Teddy Tamgho, the specialist of the triple jump, refused to consider, in Valencia, the record of France of Christophe Lemaitre ( 9.98 ) as an exploit for the simple reason that this last one is "white". " I do not really understand the fact that we made so much on a distinction of color. Why the...
Yoy can see the results there :
http://www.athle.com/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?newsid=8543
Just click on 200m TCM on your right where it's in green and flash.
Final now.
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You're right, there is a good mood in the french team, they knew Christophe would run in less than 10s and were not jealous or something.
It helps to have good teammates like that.
Another good photo :
http://www.athle.com/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?newsid=8539
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"For me it was not a barrier, just a necessary step. Now it's done it's a good thing for the European championships, and now I can show my ambitions"
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Hi there,
Christophe ran and won his heat today in 10'15.
the semi-final is in 25 min.
The weather is very good and the wind also.
Tomorrow is the final.
Ok guys take it easy :)
That's not big deal.
And if black guys are faster so who cares really ?
I mean it's just sport you know it's not because you run very fast that you are a better human being...
An interesting link :
http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/12/11/1680966/real-madrids-cristiano-ronaldo-the-fastest-in-football
Here is where are our potential sub-10
The faster soccer players are white (exepted Theo)!!
Tyson Gay : 27
Asafa Powell : 25
Maurice Green : 25
Donovan Bailey : 28
Bruny Surin : 32
Leroy Burrel : 27
Carl Lewis : 30
Frank Fredericks : 29
Ato Boldon : 23
Lindford Christie : 33
In other sports we don't see blacks guys have better longevity than whites so why ?
Except Shirvo, they all peak after 20, Borzov,
Rossouw or Mennea (27 when he did 10'01) , Allan Wells champion at 28, Woronin (28 yo when he did
10'00)....
we can not compare doping in the 1980's and now. In the 1980's the best time by a white was 10'00 and the best for a black was 9'93.
I just want to add than I do think there is some genetically difference between races, but I do think also there si a social fact.
It's been since the 1980's...
I also think there is some difference Genetically. I'm pretty sure blacks have advantage on certains sports (sprint...) and white on others (swimming...).
And I don't feel inferior or have any complex because of that
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Very good information, we can say he run as well as Chambers.
I'm happy actually, he just needs one good start.
Edit : Actually not a good start just a good reaction time.
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Thanks a lot WL I appreciate
Christophe's reaction (with bad automatic translator) :
Christophe Lemaitre, 2nd of 100 m in 10 " 02 (1,1m/):
" With regard to Rome, there is an improvement. There is of best even if I still miss something. I begin to meet mentally. Dwain ( Chambers) is really...
That's not fair because if a white man say the same thing they will say that's racism.
But football is not famous in Europe. Soccer is the sport#1 and black and white are equals so...
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Maybe in your country that's how blacks are.
Anyway, I think it will be in first page of the most famous sport french newspaper "L'Équipe" and on french yahoo sport, except if there is something bigger like if France team win the wold cup, or if Zidane does a come back (and kick again...
In France, each article on Lemaitre finish by "he is supposed to be the first white under the 10 seconds"
So I think at least in his country the medias will react well and will say it.
A lot of people, black or white will be happy to see a white sub-10
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"Azebaijan are missing their injured sprinter Ramil Guliyev, who won the
100m and 200m last year before taking the titles in the longer sprint at
the World University Games and European Athletics Junior Championships,
but they are able to call on a group of very good middle and long...