Not asking a lot for Syd to have run ONE DL race this yr out of the 14 DL Meets prior to the DL Final to ensure eligibility for the already generous wildcard criteria. Literally didn't have to leave the US to do so as she could've gone to the Pre Classic in Eugene to get that ONE race out of the way. Someone in Brussels messed up offering those spots in the first place w/o having done basic due diligence to ensure it was done according to their own rules which shouldn't be hard to do given that Syd has literally only run ONE DL race in the last 5yrs! Bolt in his prime ran more than ONE DL race every yr, so going fwd can Mondo, Crouser, Rojas, Kipyegon, Paulino, Tebogo, Lyles etc. all get to skip the DL Season & come in at the very end for the Final?!
Ye. I'm with you on this one. Bolt in 2008 and 2009 ran in the Golden League(Diamond League predecessor) quite often after the games or world champs. The only seasons I can think of were Bolt didn't run after major Champs was 2015 and 2016.
Anson.. you are thinking short term.. LONG TERM if you want to see Syd compete more... then you you should want to see her pushed to compete more... Kersee likely doesn't want her out of the stables too much though "glowing" as she will likely be though 😬 Sydney is not going under 48.. 48.5.. MAYBE... not 48.1... AND... Sydney has never even broken 22 in a 200...
I am glad she didn't get to run. Bcuz she wanted to win the 200 and 400 so that she would have the buy for next year world championship. I am glad she was denied. She gonna have to work double hard to win us trails next year
Based on her relay split of 47.71 ,Sydney can in theory run 48.2-48.3 at best if her split is converted which would put her in the same range as Paulino.. the Diamond league should have added Syd to the finals as that would have given us the fans a battle for the ages plus the hype around the race would have been good publicity for women's sprinting and track as a whole...and no she wouldn't have taken someone else's lane cz they have a 9 lane track in brussels plus as a wild card she wasn't going to be given the Diamond trophy anyways
Diamond leagues fill the stadiums with fans. The only meet in the US that have a filled stadium is the Penn Relays. The rules should not be changed for Syd, when all she had to do was run in one DL. The DL finals will be just as hood without Syd. People think that Syd should get in without competing, and someone who has been competing and earned the right to compete should get screwed out of a lane. Syd will not be missed.
Who initially gave Syd the green light? Because they said something before Syd announced it on her social media. I imagine for events like that you have to go through multiple people to get the approval. Did someone jump the gun? Seems like the people who work for the DL don’t know the rules either lol.
"I HAVE NO IDEA, AND I'M A PUNDIT."..WHAT?.. This dude is a Sydney groupie....So Sydney sees that Mondo is getting paid big money to Pole Vault now she wants to enter his event....This whole "Sydney can do whatever she want", is delusional If she fell over and torn her hamstring or worse, where is she going to get her money from? The sport is bigger than any one athlete. Just ask Carl Lewis..(cirque 1985 NBA national anthem) That taught him a great lesson (stay in your lane)!!
Not asking a lot for Syd to have run ONE DL race this yr out of the 14 DL Meets prior to the DL Final to ensure eligibility for the already generous wildcard criteria. Literally didn't have to leave the US to do so as she could've gone to the Pre Classic in Eugene to get that ONE race out of the way. Someone in Brussels messed up offering those spots in the first place w/o having done basic due diligence to ensure it was done according to their own rules which shouldn't be hard to do given that Syd has literally only run ONE DL race in the last 5yrs! Bolt in his prime ran more than ONE DL race every yr, so going fwd can Mondo, Crouser, Rojas, Kipyegon, Paulino, Tebogo, Lyles etc. all get to skip the DL Season & come in at the very end for the Final?!
Ye. I'm with you on this one. Bolt in 2008 and 2009 ran in the Golden League(Diamond League predecessor) quite often after the games or world champs.
The only seasons I can think of were Bolt didn't run after major Champs was 2015 and 2016.
Anson.. you are thinking short term.. LONG TERM if you want to see Syd compete more... then you you should want to see her pushed to compete more... Kersee likely doesn't want her out of the stables too much though "glowing" as she will likely be though 😬
Sydney is not going under 48.. 48.5.. MAYBE... not 48.1... AND... Sydney has never even broken 22 in a 200...
I am glad she didn't get to run. Bcuz she wanted to win the 200 and 400 so that she would have the buy for next year world championship. I am glad she was denied. She gonna have to work double hard to win us trails next year
Maybe there should be Match Races in the DL finals, without rules.
this is a great idea 💡
Based on her relay split of 47.71 ,Sydney can in theory run 48.2-48.3 at best if her split is converted which would put her in the same range as Paulino.. the Diamond league should have added Syd to the finals as that would have given us the fans a battle for the ages plus the hype around the race would have been good publicity for women's sprinting and track as a whole...and no she wouldn't have taken someone else's lane cz they have a 9 lane track in brussels plus as a wild card she wasn't going to be given the Diamond trophy anyways
Diamond leagues fill the stadiums with fans. The only meet in the US that have a filled stadium is the Penn Relays. The rules should not be changed for Syd, when all she had to do was run in one DL. The DL finals will be just as hood without Syd. People think that Syd should get in without competing, and someone who has been competing and earned the right to compete should get screwed out of a lane. Syd will not be missed.
Who initially gave Syd the green light? Because they said something before Syd announced it on her social media. I imagine for events like that you have to go through multiple people to get the approval. Did someone jump the gun? Seems like the people who work for the DL don’t know the rules either lol.
she needs to compete first... cant be jumping in like that.
"I HAVE NO IDEA, AND I'M A PUNDIT."..WHAT?.. This dude is a Sydney groupie....So Sydney sees that Mondo is getting paid big money to Pole Vault now she wants to enter his event....This whole "Sydney can do whatever she want", is delusional If she fell over and torn her hamstring or worse, where is she going to get her money from? The sport is bigger than any one athlete. Just ask Carl Lewis..(cirque 1985 NBA national anthem) That
taught him a great lesson (stay in your lane)!!
This is boring