Olympic Track and Field thread - Page 14

andruid · 22-08-2008, 05:24 PM

Big clash of all the middle distance legends in the 5000 metres final tomorrow. The Bekele brothers, Bernard Lagat, Eliud Kipchoge among others. Not to mention the small affair of the 800 metres.

Hopefully Former World champion Eliud Kipchoge or one of the new guys turning out for Kenya wins it.

Johnners · 22-08-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by roseboy64

SUCK ON THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Must have missed Powell messing up.

Happened in the 100m final iirc. Say what you like, the guy is **** under pressure. He can thank his teammates he had a big enough lead that he could've run backwards and still won.

roseboy64 · 22-08-2008, 11:14 PM

Ran the fastest leg tttt.

James90 · 23-08-2008, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by _Ed_

If only we had Simon Poelman...complete with his prohibited substances in his poles.

Poelman? That's like an ice cream man named Cone.

Smudge · 23-08-2008, 01:06 AM

Unfortunately, Ed is editorialising it a little - Poelman was actually a decathlete...

_Ed_ · 23-08-2008, 01:46 AM

Was he? I did not know that.

Smudge · 23-08-2008, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by _Ed_

Was he? I did not know that.

He was indeed. Very useful in his day, and dishy as all **** too... http://www.decathlon2000.ee/eng/athletes.php?art=609

andruid · 23-08-2008, 05:39 AM

Wilfred Bungei YOU BEAUTY!!!!

andruid · 23-08-2008, 06:13 AM

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1258: Kenya's Nancy Langat hunts down Bahrain's Maryam Jamal down the back straight to take the gold in the women's 1500m. Jamal fades down the stretch and allows Ukraine to take silver and bronze. But that was a poor tactical race from Lisa Dobriskey, who allowed the medallists to open up too much of a lead - she still had plenty of petrol in the tank at the finish.

-quoted from the BBC

Halleluyah!

andruid · 23-08-2008, 12:33 PM

Anyone staying up tonight for the men's marathon and if so who do yu all reckon will win?

roseboy64 · 23-08-2008, 01:49 PM

Marathon? Will watch the run into the stadium.

andruid · 23-08-2008, 03:15 PM

Just discovered that one of the contenders, Samuel Wanjiru, is from my home town of Nyahururu.

_Ed_ · 23-08-2008, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roseboy64

Marathon? Will watch the run into the stadium.

Yeah, find it a bit hard to watch up to that point. Not as bad as the walking race though of course.

andruid · 23-08-2008, 07:31 PM

I suspect my mum knows Mr Wanjiru's mum through a children's home they sponsor

Here he comes now

_Ed_ · 23-08-2008, 07:44 PM

Well done to him.

Feel sorry for the bloke who came into the stadium in 3rd place but got passed in that final lap. That must suck.

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andruid International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kenya. Posts: 4,003	Anyone staying up tonight for the men's marathon and if so who do yu all reckon will win?

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roseboy64 Cricket Web Content Updater Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Jamaica Posts: 18,549	Marathon? Will watch the run into the stadium.

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andruid International Vice-Captain Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kenya. Posts: 4,003	Just discovered that one of the contenders, Samuel Wanjiru, is from my home town of Nyahururu.

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_Ed_ Hall of Fame Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa Posts: 19,107	Well done to him. Feel sorry for the bloke who came into the stadium in 3rd place but got passed in that final lap. That must suck.

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