Official Athletics Thread

[_Ed_]

Aw, Val. Still, happy with silver - great that she wasn't completely put off her game by the 'whoops, we forgot to enter you in the event you've been training for for four years' fiasco.

 

[Hurricane]

Read a good article where some journalist was laying into athletics New Zealand (or whoever) for screwing up her application for the Olympics. He was comparing it to NZ having the rugby world cup taken away in 2003 and listed our incompetence that year - was interesting reading.

What time is the 1500m and the triathlon?

 

[Johnners]

I've decided all Olympic events should involve hurdles, always provide some lols (even if you do feel a bit sorry for 'em).

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

There was a dude a few heats ago who knocked over every one and still finished, **** I Lol'd.

 

[Johnners]

There was a dude a few heats ago who knocked over every one and still finished, **** I Lol'd.

Haha yeah he did well I thought. Bloke in heat 3 loses points for his poor somersault imo

 

[Johnners]

Gah, feel for Liu, 2 olympics in a row the same injury has cut him down.

 

[blahblahblah]

http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-200m/phase=atm002900/index.html?v=9002012080712


Bolt is pretty late compared to others although he was first in his own lane

would have to come up something special again like he did yesterday

I read somewhere no one has defended both 100m and 200m gold medals till now in olympics, is it true?

 

[Jacknife]

Flibberty was correct in the end, Phillips Idowu chocked but this time didn't get the chance to do it in the final rounds.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Flibberty was correct in the end, Phillips Idowu chocked but this time didn't get the chance to do it in the final rounds.

He was never going to get a medal after all the fuss. Was clear he was injured and covering it up, can't blame the guy as he may have been pulled out had he gone to Portugal.

All been a mess with him and CVC, much like KP and the cricket board has been of late.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I wish they'd stop banging about Phillips Idowu. He wasn't a medal hope. He was a nothing who I wish we could have gotten our money back from.

 

[marc71178]

You mean the money he never received?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

You mean the money he never received?

Bound to be more to come out of that interview from both sides. Very much like KP isn't it, both sides are in the right in their own mind and the other can go and get ****ed.

 

[howardj]

What time is Aussie Sally running?

6am?

 

[PhoenixFire]

v happy for Sally, seems like a nice girl.

 

[howardj]

What a win!

 

[Bahnz]

Great effort from Pearson. Now, c'mon Nick!\

EDIT: Gutted but not a huge surprise, he was always going to be a long shot to medal.

 

[Meridio]

Disappointing. Looked like he was in a good position with about a lap and a half to go, but couldn't keep up when the pace increased. Algerian guy was a tank, was flying for the last half lap.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well done Pearson, class act at that race. Deserved the gold.

 

[uvelocity]

onya sally

 

[Jono]

The big story is Lolo Jones not getting a medal.

Proof that being a hot virgin is to your own detriment.