Olympic Track and Field thread

[GotSpin]

Haha, Bolt starts jogging with some 50m left.

Amazing stuff

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Swiss television are showing equestrian instead of Isinbayeva in pole vault.

Nationalistic production ftl.

 

[andruid]

Dang! Just came out of the shower to find they have already done the 3000m steeplechase.

Missed Kenya's first gold at this year's Olympics

Just in time for the women's 800m final

 

[Goughy]

Told you Hession is decent. Possibly the best white sprinter in the world.

If thats true then its depressing as he runs the 200m over 0.5 seconds slower than the best white sprinter did 30 years ago.

 

[andruid]

Dang, That Jelimo runs like Kipchoge Keino in his prime.

Congratulations to Jelimo

 

[Majin]

So gutted about Liu Xiang

 

[GIMH]

If thats true then its depressing as he runs the 200m over 0.5 seconds slower than the best white sprinter did 30 years ago.

Was at high altitude tbf, still great time nonetheless, it was I think the longest standing track WR when Johnson broke it in 96 (and what a run that was, I'll never forget it as long as I live)

 

[Johnners]

Haha, Bolt starts jogging with some 50m left.

Funniest bit about it, was that he was still as quick/quicker than Crawford

 

[Magrat Garlick]

High jump now (well, SF have just deigned to show it to us). C'mon Stefan Holm (geekiest & tiniest track athlete ever)

Gah. Close on 2.36 on second shot.

Geez, Silnov. Was 2.39 surely.

Silnov - Mason - Rybakov - Holm. Just been a class above these last six weeks.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Five-vowels win the 400m women. Decent race.

 

[GIMH]

Cracking race. Braindead run from Richards went off like it was the McDonalds League

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Silver for McLellan, no?

And that was a choke and a half by Jones. Getting tired is one thing, walking into the hurdle...

 

[Johnners]

Should note, best night at the track and field easily. Nothing like seeing an Aussie get a medal and 2 yanks pulling off a major choke (even though an american still won)

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Quality 1500 race too. Even though the favourite won. Massive sprints from Willis & Baddeley back in the field. Good night of running.

 

[roseboy64]

Can't really call anything in the hurdles a choke. For races like that, you're either on or you're not.

 

[Smudge]

Quality 1500 race too. Even though the favourite won. Massive sprints from Willis & Baddeley back in the field. Good night of running.

Nick Willis, WAG. I was THIS CLOSE to getting up to watch it, Chief.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Can't really call anything in the hurdles a choke. For races like that, you're either on or you're not.

Did you watch it? She went over eight hurdles perfectly and then crashed into the ninth.

 

[_Ed_]

Nick Willis, WAG. I was THIS CLOSE to getting up to watch it, Chief.

Haha. I had no plans to get up to watch it myself, didn't think he had a hope of a medal. That's some confidence, isn't it? Very happy to stand corrected this morning.

 

[Smudge]

I set my alarm for 2.45am, woke up and promptly fell back to sleep.

 

[roseboy64]

Did you watch it? She went over eight hurdles perfectly and then crashed into the ninth.

Yeah but I also know a bit about the difficulty.