Comments on: WOC in the Future: Not quite dead anyway?

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:59:25 +0000

NORD Proposal:
‘Having more competitive nations and athletes at WOC should improve with this program. Success in urban disciplines is perhaps easier for new nations to achieve.’

I have a rather retro perspective here.
-> pwt since 1996.
-> sprint on WOC since 2001
We indeed have a sprint-tradition and also a sprint-experience.
1) We did not see new countries raise to sprint nations (except the Swiss :-P). [Basically because sprint is not ‘easier’, but an absolute WOC-worth discipline]
2) We learned the poor suitability of sprint as a TV format (see f.ex. WOC2011).
3) Sprint hasn’t turned out to attract more spectators than those taking part at the spectators-event (minus those who had to catch the train :-).
4) Sprint has not brought us closer to the olympics.

Again:
‘Having more competitive nations and athletes at WOC should improve with this program. Success in urban disciplines is perhaps easier for new nations to achieve.’

What did they learn?

By: LIX

LIX — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:12:48 +0000

For who is this important??? Who will remember??? The one who became worldchampion, his/her family and friends remember for the rest of their lives. Don’t underestimate the work and effort before and the glory after the titel. Someone who says competing is more important than winning never won.

By: Laurence Quinn

Laurence Quinn — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:26:56 +0000

FML…

By: mm

mm — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:28:56 +0000

Sport is for fun, not for remembering names. The more WOC races, the more fun.