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[why156]

Interesting how transient winners are at the top in athletics. Not many world champions from 2007 championships were able to repeat at the 2008 Olympics...in fact I think it could be the kiss of death winning a world tiltle a year before the Olympics , only exceptional athletes are able to pull it off.
So who will be the champs at Berlin Worlds 2009??????????

[Rudolf]

Jamaican bobsled, sorry 4x100m

they are actualy planning to run 36:xx

[rocky]

i'm willing to put my neck out on this one a year early

100m tyson gay
200m bolt
400m wariner
800m yego or kaki
1500m kiprop
5000m bekele if he runs
10000m bekele
110 hurdles dayron robles
high jump blanka vlasic
200m felix
pole vault yelena and a russian or brad walker
800m jelimo
400m richards
10000m dibaba

that's as many events as im willing to pick

Edited by rocky, 24 August 2008 - 11:15 PM.

[JR1500]

Im a huge fan of tyson gay but that's a big call. Usain won't be beaten in a long time as long as he stays injury free/

[rocky]

i dont know, he'll be good, but gay will be hungry, and he was impressive at the us trials. bolt will have a tough time maintaining the improvement he's had this year, i reckon. might be a quieter year for him next year. but then again, i might be wrong!

[JamesFranklin]

It'll be a very interesting Gay/Bolt match-up, I'm not picking anything, I might place my bets at about 50 metres into the final!
Rocky, are you willing to give Steve Hooker a chance in the Pole Vault?

JF

[funrunner63]

Ironkid94, on Feb 7 2009, 09:19 PM, said:

Me of course

I'm going to beat the world record for Marathons or an IronMan

And who would dare think otherwise......

Sometimes I tear my hair out.... sometimes you just make me smile,

Funrunner aka Craig

[walker1st]

australia will get at least 1 walking medal

[JamesFranklin]

walker1st, on Feb 8 2009, 01:53 PM, said:

australia will get at least 1 walking medal

How could I forget? Goodness, we have a few solid hopes in the walking. I may be a bit uninformed but how is Nathan Deakes travelling?

[walker1st]

JamesFranklin, on Feb 9 2009, 04:27 PM, said:

I may be a bit uninformed but how is Nathan Deakes travelling?

I do not have first hand info, but it seems that teh ham surgery was success, Natahan is doing the strenght training in AIS and is starting to walk a bit as well.

At this stage the biggest chance is Jarred Talent, who walked last week 18:54 for 5000m track

I am guessing that is his new PB, so obviously getting faster.

The whole aussie team did 4 weeks heat adaptation training camp it was part of research program in AIS with some overseas walkers participating, it all seemed to go well, possibly some will take part in this sunday 20km racewalk in Albert Park.

[hombre]

rocky, on Aug 25 2008, 12:12 AM, said:

i'm willing to put my neck out on this one a year early

100m tyson gay
200m bolt
400m wariner
800m yego or kaki
1500m kiprop
5000m bekele if he runs
10000m bekele
110 hurdles dayron robles
high jump blanka vlasic
200m felix
pole vault yelena and a russian or brad walker
800m jelimo
400m richards
10000m dibaba

that's as many events as im willing to pick

At least you're willing to have a go Rocky.

Going on last year my tips at this very early stage.

men
100m bolt
200m bolt
400m wariner
800m borzakovskiye
1500m choge
5000m masai
10000m bekele
110 hurdles robles
400 hurdles clement
high jump holm
long jump tsatoumas
triple jump idowu
shot put cantwell
hammer tsikahn
discus alekna
javelin thorkildsen
decathlon clay
pole vault hooker


women
100m edwards
200m felix
400m felix
800m jelimo
1500 jamal
5000 dibaba
100 hurdles jones
400 hurdles walker
high jump vlasic
long jump gomes
triple jump lebedeva
shot put vili
hammer miankova
discus pishchalinkova
javelin spotakova
heptathlon fountain
pole vault isinbaeva