Women's Olympic 50k RW Lawsuit

[polevaultpower]

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077477/us-lawyer-launches-legal-challenge-to-get-womens-50km-race-walk-into-tokyo-2020-olympics?fbclid=IwAR3Gqz2u6WxTgvDdX1PLOoFwJ2bn7a89mnq6R1Nj4S-83XzVgFhbLMu-X1o

I'm still salty that the IAAF added the co-ed 4x400 INSTEAD of the women's 50k RW.

[thedoorknobbroke]

https://www.insidethegames.biz/artic...XzVgFhbLMu-X1o

I'm still salty that the IAAF added the co-ed 4x400 INSTEAD of the women's 50k RW.

another chance for a USA gold medal

[Merner521]

I'm still salty that the IAAF added the co-ed 4x400 INSTEAD of the women's 50k RW.

another chance for a USA gold medal

Just wait until that add the Land/Water mixed 4x4. Eaton to Phelps to Felix to Ledecky...WORLD RECORD!

[Tuariki]

Just wait until that add the Land/Water mixed 4x4. Eaton to Phelps to Felix to Ledecky...WORLD RECORD!

Now you've done it. Lord Coe will likely see this, and it will possibly now be a late inclusion at Tokyo

[thedoorknobbroke]

Now you've done it. Lord Coe will likely see this, and it will possibly now be a late inclusion at Tokyo

better than skateboarding and break dancing

[Guest]

Just wait until that add the Land/Water mixed 4x4. Eaton to Phelps to Felix to Ledecky...WORLD RECORD!

A run/swim/bike relay would be far more fascinating.

[GHM]

"Land/Water mixed"

Team (mixed) Triathlon or Biathlon is a good concept IMO.

[Trickstat]

A run/swim/bike relay would be far more fascinating.

I'm wondering about the most practical way of doing an event where, for example, one person swims 100m followed by a 400m run and a bike leg of either 800 or 1000m.

[El Toro]

I'm wondering about the most practical way of doing an event where, for example, one person swims 100m followed by a 400m run and a bike leg of either 800 or 1000m.

The 400 and bike leg are easy to do on a standard 400m track.

The 100m using a swimming stroke (preferably butterfly) on the same track will be better than any Japanese TV torture show, hence the superior viewing and money-making potential compare to current IAAF. [not really joking]

[Trickstat]

The 400 and bike leg are easy to do on a standard 400m track.

The 100m using a swimming stroke (preferably butterfly) on the same track will be better than any Japanese TV torture show, hence the superior viewing and money-making potential compare to current IAAF. [not really joking]

I'm not sure whether it is feasible for a cyclist to try and take a turn at about 60kph (37 mph) without banking. Although it will be less tight than on a 250m velodrome.

An endurance version of the same race would be much easier to do. Although there might be concerns that weaker cyclists could be overly assisted by drafting dependent on how it is arranged.

[reggaeirie1234]

Fix it Jesus

[El Toro]

I'm not sure whether it is feasible for a cyclist to try and take a turn at about 60kph (37 mph) without banking. Although it will be less tight than on a 250m velodrome.

Cyclists will easily adapt speed to the configuration of the surface just like they did in ye olden days with flat tracks on all sorts of surfaces. Swimmers will also adapt... probably with more difficulty...but greater hilarity

[JumboElliott]

I have respect for walkers, because they're better athletes than me, but it shouldn't be an Olympic sport.

Also, this isn't sex discrimination in the legal (Title VII) sense.

[polevaultpower]

I have respect for walkers, because they're better athletes than me, but it shouldn't be an Olympic sport.

Also, this isn't sex discrimination in the legal (Title VII) sense.

How is it not sex discrimination for the men to have the 20k and 50k and women to only have the 20k?

[Powell]

The 100m using a swimming stroke (preferably butterfly) on the same track

Are you suggesting they do it in the steeplechase water pit?