ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
The previous world record of 12.21 had stood since 1988 and was held by Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria.
Mmm, In 1988 Bulgaria was effectively a Satellite state of the Soviet Union and in the Eastern Bloc. Drug testing was almost non-existent or in its infancy.
I wonder how Ms Donkova managed that time?
In the 1980's, an era widely recognised as being tainted by drug fuelled performances, many world records were regularly being broken and set by athletes in the Eastern bloc, some of the records were smashed so comprehensively they stood for many years afterwards and no-one could get near them. All these records should be expunged and invalidated. Maybe they should adjust the current events so they cannot be compared i.e introduce slightly longer distances, sizes of discuss, javelin, hammer etc so new records can be set by clean athletes that are all independently tested using the latest technology.
Here's Ms Donkova at her resplendent best: