Olympic Athletics

robfosters said:
Idowu is a disgrace. Showed a disrespectful attitude towards British Athletics and was so obviously not fit that his place should have gone to someone who actually was.
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dont be stupid he was and still is the only one who could have medal'd

even if he was only 80% fit he should have still gone as hes the best chance
 
Vampire said:
The only shame is that Team GB didn't kick him out earlier and select someone else who would actually train, stay in touch with the team, and actually want to be there. :(
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no one else qualified with the necessary standard so he didn't deprive anyone of a place. and he said in an interview that he's funded himself for the last 3 years out of his own pocket without a penny from UK athletics. admittedly this communication problem between him and team GB really has looked bad but if team GB weren't happy with that, they could have kicked him out. i don't think we as the general public have much right to criticise him all things considered.
 
marc2003 said:
no one else qualified with the necessary standard so he didn't deprive anyone of a place. and he said in an interview that he's funded himself for the last 3 years out of his own pocket without a penny from UK athletics. admittedly this communication problem between him and team GB really has looked bad but if team GB weren't happy with that, they could have kicked him out. i don't think we as the general public have much right to criticise him all things considered.
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Agreed, not like some of the freeloaders we have in team GB
 
From every interview I saw with the head honcho of GB athletics he had this "he'll do what I say when I say it" attitude, ignoring the fact that people like to perform differently. While lots of athlete's will do well going to the portugal camp, others will do better on their own.
Especially as he's managing an injury, its his body, he decides who the best person to treat it is and decides whose advice he trusts and takes, not anyone else.

He was the only person remotely capable of winning it, he's funded himself but my take on the lack of communication was they simply expected him to report and do as they tell him to without question. You MIGHT get away with demands like that if you were actually paying the guy, but they were simply looking to benefit from his performance at his own cost.

Olympics can be great, but its not worth risking your health for nor being treated like crap. He dealt with his injury the best he could, trained the best he could, tried his best, failed, to then have a go at him for it is beyond ridiculous. For every athlete that has won a medal there is 50 others who have worked exactly as hard and come away feeling completely awful for failing, you should be giving those people MORE support and sympathy.

He's now in need of surgery because he tried his best to get fit, he didn't injure himself on purpose, he could have given up months ago. He's trained for years trying to make it here and thoroughly deserved his shot.
 
Tiff Porter is next to Sally Pearson in the next semi... should be a good indicator of if she has a medal chance.


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Dawn Harper just ran 12.46, new PB!
 
Every other hurdlers reaction to Sally Pearson then...


21oDu
 
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