Official Athletics Thread

[vic_orthdox]

What about Harper's excitement at getting a silver medal, even though she won the gold last time? Admirable.

Be interesting to hear what the coverage of Harper and Wells is like in comparison to Jones' fourth.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/s...eauty-not-achievement.html?_r=3&smid=tw-share

 

[Jono]

Pretty critical article. Would imagine there will be even more criticism.

I wasn't that cynical regarding her announcing she's a virgin. I mean if its the truth, I don't see any issue with her sharing it. I can definitely see how it'd be annoying for Harper though to constantly be asked about Jones and her posing nude etc.

 

[roseboy64]

Only disappointing thing about the 100 hurdles is that Foster-Hylton had a chance to medal in her last Olympics. Shame that. She's retired earlier. That's how it rolls with sprint hurdles though.

 

[roseboy64]

Fraser-Pryce seems like a likeable bird.

She is from all reports. Know people who went to high school with her.

 

[andruid]

Disaster Games for Kenya so far. Ezekiel Kemboi's man riding tactics the only bright spot so far

Ezekiel Kemboi's Celebration At London Olympics 2012 - YouTube

 

[Burgey]

"Kemboi is currently on trial in his home country for stabbing a woman, but that certainly hasn't prevented him from enjoying this year's Olympics."

Indeed

 

[Spikey]

let's hope the hooker guy wins gold so the total amount of australian athletic gold outnumbers the swimming #****theswimmers

 

[vic_orthdox]

Haha, so true.

Got a lot of time for Steve, comes across really well; intriguing to see how he goes after all his mental battles.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Mo Farah begins his bid for Olympic greatness today. To double up in the distance races would be some effort. If he does it, i'd argue he would be the star of the games as it is so physically demanding.

 

[Johnners]

Anyone else see the pole break on the Cuban guy in the Pole Vault quali's? Thought he was going to impale himself on the way down for a moment, didn't look like much fun.

 

[Spark]

LOL at the pole vaulters. (also lol at all the pole vaulters' union jokes on twitter)

 

[Scaly piscine]

Mo Farah begins his bid for Olympic greatness today. To double up in the distance races would be some effort. If he does it, i'd argue he would be the star of the games as it is so physically demanding.

Depends how the run it really, if it goes down to a sprint finish again you'd think Mo would have it when he can do the last lap in 53 seconds. It could essentially be a repeat of the 10,000m, but with the first 5,000m cut off.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Depends how the run it really, if it goes down to a sprint finish again you'd think Mo would have it when he can do the last lap in 53 seconds. It could essentially be a repeat of the 10,000m, but with the first 5,000m cut off.

You would think the Africans might team up and try and negate Farah, be a bit daft to set it up for him again like Saturday.

 

[andruid]

"Kemboi is currently on trial in his home country for stabbing a woman, but that certainly hasn't prevented him from enjoying this year's Olympics."
Indeed

If you ask me the whole thing stinks to high heaven as a set up.

 

[andruid]

You would think the Africans might team up and try and negate Farah, be a bit daft to set it up for him again like Saturday.

Yeah, cos we all just one faceless team!

 

[Johnners]

I think it's only fair we blame Steffensen for Aus not making it into the 4x400m relay final.

 

[Burgey]

I can't believe the Americans and Dominicans ran that well. Didn't they know they were racing against Steffenson? Steffenson!!

 

[vic_orthdox]

Did Tony Jones have a crack at Steffensen in the interview afterwards?

"It's a knob-off, it's a knob-off"

 

[andruid]

Very well run David Rudisha world record and Olympic Gold in one go. Kenya's Olympics aren't so bad

 

[Cevno]

Lol @ Bolt easing of in the Olympic finals and still winning. Had a finger on his lips and posed for the camera before the finish.