Barking_Mad
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YAY! Man he's cool.
Olympic Track & Field - aka Athletics thread
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Barking_Mad
Non sibi sed omnibus
YAY! Man he's cool.
TrippyLondoner
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Jamaicans ain't too good at hurdles then! great run by the cuban.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
From the BBC Feed
"1451: I'm hearing news that Britain have appealed against their disqualification from the men's 4x100m semis earlier. Is that a joke?"
Much as I'd like to see the GB Team go through unless Pickering was somehow put of or obstructed I don't think they have grounds. Still, if you don't try you'll never know!!
eta - just updated
"1455 Sanity returns. Britain decide not to appeal against their disqualification from the men's 4x100m after reviewing footage."
"1451: I'm hearing news that Britain have appealed against their disqualification from the men's 4x100m semis earlier. Is that a joke?"
Much as I'd like to see the GB Team go through unless Pickering was somehow put of or obstructed I don't think they have grounds. Still, if you don't try you'll never know!!
eta - just updated
"1455 Sanity returns. Britain decide not to appeal against their disqualification from the men's 4x100m after reviewing footage."
TrippyLondoner
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I really do hate the american anthem, especially when they're in 1st 2nd and 3rd. And put our triple jumper off. 
I think the Team usually appeal, as a matter of course. Chances are everyone else will be doing the same. Nothing will come of it, I shouldnt think.
Only 3 cleansweeps so far this Track and Fields meet?
400m men, 100m women and Im missing another American mens cleapsweep...?
Only 3 cleansweeps so far this Track and Fields meet?
400m men, 100m women and Im missing another American mens cleapsweep...?
Nougat
metalmonkey to the rescue
I really do hate the american anthem, especially when they're in 1st 2nd and 3rd. And put our triple jumper off.
I feel so sorry for Phillip. He just always comes up short. Always
Agree with that^^^
Had a laugh up my sleeve at this piece from CNN! Yeah, Yeah I know we fucked up too! But still...
That photo is jokes!
*feels teeny twinge of empathy for Tyson Gay who is a gentleman*
Had a laugh up my sleeve at this piece from CNN! Yeah, Yeah I know we fucked up too! But still...
That photo is jokes!
Relay disasters hit U.S. Olympic track team
The under-performing United States track and field team suffered further humiliation on Thursday as both their sprint relay squads exited the Olympics after blunders on the final changeovers.
The men were the first to suffer disappointment when world 100 meters champion Tyson Gay did not receive the baton from Darvis Patton as he set off for the final leg.
Gay will leave Beijing not just empty-handed, but without even running in a final.
"I take full blame for it," Gay told the Associated Press.
"I kind of feel I let them down."
There was more woe to follow in the women's heats when the baton was dropped as it moved from Torri Edwards to Lauryn Williams on the final leg.
Williams in desperation ran back to pick up the baton, but it was an impossible task as she came in last.
To rub salt into the wound, the all-conquering Jamaican squads won both their heats in the men's and women's races and look set to claim two more golds.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/08/21/athletics.roundup/index.html?iref=werecommend
*feels teeny twinge of empathy for Tyson Gay who is a gentleman*
About Martin Rooney he would have run way inside his personal best to get an outside chance of getting a bronze medal considering some of the top quality runners he was up against (e.g. David Neville, Chris Brown) inthe one lap sprint. I concur that his interview was honest, just like Mo's Farah's post race interview in the 5,000m semi-final yesterday. Especially when he said that the went off too fast in the first 200m. But there's potential for the Croydon youngster to improve his development in the race.
Dayron Robles - what a technically & silky smoothed hurdler that guy is! Great win in the 110m hurdles
ScallyWag II
New Member
Kelly Sotherton ran the second leg of GB's womens 4x400 relay heat! GB qualify easily!*
*eta, well after a little burst after Ohuruogo had to put in a bit of a burst after the German runner nearly sneaked up on her
*eta, well after a little burst after Ohuruogo had to put in a bit of a burst after the German runner nearly sneaked up on her
ScallyWag II
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From the beeb text. I'm confusing myself, got the radio, live beeb feed and the telly on.
Can't find the pentathlon though
Can't find the pentathlon though
ScallyWag II
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I just caught the end of the run and the medal places!
Men's 4x400 heats on now. US cruised it, but looks like Belgium pipped the Australians. Commenators warning that GB will have to go some to make the final!
ScallyWag II
New Member
GB, Jamaica and Bahamas through to the final in the mens 4x400
ScallyWag II
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Bingham's? His first major championships apparently! And the quickest leg!
chintz
cider driven madness
poor phillips!!and barker stop mentioning jonathan edwards to the fellah
great to see someone pissed off with getting Silver mind
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I bet he gets the right hump with jonathan edwards being mentioned all the time when he's interviewed
coccinelle
Active Member
Women's 5000m on now. A crazy slow speed for the first couple of laps, so it should be a blinding race when it kicks off...
TrippyLondoner
Well-Known Member
Argh, fell asleep for some reason! Saw the last few laps of that. Havent missed the relay final i hope!
coccinelle
Active Member
What a daft race! One and a half minutes outside the world record..
ScallyWag II
New Member
Wow! Very slow race but what a quick finish and a double gold medalist!
ScallyWag II
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You haven't, it's on next!
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
it was very tactical, but good finish, and double olympic champion
