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Fantastic. Bolt is a phenomenon, maybe never to be repeated.
Cheering Bolt, loling at Gatlinburg (again). As did the man himself I swear. Did enough to get into the lead then went "ayyyyyyyy"
 
Has he got the legs for the triple treble. I think so. What will athletics do without him in the near future. I don't know.
 
S☼I said:
Wayde van Niekerk
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He was a surprise , I'd never heard of him before but read up and he has done sub 10 100m sub 20 200m and now the World record in the 400 :thumbs: He isn't taking Bolt on in the 200 though which would be quite a race.
 
I expected Bolt to win but it's still always thrilling when he does it in the big competitions. As he said himself, the fast turnaround time between the semi final and the final (1 hour and 20 minutes compared to the usual 2 hours and 20 minutes) prevented a faster time - not that 9.81 is shabby. Given that he was in great form with no real recent injuries (hamstring scare aside) and the conditions were good for sprinting (warm, no wind, fast track), I thought he might get near the world record. Perhaps I was getting carried away.

Wayde van Niekerk and the 400m, what a race that was. I can't believe he did that from lane 8. And like most non-American sprinters, he comes across as a decent, polite and humble person.
 
Tony_LeaS said:
How does he fucking do it?!
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Because he's physically the perfect storm when it comes to sprinting. It's not just legs it's everything added together which is something you see probably once in a generation. He's had the benefit of modern technology to analyse his gait and tweak the way he moves.- he was fast before that as a raw athlete but once the biomechanics were adjusted he flew.
He's used an an example on running biomechanics / running injuries courses using before and after videos - I swear I've watched hours of video of the bloody bloke running from all angles, at full speed, slow motion and broken down frame by frame, as a junior pre gait changes and after.
Physics. Does my head in.
 
Tony_LeaS said:
That WR throw was terrifying, she knew it I think from the start as well. Big bronze too in the hammer!
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My younger brother used to throw the hammer (another brother threw the discus) so I know how rubbish the UK has always been in the throws (apart from the javelin of course).

Sophie Hitchon's bronze is excellent! :cool:
 
Have just watched both, the pole vault was amazing and very emotional.
Couldn't do another late night, I was utterly fucked after 7 hrs kip since Friday
 
Just watched last night's session.

Womens' 400 was gloriously dramatic. Mens' 800 was glorious but shambolic (Kipketer was all over the shop....:facepalm:).

One thing I really liked was the Womens' Hammer medal presentation. Not just for the winners but for the presenter, who was Irena Szewinska, a brilliant Polish sprinter/long jumper whose career spanned 4 Olympics, with gold medals and world records all over the place.

She's a solid, matronly woman now but, in her day, she was phenomenal. At one time (this was the mid 60 and the era of Tamara and Irina Press) she was even accused of not being a woman. She responded by taking time off to have a baby!

When she presented the gold medal to her compatriot, she also gave her an enormous hug. That was lovely.

 
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bi0boy said:
A packed out stadium today :rolleyes:

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Christine Whasface mentioned it tonight, that the gymnastics venue has been packed out from day one, and it has been. I realise it's a FAR smaller venue, but then again it's a relatively niche sport, but one that none-the-less has been drawing in increased audiences in recent years.
 
The 5000m qualifications were quite exciting.

Mo gives us all a heart-in-the-mouth moment and Andrew Butchart runs like a proper sort....

It's the womens' 800m qualifications. I have to admit I'm not happy with Caster Semenya running.:(
 
Nine Bob Note said:
Christine Whasface mentioned it tonight, that the gymnastics venue has been packed out from day one, and it has been. I realise it's a FAR smaller venue, but then again it's a relatively niche sport, but one that none-the-less has been drawing in increased audiences in recent years.
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It's not a niche sport within the Olympics. It gets some of the biggest tv audiences. Much of that audience would get very bored with it if it was on tv regularly, but as a once ever four years novelty it's very popular.
 
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