World Championship Athletics

[kinboshi]

Idowu finally brought it all together when it counted.  He looked properly stunned by the fact he'd won.  Hopefully, this will instill some further belief and he'll go on to jump 18m and still be the no.1 for 2012.

I hope not he's a prick

Really?  What's he done to be branded such?

Red hair is a clue, no?

Jealousy imo.

Seriously..a few years ago he was a bit of a cocky twat, he's allright these days though..seems to have grown up a bit.

I prefer him to Edwards.

[  ] shocked 

LOL - not because of that. 

[kinboshi]

Caster Semenya 18 year old 800 metre runner has had a drug test and it has revealed she is a man but maybe allowed to run.

[kinboshi]

Are BlueSQ giving odds on the outcome of her gender test?

Some incredible news breaking in Berlin - The IAAF has asked the South African athletics federation to conduct a gender verification test on 18-year-old 800m favourite Caster Semenya, due to run at 2035 BST, amid concerns she does not meet the requirements to compete as a woman. "It's a difficult scenario," reflects BBC commentator Steve Cram on BBC Two. "The IAAF cannot do anything unless one of the other competing nations lodges a protest."

[AndrewT]

Wearing pink socks = quite clearly a girl.

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[Longy]

Wtf is John Inverdale wearing?

[Karabiner]

Wearing pink socks = quite clearly a girl.

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Is there a hidden agender here ?

[gatso]

Wtf is John Inverdale wearing?

I was wondering if he'd made it himself

[Ismene]

Have I missed Bolt/Gay in the 200m?

[kinboshi]

Wtf is John Inverdale wearing?

I was wondering if he had gender issues

FYP

[bolt pp]

Have I missed Bolt/Gay in the 200m?

final is later, dont think gay lined up though

[kinboshi]

Thought Gay had withdrawn.

Bolt jogged round in his semi in 20.08.

[Ismene]

Thought Gay had withdrawn.

Bolt jogged round in his semi in 20.08.

Yeah I just read Gay withdrawal with groin injury.

Is the final tonight or tomorrow?

[kinboshi]

Tomorrow:

http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-20-2009/bydate.html

[bolt pp]

Idowu finally brought it all together when it counted.  He looked properly stunned by the fact he'd won.  Hopefully, this will instill some further belief and he'll go on to jump 18m and still be the no.1 for 2012.

I hope not he's a prick

Really?  What's he done to be branded such?

dunno that might have been a bit unfair but he never looks anyone in the eye when he talks to them and i remember him getting caught up in his own hype a couple of years ago banging on about how he would smash edwards record, edwards just lol'd

Edwards has always said that Idowu is capable of beating his world record, he just needs to bring it all together.

He's not the most intelligent bloke in the world, and is obviously uncomfortable being interviewed.  Just like lots of footballers.  Just because they excel at their sport, doesn't mean they have to like the camera or be comfortable with the media attention.

edwards had to say that, he was put on the spot, he has to support the brittish guys, the bbc wouldnt have like it if he'd said: "will he ever break my record?, omg no, did you see how far i jumped, like well over 18 meters, he'll never beat that"!!

[kinboshi]

Idowu finally brought it all together when it counted.  He looked properly stunned by the fact he'd won.  Hopefully, this will instill some further belief and he'll go on to jump 18m and still be the no.1 for 2012.

I hope not he's a prick

Really?  What's he done to be branded such?

dunno that might have been a bit unfair but he never looks anyone in the eye when he talks to them and i remember him getting caught up in his own hype a couple of years ago banging on about how he would smash edwards record, edwards just lol'd

Edwards has always said that Idowu is capable of beating his world record, he just needs to bring it all together.

He's not the most intelligent bloke in the world, and is obviously uncomfortable being interviewed.  Just like lots of footballers.  Just because they excel at their sport, doesn't mean they have to like the camera or be comfortable with the media attention.

edwards had to say that, he was put on the spot, he has to support the brittish guys, the bbc wouldnt have like it if he'd said: "will he ever break my record?, omg no, did you see how far i jumped, like well over 18 meters, he'll never beat that"!!

Not now he's working for the BBC, he said it years ago.  He always said that physically, Idowu was more gifted than him and if he could nail his technique and get everything right on the night, he'd be more than capable of breaking his own record.