Is This The Worst Event In Track & Field?

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• DI

  @dingodave04 · 1 year ago

  That voice fade at the end of the video was funny. Like you slowly closed the door on your own rant.

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• CO

  @cows543 · 1 year ago

  I don’t get the idea that an event is boring because nobody’s pushing the world record. I love this sport and watching the different events for the sake of the sport itself, not the spectacle of world records. Maybe I’m the weird one though<br><br><br>P.S. Throwing technically mentioned lets goooo!

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• RU

  @RunnerBoi · 1 year ago (edited)

  In the Men&apos;s Long Jump&apos;s defense, every mark above 8.80 was either a byproduct of blatant altitude + ideal tailwinds, or the 1991 Tokyo track that was scientifically engineered to make sprinters/jumpers comically faster than usual. I would still wager that the conventional WR is 8.79 by Lewis in 1983/&apos;84 (4.89% diff in the end). You can argue the cold war era doping protocols helped to even get to <b>that</b> level too, but I guess you could wager super spikes/more optimal training has sort of &quot;balanced&quot; the playing field in that regard to an extent, but also maybe not enough to counteract the egregious advantages Beamon, Lewis, and Powell&apos;s marks had imo.

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• AF

  @afamobi93 · 1 year ago

  Field events struggle because you need to tune into the whole thing to get the most value out of it, and that&apos;s impossible when balancing ot with track events and keeping the broadcast under 2 hours. <br><br>Messing with the format is probably the best way to go about it. Ryan Crouser&apos;s elimination shot put event was sick and I&apos;d like to see the other field events try to thrive on their own with a new format. Some ideas include:<br><br>A bracket tournament of 1v1 duels with a title belt (like combat sports).<br><br>A &apos;height auction&apos; where the official slowly raises the bar while jumpers bid on a height.<br><br>A cumulative distance scoring system for a team format that punishes fouls.<br><br>Field event grudge matches with undercard matches (again to borrow from combat sports).

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• DR

  @dragonslayer98767 · 1 year ago

  The issue with long jump is that the clear and by far most important factor in distance jumped is runway top speed. But the last 20yrs, the athletes with the best top end speed have completely ignored jumps. Whether it&apos;s lack of money or big egos, the best potential long jump talents aren&apos;t even competing in the event.

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• TO

  @tobin1677 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Look, I am not saying that there isn&apos;t technique involved with running events, but with field events there is so much more intrinsic technique that it stands to reason someone will break away and leave everyone else in the dust. &nbsp;Its why the Olympic record in the long jump is still held by Bob, and personally I don&apos;t think there is anything wrong with that. &nbsp;Likely every field event will go through significant periods where nobody is close to the WR (such as the shotput post Randy Barnes) and then eventually it will be revolutionized amidst a breakthrough of one or more athletes (Crouser and Kovacs) bringing it back into the light. &nbsp;Women&apos;s shotput is a great example as it is still stuck in that inbetween era.

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• DR

  @drewpea1963 · 1 year ago

  Comparing different events with % off the WR is incredibly flawed and you know it.

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• EH

  @Ehh-nx7nk · 1 year ago

  The problem is that diamonds league gives distance running insane TV time. With all due respect to distance runners, but the majority of people don’t want to see the entire 1600 and 3200. Throwing events get like sub 5% of all TV time despite having multiple multiple near world record throwers in each event

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• CH

  @Christopher.Manchester · 1 year ago

  Funny enough Jane Hedengren bro her highschool 3200m record at Brooks PR with a time of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzvacpyOc44&amp;t=557">9:17</a>! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 She&apos;s too fast bro

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• LE

  @leove5912 · 1 year ago

  I think the Rome DL long jump was actually quite electric (or at least the ending) with the last three jumps changing the standing completely. Sure the marks weren&apos;t anywhere the WR but imo exciting nonetheless

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• KH

  @KhuwayneLinton · 1 year ago (edited)

  It&apos;s quite telling the people who want more field events to either changed in format to their liking or be scrapped all together. Not everything has to be super long or far for it to be a great competition. The men&apos;s long jump DL in Rome was a great example of this. Several changes in the lineups and an unexpected victory too. <br><br>Many of these Diamond League events feature several top ranked throwers &amp; jumpers including World &amp; Olympic Champions &amp; Medalists. More often than sprinting races through the DL calendar these days. Only downside at these DLs is the poor and inconsistent coverage of these events. 3 throws/jumps from the Women&apos;s Discus &amp; Triple Jump of 30+ attempts is just so deplorable as a recap. <br><br>Also, wouldn&apos;t it be fun if some field events get Pairs or Team events. Too many ideas that aren&apos;t explored enough on the field side.

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• MI

  @mikepulsic9826 · 1 year ago

  This video almost convinced me a sub 8.5m long jump and a 2.34m high jump are meh but then I looked them up. First one is the equivalent of taking off from top of the 3-point line on an NBA court and landing out of bounds behind the basket while the second is casually leaping over Yao Ming wearing Timberlands. Nuts.

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