Olympics Thread

[Stargazer]

@machpants Of the athletes not throwing 18.80, Wesche is the third best (11th over all) at the moment. If that's correct, she's through!

[Bones]

Please tell me someone else is watching the track relay and saw what the Italian just did.

[Machpants]

So, four, now five, years of training. Competitions to qualify for the Olympics. What a peak! Throw a large ball bearing just 3 times, not quite far enough, and go home 🤣

Both kiwis through

[canefan]

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

@machpants Of the athletes not throwing 18.80, Wesche is the third best (11th over all) at the moment. If that's correct, she's through!

Val and Maddie through

[Machpants]

@bones said in Olympics Thread:

Please tell me someone else is watching the track relay and saw what the Italian just did.

Nope?

[Bovidae]

I reckon Val was waiting to see if Wesche qualified too.

[MiketheSnow]

GB 2-4 Aus

[Stargazer]

@bones said in Olympics Thread:

Please tell me someone else is watching the track relay and saw what the Italian just did.

No?

[Stargazer]

Black Sticks trailing 1 - 3 v Argentina. 11 minutes to go.

[canefan]

@bones said in Olympics Thread:

Please tell me someone else is watching the track relay and saw what the Italian just did.

Please elaborate

[canefan]

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

Black Sticks trailing 1 - 3 v Argentina. 11 minutes to go.

We don't look like scoring

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

Black Sticks trailing 1 - 3 v Argentina. 11 minutes to go.

Sadly no surprise

[Stargazer]

@canefan Nope.

[voodoo]

@bones said in Olympics Thread:

Please tell me someone else is watching the track relay and saw what the Italian just did.

Another no from me

[canefan]

Impressive field team we have now. 4 shot putters, 2 hammer throwers. Nice to have depth

[Stargazer]

[MiketheSnow]

GB 3-4 Aus
4 mins to go

Come on

[Bones]

Waiting to start when they pan the camera across all the starters. He raises his left arm straight towards the centre of the track field, looks down his arm, then using the baton "pulls" the "bow string" and fires.

Momentarily thought I was watching Eastbound and Down.

@canefan @voodoo @Stargazer @Machpants

[Stargazer]

Men's 10,000. No heats, straight to a final.

[antipodean]

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

Men's 10,000. No heats, straight to a final.

I love watching people who run twice the distance as me in the same amount of time.