Computer tips 56 records

Press, 26 July 1980, Page 20

Computer tips 56 records

PA Wellington! A computer at Moscow’s All Union Research Institute of Physical Culture has predicted that there could be 56’ new world records set in the; track and field section of the Olympic Games. The forecast, carried in a supplement to the “Moscow News," published in Wellington, says that in only four of 60 events are the present world marks likely to be standing at the end of; the Games. j The four are the men’s; long jump, the triple jump, I the 110-metres hurdles, and: the women’s discus. j The. computer picks that!; Bob Beamon’s fantastic 8m | 90cm leap at the Mexico City Games in 1978 will not be " approached, although it i picks the winning distance I at 8m 54cm —19 cm more i

.[than the winning jump at Montreal four years ago. Projections have also been made', for the weightlifitng competitions. The computer predicts that there will be a mew world record established in five of the eight body-weight divisions. One of its tips is that the world j champion heavyweight will; achieve 454 kg, compared: with the present record of I 445 kg. ' Another ’ computer has] come up with the news that I there are eight Ivanovs ((Russia’s most common (name) competing, but only lone is from the Soviet ! Union. Of .' eight Petrovs (competing, again only one is la Russian. I The Swedish Olympic team includes. 12 Andersons, while the Korean delegation has 26 members named Kim — 15 competitors and 11 officials.