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[philipo]

i stand corrected

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Lyle looks likely to be the best of the bunch if he maintains his form; Guliyev may run low 19.80s but Lyle is potentially a 19.50s guy.

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Normans 19.84 in Osaka looked fairly easy and i will be surprised if he is not worth at least 19.6/7 sometime this year; assuming he runs a few 200s.

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of course its very possible the best of the sprinters representing GB this year at Doha will not be Prescod, but Hughes....

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well done young Hughes; lets hope he continues on the upward path....

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Michael Bednarek 20 year old USA sprinter has just done a same day double of 19.82 into a headwind and 44.73 in the 400m at the njcaa meet stateside....

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Assuming they can pass the stick round cleanly!!!...

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I think that this year the USA 100,200 and 400m top guys will find that the Jamaicans have not replaced their great sprinters of recent years and that...

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I did not predict "imminent failure"; if one reads what I wrote, "It is going to be tougher to assume the usual 4 to 6 medals" ...

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i find it difficult to consider us likely to medal in the long relays at Doha. USA/Trinidad/Belgium/Jamaica in the mens to name but 4 teams and in the...

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clearly with long relays possibly not bringing the usual medals this year and no Mo presence, i think that the pressure...

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clearly with long relays possibly not bringing the usual medals this year and no Mo presence, i think that the pressure on Laura and DAS will b intense...

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i still feel, as i have always, that the relay funding is fatheaded, unnecessary and a waste of money! let us agree that our 400metre runners male and...

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so say I and maybe a few others??...

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it is certainly showing some remarkably good performances for April. Some world class athletes have decided on early tryouts with, i suspect, a nice long...

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less than 10 degrees; unlikely to rain, with 13 mph wind which may effect the times....