A couple things …
— The experts at LetsRun.com play to my bias in their latest The Week That Was feature.
In it, among other matters, they ask Usain Bolt to step up and accept a challenge from South African Wade van Niekerk in the 200 meters at the 2017 World Outdoor Championships.
LetsRun makes the case — and I agree heartily — that track & field needs more first-rate, head-to-head matchups to grow the fan base.
The sport is too often about an athlete against the stopwatch or tape measure. Following it that way requires specialized knowledge and makes it inaccessible to the masses.
If I have to choose between a great head-to-head battle with a breath-taking finish and a record performance, I’ll take the finish every time.
Here is the Week That Was, always a fascinating read.
— As I’ve written before, international sport makes the world a smaller and better place, increasing understanding, decreasing prejudice and reinforcing the commonality of the human experience.
I found President Donald Trump’s immigration order troubling because it seemed to carry with it the potential of turning those benefits gained through international competition into collateral damage.
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And now, it’s come to pass with Iran’s decision to ban the U.S. wrestling team from the 2017 World Cup, scheduled for later this month in Iran. Iran is one of the countries singled out by the immigration order.
OK, more links:
Oregon distance star Edward Cheserek remains on the men’s watch list for The Bowerman.
DyeStat.com’s Adam Schneider on why the Ducks should be No. 1 indoors in both the men’s rankings and women’s rankings.
Next week’s TrackTown Tuesday in Eugene meeting will feature the newly retired Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton, and UO Olympians Deajah Stevens and Ariana Washington.
Eaton talks about Tokyo 2020 and teases about the possibility of coming out of retirement.
The experts at LetsRun.com have comprehensive previews of the men’s competition and the women’s competition at the USATF Cross Country Championships, Saturday in Bend,
FloTrack previews the USATF Cross Country Championships.
Duel between the Bowerman Track Club’s Shalane Flanagan and Olympic silver medalist Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa is expected to highlight the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon. The BTC’s Amy Cragg, the U.S, Olympic Trials champ, also is in the field.
Olympic silver medalist Paul Chelimo on meeting Barack Obama and his resolution not to lose in 2017.
Portland State heads to the Idaho Duals, which will preview the Big Sky Indoor Championships.
Paul Merca: Washington’s Colby Gilbert has the college level’s top 3,000 time.
Jesse Squire looks at the weekend’s best matchups — and riffs on the innovative Ntiro Series — for the Daily Relay.
The experts at LetsRun.com preview the weekend, and there is a lot to preview.
Leo Manzano is healthy again and ready to roll.
Russians have not returned their stripped Olympic medals.
Larry Eder of RunBlogRun weighs in on doping in track & field in this video.
Alan Abrahamson for 3 Wire Sports: Why Los Angeles is the right place and 2024 is the right time.
The House of Run guys talk doping, indoor world records and the opening for a Team USA relays coach, among other things, in their most recent podcast.
The front page for LetsRun.com.
The links package from Track & Field News.
The links from Duck Sports Now.
The links from Beaver Sports Now.
— Ken Goe
kgoe@oregonian.com | @KenGoe
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