Off Topic Olympics

Guy who won turned out to be 20.

Dude looked about 40.

 

Yeah, it's almost traditional they are all just obviously drugged to the eyeballs.

 

I have my reasons for asking (it's less random than you might think) but long to explain and don't want to say at this time (although might a year from now).

 

Terrible handover on the last baton change just blew gold for team gb.

USA win.

Team gb fight from going 1st to 3rd in handover back to silver.

 

Bronze 4x100m!! Yanks an absolute joke as per.

The guy ran off before his first leg team mate was even close to the zone marker and he stopped and still couldn't get it before being outside the zone.

 

Cmon 2:02 do it.

 

Didn't have it there. 2:05.

Thiam.was nearly tripped and just got there about 5 or 6 seconds behind.

Silver

No sprint in kat unfortunately but a pb I think.

 

Massive egos, all individuals, can't work as a team

It's how the USA produces their sprinters, It's all about THEM.

 

Break dancing = not a sport

Can't see it being anything more than a one off

 

It's stupid

Like, a lot of sports added have some serious challenging aspects and look exciting if they are a little silly or crazy.

But come on!

The kayak racing is mad.

The wall climbing is stunning.

The skateboarding is seriously substandard (again as predicted)

The bmx is great.

But break dancing? Give over.

 

Some people obviously love break dancing and there will be people that love to watch it too.

If you don't like a sport in the Olympics, maybe just don't watch it?

Or is that a little too simple

 

Feel with break dancing and the climbing / skateboarding they’re trying to attract more youth into participating and watching.

As you say, I dont really want to watch golf/football/tennis in the Olympics because it’s not the pinnacle and I can watch higher quality elsewhere throughout the year. So what do I do? Just not watch it

 

Exactly. No chance I'll watch Dressage or Judo but appreciate others like it.

 

Today's the last day so I took in from wall climbing.

Some diving.

Some taekwondo now.

Then thr last brust of athletics to close this off.

Then lfc friendlies tomorrow and then it's the prem.

 

What an 800m.

4 under 1:42.

I think it was a photo finish but it's was sensational run

 

you should have watched the mens Madison if you wanted spectacular

 

I missed it cos I had to go out just before.

 

Competitive 100m hurdles.

Very close finish

 

Ingebrigtsen sailed through the 5,000m to win gold.

They ran an ok pace but nowhere near hot enough.to burn off.a speedster.

There was 3 Ethiopians there and they really didn't work together just.jockeyed at the front for a while and then one went early.

They should have all led two laps at hot pace at the start and strung out the field

 

Oh here we go. Massively quick female 1500m race underway