>Oh...Astroturf came about because they couldn't grow grass there. So
>is there a plan for that, too? Perhaps a removable field like in the
>new Sapporo Dome?
When it first opened back in the 60s, the Astrodome had nice natural grass.
The dome had clear glass windows that permitted the gras
Several list members have informed me that Hooker has had an Achilles tendon
injury but hopes to be competing again next year.
Apparently Orin Richburg had been coaching him this year.
Best wishes to Ja'Warren. I had been afraid that he had left the sport.
Charley Shaffer
Seattle
>>Oh...Astroturf came about because they couldn't grow grass there. So is there a plan
for that, too?
The indoor grass technology (yes, there is such a thing) has gotten to the point where
grass can be used in the dome now. I think the World Cup used it for games, as grass
is
required. With t
I disagree completely. The media must get over its stupid need to invent stories (like
this) and report on what is already happening. There is enough sports news already
occurring in a T&F competition, where we don't need any circus crap. What we need is
journalists/broadcasters with a brain.
>Personally, I'd love to see the name of
>the athletes who tested positive. I think it would be good for the sport
>to
>make as much as possible public.
Personally, I'd love to see the nature of this person's exoneration more
than the name. Was the B sample okay? Was there a lab error? Or
>Barring injury, how does it hurt his "Market Value"?
Male vs. female athletic contests are a no-win situation for the male. If
El G wins everyone shrugs and says "So What? You beat up on girl. Big
deal!" And if he loses everyone says: "You lost to WOMAN for crying out
loud!"
If he wins
> Well, even after seeing an artist's rendering, I'm still having a
> hard time picturing it, but here's the idea for converting the Dome
> into a t&f venue (scroll down to "Athletics"):
> http://www.houston2012.com/thegames-venues/reliant_park.html
The design looks pretty ingenious. I didn't
Greetings, all
World Masters Athletics has posted the particulars of how a city can bid to
host the biennial world masters track championships at:
http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/index.php?id=laws&l=bidder01
Also posted is a sample contract between the host Organizing Committee and
WMA
> Definitely agree it's political maneuvering. However,
> there is little PR value for the powers-that-be at the
> IAAF and IOC to take down the Botswanas and Myanmars
> of the world. That's where their power base lies - in
> smaller, developing countries. Better to take down the
> arrogant US of
there is no way he would lose.
>From: John Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: John Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: t-and-f: Guerrouj challenges Marion Jones to 400-metre dash
>Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:36:27 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > There is
Darn it, and I just had a friend move to Oslo. I was looking forward
to seeing Bislett for the first time, free of hotel charges.
>
>OSLO, Norway (AP) - Marion Jones never has lost a 100-meter race at Bislett
>Stadium, where 62 world records have been broken.
>But Jones' next Bislett race, on Fr
http://sports.yahoo.com/m/sa/news/reuters/20020627/reu-jonesguerrouj.html
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--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> There is no way that he would do anything such as
> this that may hurt his
> "Market Value". The talk is just a little spice for
> press.
Barring injury, how does it hurt his "Market Value"?
Even if he lost to Marion Jones, imagine all the hype
and media exposure
> The IAAF should immediately suspend every nation
> that doesn't have
> rigorous, independently audited, out-of competition
> and in-competition
> testing programs. If they do that, they might have
> a little currency to
> deal with the problems in the U.S. Otherwise, it is
> impossible to
Ah, but the quoted text did not say 49 is the best he could run, just that
that's his PR. When did he last run a timed 400? Simply a reporting
issue, or the wiley ElG trying to play with words for a cushy handicap?
I would guess he can run 47.0, maybe better.
Dan
--- Ed and Dana Parrot <[EMAI
Or, Owens v. a horse
Lee Nichols wrote:
> I certainly hope this won't devolve into another Donovan
> Bailey-Michael Johnson affair. :-)
>
> Lee
>
> >Why not 300 meters?
> >
> >
> >Athletics-Guerrouj challenges Marion Jones to
> >400-metre dash
> >
> >OSLO (Reuters) - Moroccan world record holder
>The IAAF should immediately suspend every nation that doesn't have
>rigorous, independently audited, out-of competition and in-competition
>testing programs. >- Ed Parro
I'm for it. The USATF goes down first.
malmo
If El G. can only run 49 for the quarter then I'll be an Olympian in 2004!!
He's run what, 51 or 52 for the last lap of a 1500m before.
300m would be interesting - my money would be on El G. at anything over 250m
or so.
- Ed Parrot
> Why not 300 meters?
>
>
> Athletics-Guerrouj challenges Mari
There is no way that he would do anything such as this that may hurt his
"Market Value". The talk is just a little spice for press.
In a message dated 6/27/2002 12:16:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>I certainly hope this won't devolve into another Donovan
>Bailey-Michael Johnson affair. :-)
I certainly hope this won't devolve into another Donovan
Bailey-Michael Johnson affair. :-)
Lee
>Why not 300 meters?
>
>
>Athletics-Guerrouj challenges Marion Jones to
>400-metre dash
>
>OSLO (Reuters) - Moroccan world record holder Hicham
>El Guerrouj has challenged U.S. sprinter Marion Jones
Thank you Ed Parrott
In a message dated 6/27/2002 11:42:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> think what he's saying is that if the IAAF and IOC spent even a fraction
>of the energy it spends on attacking the U.S. on enforcing its own rules
>inthe other 100+ countries that have no program or woefu
Why not 300 meters?
Athletics-Guerrouj challenges Marion Jones to
400-metre dash
OSLO (Reuters) - Moroccan world record holder Hicham
El Guerrouj has challenged U.S. sprinter Marion Jones
to a 400-metre duel ahead of the first of seven Golden
League meetings in Oslo on Friday.
The two athlet
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Aw well!! Do you really think that athletes from other countries who
live
> > here are testing regularly? Or let's take Russian athletes who now live
in
> > Israel. Go figure. I know a case whereby a foreign athlete who has
actually
> > represent his particular c
I thought Ben Johnson was the only one ever to have used performance
enhancing drugs at the elite level, so now that he's gone, it's no longer
a problem.
Oh yes, there was that CJ guy and his four tests, but he retired just in
time
Which of these "several federations" which don't test had a
Yep! several federations never test at all. It's not a fair game
In a message dated 6/27/2002 11:01:03 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Then why bother to test at all?
>
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Aw well!! Do you really think that athletes from
> other countries who live
> here are testing regularly? Or let's take Russian
> athletes who now live in
> Israel. Go figure. I know a case whereby a foreign
> athlete who has actually
> represent his particular co
Aw well!! Do you really think that athletes from other countries who live
here are testing regularly? Or let's take Russian athletes who now live in
Israel. Go figure. I know a case whereby a foreign athlete who has actually
represent his particular country in Oly Games and World Champs and doe
> - The open 100's are probably my least favorite event to watch live.
> Neverthless, both centuries promised and delivered superstar wins with the
> challengers at least reasonably close. It will be curious to see if
> Montgomery can continue to close the gap, which is surely smaller than it
> us
The list keeps growingnow the IAAF claims 5
members of the US track & field team at the 2000
Sydney Olympic Games competed, even though they tested
postive earlier in the year. What are the odds USATF
will even address these new allegations? I'm guessing
slim to none. Masback, if he even addre
- The open 100's are probably my least favorite event to watch live.
Neverthless, both centuries promised and delivered superstar wins with the
challengers at least reasonably close. It will be curious to see if
Montgomery can continue to close the gap, which is surely smaller than it
used to be.
Mike asked:
>Seems to me to hold a track meet in the Astrodome (as is being proposed
for
>the 2012 Olympic Games) would cause a lot of complications as to whether a
>record, or any time for that matter, is recognized as an indoor
record/time
>or an outdoor one.
>Can you count a
>5k run in 1
> for what--to my eye at least--seems like a dispassionate and informative
look at Title IX, might check this out from sports pages of SF Chronicle
last weekend.
>
>
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/06/23
/SP5250.DTL
>
Interesting article. To someone who has
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,4-339164,00.html
June 27, 2002
US sport on trial as Olympic
cheats face exposure
by Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter
THE allegations that John McEnroe used steroids when he was a professional tennis
player may seem
shocking, they may raise questi
for what--to my eye at least--seems like a dispassionate and informative look at Title
IX, might check this out from sports pages of SF Chronicle last weekend.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/06/23/SP5250.DTL
Seems to me to hold a track meet in the Astrodome (as is being proposed for
the 2012 Olympic Games) would cause a lot of complications as to whether a
record, or any time for that matter, is recognized as an indoor record/time
or an outdoor one. Even with the top open, I would imagine that the
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