Olympics Thread

KiwiMurph

An American kid just ran the 200m semi without looking like he was trying. He was watching the other guys down the straight to see how much effort he needed to win.

Ran 20.02 😮

17 years old 😳

voodoo

@booboo it took me 45 minutes to type that

Rancid Schnitzel

@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:

@rancid-schnitzel given that was 9 years ago and her body would’ve strengthened and matured considerably, I think there would be significant gains on that youtube clip.

I had a female x-fit trainer who was 32yo that could bust out 20 straight weighted (20kg plate) chin-ups. And they weren’t those butterfly or kipping ones either. She wasn’t a pro athlete, but trained a fair amount.

Maybe instead of 5 she can now do 8. No way she’s doing 30. Chin-ups are also significantly easier than pull-ups, which is what she was doing in that clip. Seems like Chinese Whispers.

ACT Crusader

19.72 from the Canadian and he slowed up and was looking over to his left…

TeWaio

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Lot's of foul throws to start in the women's hammer throw, including all 3 Poles. Ratcliffe was in 3rd after the 1st round.

9th now after 3 rounds so just misses the cut for 3 more throws, gutted.

NTA

@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:

19.72 from the Canadian and he slowed up and was looking over to his left…

WR going to fall in the final methinks

TeWaio

@nta 19.19, no way....

gt12

The US girl just smashed them in the 800.

TeWaio

Boom Jacko Gill throws 20.96 last round, that should get him into final.

Currently 9th= with 4 to throw (top 12 qualify).

TeWaio

@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

Boom Jacko Gill throws 20.96 last round, that should get him into final.

Currently 9th= with 4 to throw (top 12 qualify).

Yep definitely through now, awesome

Bovidae

@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Lot's of foul throws to start in the women's hammer throw, including all 3 Poles. Ratcliffe was in 3rd after the 1st round.

9th now after 3 rounds so just misses the cut for 3 more throws, gutted.

I was flicking between the hammer and shot put so didn't see her last throw. 9th is a good effort but so close to making the last 8.

Bovidae

Two finalists in both the womens and mens shot put.

gt12

Seeing the 200m women runners come out, my only thought was that it’s crazy that we saw many of these records set when we were kids and the drugs were good.

antipodean

This Swede is making pole vault look easy.

gt12

I liked the athleticism of the US girl who got third in the 200m.

Bovidae

@gt12 said in Olympics Thread:

I liked the athleticism of the US girl who got third in the 200m.

She's got some smarts too, a Harvard grad.

ACT Crusader

@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

@nta 19.19, no way....

I never thought Michael Johnson’s 19.32 would ever have been topped. Then along came Bolt. I’ll never forget watching that Beijing performance by Bolt to just clip Johnson when he ran 19.30. Fast forward 12 months and at the World Champs he blew it out the water with 19.19 - basically running two world record pace 100m back to back - that is insane.

gt12

Swedish pole vaulter put it up to 6.19 and fucking near did it.

Stargazer

Holy moly, the Swedish pole vaulter is going for the WR.

Misses. Can he try again?

ACT Crusader

Oh mannnnnnnnn.

He cleared it and then hit it with his chest on the way down.

The Silver Fern

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