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[โ€“] Atomic 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How the fuck do you compete against a 24 year old that has 21 years of experience in the sport.

All you can do is take notes, watch and learn.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

It's also genetic lottery: his mother was a heptathlete and his father a pole vaulter. It'll be a long while until we'll see somebody else reach his level, I think. The only thing in his way are the absolute outer physical limits of the sport.