Olympics Thread
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@mn5 said in Olympics Thread:
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@williethewaiter said in Olympics Thread:
got a mate that is part of her team - was saying she's got her chin ups to 30 @ 100kgs.. so her body weight with 35kgs strapped on
Yeah I’m going to have to call bs on that one. I’m sure she has some impressive stats but that’s taking the piss.
Indeed. I’m sure it’s actually 30 unaided ( which again is strong as fuck ) or perhaps three with 35kg, certainly not 30 with more than half her weight attached.
I’m not denying she’s anything less than an absolutely world class athlete at what she does but let’s be realistic.
Yeah I can buy 30 unaided (which is crazy good for a woman)but 30 with an extra 35kg is bs.
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@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
@voodoo said in Olympics Thread:
On that 5,000m, not to take anything away from Hassan (all 49kgs of her!!!) as she was great - but boy did the others hand her every opportunity. They were never going to be able to stay with her in the sprint, they needed to try the Norwegian triathlete tactic of blowing her up earlier.
Guess none of them thought they could do it and were fighting for the minor medals.
god it's like horse racing then. too scared to lose so they just let the favourite do what they want. cowardice.
Elite level running is so insane. We can all run (to varying degrees) some of us can run quite well. And then there are these guys and girls. That 5,000m was very cool.
I ran a 23 minute 5km last week and felt like i was flying. I would have lost that race last night by 2km.
Last night i ran at a 3 min/km pace for a bit. it's really really fucking fast. i couldn't sustain it for 500m let alone 5,000 and I'm in pretty good shape.
1,500m heats today. my favourite event of the games.
I think I would snap a calf if I tried to hold 3min/km pace right now
My daughter has a 1500m time trial tmrw, she's hoping to do 5:20. Bitch.
Yeah I’m at that stage where I resent my kids getting bigger, stronger and faster while Im in decline. Went for a run with youngest (13) and it was bloody hard keeping up with the lanky mofo. And let’s not even get started on the food they can put away.
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@mn5 said in Olympics Thread:
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@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:
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@kiwimurph said in Olympics Thread:
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@kiwimurph said in Olympics Thread:
Hubbard fails to complete a single lift in the snatch.
Huh? I just watched her lift 125? Wasn't that the snatch?
Edit- Did it not count, I see she's not on the leaderboard
Yeah too much arm wobble. Should have challenged it.
Bloody hell. What a lot of angst for nothing in the end, you have to laugh 😂
The issue is Hubbard took a female's position at the games.
Ironically the biological male is probably the most female looking of the lot.
Great Silver for Emily Campbell GB
Tremendous Olympic Record for Li Wen Wen of China
That’s a whole lot of women.
Either that or something manufactured in a lab somewhere. Christ on a bike she certainly ain’t no beach volley baller that’s for sure.
Being in Japan you’d think they’d be catching the attention of the Sumo wrestling community. Massive potential there!
I’m not sure what all the fuss was about…. Laurel had no chance.
I feel like China are moneyballing the Olympics. Finding all the sports where the wealthiest counties aren't strong (for whatever reason) and then pumping in cash allowing them to dominate.
Although they do the same at every other sport too so I guess you can't really call it 'moneyball'. Not sure what the rest of the schedule is like but they're holding onto their lead at the top of the leaderboard pretty handily at the moment.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@mn5 said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
@williethewaiter said in Olympics Thread:
got a mate that is part of her team - was saying she's got her chin ups to 30 @ 100kgs.. so her body weight with 35kgs strapped on
Yeah I’m going to have to call bs on that one. I’m sure she has some impressive stats but that’s taking the piss.
Indeed. I’m sure it’s actually 30 unaided ( which again is strong as fuck ) or perhaps three with 35kg, certainly not 30 with more than half her weight attached.
I’m not denying she’s anything less than an absolutely world class athlete at what she does but let’s be realistic.
Yeah I can buy 30 unaided (which is crazy good for a woman)but 30 with an extra 35kg is bs.
Sexist pig. I hope someone bans you.
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@cyclops said in Olympics Thread:
Although they do the same at every other sport too so I guess you can't really call it 'moneyball'. Not sure what the rest of the schedule is like but they're holding onto their lead at the top of the leaderboard pretty handily at the moment.
Say what you like about communism, but by god it turns into medals.
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@nzzp said in Olympics Thread:
@cyclops said in Olympics Thread:
Although they do the same at every other sport too so I guess you can't really call it 'moneyball'. Not sure what the rest of the schedule is like but they're holding onto their lead at the top of the leaderboard pretty handily at the moment.
Say what you like about communism, but by god it turns into medals.
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@nzzp said in Olympics Thread:
@cyclops said in Olympics Thread:
Although they do the same at every other sport too so I guess you can't really call it 'moneyball'. Not sure what the rest of the schedule is like but they're holding onto their lead at the top of the leaderboard pretty handily at the moment.
Say what you like about communism, but by god it turns into medals.
Totalitarian, single minded, centralised "chemical performance " programme
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@crucial Tanner will be disappointed with that. Trapped near the back for most of the race and never got a run until it was too late.
Unless you've got an absolute cannonball finish, you can't afford to hit the final straight 10 metres back.
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@chris-b said in Olympics Thread:
@crucial Tanner will be disappointed with that. Trapped near the back for most of the race and never got a run until it was too late.
Unless you've got an absolute cannonball finish, you can't afford to hit the final straight 10 metres back.
I never get that. You work for years for this shot then sit back. Have a fucking crack if no one else is going to.
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@nzzp said in Olympics Thread:
@cyclops said in Olympics Thread:
Although they do the same at every other sport too so I guess you can't really call it 'moneyball'. Not sure what the rest of the schedule is like but they're holding onto their lead at the top of the leaderboard pretty handily at the moment.
Say what you like about communism, but by god it turns into medals.
Just ask the Germans. East Germany won 35 gold in 1988. Germany currently has 6 I think. They’ve gone from about 12 gold in the pool to 1 bronze.
