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

Fucking hell, Mijain Lopez might be the greatest Olympian of all time. Just seen him on the BBC.

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Gold medal at 41 to complete five gold medals in successive Olympics in greco-roman wrestling. The only person ever to do it in an individual event.
 
GB Schedule
7th August


The first event of the day is indeed golf and doesn't warrant further investigation!

Matthew Hudson-Smith v Quincy Hall v Kirani James in the 400m is the one to watch for me. We have a genuine chance of gold but Hudson-Smith will probably need to break his British Record from London, 3 weeks ago.

08:00 – Golf – Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 1 – Charley Hull (GBR) – Tee time 09:44, Georgia Hall (GBR) – Tee time 12.17
09:00 – Diving – Men’s 3m Springboard – Semifinal – Jordan Houlden (GBR), Jack Laugher (GBR)
09:00 – Sport Climbing – Men’s Boulder & Lead, Semifinal lead – Toby Roberts (GBR), Hamish McArthur (GBR)
09:15 – Athletics – Women’s 100m Hurdles – Round 1 – Cindy Sember (GBR)
10:10 – Athletics – Men’s 5000m – Round 1 – Patrick Dever (GBR), George Mills (GBR), Sam Atkin (GBR)
10:55 – Athletics – Men’s 800m – Round 1 – Elliot Giles (GBR), Ben Pattison (GBR), Max Burgin (GBR)
11:03 – Sailing – Women’s Kite – Races 7-16 – Eleanor Aldridge (GBR)
11:23 – Sailing – Men’s Kite – Races 8-16– Connor Bainbridge (GBR)
11:30 – Skateboarding – Men’s Park Prelims – Andrew Macdonald (GBR)
11:45 – Athletics – Women’s 1500m – Repechage Round – Reeve Walcott-Nolan (GBR),
11:45 – Cycling Track – Men’s Sprint (Individual) – Qualifying – Hamish Turnbull (GBR), Jack Carlin (GBR)
12:13 – Sailing – Men’s Dinghy – MEDAL RACE – Michael Beckett (GBR)
12:26 – Cycling Track – Women’s Keirin – First Round – Katy Marchant (GBR), Emma Finucane (GBR)
12:52 – Cycling Track – Women’s Team Pursuit – First Round – Elinor Barker, Josie Knight, Anna Morris & Jessica Roberts (GBR)
13:30 – Cycling Track – Men’s Sprint (Individual) – Round of 64 – If Hamish Turnbull (GBR) and/or Jack Carlin (GBR) qualify.
13:43 – Sailing – Mixed Multihull – MEDAL RACE – John Gimson & Anna Burnet (GBR)
14:00 – Diving – Women’s 3m Springboard – Preliminary – Grace Reid (GBR), Yasmin Harper (GBR)
14:10 – Cycling Track – Women’s Keirin – Repchages – If Katy Marchant (GBR) and/or Emma Finucane (GBR) struggle.
14:30 – Cycling Track – Men’s Sprint (Individual) – Round of 64 Repechages – If Hamish Turnbull (GBR) and/or Jack Carlin (GBR) struggle.
16:30 – Cycling Track – Men’s Sprint (Individual) – Round of 32 – If Hamish Turnbull (GBR) and/or Jack Carlin (GBR) qualify.
16:30 – Skateboarding – Men’s Park - FINAL – If Andrew Macdonald (GBR) qualifies.
17:33 – Cycling Track – Men’s Team Pursuit – FINAL – Australia v Great Britain
17:42 – Cycling Track – Men’s Sprint (Individual) – Round of 32 Repechages – If Hamish Turnbull (GBR) and/or Jack Carlin (GBR) struggle.
17:57 – 18:28 -Cycling Track – Women’s Team Pursuit – FINALS – If Elinor Barker, Josie Knight, Anna Morris & Jessica Roberts (GBR) qualify.
18:05 – Athletics – Men’s 110m Hurdles – Semi-Final – Tade Ojoro (GBR)
18:35 – Athletics – Men’s 400m Hurdles – Semi-Final – Alastair Chalmers (GBR)
18:38 – Cycling Track – Men’s Sprint (Individual) – Round of 16 – If Hamish Turnbull (GBR) and/or Jack Carlin (GBR) qualify.
19:13 – Cycling Track – Men’s Sprint (Individual) – Round of 16 Repechages – If Hamish Turnbull (GBR) and/or Jack Carlin (GBR) struggle.
19:45 – Athletics – Women’s 400m – Semi-Final – Amber Anning (GBR), Victoria Ohuruogu (GBR), Laviai Nielsen (GBR)
20:20 – Athletics – Men’s 400m – FINAL – Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)

Athletics Schedule
06:30 – Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed - FINAL
09:05 – Men’s High Jump – Qualification
09:15 – Women’s 100m Hurdles – Round 1
09:25 – Women’s Javelin Throw – Qualification
10:10 – Men’s 5000m – Round 1
10:55 – Men’s 800m – Round 1
11:45 – Women’s 1500m – Repechage Round
17:45 – Women’s Pole Vault – FINAL
18:05 – Men’s 110m Hurdles – Semi-Final
18:15 – Men’s Triple Jump – Qualification
19:02 – Men’s 200m – Semi-Final
19:25 – Men’s Discus Throw – FINAL
19:45 – Women’s 400m – Semi-Final
20:20 – Men’s 400m – FINAL
20:43 – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase - FINAL
Yep. I think there’s a 43.5s in him there but he’s more likely to tie up in the final.
 
Well I think we've come to the most pointless event. The Silly Walks mixed relay. I'm sure the changeovers will be crucial. If you get it wrong, you could lose 2 seconds from the 3 hour time.

Not everything needs to be a mixed relay. If there is absolutely no teamwork involved, then it has no business being a team event.
 
Since when did not crossing the line in a race constitute a medal position? I thought you had to cross the line to finish, thereby getting gold (obviously), silver, bronze. I don't watch athletics much but seeing these photo finishes shows that 2nd and 3rd places are determined when the winner crosses the line, not when the others finish their race.

Take the women's 200m. Won handsomely by the US and then two metres back the other places are decided. Wierd,
What are you on about??

Positions are decided by crossing the line, not by where you are when the winner crosses.
 
Sydney McLoughlin's utter dominance of her semi-final was startling; she is a phenomenon. There's no doubt the final will be closer, but, good lord, what an athlete.
 

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