white lightning
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great to see Swoboda go 10.99 for the win, Luckenkemper moves on as well as Hobbs both in 11.08. Also Van der werken, Masters, Takacs of Hungary. Well done!
I'm rooting for Hincliffe. This 2024 season has been pathetic for our guys in the short sprints.
On the women's side, Leduc has been a bright spot.
Is Louise Hinchcliffe half White Brit and half Filipino? I guess he’s more fun to root for than one of the endless numbers of West Africans.
Today was a good day at the track. Femke Bol is a legend the way she chased down the three negresses ahead of her to win gold in the mixed relay. Richardson not getting gold was a big deal because the US media were ready to crown her one of the faces of these games. And then the young Norwegian Rooth takes gold in the Decathlon!Honestly off the form that Leduc showed in the first round she looks like a live dog for a medal. The women's 100m is pretty wide open for a medal less the gold as Richardson looks like she is level better than other sprinters but the Yams seemed to have aged out and their young sprinter Clayton looks beatable.
PS have the radioactive Yams withered in the ground as aside from Clayton the Yams haven't produced a young female sprinter in a while.
Also shout out to Grant Fisher as he broke up the East African party in the 10k with courageous running near the front of the pack for the entire race and snagged a bronze medal.