Gay Beaten By Dix: Nominative Determinism Race Blow

GAY has been beaten by Dix at an athletic meet in the Oregon. Nominative determinism can be tough. You can run… But:

Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix edged out Tyson Gay in the former world champion’s hotly-anticipated return to the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday.

“It wasn’t bad, but I was a little fatigued toward the end,” Gay said. “I tried to stay relaxed and bring it home, but it wasn’t enough.”

Spoter: Reuters

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NOMINATIVE determinism is not needed when the hack is too lazy or jaded to get the interviewees real name or make one up. In this Fargo newspaper, readers see Haywood Jablome shovelling snow…



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Posted: 7th, July 2010 | In: Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink