That is the ultimate piece by Stuart Weir on the 2024 Paris Olympics. Stuart Weir wrote 26 tales for RunBlogRun and penned 16,000 phrases on your studying pleasure. He additionally climbed a number of thousand steps into the Stade de France and handed by an estimated 20 safety stops to get to his seats there. We thank him for his third Olympic protection for RunBlogRun.
I have to admit, that is at all times my favourite piece from Stuart Weir, every main championship. I could solely typically agree, however he’s thought-provoking.
The Good, The Dangerous, The Unhappy, and the Relaxation at Paris
The Good
The Stade de France is a powerful stadium that showcases a good looking athletics program.
Spectators—after the Tokyo empty stadium and Rio’s disappointing crowds, it was sensible to have crowds and an ambiance.
Nice duels—Ingebrigtsen and Kerr—it’s only a disgrace nobody advised Cole Hocker he was not presupposed to win!
Seeing Hamish Kerr win the excessive bounce and run 50 meters up the infield!
Two Zimbabweans within the last of the boys’s 200m.
Spectacular, not simply good – Sifan Hassan received the marathon 3 days after taking a medal at 10,000
In case you don’t at first, succeed… Canada with bronze in males’s 4 by 100 in Rio, silver in Tokyo, and gold in Paris
The Dangerous
Noah Lyles selfishly determined to run within the 200 meters and hugged different athletes earlier than saying that he had examined optimistic for COVID-19.
Mistaken winners: On the end of a race, the enormous stadium scoreboard places up a consequence – usually with the phrase PHOTO subsequent to it. As a rule, it’s the WRONG identify. For the ladies’s 100h, for instance, Jasmine Comacho-Quinn was chosen because the winner. Then, to native cheers, Cyrena Samba-Mayela was awarded the win, and finally, third time fortunate, the scoreboard put Masai Russell first. Fred Kerley received the 100m, in keeping with the scoreboard. Utter farce – why not wait till you understand.
The award of silver to Religion Kipyegon, her disqualification and reinstatement. Verify the proof, take your time, and make the best choice somewhat than altering it twice.
Repechage is a destructive change from the individuals who wish to convey you a protracted bounce with no board.
Having to go up 30 steps to enter the Stade de France each session – a nightmare for the aged and disabled. Apparently, the Paralympics is coming.
The Unhappy
The unnoticed finish of a stellar 5 Olympic profession of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce when she was introduced as a non-starter within the semi-final of the 100 meters.
I noticed an uncompetitive Jamaican girls’s dash relay staff with Fraser-Pryce, Thompson-Herah, and Jackson lacking.
Seeing an unwell and uncompetitive Gimbo Tamberi within the excessive bounce.
