Just read a very interesting piece - Five key events, remarkably including the 200-metre sprint, and the shot put, are in jeopardy after the IOC pushed for the athletics program to be tightened to allow other sports to be added to the Olympics schedule. The events regarded most at risk under a athletics shake-up are, in order: the 10,000 metres, one of the mens race walks - most likely the 20-kilometre event - the 200, shot put and triple jump...Usain Bolt has won gold in the 200 at the past two Olympics, so it would appear an unusual choice to cull an additional event in which the most marketable athlete in the world competes. But by the time the changes came into effect Bolt would not be racing. Read the full article here : theage.au/sport/athletics/bolt-from-the-blue-200-metres-10000-metres-and-shot-put-under-threat-at-olympics-20141210-1240lr.html
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:05:40 +0000