Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

All under 10secs, wow

None would’ve even made the top four in 2012.

 

[GornikDaze]

5/1000s in it! Wow

 

[maxwellblue]

That Lyles is so annoying he must be a rag supporter

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

100 metres down to 1000th of a second. Wow.

But they can't be arsed checking a replay and seeing our girl shot the clay pigeon!

 

[SebastianBlue]

None would’ve even made the top four in 2012.

There are some track event experts interested in impacts of climate change on peak human performance that believe that if we continue to have the events outdoors in the middle of summer where the games are being hosted (and continue to disallow PED and PEC) that we may have already hit the fastest times.

 

[The Black Shed]

None would’ve even made the top four in 2012.

Great pub quiz knowledge, respect

 

[jimharri]

Hard to imagine where Americans get the reputation for being brash, arrogant and cocky.

 

[yankblue]

Love the 100m - might be my favorite event to watch. Well that or beach volleyball...

Lyles is a bit over the top, but hey, the guy just won a gold medal

 

[The Black Shed]

5/1000s in it! Wow

If you run 100m in 10s, does that make 5/1000ths of that 5mm? I know they all ran sub 10s, but for easier calculations...

 

[SebastianBlue]

Hard to imagine where Americans get the reputation for being brash, arrogant and cocky.

You should see them when they beat you off the line at a red light on a residential street in their Ford F-150 with confederate flags flying off the bed and steel bull testicles hanging from the tow hitch.

 

[MCFC1993]

Hard to imagine where Americans get the reputation for being brash, arrogant and cocky.

He's actually a decent lad and good for the sport. Pissed off a lot of Americans because he didnt like that they call themselves world champions for winning national leagues.

He's the personality successor to Bolt.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Love the 100m - might be my favorite event to watch. Well that or beach volleyball...

Lyles is a bit over the top, but hey, the guy just won a gold medal

He’s in the 200 as well I think

 

[Mancity1980]

There are some track event experts interested in impacts of climate change on peak human performance that believe that if we continue to have the events outdoors in the middle of summer where the games are being hosted (and continue to disallow PED and PEC) that we may have already hit the fastest times.

There used to be track event experts who said it was impossible to run a sub 4 minute mile.

 

[bluesmith]

None would’ve even made the top four in 2012.

That sounded an unbelievable stat so I just checked it bronze in 2012 was 9.79 same time as the first 2 and 7 beat or equalled the 4th time in 2012 of 9.88.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

He’s in the 200 as well I think

That's his main event.

 

[jimharri]

He's actually a decent lad and good for the sport. Pissed off a lot of Americans because he didnt like that they call themselves world champions for winning national leagues.

He's the personality successor to Bolt.

I'm waiting for the interview. But appearances don't give that impression. But, I suppose when you've won a gold medal, the adrenaline will be pumping.

 

[ESP Blue]

Was she watching the men's pole vault

Im in Paris, met a guy carrying a long stick. I asked are you a Pole Vaulter ?
He said Nein, I'm German, but how do you know my name.
;-)

 

[SebastianBlue]

There used to be track event experts who said it was impossible to run a sub 4 minute mile.

These are slightly different than the “experts” through the 1950s. ;-)

 

[yankblue]

He's actually a decent lad and good for the sport. Pissed off a lot of Americans because he didnt like that they call themselves world champions for winning national leagues.

He's the personality successor to Bolt.

He's been fairly open about struggles with depression and mental health as well - always good to see an athlete speak up and bring awareness to that

I do get the personality can be grating, but I can't hate him for that

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Mesmerising stuff watching the golf today, well done Tommy Fleetwood.

How can a bloke walking across a field looking for a ball be ' mesmerising '