Olympic Track & Field - aka Athletics thread

[TrippyLondoner]

Would you have rather the Russians won

Cause the aussies are nearer us in the table.

 

[marty21]

Cause the aussies are nearer us in the table.

russians are closer, 17 golds to our 18

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Ooooh,my mistake! I'm pleased for the aussie then.

 

[Barking_Mad]

brazillians have got bra

PFFFFT!

 

[marty21]

PFFFFT!

it's on their chest

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Here he goes, last attempt at 5.96...



HES GOT IT!!!!!New WR!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

In the words of the eurosport commentator 'that was absolutely perfect'

 

[marty21]

Here he goes, last attempt at 5.96...



HES GOT IT!!!!!New WR!

the aussie?

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Yes, he had already won the gold.

 

[Treacle Toes]

LOL. Jamaica have JAM on their vests.


as you were.......Just Amusing Myself.

Fixed it for ya!

 

[Bob_the_lost]

it's on their chest

Where else would you wear one?

 

[Barking_Mad]

Fixed it for ya!

clever. now write a song on the guitar about it using only the chords, D, G and A.

 

[marty21]

Where else would you wear one?

i know. but it says bra, on their chest !!

 

[Treacle Toes]

clever. now write a song on the guitar about it using only the chords, D, G and A.

Can I use Am ?

 

[Treacle Toes]

i know. but it says bra, on their chest !!

....and they are men! Hilarious!

 

[Barking_Mad]

Can I use Am ?

if you must

 

[Barking_Mad]

....and they are men! Hilarious!

I so wanted to see Armenia run.

 

[Melinda]

Just had to go look at a house so have missed the last hour Loved your commentary though guys - it made me smile!

haha! I love this from the BBC text commentary

Bolt tears down the track after Powell and actually finishes in front of the Netherlands.

lol! The man is incredible! I wonder if the Dutch team noticed?! How fourth rate would that make you feel!

Here he goes, last attempt at 5.96...


HES GOT IT!!!!!New WR!

No wai! Was the record still Sergei Bubka's?

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Mel, bolt wasn't the 4th guy but the 3rd, bbc fucked up.

I dunno whose it was, whoever jumped 5.95 before held the record.

 

[Melinda]

Oh I assumed from that, Bolt was on third, handed over the baton and continued chasing after Asafa and STILL beat the Dutch anchor man! )

Actually Now Ive written that all down, it seems a heck of a lot to assume! I need to watch the race

 

[Melinda]

Interesting little article from ESPN about what happens to medals which are stripped from disgraced athletes.


Poor Marian

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=philbrick/080820

 

[TrippyLondoner]

It says on the link 'service unavailable'.

 

[Melinda]

Really I just clicked it- it took me straight there

 

[TrippyLondoner]

NOW it works.

 

[Melinda]

http ://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=philbrick/080820

Fix the broken link and try.

 

[Melinda]

NOW it works.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

My computer is evil, it waited until i said that before it made the link work.

 

[JTG]

Oh I assumed from that, Bolt was on third, handed over the baton and continued chasing after Asafa and STILL beat the Dutch anchor man! )

Actually Now Ive written that all down, it seems a heck of a lot to assume! I need to watch the race

That's exactly what happened. The Dutch finished several hours after everyone else.

 

[Turvey]

Was just lurking on this thread (which is generally all I ever do, tbh), but felt I had to point out that the pole vault gold medallist broke the Olympic record, not the world record.

Bubka still holds the world record at 6.14m

 

[TrippyLondoner]

^ I'm sure they said world record.