Friday, July 13, 2012

Yes/No: Will Špotáková Win in London?


Former University of Minnesota Gopher Barbora Špotáková is preparing to defend her Olympic javelin title in early August.  Špotáková, the world record holder in the event, won gold in Beijing in 2008 and she will attempt to repeat in London.

This week, she will compete in the two day Diamond League track meet in London.  She will face off with her current chief rival Sunette Viljoen of South Africa as well as Ukraine's Vira Rebryk.

How will Barbora Špotáková fare in this Olympic preview?  We want you to tell us ...

Yes/No: Will Barbora Špotáková win the javelin throw at the Diamond League meet in London on Saturday?

Barbora Špotáková is the javelin world record holder, defending Olympic Champ and former World Champ (not to mention an additional two silver medals in the World Championships).

Currently she has been swapping wins with Sunette Viljoen.  While Špotáková has the better lifetime best, Viljoen has thrown slightly farther than Špotáková in 2012.

Find the London Diamond League startlist HERE.

Find the 2012 world women's javelin performance list HERE.

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 9:00 A.M. CDT, Saturday, July 14th.  Please put your answers in the subject line of the e-mail and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail.

My Answer:  No

The Yes/No question last week was: Will Josh Moen win AND break the course record at the Afton 25K?  The answer was  no - Moen finished third.  Nineteen players answered correctly this week.  Gloria Jansen is still in first place and has eighteen points, followed closely by Mike Mason with seventeen points.  There are three with sixteen points (Ryan Aylesworth, Heather Jelen and Evan Roberts).

For all the results, please visit DtB Fantasy Corner, HERE.

1 comment:

Doug said...

Spotakova finished second. The correct answer is no.