Olympics Thread
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<p>He turned in the 4th fastest leg in the relay final this morning. </p>
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<p>He's 31 and in his 5th olympics! That's fucking incredible. </p>
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<p>He turned in the 4th fastest leg in the relay final this morning. </p>
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<p>He's 31 and in his 5th olympics! That's fucking incredible. </p>
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<p>Are you sure? That would make him pretty fucking young for his first.</p>
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<p>15 at his first. Came 5th in the 200m butterfly</p>
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<p>The youngest male gold medalist in an individual event was Kusuo Kitamura of Japan, who won the 1500-m Freestyle swimming event in 1932 aged 14 yrs, 309 days.</p>
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<p>jesus! that's astounding. not just his age, but the event as well. And endurance event won by a kid? amazing</p>
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<p>Cross country at the 1924 Olympics</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the </span><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_individual_cross_country' title="Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual cross country">cross country</a><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> events, the heat of 45 °C (113 °F),</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-20'>[20]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> caused all but 15 of the 38 competitors to abandon the race.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-Urheilumuseo_1924-16'>[16]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> Eight finishers were taken away on stretchers.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-Urheilumuseo_1924-16'>[16]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> One athlete began to run in tiny circles after reaching the stadium, until setting off into the stands and knocking himself unconscious.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-The_Guardian-21'>[21]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> Early leader Wide was among those who blacked out along the course, and was incorrectly reported to have died at the hospital.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTERaevuori1997177.E2.80.93178-22'>[22]</a></sup><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTELovesey1968111-23'>[23]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> Nurmi exhibited only slight signs of exhaustion after beating Ritola to the win by nearly a minute and a half.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-Urheilumuseo_1924-16'>[16]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> As Finland looked to have lost the team medal, the disoriented Liimatainen staggered into the stadium, but was barely moving forward.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTERaevuori1997179-24'>[24]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> An athlete ahead of him fainted 50 metres from the finish, and Liimatainen stopped and tried to find his way off the track, thinking he had reached the finish line.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTERaevuori1997179-24'>[24]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> After having ignored shouts and kept the spectators in suspense for a while, he turned into the right direction, realised his situation and reached the finish in 12th place and secured team gold.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-Urheilumuseo_1924-16'>[16]</a></sup><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTERaevuori1997179-24'>[24]</a></sup><span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> Those present at the stadium were shocked by what they had witnessed, and Olympic officials decided to ban cross country running from future Games.</span><sup><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paavo_Nurmi#cite_note-FOOTNOTELovesey1968112-25'>[25]</a></sup></p> -
<p>Now this is a story!<br>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tennis star Juan Martin del Potro shrugs off lift drama to beat Novak Djokovic in Rio</span></span></strong><br>
<br><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Last updated 19:46, August 8 2016</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When you're scheduled to face off against the best tennis player in the world at the Olympic Games, it's safe to say you would want as much time to prepare as possible.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">However Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro saw his preparation time cut by 40 minutes, when he was stuck in an elevator.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">He was eventually freed by the Argentinian handball team, nicknamed The Gladiators - and went on to beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) in the biggest upset in the tennis tournament so far.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a raucous atmosphere in the last match of the night on centre court, where Argentine fans chanted for del Potro and Brazilians tried to drown out their rivals with cheers for Djokovic.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Del Potro - the former world number four - left his room in the athlete's village to prepare for his first round match when the power cut out brought the elevator to a halt on Monday Morning (NZT).</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">With no mobile phone signal, del Potro yelled for help and his cries were eventually heard by the members of the Argentinian handball team, nicknamed The Gladiators.</span></span><br>
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<p>Juan Martin del Potro's spent 40 minutes stuck in a lift before the match.</p>
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<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It was believed the handball players forced the lift door open and helped the trapped tennis star out.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Del Potro's agent Jorge Viale tweeted an image of the tennis star's start to the day and later tweeted that The Gladiators had rescued him.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Argentinian's misfortune is the latest in a slew of mishaps in the athlete's village.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week, Australian basketball player Andrew Bogut tweeted pictures of himself building his own shower curtain out of a sheet and hooks, to avoid getting water all over his suite's bathroom. </span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The following day, the Chinese basketball team complained of unfinished features, including toilet seats needing to be taped down and a bed frame with loose screws.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian tennis star Sam Stosur also grumbled that her shower was 'stone cold every time' she tried to use it, while plumbing problems plagued Japanese table tennis star Ai Fukuhara when she was forced to fix her own toilet.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Djokovic was not the only big tennis name to crash out. Although Serena Williams won her first round singles match, she and sister Venus were beaten 6-3, 6-4 by the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova in the doubles. Venus, battling illness, had earlier lost her first round singles match.</span></span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Djokovic's exit leaves Andy Murray, who won his first round match 6-3, 6-2 against Serbia's Viktor Troicki, as the men's favourite. Rafael Nadal also won his first round match.</span></span><br>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/82922612/Tennis-star-Juan-Martin-del-Potro-shrugs-off-lift-drama-to-beat-Novak-Djokovic-in-Rio'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/82922612/Tennis-star-Juan-Martin-del-Potro-shrugs-off-lift-drama-to-beat-Novak-Djokovic-in-Rio</a></p> -
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<p>Did I read correctly that the lady who won kept her trap shut for an incredible twelve seconds?</p>
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<p>Unbeatable!!!</p>
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<p>I have my hat, coat and running shoes already on! :)</p>
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I thought they were referring to the other more MILFish looking one on the right who looks ready to go full Sharon Stone any second.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Reportedly "OK". Was conscious going into the ambo.</p>
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<p>That was a nasty crash. She was just rag-dolled upside down on the kerb. I thought her back landed hard on the edge as well.</p>
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<p>NZ men's hockey just scored a spectacular equaliser against the poms if you aren't watching the game I suggest you look it up.</p>
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<p>Just reading that the Dutch girl has a severe concussion and 3 small fractures in her lumbar vertebrae. She has to stay in intensive care for another 24 hours, but she's conscious and able to talk. She has apparently already tweeted that she'll be okay and that she's most of all very disappointed because she was so close to winning gold. Glad to read that, because that crash looked awful.</p> -
Italian diver chicks. Fuck. Yes.
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Just watched the last 15km of the women's road race. Gutted for the American who went all that way to get nothing <br><br>
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<p>Google images tells me she's already had a wardrobe incident on a windy day.</p>
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<p>She had an incident on the Great British bakeoff too</p>
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7s strolled to victory after GB imploded with YCs. <br><br>
Are the Olympics rugby shirts available to buy??
