Watching the European Track & Field Championships from Gothenburgh. Merlene Ottey has just advanced through the qualification stages. She has 35 major championship medals, and is 46 years old. 46! She still managed the 4th fastest time of the day. Speaking of legends, Carolina Kluft's only 23, but has already won everything that's worth winning, and pundits are already saying that she ought to quit the heptathlon and try some other discipline where she might encounter some opposition. She's leisurly cruising towards another championship gold. They say she's beaten the national tripple jump record in training, eventhough she's never done it competitively, and that she's clearing 3.8m in pole vault. The complete Athlete?
The Swedish high jumpers are also doing well with both Stefan and Linus qualifying rather effortlessly. Watched in disbelief Stefan Holm cissoring 2.10 in warmup. That's higher than the female world record.
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