Olympics Thread
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Rembrandt" data-cid="606477" data-time="1471526413">
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<p>Anyone know how the shotput qualifying goes? Seems to be a mark of 21m which walsh and 3 others have hit, Gil is a further 2 places back will they have the best of the rest for the final?</p>
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<p>They need to either throw over 20.65m to automatically qualify or get into the top 12.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="606486" data-time="1471527165"><p>
So what was Walsh's best throw? Hopefully these two will push each other</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="TeWaio" data-cid="606493" data-time="1471527969"><p>20.40m or better qualifying for the shot final is the highest standard in Olympic history. So both our boys have done v well. Walsh should get a medal.</p></blockquote>it would be great albeit a little greedy if Gill could get up too, on a broken foot and all
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<p>Gill has historically been a bit flaky under pressure at senior level. Being in 13th position (so not qualifying) going in for his 3rd round, to pull out a throw like that was really great. Hopefully its a big breakthrough for him regardless of what goes on tonight.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="606277" data-time="1471481418">
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<p>at least a few of them are cute...</p>
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<p>Too right they are ... <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=caster+semenya&meta=cr%3DcountryAU#mie=oly%2C["%2Fm%2F07kbtm6"%2C2%2C"o"%2C1%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2C14]'>http://www.abc.net.au/cm/rimage/7752200-16x9-large.jpg?v=2 </a>Caster Semenya from somewhere or other looks hotttt!</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mick Gold Coast QLD" data-cid="606499" data-time="1471528782">
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<p>Too right they are ... <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=caster+semenya&meta=cr%3DcountryAU#mie=oly%2C["%2Fm%2F07kbtm6"%2C2%2C"o"%2C1%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2Cnull%2C14]'>http://www.abc.net.au/cm/rimage/7752200-16x9-large.jpg?v=2 </a>Caster Semenya from somewhere or other looks hotttt!</p>
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<p>Woken up to a silver from the Women's 470 and the obvious gold from the Men's 49ers. Nice. The men didn't even need to win but did anyway.</p>
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<p>Women's 49ers FX up now. Just gotta beat Spain, Brazil and Denmark for gold, two of them for silver and one for bronze.</p>
