Olympics Athletics

[ripper868]

I really want Lyles to get beaten.

 

[Molehill]

Why do I get the feeling they're going to pay too much attention to each other and let someone else win?

Nah, these two are different class to the rest of the field.

 

[Furball]

Holding them this long is a ****ing nonsense.

 

[ripper868]

oh boy that's tight.

Fair play Lyles.

 

[weeman27bob]

Woof, good finish

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

By the barest of margins!

 

[ripper868]

love to see VAR rule if this is offside or not.

.005 the margin, wowza.

 

[Furball]

Why don't we get times to the thousandth of a second?

 

[Ali TT]

Seville, coming last in 9.91 would've won bronze in 2008 and 2016 behind Bolt.

 

[weeman27bob]

Why don't we get times to the thousandth of a second?

You can see it on the website

Lyles was 9.784 and Thompson was 9.789 apparently

 

[Furball]

Almost as ridiculous as the 1991 World Championship final where Christie ran one of the fastest times in history at that point and didn't even medal.

 

[ripper868]

the fastest ever 4th through 8th is some stat.

 

[Furball]

I think everyone there would have won in 1992, Christie from memory might have run 9.92.

 

[GIMH]

I think everyone there would have won in 1992, Christie from memory might have run 9.92.

Yep

 

[Furball]

Probably one of the greatest races ever, but Bolt's 2008 gold is still the ultimate for me.

 

[GIMH]

Actually just looked it up and Christie ran 9.96 in 92. Funny because I’d have said 9.92 from the top of my head too

 

[social]

Good on this guy but have watched a few track events in these games where Australians have set PBs and not even come close to advancing from their heats

Can’t really ask for more than a PB so maybe qualifying standards are too low or just luck of the draw?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1820160935417294991

 

[Spark]

Good on this guy but have watched a few track events in these games where Australians have set PBs and not even come close to advancing from their heats

Can’t really ask for more than a PB so maybe qualifying standards are too low or just luck of the draw?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1820160935417294991

I think a large part of a lot of these track events at the Olympics is just that every country gets a shot tbf. Even if it's just to make up the numbers (of which there are many)

 

[Furball]

I think a large part of a lot of these track events at the Olympics is just that every country gets a shot tbf. Even if it's just to make up the numbers (of which there are many)

Depends on the selection criteria, there's a few athletes who qualified for the Olympics but who haven't been picked by team GB because they haven't met Team GB's own internal standards.

 

[Spark]

Depends on the selection criteria, there's a few athletes who qualified for the Olympics but who haven't been picked by team GB because they haven't met Team GB's own internal standards.

Right but that's up to the NOCs. The qualification criteria for these short-to-medium distance races is pretty broad iirc, especially the 100m and 800m.