m Relay

[Conor Dary]

Wake me when it's over...

[Atticus]

Is Paul Dedewo going to run 2 legs on the relay?

Paul	Dedewo	Bronx	NY	ALTIS	4x400m Relay
Paul	Dedewo	Chandler	AZ	ALTIS	4x400m Relay

He must be running first and 4th leg. His coach said, "Today's workout is 2x400 with a minute-and-a-half recovery . . . "

[lonewolf]

We actually had a stud do that in HS.. he did not acquit him self well on anchor.

[ATK]

I remember a video of Jeshua Washington wher he did that while at Washington during an early indoor meet.

Here is the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE3MtZHAAg0

[Vault-emort]

Not interested in these made-up 'competitions'.

[gm]

Every competition is a "made-up" competition. I'm happy that athletes have another opportunity to make some money. I look forward to watching.

[_Jay]

I remember a video of Jeshua Washington wher he did that while at Washington during an early indoor meet.

Here is the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE3MtZHAAg0

Think this was Jeshua Anderson....the 400H....

Crazy to even attempt something like this...lol

[ATK]

Think this was Jeshua Anderson....the 400H....

Crazy to even attempt something like this...lol

Sorry! hahaha I mixed his school name and his name!!!

[Alan Shank]

I note with jaundiced eye, the announcement of the USA team for this event:

https://www.athleticsworldcup.org/

team:

http://www.usatf.org/News/Olympians-...m-USATF-a.aspx

It's a bit of a mis-direct (riffing off FIFA's little shin-dig going on now) with the 'old' IAAF World Cup and not to be confused with the Continental Cup (putatively IAAF's 'big meet' this off-year - https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competiti...247c71ad7b.pdf).

Here's hoping it's a good meet, here's suspecting it may not be.

Has anyone else looked inside that .pdf file about the Continental Cup, and seen this?:

"Team captains will play jokers
Although team captains – or Ambassadors – do
not compete, they may actively influence the final
score – and not only by giving athletes useful pieces
of advice or encouragement. “The captains will
have two jokers to put on one male and one female
athlete on each day of the competition. If that
nominated athlete wins, the team will gain a double
number of points,” says Varhaník. The Ambassadors
are: Colin Jackson (Europe), Mike Powell (Americas),
Jana Pittman (Asia-Pacific), Nezha Bidouane (Africa).
See later for more details on these four.
Event scoring
Team ranking is determined according to the
ranking of both athletes representing each
continent in individual events. Teams receive points
in 8–6–4–2 format for each event.
Throwers and horizontal jumpers must earn
fourth or fifth attempts
Each athlete in the long jump, triple jump, shot put,
discus throws, hammer throw or javelin throw
has three attempts. Only the best representative
from each continent will go on for a fourth effort.
Depending on the fourth attempt result, only
the two best athletes will make a fifth (and final)
attempt, which will decide the overall winner.
Elimination races on the track
Both the 3000 metres and the 3000 metres
steeplechase will be an elimination race. All eight
competitors run the first 1400 metres (three and
half laps) together. After that, the last runner
through each lap will be eliminated. As a result,
only four runners will reach the last lap. Having
said that, eliminated runners also score points,
depending on which lap they are knocked out.
“Gender tactics” in the mixed relay
Two men and two women will represent each
continent in 4 x 400 metres mixed relay. They can
be selected in any order, which means captain’s
decisions may prove critical.
“I believe IAAF Continental Cup in this new form
will meet expectations and will be a magnificent
spectacle for all,” said Varhanik. “We are delighted
to be part of the ongoing changes in athletics and
also to see that the IAAF agreed on some of our
suggested competition rules changes."

It just gets worse and worse, doesn't it?
no Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USA

[gh]

sweet memories of Calvinball

http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Calvinball

[norunner]

German team:

No Vetter, Röhler, Hofmann, Harting, Storl, Schwanitz, Krause, Klosterhalfen, Lückenkemper, Przybylko, Heß, Roleder, Dutkiewicz, Mihambo.

[Atticus]

German team:
No Vetter, Röhler, Hofmann, Harting, Storl, Schwanitz, Krause, Klosterhalfen, Lückenkemper, Przybylko, Heß, Roleder, Dutkiewicz, Mihambo.

Do we pin that on Germany or the IAAF or just a non-global-championship year?