Olympics Thread

[Billy Tell]

McCartney 2 from 2. The only competitor to skip 2.4 m. Come on Eliza!!

[Billy Tell]

We can’t finish behind Ireland on the table. They only passionately follow 3 sports. Gaelic football which is Aussie rules with a soccer ball. Hurling which is Aussie rules with a hockey stick. And English football involving Liverpool or Man U. These sports are generally enjoyed at the pub with a pint of Guinness. We are more sporty than them!

[Billy Tell]

Currently down to 7 pole vaulters having cleared 4.7 m. The other 2 kiwis still in but I doubt they clear the height.

[sparky]

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

McCartney 2 from 2. The only competitor to skip 2.4 m. Come on Eliza!!

She's leading the competition at the moment, but a long way to go.

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/athletics/women-s-pole-vault/fnl-000100--

[sparky]

Katie Moon won in Tokyo with 4.90. Probably something similar will be needed to win tonight.

[Victor Meldrew]

I'm watching the hurdles and Andrew Cotter is commentating. Adds colour and gives an ignoramus like me a good understanding of how runners can fuck up a hurdle.

Is there no sport this bloke isn't brilliant at?

[Billy Tell]

Has to get 4.8 as 3 jumpers already over. 1 miss so far.

[Billy Tell]

Last chance saloon. So close with 2nd jump.

[Billy Tell]

😢…

[MajorRage]

BBC chose to show Gabby Logan taking to people instead.

Looks like it’ll just be another gold for Aussie anyway.

[sparky]

@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:

BBC chose to show Gabby Logan taking to people instead.

Why on earth did they decide people who watch the Olympics prefer people chatting on sofas to live sport?

[sparky]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Olympics Thread:

I'm watching the hurdles and Andrew Cotter is commentating. Adds colour and gives an ignoramus like me a good understanding of how runners can fuck up a hurdle.

Is there no sport this bloke isn't brilliant at?

I wish they'd use Cotter as the main commentator on all the races instead of Cram.

[MiketheSnow]

@sparky said in Olympics Thread:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Olympics Thread:

I'm watching the hurdles and Andrew Cotter is commentating. Adds colour and gives an ignoramus like me a good understanding of how runners can fuck up a hurdle.

Is there no sport this bloke isn't brilliant at?

I wish they'd use Cotter as the main commentator on all the races instead of Cram.

Cram has forgotten more than Cotter knows

[Billy Tell]

Salt in the wound is Aussie heading for gold.

[sparky]

A great 400 metre race.

Another one where an American came through in the last 20 metres to win it.

Great strength, belief and absolute hunger by Quincy Hall. 4th fastest time of all time.

[Billy Tell]

That was some finish from Quincy.

[MajorRage]

Amazing finish by the American. Brilliant.

Karma for the BBC for spending 90 minutes building up to the race, ignoring the woman's pole value that the Brit didn't win gold.

[KiwiPie]

Eliza looked like she had the height to make 4.80 but couldn't get the timing right. Pleased the other 2 Kiwis got over 4.60, personal best for one of them.

[JK]

@MN5 said in Olympics Thread:

Mitchell Starcs brother is an Olympian. How about that.

Has been for a while. Pretty sure he was at both the 2016 and 2020 (well 2021) games too. Has a commonwealth gold too.

[sparky]

@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:

Amazing finish by the American. Brilliant.

Karma for the BBC for spending 90 minutes building up to the race, ignoring the woman's pole value that the Brit didn't win gold.

Matt Hudson-Smith ran a Personal Best, a British record, a European record and the 5th fastest time of all time. A great performance. He could hardly have executed any better.

But Quincy Hall found a way to finish that little bit sooner. The margins in elite sport can be unbelievably small.