The perfect
script
Why did the
crowd boo the athlete? The London Stadium was a single voice. Each apparition
was met with a deafening BOOOO…
«I didn´t deserve boos», said Justin Gatlin.
And I agree
with him. When does the sentence for a crime finish? This athlete was banned
for four years and he served it. He is not guilty that the In-law blokes switch
according their whim.
Sorry, Lord
Coe, but the script was what the IAAF and it authorities wanted for the show.
Otherwise they —In-law blokes— the eight years would have been eight years.
Even the
wretch TV commentators wanted the 200 winner were anyone less Gatlin! Would
have been nicely that Bolt, in his farewell, would have won but… The best
sprinter finished injured one race later.
As I don´t
see fair to kick up a fuss with Makwala —of which I´m a great admirer, of
course— and
«With the
rain pouring down, Makwala ran on his own in lane seven and comfortably went
under the targeted time of 20.53 sec, clocking 20.20 sec much to the delight of
the crowd who´d cheered his every move» (Herald Sun, August 10, 2017)
Back in my
day if you were injured, had the diarrhoea or simply you were late, you were
out and period.
But for the
sport presented as show business, the Botswana athlete is necessary: let´s
light the fire canyons and
Stop,
Smile and Wave
What´s a
pitty. Some of the values of the Athletics are losing in exchange for more
sparks, noise and money. I owe to say I was pleased to see some athletes break
down the script and smile, and wave but no stop. Women in 3000 steeplechase
amongst them.
By the by,
besides the great Bolt, the great Ruth Beitia, tears came to her eyes, said
goodbye too.
(Ruth, Maybe
we'll see you next year in Birmingham at the National Indoor Arena. Cheer up! You
will be very close to my city)
From my
Borstal.
LDR
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