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[CaroleM]

Anyone, just watched Usain Bolt's last ever race?  What a race.  I have no time for dirty athletics but am feeling for the reaction to Gatlin's win is cruel.  Should he have been allowed back into athletics after his bans finished?  Probably not.  That's a position that I would support.  However, the IAAF allows athletes who have served their ban should be able to return to competition and that is a position we have to accept, until the IAAF choses to repeal that law and decide that all who have failed drugs tests are banned for life.  Only issue there might be any drug legally prescribed by a doctor for a specific condition.  That would be provable obviously and I do know that the list of approved medications is not exactly wide ranging.

What do others think?

[Yorkshire Girl]

Yes I watched it. It was unsportsmanlike to boo like that but at the same time Gatlin was banned & I'm not sure whether he should have been allowed to compete but the IAAF has it's rules & regulations....

[littleminnie]

If I'd been there I wouldn't have booed but I wouldn't have clapped either. 

[CaroleM]

A good way of showing displeasure littleminnie.

[ellie]

I watched, very exciting race.  I too would have stayed silent. My opinion as to if he should have been allowed back into athletics.........NO. He cheated TWICE!

[Katejo]

If I'd been there I wouldn't have booed but I wouldn't have clapped either.

  I watched it too. I hope i wouldn't have booed if I had been there but i understand the wish to do so. I really wish he hadn't won. he doesn't deserve it.  I don't mind that Bolt didn't win but would have been happy for any of the other athletes to do so. 

[CLKD]

There should be a Life ban for cheats.  End of.  However, competitions will never be completely clean ......... I don't even watch athletics as I don't trust the competitors.

[Yorkshire Girl]

CKLD I don't ever watch athletics but I had just finished watching a film and race was about to start so watched. Have to agree there's always that wondering if
I'm with you Ellie

[CLKD]

I lost the egg and spoon race aged 5.  Put me off running for Life 

[Yorkshire Girl]

 
Can't be doing with running it's not good for your health!!

[ellie]

I ran once......but the bus left me standing there anyway

[CLKD]

Whoops ....... if I looked as ill as Paula Radcliff did during her Career I wouldn't have got out of bed!

Is it a good Championship this time?  I find it too noisy to watch these days 

[Katejo]

I lost the egg and spoon race aged 5.  Put me off running for Life 

  The only race I ever won was a 3 legged aged 5. I did it with my neighbour and we practised several times round the garden.

[CLKD]

Awful news about the 'bug' going round the various Hotels  ......... was it brought into the Country or 

[CaroleM]

Stomach bugs aside, I was pleased that the IAAF saw sense and let the Botswanan athlete qualify for the 200m semi final. He didn't take a medal in yesterday's final, but at least fair play was seen to be done.

Used to be middle distance runner at school and up to the time of the RTA. Nasty man took my physical interests too, judo and running. Managed to still sail and canoe once the hospital finally set me free!  If only I could generally get that fit again.

Never ever managed to get the egg safely to the finish line.  Spoon was no problem, that egg however had ideas all of its own!  Three legged races always ended in disaster, painful disaster. As for hurdles, they b....y well hurt. Not my idea of fun. Discus and javelin were just lethal. Rounders were OK, netball frustrating, hockey dangerous. The most dangerous sport I ever took part in, lacrosse.