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

[Frank the Yank]

Come on lyles. Show some class , get up and congratulate the others. No excuses

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Botswana shocking the world!

That was fast too - 0.15 outside the Olympic record, and coasting over the line.

 

[jimharri]

He was slowing down with 20 metres to go!

 

[SebastianBlue]

First ever gold medal for an African country in the 200m!

 

[BringBackSwales]

My cousin lives near Greg Rutherford. His winning distance is marked out on the village green. It is huge!! Many have tried and failed (particularly on the way back from the pub!) but you have to have a go

Fucking mouthy southern rag **** (Greg Rutherford, not you or your cousin)

 

[Frank the Yank]

Lyles looks like a Rag in the penalty area?? Chuffed for bednarek seems a great guy.

 

[magistadreadnought]

Men's 200m final.

I don't mind Lyles but had enough of America winning now.

Think Tebogo has the best chance of upsetting the Americans.

Lyles should win.

Think you know more about athletics than the BBC commentators, he was going on like Lyles was walking it... Until he wasn't

 

[jimharri]

Wheeling out the "he wasn't feeling well" excuses for Lyles.

 

[yankblue]

Come on lyles. Show some class , get up and congratulate the others. No excuses

The first thing he did was congratulate them

 

[GornikDaze]

Fucking mouthy southern rag **** (Greg Rutherford, not you or your cousin)

No, nether of us are lol

 

[Frank the Yank]

The first thing he did was congratulate them

Just saw it now..

 

[Gaz76]

Come on lyles. Show some class , get up and congratulate the others. No excuses

Infairness he was one of the first to congratulate the winner, but pulling the injury bullshit is a very British tennis player routine, just hobble back to the changing room IF your injured

 

[Frank the Yank]

When are the relays? Those should be good…

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Haha he took the piss, he might have the world record in him one day.

I see he broke the world record in the unusual distance of 300 metres earlier this year.

 

[MCFC1993]

The PB differences in the 800m and the long jump are marginal (2% and 1% respectively) - don’t know about SB’s, but that’s not a big gap unlike the javelin

Percentage difference isnt the big factor though, its how its represented in the points, off of PB's its:

200m +150
Long Jump + 25
Javelin -300
800m +90
Add to her being down -50.

She needs a Javelin PB or Thiam to be nowhere near PB shape in her runs (her hurdles wasn't great at all).

 

[Frank the Yank]

Infairness he was one of the first to congratulate the winner, but pulling the injury bullshit is a very British tennis player routine, just hobble back to the changing room IF your injured

He was sat on the ground for a couple of minutes then went over. Fair play.

 

[jimharri]

Infairness he was one of the first to congratulate the winner, but pulling the injury bullshit is a very British tennis player routine, just hobble back to the changing room IF your injured

Looks like he doesn't want to be there after not winning.

 

[Gray]

Tobogo looked really good, long relaxed stride.

A well deserved winner.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

He was sat on the ground for a couple of minutes then went over. Fair play.

Covid

 

[SebastianBlue]

Hadn’t realised Lyles has asthma…

This is definitely the pure cynic side of me speaking, but I am always suspicious of competitive runners that have been diagnosed with asthma.

Anyone know if there is fairly convincing evidence it is legitimate so I can scold the cynical bastard part of my grey matter?