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Re:Embarrassed by your Olympic javelin: did cavemen do it be... by coopsmoss on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:12AM (#28112684)
Attainable goals are more motivating and meaningful than unattainable ones. It's in many ways a different event because the equipment is different, so why should a record for a different event stand.
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Re:Embarrassed by your Olympic javelin: did cavemen do it be... by thaumasiotes on Monday August 09, 2021 @02:56AM (#28113438)
> It's in many ways a different event because the equipment is different, so why should a record for a different event stand.

That's a completely separate concern. Once records are established for the current event, you still expect them to be more or less permanent. Turning in the best performance in all of history is not an attainable goal. You can't expect it to be one.

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Re:Embarrassed by your Olympic javelin: did cavemen do it be... by tstrimple on Monday August 09, 2021 @12:13PM (#28118680)
What are you talking about? World records are broken all the time.

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/07/29/olympic-...

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Re:Embarrassed by your Olympic javelin: did cavemen do it be... by compsciphd on Monday August 09, 2021 @02:01AM (#28113160)
there's no reason to not have something that's the "world record" under current rules.
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