Athletics

[trashpony]

What is with counting the number of Africans in the 100m men’s final?

 

[Sue]

I don't think the men have been that successful either? In the 100m, It's been 32 years since Linford Christie last medalled, Alan Wells won pretty much on default, in 1980, because of the American boycott and you have to go back to 1960 before that for last time GB medalled. Hopefully Zharnell Hughes can not get DQed, this time, and scrape onto the podium.

Although a couple of weeks after the Olympics, Wells did beat the top Americans in another race so who knows what would've happened if the US had competed.

 

[Elpenor]

What is with counting the number of Africans in the 100m men’s final?

I assumed a very badly worded comment on how the balance of power has shifted in sprinting. In the 90s I can only remember Frankie Fredericks of Namibia being at this level

 

[trashpony]

Oblique Seville is phenomenal

 

[Aaronf]

Horrendous Derek Redmondesque injury for the Kenyan 400m runner just outside Charlie Dobson

Suspect Dobson will make the final and an outside chance of a medal

That wasn't nice to see. Also he didn't have his Dad to walk him down to the finish

Charlie and Matt both ran well but Michael Norman also ran an easy looking 44.10!

 

[Sue]

Shame for Hinchliffe not to go through but he seemed pretty philosophical about it.

Eta Hughes either.

 

[Lord Camomile]

That wasn't nice to see. Also he didn't have his Dad to walk him down to the finish

The Redmond race absolutely breaks me. I can't even get through describing it to someone who hasn't seen it

 

[Elpenor]

The Redmond race absolutely breaks me. I can' even get through describing it to someone who hasn't seen it

Still remember his dads t shirt “have you hugged your foot today”

Redmond would have won a medal I’m sure of it too

 

[trashpony]

Humans running at 43kms and jumping 15m astonishes me. I cannot get my head around what the human body (well a tiny number of them!) can do

 

[Sue]

Humans running at 43kms and jumping 15m astonishes me. I cannot get my head around what the human body (well a tiny number of them!) can do

It's the high jump that gets me. I've no idea how they do it. (I mean being tall and light helps but seriously, I'm in awe.)

 

[Elpenor]

It’s the match between control and power for the high jump; they accelerate to the bar, then slow, then lift up.

Unlucky for Phoebe Gill, maybe she will be a fastest loser, was in lane 2 for too much of the race.

Jemma Reekie I think got caught front running and died in the final straight. She’ll be gutted.

 

[Elpenor]

Let’s hope Keely does a David Rudisha in the final

 

[Sue]

Let’s hope Keely does a David Rudisha in the final

She looked really good.

 

[Steel Icarus]

She looked really good.

I loved it. That other lass had the absolute gall to come onto her shoulder off the final bend and Keeley just went "Yeah. Nah." and put the burners on for a bit.

 

[Sue]

Also glad Josh Kerr is through. Again, he made it look pretty easy.

 

[Elpenor]

Also glad Josh Kerr is through. Again, he made it look pretty easy.

Anyone running in shades gets my full respect

 

[Sue]

Anyone running in shades gets my full respect

Do you remember Ingrid Kristiansen back in the day who used to always wear gloves in the marathon?

 

[Elpenor]

Do you remember Ingrid Kristiansen back in the day who used to always wear gloves in the marathon?

She was just before my time

 

[Lord Camomile]

Wow, that was the closest 100m final I've seen in some time!

I mean, partly because of the Bolt of it all, obviously...

 

[Aaronf]

Lyles does what he said he would do and he wasn't even wearing a yellow shirt

 

[Lord Camomile]

9.79 for both gold and silver!

 

[Elpenor]

Very tight race that

 

[Lord Camomile]

That is redonkulous.

Only word for it.

 

[planetgeli]

9.79 for both gold and silver!

5/1000ths of a second. And Thompson's stride was way ahead on the line.

 

[Steel Icarus]

9.91 last!

Can't say I'm a fan of Lyles but quite a lot of 100m runners have a wanker whiff about them.

 

[planetgeli]

Do you remember Ingrid Kristiansen back in the day who used to always wear gloves in the marathon?

I do. But if we're really going back, my introduction to athletics was the 1972 Munich Olympics* and Dave Wottle winning the 800m in a cap. And wearing it getting his gold.



But really you had to see how he ran all his races, including the final. He'd be last, often by some distance, with 200-300m to go. Always. No chance. And then he'd go. He won gold by 0.03 seconds.

* That and Black September

 

[trashpony]

Oh poor Oblique. And Jacobs who looked in terrible pain

 

[Elpenor]

Oh poor Oblique. And Jacobs who looked in terrible pain

I think Oblique ran his best race in the semi final.

I’ll say it quietly but the 200m I find to be more interesting as a race. That will start tomorrow I think

 

[Sue]

I think Oblique ran his best race in the semi final.

I’ll say it quietly but the 200m I find to be more interesting as a race. That will start tomorrow I think

I agree. The 100m is over too fast. I prefer seeing it unwind.

 

[trashpony]

I think Oblique ran his best race in the semi final.

I’ll say it quietly but the 200m I find to be more interesting as a race. That will start tomorrow I think

Yeah I agree.