Olympic Track and Field thread

[Bobisback]

Clapham better hope Powell doesnt read CW. **** will get stabbed.

High chance Powell frequents these parts tbh.

 

[pasag]

Tallent!!!

 

[roseboy64]

Why would he get stabbed?

 

[Bobisback]

Why would he get stabbed?

His first name is Kingsley. Duh.

 

[Goughy]

Silver for Phillips, Achike can be happy with his performance, Evora no doubt happy as Larry.

The jump by Evora of 17.67 to win gold was the shortest to win in the Olympics since 1988 when 17.61 won.

It happened pretty quietly, but the 90s may have been the 'golden era' of triple jump.

 

[GIMH]

Well Edwards & Harrison broke the 18m barrier in successive years, and 17.70-80 jumps were fairly commonplace in major championships.

Edwards is generally regarded as the greatest Triple Jumper of all-time but he didn't win a global title from 96-99.

I think you're right.

 

[Johnners]

Obviously didn't watch the World Championships relays last year.

Obviously haven't taken note of the fact that in 3 major finals he been either a favourite, or joint favourite for, he's choked big time.

Hope he drops it, or stuffs up Jamaicas chances somehow.

 

[_Ed_]

He'd have to drop it to do that tbh, if Bolt gets the baton it's over.

 

[roseboy64]

Obviously haven't taken note of the fact that in 3 major finals he been either a favourite, or joint favourite for, he's choked big time.

Hope he drops it, or stuffs up Jamaicas chances somehow.

How did I miss that? Individual performances are different from team efforts.

 

[roseboy64]

Obviously haven't taken note of the fact that in 3 major finals he been either a favourite, or joint favourite for, he's choked big time.

Hope he drops it, or stuffs up Jamaicas chances somehow.

SUCK ON THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Must have missed Powell messing up.

 

[GIMH]

Unbelievable, 3 WRs for Bolt. Loved this:

Bolt tears down the track after Powell and actually finishes in front of the Netherlands.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Unbelievable, 3 WRs for Bolt. Loved this:

To be fair, Holland were eight seconds down on the rest having buggered up one of their changes.

 

[GIMH]

Gold for ye crims in the Pole Vault

 

[GIMH]

Just found out that Australia getting that gold has kept us in third place in the medals...onya Aussies

 

[_Ed_]

Gold for ye crims in the Pole Vault

If only we had Simon Poelman...complete with his prohibited substances in his poles.

 

[andruid]

Big clash of all the middle distance legends in the 5000 metres final tomorrow. The Bekele brothers, Bernard Lagat, Eliud Kipchoge among others. Not to mention the small affair of the 800 metres.

Hopefully Former World champion Eliud Kipchoge or one of the new guys turning out for Kenya wins it.

 

[Johnners]

SUCK ON THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Must have missed Powell messing up.

Happened in the 100m final iirc. Say what you like, the guy is **** under pressure. He can thank his teammates he had a big enough lead that he could've run backwards and still won.

 

[roseboy64]

Ran the fastest leg tttt.

 

[James90]

If only we had Simon Poelman...complete with his prohibited substances in his poles.

Poelman? That's like an ice cream man named Cone.

 

[Smudge]

Unfortunately, Ed is editorialising it a little - Poelman was actually a decathlete...