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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    replied to KiwiMurph on last edited by
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    @kiwimurph said in Olympics Thread:

    Georgian weightlifter breaks his own world record. Not a bad day's work.

    Superb

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    ROC Artistic Swimming routine was magnificent and absolutely worthy of the Gold

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    I'm looking forward to seeing Allyson Felix in the 400 m final in her last Olympics. She might not medal but she is a legend.

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    @mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:

    ROC Artistic Swimming routine was magnificent and absolutely worthy of the Gold

    Nice try Russian bot

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    @tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

    @mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:

    ROC Artistic Swimming routine was magnificent and absolutely worthy of the Gold

    Nice try Russian bot

    @mikethesnowski?

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    @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

    De Grasse wins the 200m final!

    Jeez what happened to the American kid? He jogged the last 40m of his heat and still hit 20.02. Thought he could have easily done it.

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    @paekakboyz said in Olympics Thread:

    and Liti got 5th which is bloody good. A very strong field!

    ahem.

    He said in a news article that getting top 5, with the amount of doping that goes on, was his goal. He reckons if there was no doping he’d be top.

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    @machpants shots fired! poor leadership, corruption, and shitty systems by the Int weightlifting association has already cost them spots at this Olympics with fewer weight classes. I think it's under genuine threat of being cut in the future if they can't sort their shit out.

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    @nostrildamus Gaby on the tee 11.03am NZ time

    Lydia Ko and co off just after 1.30pm

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    I didn't see this. Very brief highlights.

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    German dude wins 10km swim. He also won bronze in the pool (1500m). I think that’s the first time someone has done that at the same games.

    Good effort by the Australian Bol in the 800m. Poor Aus steeplechase woman was running final on her birthday and blew out her Achilles. Fond memories of that one.

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    @rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

    German dude wins 10km swim.

    I would only finish that race if there was a current in the right direction.

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    Regal faded at the end to finish 3rd in SF1. In B final.

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    Regal just pipped at the end so fails to make the medal race K1 500

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    Carrington, OMG, just amazing

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    Lisa, the fastest qualifier I think.

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    @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

    Lisa, the fastest qualifier I think.

    Yup and she eased up at the end again

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    @paekakboyz said in Olympics Thread:

    @machpants shots fired! poor leadership, corruption, and shitty systems by the Int weightlifting association has already cost them spots at this Olympics with fewer weight classes. I think it's under genuine threat of being cut in the future if they can't sort their shit out.

    This article highlights the issues pretty well: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/04/lasha-talakhadze-dominates-but-could-this-be-weighliftings-last-heave

    It would be such a shame to see it removed, it's genuinely one of my favourite sports to watch. It's such a pure test of strength, no bells or whistles or tricks or gimmicks. Just who can lift heaviest.

    Lasha Talakadze is such a beast, and it was amazing to watch him do his thing last night. Is he doping? Probably. But it's still great to watch and I'd be so sad to see it go.

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    #3733

    Skateboarding is funny, 12, 13 year olds competing with 40+ year olds with grey beards

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