Archive for October 25, 2013
Who to believe? Results at odds with blog over high jump WR
This drives me nuts, or louco in Portuguese. The delightful blog covering the Porto Alegre meet says: “Washington Flores, 88, broke today (24/10) the world record in the High Jump at the 20th edition of the WMA. Competing in 85-89 years old, Flores jumped 1.26m (4-1 1/2) and stole the record from Finland. Since Flores […]
October 25, 2013
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Wind-whipped worlds can’t stop 10K WR by W80 Frenchwoman
Assuming the wind readings are accurate, Porto Alegre entrants have dealt with some crazy conditions the past couple days. Multi-gold medalist Joy Upshaw won the W50 80-meter hurdles with a 0.3 mps aiding wind. W70 Marianne Maier of Austria won her hurdle race in 15.74, which would have been a WR but for a 3.0 […]
October 25, 2013
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