Last weekend saw this year's edition of the meet take place in a new home, Valence, and on a slightly earlier date. A new innovation was the addition of 2 "multinational" teams ( the Balkans, and the Nordic countries) to the six national teams of France, USA, Russia, Italy, Germany and Cuba. Since its first edition in 2005 I have been puzzled as to why GBR is not involved/invited.
Having spent 30 plus years this side of the pond being beaten over the head about team competition/scoring being the only possible saviour of track and field, I am no great fan of team athletics. However I do recognise that we like the European Cup, and I actually do miss the old 2 and 3 a-side International meeting - DecaNation seems like the ideal meeting to wrap up the season, and also "blood" those athletes who make their break through late in the season. More in another posting on the present "competitive pathway" and its shortcomings.
Having spent 30 plus years this side of the pond being beaten over the head about team competition/scoring being the only possible saviour of track and field, I am no great fan of team athletics. However I do recognise that we like the European Cup, and I actually do miss the old 2 and 3 a-side International meeting - DecaNation seems like the ideal meeting to wrap up the season, and also "blood" those athletes who make their break through late in the season. More in another posting on the present "competitive pathway" and its shortcomings.
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