Perhaps the Jesse Owens Award is not meant to indicate
who was the "Woman of the Year" ...
As you
say the IAAF, and USOC already proclaim one ... TaFNews proclaims one also
(which Marion will likely win also) ...
If all
the awards mentioned were intended to go to the single man and woman who were
the most outstanding on the season ... then what would be the point of awarding
all four of them? More banquets to attend?
I
think you are missing the point of the Owens award.
BTW: I believe that Dragila broke the vault
record five times (in and out) and won an Olympic Gold ... achievements worthy
of the award.
The
perceived "miscue" is like comparing, say, Brisco-Hooks' achievements in '84 to
Benoit's Trials and Games heroics ... they are both amazing and valued
differently by different people. I can't remember who won the award that
year, and Marion probably won't remember who won this year's in 2016 ... when
she is 41.
Perhaps the powers-that-be thought Jones had won enough
things for a twelve month period. It was probably NOT a matter of them
evaluating her feats as somehow just a little "less" than
Dragila's.
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clowning, and bravado. It has been, and will be a part of the game. Borzov
was mild when posted against Carlos, C. Green, etc.
I wonder, was the demise of civilization predicted back then, too?
On another topic, how much credibility does the USATF Jesse Owens award still
have? IAAF, USOC lists that woman with the 5 Olympic medals as their woman
of the year, but not her federation. A definite miscue, in my opinion.
The G.O.A.T.
