As the title says take a look at this picture and give me your opinion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/8203925.stm

(the link doesn't bring the picture straight p you'll have to click through about eight pictures

Dunno, which of the 3 are we looking at? (I'm checking out the blonde, tastey).

If a country fails to have any of their athletes reach a qualifying standard in any event, they are still allowed to send one athlete to represent them, but only in a track event. It's nearly always the 100 metres, because even a hopelessly unfit person can run a hundred metres one way or another.

Hilarious times ensued a few Championships ago, when a country - and it may have been American Samoa, but I forget - sent a shot-putter as their sole representative, being unaware that the rule was it had to be a track event. He opted for the 100 metres, but being built as most shot-putters are, he was woefully slow and gave everybody a good chuckle - he was very sporting about it, knowing exactly how rubbish he was at sprinting.

I do remember the BBC commentator's line when discussing his performance and having explained why he hadn't competed in the shot-put; "We'll try and catch up with him for an interview. It shouldn't be too hard."

*edit* This girl is also a shot-putter, I now find, and having failed to reach the qualifying mark to compete in her chosen discipline she has done the same thing, and entered a track event in order to give her country at least some sort of participation. She's actually run close to her personal best.

"We'll try and catch up with him for an interview. It shouldn't be too hard."

Class! :hihi:

Actually, I was thinking around 14 seconds isn't such a bad time, I wonder what the average person on the street would manage over 100m? I'm going to have to time myself..

Class! :hihi:

Actually, I was thinking around 14 seconds isn't such a bad time, I wonder what the average person on the street would manage over 100m? I'm going to have to time myself..

I couldn't beat it, although ten years ago, when I was fit, I could sprint the 100m in about 11.5 seconds. Not good enough to even attempt to enter competitions, but not too shabby.

Nowadays, I think I'd be nearer twenty.

I couldn't beat it, although ten years ago, when I was fit, I could sprint the 100m in about 11.5 seconds. Not good enough to even attempt to enter competitions, but not too shabby.

Nowadays, I think I'd be nearer twenty.

Minutes like me??:hihi::hihi:

When I was younger and playing rugby to a good standard i was a winger and used to pick up some speed when someone was after me I never timed myself though