2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

I wonder why anyone would want to live in Tokyo? Tens of millions of inhabitants. It would be a nightmare.

It was another tough week for a bench athlete. I missed most of the morning competitions because they were at night my time.

Right at the start of the games, Belgium managed to get bronze in the mixed relay. The team included Dylan and Doom. So sad that after the twins ended their careers, Dylan is now the only Borlee left.

 

 

There was enough drama in the preliminaries of both the long and short relays. In the short relay, Tortu was not in the Italian team. I wondered why not, but the reason turned out to be a muscle tear. Jacobs collided with a South African runner, and Italy did not make it to the final. But then I found out about the scandal involving Tortu. I have not managed to see any news about this in the local media. If I understand correctly (or if the machine translations are correct), Tortu's brother is accused of wiretapping in connection with Jacobs. Terrible drama.

During the introductions of the men's long relay final, I got another unpleasant surprise: Dylan was not in the team. The Belgian team without a single Borlee! How long has it been since the last time? I had to check if it was really Dylan's bad shape (since he was part of the mixed relay team), and it turned out that Dylan has a hamstring injury. USA got to the final through the back gate, and of course that meant that Belgium was left in fourth place again. Luckily, Botswana managed to win. Just when I said out loud that the Botswana anchor was slowing down, he said "hold my beer".

The championships ended in a rain scandal. I too wondered if those discus rings and the like could be covered.