Posts by Ali Mohammadian

No one gives and credibility to Mr. Hill. he did a wonderful throw to make the Olympics team.

Quote from Meg Mulder

Anyone can attend. Coaches cannot coach the college students and the college cannot pay for them to compete.

So the university federation favors the rich thrower and discriminates the poor thrower? Sees very wrong.

I know exactly what you mean.
It is very difficult to decide what should happen to those Russian athletes...

What are your thoughts on the IAAF talking the throwers in the world list top 32?

Quote from Wu Tao

I think they should know how to deal with such things by now?

Maybe if the the US had a strong national system but it looks to me as though the shit-storm they call USATF is about funneling money to the executives. New throwers cannot depend on the experience of the veteran coaches, there is no system for that.

If it's well organized why would it be?
The Dutch man are usually great at planning and they will take care of it

It seems I cannot change the header anymore?

I must say again it is so good to see the stance, hurrah for Robert.

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Mhh Why did Robert not mention the others? Such as Perkovic?

She is not considered for the same award (she would be on the female side) maybe. Also, her testing issue was different than the American sprinter.

*Natalie Debeljuh (AUS) added to the roster.

Quote from Ali Mohammadian

Asia-Pacific:

Shot put: Valerie Adams (NZL), Gong Lijiao (CHN)
Discus: Dani Samuels (AUS), Yang Yanbo (CHN)
Hammer: Wang Zheng (CHN), Natalie Debeljuh (AUS)
Javelin: Kimberley Mickle (AUS), Zhang Li (CHN)

Shot put: Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi (KSA), Tom Walsh (NZL)
Discus: Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi (KSA), Benn Harradine (AUS)
Hammer: Mohammed Ali Al-Zankawi (KUW), Dilshod Nazarov (TJK)
Javelin: Joshua Robinson (AUS), Ivan Zaytsev (UZB)

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Europeans:

Shot put: Christina Schwanitz (GER), Evgeniia Kolodko (RUS)
Discus: Sandra Perkovic (CRO), Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA)
Hammer: Anita Włodarczyk (POL), Martina Hrašnová (SVK)
Javelin: Linda Stahl (GER), Barbora Špotáková (CZE)

Shot put: David Storl (GER), Tomasz Majewski (POL)
Discus: Robert Urbanek (POL), Gerd Kanter (EST)
Hammer: Fajdek Paweł (POL), Krisztian Pars (HUN)
Javelin: Veselý Vítĕzslav (CZE), Ruuskanen Antti (FIN)
*why no Harting?

Do anyone have access to the European roster of athletes for the meet?

Asia-Pacific:

Shot put: Valerie Adams (NZL), Gong Lijiao (CHN)
Discus: Dani Samuels (AUS), Yang Yanbo (CHN)
Hammer: Wang Zheng (CHN), second athlete TBC
Javelin: Kimberley Mickle (AUS), Zhang Li (CHN)

Shot put: Sultan Abdulmajeed Al-Hebshi (KSA), Tom Walsh (NZL)
Discus: Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi (KSA), Benn Harradine (AUS)
Hammer: Mohammed Ali Al-Zankawi (KUW), Dilshod Nazarov (TJK)
Javelin: Joshua Robinson (AUS), Ivan Zaytsev (UZB)

Americas team:

Shot put: Cleopatra Borel (TTO), Michelle Carter (USA)
Discus: Gia Lewis-Smallwood (USA), Yaime Perez (CUB)
Hammer: Amanda Bingson (USA), Sultana Frizell (CAN)
Javelin: Liz Gleadle (CAN), Kara Patterson (USA)

Shot put: Joe Kovacs (USA), O’Dayne Richards (JAM)
Discus: Jorge Fernandez (CUB), Jason Morgan (JAM)
Hammer: Roberto Janet (CUB), Kibwé Johnson (USA)
Javelin: Tim Glover (USA), Keshorn Walcott (TTO)

Quote from orazio

It was an African championship that was much closer than on paper. Mozia was said to have fouled on a good throw when it seemed he hadn't fouled, and I think same happened to Jaco. Temperatures were high, I think we competed when it was 34 degrees and that was at 7 o'clock at night. It was unfortunate that we could not throw our best as we are all 20.50 meter plus throwers. Nonetheless, it should be a good Continental Cup there in September.

@orazio - so you and Owaka will be the Africans at the 2014 Continental Cup?

Hunger still there for shot put queen Val Adams | Stuff.co.nz

Hunger still there for shot put queen Val Adams | Stuff.co.nz

Vikas resets his targets after Glasgow gold

Twenty-six year old Berlin world champion from Australia Dani Samuels showed her form with a 1st round winner of 62.30m 204-04. Her 3rd round 64.88m 212-10 was well clear of the field and put a gold Commonwealth Games medal in her bag to go along with her bronze from 2006 Melbourne. It is great to see Indian thrower Seema Punia throw a 2014 best in the 5th round, 61.61m 202-01 inspite of being pulled away from her coach @Tony Ciarelli during training. If only the federation would support her as she needs. English Jade Lally won the bronze with her own 2014 best in the 5th round of 60.48m 198-05. Twenty-year old Siostina Hakeai marked herself as a future star with her 4th place result.