littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Sorry, I'm sure what you're saying is very serious, but the 'woof' at the end reduces your gravitas somewhat.
Olympic Track & Field - aka Athletics thread
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ethel
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What a dickhead. WTF has *he* won? She looked crushed and didnt know what to do with herself.
Treacle Toes
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Isn't she the athlete who has only been doing the pole vault for a short time, a few years? I'm sure I heard the commentator say that during the awarding of medals.
4 years ffs and already an olympic silver....he reminds me of a competative parent, twat.ScallyWag II
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Isn't she the athlete who has only been doing the pole vault for a short time, a few years? I'm sure I heard the commentator say that during the awarding of medals.
In the article linked to above it said he spotted her playing basketball. Jesus, no pleasing some people
(at the coach obv!)TrippyLondoner
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A brit just qualified from the 800m heat brilliantly.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
He did really well - especially as he has been ill.
goldenecitrone
post tenebras lux
TrippyLondoner
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So someone who won a medal for the heptathlon got tested positive for drugs, did i just hear that right? She should be banned for life.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Indeed, for being stupid enough to be caught.
felixthecat
are we there yet?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athletics/7571867.stm
2nd positive test in 5 years.
She's not very good at this is she?
2nd positive test in 5 years.
She's not very good at this is she?
TrippyLondoner
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Aye,let it go LC.
TrippyLondoner
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/athletics/7571867.stm
2nd positive test in 5 years.
She's not very good at this is she?
She's in deep shit now then that's for sure.
coccinelle
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Mo Farah in the 5000m heats now. He's not brilliant brilliant but he's a nice mover and he's the best male distance runner we've had for years.
TrippyLondoner
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Might have to go through as a fastest loser.
TrippyLondoner
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Commentator just said looks as though hes out though, oh well some kenyan will win it anyways.
coccinelle
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I like Craig Mottram of Australia. He's such an improbable distance runner and he looks like he's just a bit of a lump, but he's a wicked runner...
goldenecitrone
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I'm really looking forward to the 200m final. Usain Bolt is a running machine. 
TrippyLondoner
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LOL the chinese athlete fell over at the end of the hurdles he was running so fast!
I just wish Bolt would stop showboating at the end of the race.
He's not just racing against the other people on the track but against all the people in years to come. He should try to set a world record that will last for ages. He could have gone half a second faster in that 100 metres final but as it is he's only moved the WR up a little bit.
It's much cooler to set a WR that stays on the board for years - like Colin Jackson (who held it for about 10 years) or Jonathan Edwards who still holds the triple jump record he set in 1995.
He's not just racing against the other people on the track but against all the people in years to come. He should try to set a world record that will last for ages. He could have gone half a second faster in that 100 metres final but as it is he's only moved the WR up a little bit.
It's much cooler to set a WR that stays on the board for years - like Colin Jackson (who held it for about 10 years) or Jonathan Edwards who still holds the triple jump record he set in 1995.
TrippyLondoner
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^ We all like the showboating here. Maybe he's saving the WR for the final.
On Your Marks
The way that dude says On Your Marks at the start of the track events has to be one of teh coolest things ever about these games.
It sounds like he's an ancient martial arts grandmaster in some Kung-Fu film. I reckon he sounds more Japanese than Chinese too.
The way that dude says On Your Marks at the start of the track events has to be one of teh coolest things ever about these games.
It sounds like he's an ancient martial arts grandmaster in some Kung-Fu film. I reckon he sounds more Japanese than Chinese too.
goldenecitrone
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I think he's taking the Sergei Bubka approach to world records, keep moving it down, as opposed to up in Bubka's case, little by little, meet by meet. However, I think it's incredible that someone looks capable of running a sub 9.5 second 100 metres and would love to see him do it before he gets injured or something.
