No one who qualifies passes it up. Des was injured going into London but kept her spot. Nuguse in Tokyo, although his injury occurred too late to get someone else over there to race. I'm sure there are other examples.
No one who qualifies passes it up. Des was injured going into London but kept her spot. Nuguse in Tokyo, although his injury occurred too late to get someone else over there to race. I'm sure there are other examples.
No one who qualifies passes it up. Des was injured going into London but kept her spot. Nuguse in Tokyo, although his injury occurred too late to get someone else over there to race. I'm sure there are other examples.
And if they do qualify and are so injured that they cannot run, they just fake it until they arrive in Budapest so that they get to enjoy a vacation on USATF's $$ without risking an alternate taking their place (cough, Quigley, cough)
No one who qualifies passes it up. Des was injured going into London but kept her spot. Nuguse in Tokyo, although his injury occurred too late to get someone else over there to race. I'm sure there are other examples.
You're not an Olympian, for bonus purposes, until you start the race. Tough to fault anyone for toeing the line if not 100%
No one who qualifies passes it up. Des was injured going into London but kept her spot. Nuguse in Tokyo, although his injury occurred too late to get someone else over there to race. I'm sure there are other examples.
You're not an Olympian, for bonus purposes, until you start the race. Tough to fault anyone for toeing the line if not 100%
^this
Contracts are structured that you get the bonus and command the better appearance fees if you are an Olympian.
Sore calf (has not run a step the last 3 days in NY). Not letting on about the severity.
Her last race was an exciting but very hard fought 10000m battle to the finishing tape with Megan Keith at ‘Night of the 10000s’. (I appreciated the free online stream of it. )
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