Olympics Thread
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100 m seems sooo slow without bolt. Like treading water. Athlete of the century.
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
100 m seems sooo slow without bolt. Like treading water. Athlete of the century.
I dunno. They are rather quick.
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Winning time 9.79. Bolt 2012 London 9.63.
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@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Was watching badminton semis last night with a Spanish woman cruising into the final. Left the room for a few minutes and when came back in the she was lying on the floor screaming and crying. Injured. She was doing it for a few minutes. Could really feel that "it's just not fair" pain.
Yeah that sucked
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
Simbane ran 9.82, but didn't win a medal. A ridiculously fast race. Noah Lyles had to run a PB to win it.
Fastest 100m of all time (combined times)
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@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:
It really is bloody amazing how well Aussie do in the Olympics. Blows my mind every time.
Just seem to be in competitive across the board
It did not go unnoticed to me that they are one of the countries that are near the top of the actual medal table and the per capita table as well
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
Simbane ran 9.82, but didn't win a medal. A ridiculously fast race. Noah Lyles had to run a PB to win it.
Fastest 100m of all time (combined times)
Seven runners under 9.90 and one other at 9.91.
A really great standard, although still behind what Usain Bolt achieved.
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
Simbane ran 9.82, but didn't win a medal. A ridiculously fast race. Noah Lyles had to run a PB to win it.
Fastest 100m of all time (combined times)
Seven runners under 9.90 and one other at 9.91.
A really great standard, although still behind what Usain Bolt achieved.
Reluctant to share this on account of James Corden being in it……he’s actually a better sprinter than comedian
But good for perspective……Boult definitely cruising and having fun.
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@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:
It really is bloody amazing how well Aussie do in the Olympics. Blows my mind every time.
Just seem to be in competitive across the board
They have been in a 12-16 year purple patch with their female swimmers. I’m not a huge watcher of the swimming but they just keep unearthing new talent year after year.
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@ACT-Crusader it’s not just the swimming tho.
Two out of 3 medals in woman’s high jump.
Whatever they do at their training camps, it’s clearly world class, if not world leading.
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@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:
@ACT-Crusader it’s not just the swimming tho.
Two out of 3 medals in woman’s high jump.
Whatever they do at their training camps, it’s clearly world class, if not world leading.
Two out 4 to be fair...
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Is there any evidence against the Chinese swimmer…or is just that he’s Chinese?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
But if you google him now it’s all about the speculation of being a drugs cheat.
Absolutely shameful.
I mean if his name was Marchand no one would bat an eyelid.
The Chinese do have history so im not saying he’s definitely clean but it strikes me as a bit of racism for the moment.
Yes they most definitely would. Anybody who knows anything about swimming knows this doesn't pass the smell test. Him being Chinese doesn't exactly help given their history. Christ, accusations were levelled at Ian Thorpe back in the day. More racism?
If he was Russian?
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Would it be "racist" to question a freak performance from a competitor from a country with form in doping if he was Russian?
I’d be suspicious if the Russians didn’t cheat. That’s my default setting.
I seem to have stirred a hornets nest here somewhat.
Both the Chinese and the Russians have been caught cheating at one time or another. And such an exceptional performance out of the blue will raise eyebrows. Regardless of the ethnicity of the athlete
Michelle Smith the Republic of Ireland swimmer a prime example. They must have been Irish level stupidity to think they could get away with it! The fact that she effectively has is even more staggering.
The Con of Michelle Smith: How the Irish Lass Cheated the Swimming World
Michelle Smith was a star at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, but she is best known as a doping cheat whose sudden rise was a fraud.
