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    replied to Crucial on last edited by
    #3205

    @crucial 1 down, 3 races to go...

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    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    Switched to Lisa.

    She won

    Just an Olympic record, even with easing off at the end

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    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    Willis might squeeze into next round

    didn't show much in the straight. He's either confident of time, or he doesn't have it

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    #3208

    Lisa did that OB time with a slow start.

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    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    @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.

    Yeah - it's madness. I bet Tanner's PB will be 5+ seconds faster than he ran in that race.

    Nick ran a much smarter race and it looked like a fast heat.

    Edit: Tanner's PB is nearly 9 seconds quicker - so he could have been 75 metres further up the track.

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    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    Willis might squeeze into next round

    And he does.

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    #3211

    Carrington/Regal's K2 500m sprint is at 1.30pm (SF 2).

    First, in SF 1, Hoskin and Hatton at 1.23pm.

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    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    Willis might squeeze into next round

    didn't show much in the straight. He's either confident of time, or he doesn't have it

    Considering he just needed to step it out to ensure he was top six.

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    @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    Willis might squeeze into next round

    didn't show much in the straight. He's either confident of time, or he doesn't have it

    Considering he just needed to step it out to ensure he was top six.

    Was a season best time, so that may well be it

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    @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    Willis might squeeze into next round

    didn't show much in the straight. He's either confident of time, or he doesn't have it

    Considering he just needed to step it out to ensure he was top six.

    took a big risk, but it was a quick heat, so i reckon he was comfortable.

    the women's javelin is on and my shoulder popped out just watching it.

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    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    @crucial said in Olympics Thread:

    Willis might squeeze into next round

    didn't show much in the straight. He's either confident of time, or he doesn't have it

    Considering he just needed to step it out to ensure he was top six.

    took a big risk, but it was a quick heat, so i reckon he was comfortable.

    Didn’t look that comfortable from the end on going by facial expressions.

    Mind you the Polish dude gets promoted after falling over. How does that work? Tough shit

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    #3216

    The advantage of being in the final heat means you know a faster race probably gets you through. Willis was the 2nd fastest from the rest.

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    #3217

    Women's 400m WR is held by a, checks notes, East German from 1985. Ridiculous that is still an official record.

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    #3218

    This canoe malarkey looks painful. Like shovelling a pile of dirt hard out for 3 and a half minutes.

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    #3219

    Isn’t there a legend about Zinny Brooke winning some comp that involved shovelling as much gravel as you could in a set time. No one else came close.

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    #3220

    lol, don't judge books by covers

    the very african looking aussie steps up to the mic after her 400m. And you expect her to sound one way...

    and she is aussie as fuck! classic

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    #3221

    the Aussie girl in the javelin looks like she is having a fucking ball. Best part of the Olympics sometimes.

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    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    lol, don't judge books by covers

    the very african looking aussie steps up to the mic after her 400m. And you expect her to sound one way...

    and she is aussie as fuck! classic

    Yeah, she's been here since she was a kid.

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    @kiwimurph said in Olympics Thread:

    Hubbard fails to complete a single lift in the snatch.

    Quite possibly the funniest unintended wit I've read in awhile...

    Or was it 😉

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    @mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:

    lol, don't judge books by covers

    the very african looking aussie steps up to the mic after her 400m. And you expect her to sound one way...

    and she is aussie as fuck! classic

    There was a huge influx of Sudanese migrants about 15-20 years ago. Seeing the influence of that on national teams now. Just look at the Olyroos captain.

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