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

Vienna_70 said:
I really thought MHS had the gold in his pocket.
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To Josh Kerr's credit, in the post race press conference last night, he noted how nothing is taken for granted until crossing the line as it related to Cole Hocker passing him at the end in the 1500.

The same could be said of Quincy Hall tonight, just an amazing final stretch stride and dig.

Hall was in fourth place as he entered the straightaway, and with his final push to win, finished with a personal best 43.4.
 
Black&White&BlueMoon Town said:
To Josh Kerr's credit, in the post race press conference last night, he noted how nothing is taken for granted until crossing the line as it related to Cole Hocker passing him at the end in the 1500.

The same could be said of Quincy Hall tonight, just an amazing final stretch stride and dig.

Hall was in fourth place as he entered the straightaway, and with his final push to win, finished with a personal best 43.4.
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Some of these USA athletes are really surprising me at these games. Not just in 1500m and 400m events, but even in the 3K steeplechase tonight, their athlete came very close.
They obviously have some kind of a program of success going on over there at the moment.
 
SebastianBlue said:
Just got pipped for gold at the end, for a change.
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It wasn't that close, as Kenneth Rooks was fortunate to hold onto Silver at the end after leading that last lap as he was passed over the final water barrier by the Moroccan. At that point, it was a race for 2nd with the Kenyan. Rooks will gladly take Silver after landing his personal best after coming back from last place at the back of the pack, before making his move forward in the final 2 laps.

Very sad to see Lamecha Girma taken off by stretcher after that horrible fall in the final lap. Hope he'll be OK after medical attention, but that did not look good when it happened.
 
chesterbells said:
Some of these USA athletes are really surprising me at these games. Not just in 1500m and 400m events, but even in the 3K steeplechase tonight, their athlete came very close.
They obviously have some kind of a program of success going on over there at the moment.
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Cole Hocker moved across the country last November to retrain with his college coach in Blacksburg, VA, where he was recovering from prior injuries. He notes he wouldn't have been able to qualify as the #1 runner in that event if not for his coach's help. I don't think it's a program thing as much as it is an individual effort being seen. During the 1500 as noted last night, all 3 US runners ran together as many from the African nations typically do. That certainly helped them colletively for the 1-3-5 finish there.

Rooks tonight ran solo as the only US runner in that event. The sprinters and 400 didn't surprise me as much given the depth and qualifying times there.
 
GB Schedule
8th August
06:30 – Marathon Swimming – Women’s 10km – FINAL – Leah Crisp (GBR)
08:00 – Golf – Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Georgia Hall (GBR) tee time: 12:17, Charley Hull (GBR) tee time: 09:44
09:00 – Diving – Women’s 3m Springboard – Semifinal – Grace Reid (GBR), Yasmin Harper (GBR)
09:00 – Sport Climbing – Women’s Boulder & Lead, Semifinal Lead – Molly Thompson-Smith (GBR), Erin McNeice (GBR)
09:05 – Athletics - Women’s Heptathlon – 100m Hurdles – Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR), Jade O’Dwoda (GBR)
09:59 – Taekwondo – Men’s 68kg – Round of 16 – Kevin Kassman (PNG) v Bradley Sinden (GBR)
10:00 – Modern Pentathlon – Men’s Individual – Fencing Ranking Round – Charles Brown (GBR), Joseph Choong (GBR)
10:05 – Athletics - Women’s Heptathlon – High Jump – Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR), Jade O’Dwoda (GBR)
10:10 – Athletics - Women’s 4x100m Relay – Round 1 – Great Britain
10:35 - Athletics – Men’s 4x100m Relay – Round 1 – Great Britain
11:00 – Taekwondo – Women’s 57kg – Round of 16 – Jade Jones (GBR) v Miljana Reljikj (MKD)
11:18 – Sailing – Mixed Multihull – MEDAL RACE – John Gimson & Anna Burnet (GBR)
12:03-14:40 – Sailing – Men’s Kite – Races, semi-final and MEDAL RACE – Connor Bainbridge (GBR)
13:30 – Modern Pentathlon – Women’s Individual – Fencing Ranking Round – Kerenza Bryson (GBR), Kate French (GBR)
13:30-14:45 – Taekwondo – Women’s 57kg – Quarterfinals – If Jade Jones (GBR) qualifies.
13:40-14:58 – Taekwondo – Men’s 68kg – Quarterfinals – If Bradley Sinden (GBR) qualifies..
14:00 – Diving – Men’s 3m Springboard – FINAL – Jordan Houlden (GBR), Jack Laugher (GBR)
15:11-15:57 – Taekwondo – Women’s 57kg – Semifinals – If Jade Jones (GBR) qualifies.
15:24-15:50 – Taekwondo – Men’s 68kg – Semifinals – If Bradley Sinden (GBR) qualifies..
16:00 – Cycling Track – Men’s Omnium – Scratch Race 1/4 – Ethan Hayter (GBR)
16:18 – Cycling Track – Women’s Keirin – Quarterfinals – Emma Finucane (GBR), Katy Marchant (GBR)
16:38 – Cycling Track – Men’s Omnium – Tempo Race 2/4 – Ethan Hayter (GBR)
17:01-17:47 – Cycling Track – Men’s Sprint Individual – Quarterfinals – Hamish Turnbull (GBR), Jack Carlin (GBR)
17:15 – Cycling Track – Women’s Keirin – Semifinals – If Emma Finucane (GBR) and/or Katy Marchant (GBR) qualify.
17:25 – Cycling Track – Men’s Omnium – Elimination Race 3/4 – Ethan Hayter (GBR)
18:11 – Cycling Track – Women’s Keirin – FINAL – If Emma Finucane (GBR) and/or Katy Marchant (GBR) qualify.
18:27 – Cycling Track – Men’s Omnium – Points Race 4/4 – Ethan Hayter (GBR)
18:35 – Athletics - Women’s 1500m – Semi-Finals – Georgia Bell (GBR), Laura Muir (GBR), Reeve Walcott-Nolan (GBR)
18:35 – Athletics - Women’s Heptathlon – Shot Put – Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR), Jade O’Dwoda (GBR)
19:19-19:49 - Taekwondo – Men’s 68kg – BRONZE MEDAL BOUT – If Bradley Sinden (GBR) loses in the semifinals.
19:34–20:04 Taekwondo – Women’s 57kg – BRONZE MEDAL BOUT – If Jade Jones (GBR) loses in the semifinals.
19.55 - Athletics - Women's Heptathlon - 200m - Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR), Jade O’Dwoda (GBR)
20:19 – Taekwondo – Men’s 68kg – FINAL – If Bradley Sinden (GBR) qualifies.
20:37 – Taekwondo – Women’s 57kg – FINAL – If Jade Jones (GBR) qualifies.


Athletics Schedule
09:05 – Women’s Heptathlon – 100m Hurdles
09:25 – Women’s Shot Put – Qualification
09:35 – Women’s 100m Hurdles – Repechage Round
10:05 - Women’s Heptathlon – High Jump
10:10 – Women’s 4x100m Relay – Round 1
10:35 – Men’s 4x100m Relay – Round 1
11:00 – Men’s 800m – Repechage Round
18:35 – Women’s 1500m – Semi-Finals
18:35 - Women’s Heptathlon – Shot Put
19:00 – Women’s Long Jump – FINAL
19:25 – Men’s Javelin Throw – FINAL
19:30 – Men’s 200m – FINAL
19.55 - Women's Heptathlon - 200m
20:25 – Women’s 400m Hurdles – FINAL
20:45 – Men’s 110m Hurdles - FINAL
 
supercity88 said:
Fucking hell, sick of getting popped on the line! Gutted for him. He ran the perfect race and like Kerr, in time will be buzzing to run a PB and ask the race the way he did. How the yank stayed on two feet and kept going when he was clearly fucked 80m out I do not know. You just can't plan for someone else doing that really.
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The American just like last night wanted it more. They’re having a phenomenal Olympics in the track and field and they're simply prepared to push themselves to the limits to win a gold. Like most of the european countries we seem to be there just to make up the numbers.
 
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