World Games in Colombia

[andypat]

Well done the Swiss - who were a cut above the rest.

Not sure how many high profile mixed sprint relays there have been but I some food for thought there for future planners/organisers.

1. EWT? The whole point of this is to appeal to tv - a 2min winning margin hardly exciting.
2. Ditto multiple DQ with no info as to why (in English at least - maybe they did in Spanish)
3. Not sure we should be holding this up as a model for how to do the commentary/video. The GPS made long disappearances from the screen and the commentary team seemed not to know much more than the viewer (cf Cat losing 2 min lead??)

As I say - food for thought

[Adrian]

Just nerves I think. A sprint relay is fun to watch but cruel to run!

[Gross]

Met the Austrian Euromeeting team running in Carse of Ardersier this afternoon - getting ready for Mixed Sprint in 2015 perhaps?

Don't relay give a sh*t.... this thread is about World Games not................. what you did on a Sunday afternoon

[andy]

Just nerves I think. A sprint relay is fun to watch but cruel to run!

It looks fun to both watch and run, can we have more in the UK please!

[ER]

Lots of disqualifications - seems too many, but this might be the reality of sprint relay; massive pressure etc. But I would just want to check to make sure there has not been some malfunction that has led to so many disqualifications.

If disqualifications are correct then valuable experience for next year which will be a lot more pressured as it will have the crowds and colour of Venice. Great to see a team like Austria winning a medal. It will happen for GB.

[Freefall]

Preparation is everything for World Games and beyond

[Gross]

Preparation is everything for World Games and beyond

Like assuming there is a Union Flag Good preparation that

[mharky]

Yes, I'm surprised how many top teams got DSQ. The gaffling didn't look that close or confusing.

[Freefall]

We were welcoming visitors from overseas

[Gross]

We were welcoming visitors from overseas

cr*p.... you were organizing an international sports event. Big difference

[Becks]

Could we stop griping at each other about organising WOC2015 please? It's a public forum and it's not very becoming.

Other half was watching and he also said that the number of DQs makes the whole thing look ridiculous. It would be very good to know why - as someone else said, gaffles didn't look that close.

[haloite]

I'd be quite happy to plan the first British Mixed Sprint Relay Champs!

[Adrian]

According to the tracking, Norway and Cz both mp'd #5, Norway on leg 2 (I think) and Cz on leg 4.

[Adrian]

Colombia have yet to finish - while I was checking the DQs I noticed that the Colombia runner crossed the river for some reason to yesterday's assembly building - toilet break? sending a postcard?

[andypat]

Colombia still going - might make it back in time for the prizegiving. So no significant home advantage there then...