Jumping Hurdles in the Olympics
OMG, that was pathetic! Who do I speak of? Mr. Charles Allen of Canada in the 110M Men’s Hurdles Final, who finished 6th in the event. Why you ask? Well, he successfully jumped over the first hurdle. But then there was the second, and third, and fourth ones… Allen missed the FINAL 9 hurdles. Yes, he knocked over each and every hurdle besides the first one. WTF! How can someone be in the final if they can’t even jump over a simple hurdle? What does it say about the sport if that is okay? He trains to run fast and jump over hurdles, yet fails 90% of the hurdles in his event. Can you imagine an archery athlete missing 90% of the targets?
And before you say Allen just had a bad run, I saw him in an earlier qualifying heat knock over the majority of hurdles as well, but winning the race. Man, CBC didn’t even ask him if missing 9 hurdles hurt his hopes for a medal. He wasn’t even remorse for missing the hurdles. Shame on you Charles, shame on you… There should be a rule if you knock over 2 or 3 hurdles, you get your ass disqualified from the event.
Do you know why Liu Xiang of China won the final? Cuz he jumped over each and EVERY hurdle, without knocking any over. Sorta how like it’s supposed to be…
Also, do any track coaches do any coaching at all? I’ve seen dozens of runners wearing gold chains while running. What the hell? Have you tried running with a chain around your neck? It makes you go slower, hinders you, and is annoying. When they run, it flies around everywhere. It can not be beneficial at all to be wearing them. Do you see Olympics swimmers doing the freestyle with bling bling around their necks? NO! Have the runners ever thought about aerodynamics? There’s no purpose at all to run with chains around their neck. If you are Michael Johnson, perhaps you can get away with it, but just imagine how much faster he could have been as well without wearing them. They don’t have to show off that they can afford some 18k chains. Just think about it… please!