The fastest two times were of Eastern Bloc women in 1983 and 1980, at 1.53.22 and 1.53.43. The third fastest was a Kenyan, Jelimo, in 2008 at 154.01 and Semenaya in 2018 was 154.25. The next fastest after that was 1.54.44 - a Cuban woman in 1989.
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An aggravating aspect of this discussion is that everyone here is sympathetic - how can you NOT feel for Semenaya ? So people selective pick and choose what information they want to process.
Establishing “womanhood” for sporting purpose is exactly what this is about because and sporting event that is set up exclusively for women such as the women’s 800 meter run needs to define who qualifies as a woman and who does not. One can disagree with where the line is drawn but self-identification of gender is…
I agree on all points. Really, GRRM is to “blame” because he hasn’t given them the material - just a rough outline of how things play out. It has also impacted the quality of the dialogue. Some of the great lines from the show were written by Marin and since the source material dried up the dialogue has become boring.
Why get rid of something so wonderful like cargo pants/shorts? “They are ugly” you say? Then why are you wearing track pants which are little more than shiny sweatpants with zippers near the ankles?
True but they would have called the guy a pussy, not told him he made the right call.
Phelps, Johnson, Williamson, etc., are all competing against anyone who wants to compete in their individual sports, without regard to whatever natural physical advantages they may enjoy in that sport. Semenya is competing against a sub-class of participants: women. Thus, it is necessary to define what “woman” means…
In the many years in which this has been going on with the WNBA, it has not amounted to anything but a continued loss to the NBA. The “potential benefit” has never been realized. If women’s league’s want to develop, they should develop on their own, and not as “adjacent leagues” to a men’s league. Starting up teams…
In some situations, what you are saying is undoubtedly true: some of the kids were either in on it or tacitly approved. However, in other situations, these kids were on the bubble to getting into the school and their parents, sometimes without their kids’ knowledge, went around bribing officials in order to give the…
That was Laughlin’s kids who went to USC, not the kid who went to Stanford. Some of the kids were in on it and others were kept in the dark completely. Some parents are on wiretap actually saying “my kid cannot find out about this because then she won’t go to a school she did not earn her way into” etc.
I think we can all agree that most, if not all, people who are shot did not choose to be shot.
I’m not adopting “a position.” I said in my original post that Fancesa seems to be critical of the Giants far more than he is being critical of the player.
I have no idea what happened nor do I have any idea how Ballentine’s actions impacted this shooting (both of himself and his teammate) if at all. My life’s experience tells me that house parties with shootings at 12:45 AM are rare and that some shit had to go down to make someone fire at Ballentine and his…
Isn’t Francesa’s statement more of an indictment of the Giants than the player? That the Giants talked about drafting high-character guys and then one is involved on the business end of a shooting while at a late-night house party and that this makes the Giants look like they did not do their due diligence? Or am I…
What is odd to me is that if the Giants like this guy for his “maturity” then that’s the kind of guy, impliedly, that should be starting right away. If someone is raw and needs some work, that’s the guy you draft to develop over a few years.
I’m old. Please forgive me. I’ll be dead soon enough.
Malpractice insurance covers negligent acts, not intentional torts or crimes. So you can’t rob your client of his money and pass it off on the malpractice insurance. There can be some not-so-bright lines on this, believe it or not, so sometimes the insurance company will send you a “reservation of rights letter”…
Any number of the bribed have pled guilty already and others (notably the USC water polo coach who got millions) is facing serious charges but he’s not a celebrity so you don’t see him leading posts on Jezebel like Aunt Becky.
Spot on correct.