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  • Start date Jul 25, 2024
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #211
SBAndy said:
On the replay he’s glancing up at the screen. Just run your race, man!
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Yeah, think he'll look back on that as the one that got away. Shame really, seems a nice lad. Maybe that's the problem. Are our athletes just too nice? The Americans seem to have that killer instinct.
 

SBAndy

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #212
mark82 said:
Yeah, think he'll look back on that as the one that got away. Shame really, seems a nice lad. Maybe that's the problem. Are our athletes just too nice? The Americans seem to have that killer instinct.
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Hall and Hocker have both driven for the line big time. Kerr and Hudson-Smith both slowed dramatically 10m out.
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #213
SBAndy said:
On the replay he’s glancing up at the screen. Just run your race, man!
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He’s looking to see who’s coming doesn’t mean his legs can do any more . Out of all the races 400m is brutal. Hardest track race there is…if you start tying up at the end, you start tying up, fuck all you can do
 

skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #214
SBAndy said:
Hall and Hocker have both driven for the line big time. Kerr and Hudson-Smith both slowed dramatically 10m out.
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Kerr knew he’d lost the gold.

He did waste a lot of energy on Ingebrigtsen.
 

Alkhen

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #215
Nasty fall in the steeple chase, landed on his head didn't he
 

Alkhen

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #216
Just shown the replay. Nasty but not directly on his head as I thought thankfully
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #217
skybluecam said:
Kerr knew he’d lost the gold.

He did waste a lot of energy on Ingebrigtsen.
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Also if Ingebrigtsen stays on the inside (expected as it’s shortest line) rather than moving out with one eye on Kerr Hocker doesn’t squeeze down the inside to win. Stuff happens that you can’t control sometimes.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #218
CCFCSteve said:
Also if Ingebrigtsen stays on the inside (expected as it’s shortest line) rather than moving out with one eye on Kerr Hocker doesn’t squeeze down the inside to win. Stuff happens that you can’t control sometimes.
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Hocker was the fastest person in that race. He was a deserved winner. Again, Kerry just needs to brush it off, look 4 years ahead and improve that little bit so he can be better. Tough thing to do.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #219
Be interesting to see if the funding for athletics stays at the same level for the next Olympics.
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • #220
mark82 said:
Hocker was the fastest person in that race. He was a deserved winner. Again, Kerry just needs to brush it off, look 4 years ahead and improve that little bit so he can be better. Tough thing to do.
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Didnt say he didn’t deserve to win. Unbelievable sprint at the end after having to check his run initially. Just things happen in a race that you can’t control…including a competitor pulling out something special
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #221
The velodrome cycle elimination is a bit bonkers but a decent watch.
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #222
I can't keep up with what's going on. Need a timeline of when Britain are in chance of a medal
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #223
Liquid Gold said:
I can't keep up with what's going on. Need a timeline of when Britain are in chance of a medal
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Been using this. Not always 100% accurate but a decent steer

ps didn’t realise how enjoyable the kite racing was !
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #224
Boxing needs to be reformed or removed from the Olympics. The judging has been ridiculous.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Aug 8, 2024
  • #225
mark82 said:
Boxing needs to be reformed or removed from the Olympics. The judging has been ridiculous.
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As things stand its being removed, currently not going to be in the next one
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #226
chiefdave said:
As things stand its being removed, currently not going to be in the next one
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Such a shame as it should be included and is the springboard for many professional careers. The scoring and alleged corruption can’t continue though
 

Mucca Mad Boys

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #227
mark82 said:
Hocker was the fastest person in that race. He was a deserved winner. Again, Kerry just needs to brush it off, look 4 years ahead and improve that little bit so he can be better. Tough thing to do.
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He was but he probably doesn’t maintain that speed if he has to run around Ingebrigtsen so Kerr can count himself a little bit unlucky. He very nearly threw away a silver medal to the other US runner.

I think the funding for athletics will be maintained for the next olympics. We’ve got some really good athletes who have just come up short against a dominant USA team.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #228
CCFCSteve said:
Such a shame as it should be included and is the springboard for many professional careers. The scoring and alleged corruption can’t continue though
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It's been that way for decades.
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #229
I see the Americans are being caught up in a juicing scandal.

Apparently their anti-doping agency has given a load of exemptions for asthma, way above the average population.
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #230
Liquid Gold said:
I see the Americans are being caught up in a juicing scandal.

Apparently their anti-doping agency has given a load of exemptions for asthma, way above the average population.
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Those two golds from the 1500m and 400m involved ? Their sprints/comebacks were impressive !
 
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wingy

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  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #231
Liquid Gold said:
I see the Americans are being caught up in a juicing scandal.

Apparently their anti-doping agency has given a load of exemptions for asthma, way above the average population.
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They must be immune to the effect of polutiion then I guess.
Sports Induced asthma, just throwing it out there?
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #232
Liquid Gold said:
I see the Americans are being caught up in a juicing scandal.

Apparently their anti-doping agency has given a load of exemptions for asthma, way above the average population.
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Sorry meant to attach this yesterday ! Bit late sorry (rushing)

Today at the Olympics: Sunday’s schedule and highlights including Emma Finucane

Team GB athletes will be going for gold across a range of events in the final day of the Paris 2024 Olympics
www.independent.co.uk
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #233
Wow, young Toby Robert’s, take a bow !
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #234
Just watched the climbing. Brilliant gold medal for GB. This sort of stuff is why the Olympics is so great.
 
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greys4life

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  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #235
Amazing climb
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #236
19 ! His shocked face when he realised he’d won. Brilliant
 
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Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #237
CCFCSteve said:
19 ! His shocked face when he realised he’d won. Brilliant
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He weirdly looks 13 and simultaneously 45
 
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greys4life

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  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #238
break dancing ????

Silver in the women's madison -
Bronze in mens relay
Silver in the women's
 

Nuskyblue

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #239
Liquid Gold said:
I see the Americans are being caught up in a juicing scandal.

Apparently their anti-doping agency has given a load of exemptions for asthma, way above the average population.
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Liverpool FC had the same thing iirc. Something like >70% had therapeutic exemption for inhalers which apparently have no material benefit to performance....

However, juicing is probably rife. The number of athletes implicated in the BALCO thing was wild. I think they were mostly caught after the lid was blown of the whole thing.

There are a few world records that still stand from the 80s both in women's events. The 100&200M have stood since 88 (USA) and I think the long jump world record is held by the soviet union over the same period. I'd bet my bottom doller those women were juiced to the gills.
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #240
KJT just missed gold but what a fantastic athlete she is
 
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Alan Dugdales Moustache

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #241
Absolutely chuffed for KJT. She looked thrilled to have won that silver.
 
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oakey

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • #242
IOC has failed women and someone must be held accountable.
What a depressing time to be a woman or girl. They've set back years of progress by a failure to govern.
 
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wingy

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #243
oakey said:
IOC has failed women and someone must be held accountable.
What a depressing time to be a woman or girl. They've set back years of progress by a failure to govern.
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Have you been talking to Donald or something?
 

ovduk78

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #244
Isn't it great that athletes can change nationalities so they can appear in the Olympics, last night 2 Cubans finished 1st & 2nd in triple jump for Spain & Portugal respectively?
 
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Alan Dugdales Moustache

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 10, 2024
  • #245
Dutch rider took our cyclist out deliberately. It's not even subtle. He should receive a ban for that.
 
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