Originally Posted by
Gavitar:
“The 10,000m, already on its death bed, withered just a bit more tonight,
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Agree, the 10,000 used to be a highlight in major champs up until the 90s. Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Viking countries, ourselves, the Germans, the old USSR, everyone took it seriously. Nowadays all those kinds of athletes are doing triathlon, cross-country skiing or cycling. Nowadays, in Europe only GB and Spain even bother to try to develop youth athletes for these events.