Olympic Track & Field - aka Athletics thread
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Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
TrippyLondoner
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Yeah, how comes the thread starter is E.J but there's no post of his??
With what?!
I don't know. I was drawn in by the oddness of the thread and felt obligated to post.
Yeah, how comes the thread starter is E.J but there's no post of his??
**E.J. Here at W'ton Uni***
Something's wrong with the boards. I've tried to post the first post of the thread (with schedule & times of the first day's action). But the web browser that i was using i.e. IE 6 stated a "Database Error"
TrippyLondoner
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Ahh, i see.
TrippyLondoner
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Tmrw eh? Glad to hear it.
Here's a copy of the 1st post started to wobble....
The Athletics action starts on Friday morning 2am BST - 9am China Time. Even though i've mostly enjoyed the ation of the first 6 days, but this is where the Olympics starts to heat up. 47 gold medals up for grabs For the British perspective Kelly Southerton starts her quest for a possible gold medal the tough Heptathlon event. If you believe in omens Denise Lewis won the gold in Sydney 2000 after winning the bronze medal in Atlanta 96.
Could it be Southerton's time to shine? Especially since Carolina Kluft decided to go for the long jump instead of defending her title. But Kelly's achilies heel is the shot put & of course the Javelin. The heats of the blue riband events of the games i.e the hotly anticipated mens 100m (with Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay + Asafa Powell*) & 1500m - the metric mile.
I think for the first time in the Olympics is the womens's 3000m steeplechase. The first two gold medals will be decided on the evening session will be the men's shot put final and women's 10,000m final at 3.45pm BST - Jo Pavey involved this race. She'll be battling against the Ethiopian's & the Kenyan's.
0200-0610: Men's shot qualifying, women's 800m round 1, men's 100m round 1, heptathlon 100m hurdles, heptathlon high jump, men's hammer qualifying
1200-1620: Heptathlon shot, men's 1500m round 1, men's 100m round 2, women's discus qualifying, women's 3000 steeplechase round 1, men's shot final, heptathlon 200, women's triple jump qualifying, men's 400m hurdles round 1, women's 10,000m final
Detailed schedule list for Day 1
*This race could involving those three speedsters could potentially the best ever 100m race - It wouldn't suprise me that the world record is smashed to claart*
The Athletics action starts on Friday morning 2am BST - 9am China Time. Even though i've mostly enjoyed the ation of the first 6 days, but this is where the Olympics starts to heat up. 47 gold medals up for grabs For the British perspective Kelly Southerton starts her quest for a possible gold medal the tough Heptathlon event. If you believe in omens Denise Lewis won the gold in Sydney 2000 after winning the bronze medal in Atlanta 96.
Could it be Southerton's time to shine? Especially since Carolina Kluft decided to go for the long jump instead of defending her title. But Kelly's achilies heel is the shot put & of course the Javelin. The heats of the blue riband events of the games i.e the hotly anticipated mens 100m (with Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay + Asafa Powell*) & 1500m - the metric mile.
I think for the first time in the Olympics is the womens's 3000m steeplechase. The first two gold medals will be decided on the evening session will be the men's shot put final and women's 10,000m final at 3.45pm BST - Jo Pavey involved this race. She'll be battling against the Ethiopian's & the Kenyan's.
0200-0610: Men's shot qualifying, women's 800m round 1, men's 100m round 1, heptathlon 100m hurdles, heptathlon high jump, men's hammer qualifying
1200-1620: Heptathlon shot, men's 1500m round 1, men's 100m round 2, women's discus qualifying, women's 3000 steeplechase round 1, men's shot final, heptathlon 200, women's triple jump qualifying, men's 400m hurdles round 1, women's 10,000m final
Detailed schedule list for Day 1
*This race could involving those three speedsters could potentially the best ever 100m race - It wouldn't suprise me that the world record is smashed to claart*
coccinelle
Active Member
Any predictions for the 100m final?
Usain Bolt is just so impressive I think he's going to be an absolute phenomenon from 100m to 400m (eventually). So I'd choose him for the gold with Asafa Powell second.
And then there'll be dancing and gunshots in downtown Kingston!
Usain Bolt is just so impressive I think he's going to be an absolute phenomenon from 100m to 400m (eventually). So I'd choose him for the gold with Asafa Powell second.
And then there'll be dancing and gunshots in downtown Kingston!
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
I hope the British sprinter Tyrone Edgar gets into the final - saw his qualifying round this morning and he looked good.
Don't think he'll be fighting for any medals but if he could get into an Olympic final I think that would be a good acheivement for his.
eta - dang! I think he has just gone out in the second round - can't be sure as I am surreptitiously watching at work but boo if so! Oh, oh - hang on I may be wrong. he may be through. Curse my being at work and not being able to have the sound on. Curse it!
Don't think he'll be fighting for any medals but if he could get into an Olympic final I think that would be a good acheivement for his.
eta - dang! I think he has just gone out in the second round - can't be sure as I am surreptitiously watching at work but boo if so! Oh, oh - hang on I may be wrong. he may be through. Curse my being at work and not being able to have the sound on. Curse it!
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
A win for Poland in the Shot Putt
And a fine beard too I would say
And a fine beard too I would say
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Was that a water stand they just ran past - not sure I've ever seen that in a 10,000k race before though I may just have been unobservant 
Still watching the BBC feed at work with no sound so still don't have a huge amount of clue what is happening
Still watching the BBC feed at work with no sound so still don't have a huge amount of clue what is happening
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
All the commentators and pundits were marvelling at his second round effort; he 'jogged' to a 9.92, in the last 20m or so he just looked like he was in a park
Edgar is into the semis. Pickering had a very difficult second round heat and went out, Williams went out at the first.
Would indeed be great for Edgar to reach the final; no chance of a medal unless certain people explode, but would be good for things to come. I'm still hoping Pickering has further to improve - the Great White Hope
without being a bit phwoar i've got a thing about Kelly Sotherton.
She's 3rd overall btw, heard her interviewed after the 200m and she isn't best pleased.
the start of the track and field is the first time this Olympics i've wished i have a TV. it's not as good on the radio, sadly.
Anyone know when Phillips Oduwu is up?
or the Russian Pole Vaulter who consistently breaks records (i forget her name right now)
She's 3rd overall btw, heard her interviewed after the 200m and she isn't best pleased.
the start of the track and field is the first time this Olympics i've wished i have a TV. it's not as good on the radio, sadly.
Anyone know when Phillips Oduwu is up?
or the Russian Pole Vaulter who consistently breaks records (i forget her name right now)
depends whether he's remembered to wind his alarm clock
coccinelle
Active Member
A great women's 10k...
TrippyLondoner
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That was good to watch.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Ah, I'm not the only one
She really wasn't please about the 200m, even though it was a PB, or the day in general.
Monday 18 August, 0200-0445:
Men's 400m round 1, women's hammer qualifying, men's triple jump qualifying, men's 200m round 1, men's 110m hurdles round 1.
Thursday 21 August, 1200-1547:
Women's 1500m semi-finals, decathlon high jump, women's javelin final, women's 200m final, men's 800 semi-finals, men's 4x100m round 1, men's triple jump final, women's 4x100m round 1, men's 400m final, men's 110m hurdles final, decathlon 400m.
Saturday 16 August, 0200-0559:
Men's 20km walk final, women's shot qualifying, men's 3000 steeplechase round 1, heptathlon long jump, women's pole vault qualifying, men's discus qualifying, women's 100m round 1, women's 400m round 1.
Monday 18 August, 1200-1517: Women's discus final, women's pole vault final, women's 100m hurdles semi-finals, men's 200m round 2, men's long jump final, women's 400m hurdles semi-finals, men's 3000m steeplechase final, women's 800m final, men's 400m hurdles final.
coccinelle
Active Member
I like Jo Pavey but I feel she lacks the fire necessary for track running. She is too nice. Her best time for the half marathon is 1hr 10m 40s and I just wish she would try a full marathon. But she's 35 now and maybe that was her last major championship.
Yep it was jaw droppin stuff by Bolt and the way he jogged in the last 70m of his second round heat. His time of 9.92 was exactly the same time that a certain Linford Christie won the Olympic 100m title back in 1992!!
If Bolt does break his own world record tommorow then i'm really looking foward to the 200m (his strong event) and i reckon that Michael Johnson's world record set in Atlanta 96 could be under serious threat.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Usain Bolt is still looking very relaxed in the 100m - be good to see him do well in the final
