Olympics Athletics

[Molehill]

They set it up for the closer!!

 

[Furball]

Ingebrigsten absolutely ****ed that.

 

[weeman27bob]

Another incredible finish though, how many of those have there been this Olympics!

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Quite funny given all the hype for the head to head.

 

[Ali TT]

Lol, great race

 

[Furball]

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

Yep.

Although in fairness Kerr's run a PB and a national record, there wasn't much more he could have done.

 

[weeman27bob]

Yep.

Although in fairness Kerr's run a PB and a national record, there wasn't much more he could have done.

The fact he had to come round the outside perhaps cost him slightly there? Although really he wasn't ever going to get the inside so it's not that relevant.

Cracking race though

 

[Furball]

The fact he had to come round the outside perhaps cost him slightly there? Although really he wasn't ever going to get the inside so it's not that relevant.

Cracking race though

You could tell halfway round the last bend Hocker had it. He got blocked coming off the bend by Ingebrigsten, if that hadn't happened he would have won by more.

 

[Ali TT]

You could tell halfway round the last bend Hocker had it. He got blocked coming off the bend by Ingebrigsten, if that hadn't happened he would have won by more.

Maybe, although had Ingebrigtsen then stayed on the inside rather than try and push Kerr out perhaps Hocker would have struggled to build up that final sprint but if ifs and ands etc

 

[sledger]

The BBC continuing to analyse the race and talking about it as nauseum rather than showing the actual sport going on is ****ing annoying.

 

[Furball]

The BBC continuing to analyse the race and talking about it as nauseum rather than showing the actual sport going on is ****ing annoying.

Nah.

 

[Ali TT]

There's the Horn of Africa women's 3000m steeplechase and the rest of the world women's 3000m steeplechase. Efficient of the organisers to combine them into one event.

 

[Furball]

There's the Horn of Africa women's 3000m steeplechase and the rest of the world women's 3000m steeplechase. Efficient of the organisers to combine them into one event.

Haha yeah my missus just commented on how the field has split.

 

[Ali TT]

Haha just seen the leader's jumping style

 

[Ali TT]

France and GB coming strong late, splitting up the East Africans like it's Somaliland in the 1890s.

Gold to Kenyan-born Bahraini Winfred Yavi

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yavi yo!

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Thomas killed that 200m final

 

[Ali TT]

Ah, shame for Dina and Daryll. Dina always comes across as so lovely in interviews.

 

[Molehill]

The BBC continuing to analyse the race and talking about it as nauseum rather than showing the actual sport going on is ****ing annoying.

In fairness, this was one race you could spend a lot of time analysing. The athletics has been outstanding. Men’s 400m looks like being another corker too

 

[reyrey]

Michael Johnson is launching a very well funded Grand Slam Track competition next year. 4 meets each year and I think it's just sprint, hurdles and middle distance events.

We should be seeing the best compete against the best more often and they have to do 2 different events. Really looking forward to that now after how good the athletics has been this Olympics.