Thomas Van der Plaetsen

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Thomas Van der Plaetsen

Thomas Van der Plaetsen

@vanderplaetsen

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Belgium Katılım Şubat 2011
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen
Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
@BartDubois1 Blij om er weer eentje op papier te zetten! Nu wat doorwerken om alle losse eindjes aan elkaar te knopen en een dikke score neer te zetten 💪
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Bart Dubois
Bart Dubois@BartDubois1·
@vanderplaetsen eindelijk nog eens een volledige tienkamp! Blij voor jou! En de speer... Waaauw
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
This was the problem I was facing. I Would have loved to have done an indoor season, but without an outdoor decathlon, no world ranking 🤷‍♂️.
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
The problem: 1. To be on the WR, you need at least one decathlon. So if you were injured the summer before, finishing a heptathlon won't even get you on the rankings.
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
5 athletes of the current top 10 indoors aren't competing in the @euroindoor2023 because @EuroAthletics decided to use the world rankings as the qualifying standard. Someone remind me how these world rankings have brought any improvement to our sport?
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
Now most athletes are perpetually stuck in limbo as they have to tell everyone (fans, federation, sponsors, their university,...) that they 'might' be qualified for a championship...
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
And I will just repeat a major problem with world rankings instead of straight qualifying standards: NO LEVERAGE FOR THE ATHLETES! If you hit the qualifying standard a year ahead of worlds or Olympics. Federations & sponsors can react by offering more support.
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
I was a huge fan of Tim Lobinger growing up! He was a great vaulter and had tons of character... Who remembers him mooning the prince of Monaco? Unfortunately he went too soon after a lengthy battle with cancer. Rest in Peace Tim!
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Im Alter von 50 Jahren erlag der einstige Weltklasse-Athlet seinem schweren Krebsleiden. 😢🙏 #Echobox=1676578523-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eurosport.de/leichtathletik…

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Todd Lehman ✌️
Todd Lehman ✌️@coachtoddfather·
This is a fantastic short series of videos covering @vanderplaetsen and his year of recovery from his terrible LJ accident in Tokyo. Hard not to be a huge fan of his after watching his journey. youtu.be/ktl32yfIsBo
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
@BartDubois1 Moest tienkamp vanzelf gaan, het zou niet meer interessant zijn... Maar na een "fantastische" revalidatie moeten afzeggen door een stom blessurke is zwaar lullig 😬. Moet voor volgend seizoen gelukkig niet alweer van nul beginnen!
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Bart Dubois
Bart Dubois@BartDubois1·
@vanderplaetsen mag de pech nu eindelijk een stoppen? Verdomme toch... Kerel, ik heb mrt jouw te doen.
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
The FINAL episode of INJURED is now up! INJURED episode 6: Stepping Foward In this episode, we're in the final stretch before the competitions start, I have to make a decision about the World Championships and I try to reckon with an uncertain future. youtube.com/watch?v=JR2rxb…
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Thomas Van der Plaetsen@vanderplaetsen·
8460 entry standard for the world championships next year... Guess most of us can look forward to another year of World-Ranking-Bonus-Point Roulette™. Because if there's anything us decathletes like with our decathlon, it's some more uncertainty✌️.
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