Used to throw javelin at school too.. no YouTube back then.
Used to throw javelin at school too.. no YouTube back then.
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
A Kenyan won the gold medal in javelin after learning how to throw on YouTube
Kenyan Julius Yego yesterday (Aug. 26) secured a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing in javelin. His throw of 92.72m won the competition by four meters...
What is remarkable is that Yego is almost entirely self-taught. He used YouTube videos as a guide. He cited watching videos of Zelezny and Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen, both of whom won Olympic and world titles.
“My coach is me, and the YouTube videos,” Yego said. Why? “Everybody in Kenya is a runner.” Which means that there aren’t that many coaches who can train those who are interested in less-heralded disciplines, such as the javelin. (Kenya is famous for producing great track athletes. In Beijing, the East African nation leads the medals table with six golds, three silvers, and two bronze.)
http://qz.com/489442/a-kenyan-won-the-gold-medal-in-javelin-after-learning-how-to-throw-on-youtube
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
A Kenyan won the gold medal in javelin after learning how to throw on YouTube
Kenyan Julius Yego yesterday (Aug. 26) secured a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing in javelin. His throw of 92.72m won the competition by four meters...
What is remarkable is that Yego is almost entirely self-taught. He used YouTube videos as a guide. He cited watching videos of Zelezny and Norwegian Andreas Thorkildsen, both of whom won Olympic and world titles.
“My coach is me, and the YouTube videos,” Yego said. Why? “Everybody in Kenya is a runner.” Which means that there aren’t that many coaches who can train those who are interested in less-heralded disciplines, such as the javelin. (Kenya is famous for producing great track athletes. In Beijing, the East African nation leads the medals table with six golds, three silvers, and two bronze.)
http://qz.com/489442/a-kenyan-won-the-gold-medal-in-javelin-after-learning-how-to-throw-on-youtube
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