I noticed on Saturday on the website of the French sports daily L'Equipe that they didn't even mention Christine Arron after the women's 60m final (fastest over the distance so far this winter and a flash in the semis, she only made fourth). Every time it's a big event she fails to take her opportunity. So they didn't even print her name!
The French came away with nothing from Moscow, too. The piece on the website today just said that when the leading athletes are under-performing (Arron, and hurdler Roland Pongnon came 6th), or simply not there--it cited four or five internationals--France has no "reserves".
So GB is not alone.
It's the same in Germany, now, too. Their new guy won the heptathlon, but no-one else showed.
So let's put a bomb behind our second rung athletes!!!
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- 2006-03-13 @ 21:44:00
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- 2006-03-13 @ 21:51:00
On a note about our up and coming youngsters - did you note that Steven Lewis cleared 5.50 last week in Australia. He is only 5cm off being selected for the European Championships.
I know I was shouting in Bakctrack and to all and sundry about how I thought he was the future number 1 a couple of years ago - but I didnt think he'd be claiming the British UK number 1 slot quite so soon. Nick Buckfield needs to raise his game if he wants to finish number 1 Brit in the Commonwealths.
Just seen that Kate Dennison cleard 4.30 today putting her 2nd on all time list behind Janine.
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sandrahogben
- 2006-03-13 @ 22:09:54
You're quite right about Germany. |As I wrote it, I thought I should check, and didn't.
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- 2006-03-13 @ 22:19:04
In the absence of many British finalists I adopted the German team yesterday for my viewing pleasure!
Always been a Lobinger fan anyway and Kleinert is the new Astrid Kumbernuss. (Though I look nothing like Kleinert!)
However I didnt go as far as to support Michael Schumacher - I stuck firmly with Jenson on that score!
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sandrahogben
- 2006-03-13 @ 22:34:42
I remember you talking about Steven Lewis, and that he has continued to progress.
Nick Buckfield really hasn't done anything for the past couple of years--except that stupid decision in the Europa Cup last year not to vault until the bar was at 5.40 after not having cleared anything all year!! So losing the team even one point!
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Ahem - I must disupte your comment about Germany - they won 3 medals in the space of 20 minutes yesterday:
1 Andre Nicklaus (hepathlon) gold
2 Nadine Kleinert (shot put) silver
3 Tim Lobinger (Pole Vault) bronze
and they finished 6th in the table overall so not too bad really.