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Olympics Athletics

Furball

Evil Scotsman
High jump and pole vault are such funny events because of the way it ends on failure for pretty much everyone.
 

andruid

Cricketer Of The Year
Really close finish in the men's 800m, another one for the glut of close finishes we've had
If you paused after the first 75m along the final straight you'd be convinced the Kenyan guy gets pipped, but somehow he held on.
Well, if one's got to run the 3rd? fastest 800m of all time one might as well do it in the finals of the Olympics. Emmanuel Wanyonyi's got the makings of a great.
 

Ali TT

International Vice-Captain
Might mean sharing the prize money too. I'm glad they decided to keep jumping.
Maybe, apparently athletics at this games are the first sport whose world body is awarding price money to the tune of $50k per gold medal winner. Not sure that's a decider
 

Furball

Evil Scotsman
Maybe, apparently athletics at this games are the first sport whose world body is awarding price money to the tune of $50k per gold medal winner. Not sure that's a decider
$50k is probably a massive sum of money for most athletes at the games.
 

weeman27bob

International Vice-Captain
Was it the first leg though? Kinda meaningless otherwise
I think it only ended up being the 4th fastest split time in the end. But I meant more in the sense that if he'd have been able to run the 2nd (or even 4th) fastest individual 400m time in history, then he'd have won the individual event!
 

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Phew spent the entire day avoiding the news and just finished watching the high jump final. Hamish Kerr: NZ's first Olympic high jump champion! Not something I thought I'd ever see. I was absolutely shitting bricks during the jump off after the way Wesche got pipped in the shot put. The highlight of an amazing Olympic games for NZ.
 

social

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Women's 1500 insanely fast. Somehow Aussie and GB take the minor medals behind Kipyegon
The Aussie girl broke the world 2000m record just before the Olympics*

*might only have been run once for all I know but she was one of the favourites behind Kipyegon
 

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