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Post by Panda on Aug 20, 2008 15:23:18 GMT 1
Usain Bolt sets a new world record of 19.30 in the 200m!
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Post by Panda on Aug 20, 2008 15:39:01 GMT 1
Tasha Danvers gets bronze in the 400m hurdles!
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Post by Si. on Aug 20, 2008 16:06:55 GMT 1
That was a good ten minutes of athletics. PB and a bronze in the final is supurb.
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Post by rubcale on Aug 20, 2008 16:35:12 GMT 1
Brilliant. The bronze medal is almost irrelevant. She went out and ran a PB when it mattered and you can't really expect more than that. The medal was a big bonus.
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Post by Pablo on Aug 20, 2008 16:46:38 GMT 1
Bryony Shaw took bronze in the windsurfing and swore in her live interview straight afterwards! That was a classic TV moment! I'm loving how Adrian Chiles summed that up "That was like Gwyneth Paltrow but with genuine emotion."
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Post by rubcale on Aug 21, 2008 15:13:00 GMT 1
Things starting to go wrong for us.
Laugh of the games:
Pickering after the 4 x100m disqualification "It was probably my fault" - talk about delusional - who else did he think it was?
Terrible race from Rooney in 400m got affected by running next to Warriner and went out too fast.
Silver for Idowu in triple jump - make your own mind up how good that was - buckled under pressure in the last round.
Hooray for the women though - good qualification for the 4 x100m final - possible bronze medal, they'll be in lanes 4-7.
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Post by Panda on Aug 21, 2008 20:21:34 GMT 1
Still a gold and 2 silvers today...
I thought Idowu did well. He jumped further than he has done all season and was just beaten by a better man on the day. It reminded me of Jonathan Edwards in Atlanta in '96...
Goldie Sayers also deserves a mention, breaking the British record (under current specs) in the javelin but just missing out on the medals...
Rooney's run was disappointing. He could've got silver if he'd run to his best.
Still, that's 4 athletics medals now, which is what I was expecting. Anything more will be a bonus.
I think Russia might end up pipping us for 3rd in the medal table, though will still have Shanaze Reade (delayed from today), Tim Brabants and 3 boxers through to semi-finals...
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Post by Pablo on Aug 21, 2008 22:13:52 GMT 1
What is it with the Sailors winning gold? Ian Percy and that Bart Simpson guy swore a couple of times during their interview on the water. I'm sure we will forgive them after their efforts but 2 in a row.
It's been a pretty rubbish athletics meet for the Americans. They've lost their dominance in the sprints and the 4x100s have capped it off.
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Post by Si. on Aug 22, 2008 8:28:00 GMT 1
We've missed out on a medal in the bmx due to a huge fall in the final. One boxer into the final so far. But now the kayak, which should be a good race. Fingers crossed!
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Post by rubcale on Aug 22, 2008 12:50:48 GMT 1
Yes, great performance from Goldie Sayers. Heartbreaking to come 4th but she broke the British record and as I continually say you can't ask for naymore than someone's best.
Brilliant Gold from Tim Brabants in the Kayak to keep the momentum going plus a guaranteed Silver in the Boxing plus an excellent chance of one in the Women's Pentathlon.
Interesting that two Brits going into the Games unbeaten - Idowu and Shanaze Reid both missed the gold. Shanaze chose to give up the Silver in an all out attempt.
Come on the women's 4 x 100m. I'm not sure about the women's 4 x400m - fourth place beckoning - Saunders is not running well and I believe Christine is more of an individual than team player.
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Post by greendemon on Aug 22, 2008 14:42:40 GMT 1
we had a real chance in the women's 4x100m relay - and somehow we screwed up the second changeover! such a shame russia won the gold, closing the gap back to 1, and they look like favourites to win in the men's pole vault, too. i'm sure they'll finish 3rd. still, well done to heather fell in the modern pentathlon - another silver and we have a bronze and a guaranteed silver in the boxing. on an even more promising note, the men's 4x400m team qualified fastest will still be tough going up against the US, but clearly anything can happen during a relay!
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Post by Panda on Aug 22, 2008 17:21:32 GMT 1
The men's 4x400 were great today. Anything under 3 minutes is world class. I didn't see the women's heats but I'm not sure they'll keep the same quartet for the final. Surely Tasha Danvers is a better option than Kelly Sotherton...
A shame for the women's 4x100. A gold medal opportunity missed. Unlike yesterday, I don't think it was the outgoing runner's fault. Her timing was perfect. The incoming runner just couldn't get the baton in her hand.
The Australian guy managed to win the pole vault, which keeps us ahead of Russia for now.
2 bronze medals in the boxing plus one through to the final. He's facing a Cuban, though...
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Post by rubcale on Aug 23, 2008 12:18:54 GMT 1
Brabants gets a bronze in the 500m to add to his gold. He was coming up fast at the end and looked as if he might snatch the gold.
Disgraceful judging in the taikwondo (sp). Sarah Stevenson was plainly robbed against the Chines girl in the quarter final. After a protest from the British they could do nothing but reverse the decision as the winning kick was plain for everyone to see. But it was obvious the whole scenario had taken everying out of Sarah and killed any chance she had of making the final. Tough luck.
Everyone makes mistakes. Well sorry, not at this level when you have put £500,000 into training camps to practise the baton change-overs. You just can't say that that a race will be the same as in practice - you have to re-act to the circumstances and Freeman should have been aware her team mate was slowing down and made adjustments. Both the sprint relays were disgraceful performances.
I find it hard to see anothe medal for the Brits in today's athletics. Kelly Holmes says Lissa Dobtiskey will medal in the women's 1500m as she is tactically astute and getting faster. I didn't think she ran a great semi - she got boxed in and had to side-step out to get a run at the line but fortunately had the strength to come through.
Nervous about the women's 4 x 400. What will the team be? Near disaster yesterday bur to Oharoagu's nonchalence but obviously given the team's tactics you can't read too much into the time. I have a bad feeling they will finish 4th.
I don't expect the men's 4x400m to win anything. There are simply too many other better teams out there. The Americans will surely win the gold - it's rare in the 400 for mistakes in the baton changing. Rooney's showboating in yesterday's semi was disgusting. It will have probably put up a few opponent's backs and in world terms he's not that great a 400 runner.
Not surprised Russia has passed us in the medals table but we look good for 4th as there don't seem to be that many chances for the Germans and Australians to catch us. It gives us something to aim at in 2012 and we certainly weren't expecting to be this high when the Games started.
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Post by Panda on Aug 23, 2008 16:43:37 GMT 1
Great gold for James DeGale in the boxing, even if it was a very scrappy contest. Disappointing we didn't get a medal in the relays. Both teams seemed one quality runner short. Russia have pulled away but 4th place in the table looks secure... Oh, and did anyone see that Cuban taekwondo guy kick the referee after being DQ'd? news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/taekwondo/7578743.stm
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Post by rubcale on Aug 23, 2008 19:06:25 GMT 1
Yes, it was always on the cards, the two 4 x 400m teams just didn't have the natural speed. The women were over 2 seconds behind bronze so even Lee McConnell in place of the slowest leg would not have been enough.
Questions should really be asked of Dobriskey. Either her coach is advising her wrong or she is ignoring him.
Even as an armchair runner I could see she was running tactically wrong in the semis. You get one chance in 4 years at an Olympic medal. Yes you can blow up on the day or your legs give out but to lose a bronze or even silver medal through crass stupidity is mind boggling. This was one of the most inept races I have ever seen a Brit run - no surprise to see a British prospect for the umpteenth time be boxed in but to actually get out and be on the shoulder of those in front and then to move in again on the last lap, cut up the inside to be blocked again just defies belief.
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Post by Panda on Aug 23, 2008 19:52:24 GMT 1
I think Dobriskey's biggest problem is she doesn't realise just how good she is. She almost seemed too scared to try and win today.
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Post by Pablo on Aug 24, 2008 0:21:04 GMT 1
Great gold for James DeGale in the boxing, even if it was a very scrappy contest. Disappointing we didn't get a medal in the relays. Both teams seemed one quality runner short. Russia have pulled away but 4th place in the table looks secure... Oh, and did anyone see that Cuban taekwondo guy kick the referee after being DQ'd? news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/taekwondo/7578743.stmMy question for the women relay team is that why didn't Natasha Danvers run? She did win bronze in the 400m hurdles so it makes logical sense to run her in place of Okoro. I watched the Taekwondo drama unfold and just cannot believe the drama unfolded. For Sarah Stevenson especially, although it was a good bronze, I did feel she could have had a better chance against the Mexican for the chance in the Gold medal match. But it was a good first taekwondo medal for GB. And that Cuban has put taekwondo into disgrace, I'm glad he and his coach are suspended for life for that act.
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Post by Panda on Aug 24, 2008 17:18:24 GMT 1
The events of this weekend could be very damaging for taekwondo. It's only a year until the 2016 hosts are decided, as well as what sports will be included. Taekwondo's place could be in jeopardy now.
Squash, karate, golf, roller sports and rugby sevens are all trying to be included in the games, as well as baseball and softball who are trying to get back in after being dropped for 2012. It will be easier for those sports to get in than before as a simple majority will be required in the vote, rather than two-thirds as it previously was.
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Post by Panda on Aug 24, 2008 19:05:12 GMT 1
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Post by Smurfie on Aug 24, 2008 19:16:10 GMT 1
Thanks Misterhamster. Impressive reading for Team GB.
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