Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[OlympicsFan 791]

I am so sad for Robert, he deserved this gold. Sadly he got a lumbago (sorry, dont know if its the right word. just used the translator) yesterday when switching out the light ... 

Hopefully he will continue his career, this is not how he should end his career. He couldve become a legend by defending his gold here, now Christoph has to win the safe gold medal.

 

[crovitlaci 177]

I really hope Bosniaks can finally take their first medal in history.

[juddy96 171]

Thiam and KJT both go over 1.98m, the best ever high jumping in a heptathlon.

 

After 2 Events

 

KJT 2264 pts

Thiam 2252 pts

Ennis 2242 pts

Jones 2217 pts

BTE 2151 pts

Edited August 12, 2016 by juddy96

[heywoodu 13,872]

Well that was session one, top favourite Malachowski is looking good in the discus and Thiam and KJT are well on their way in the heptathlon. 

 

About the women's 10k, our Dutch athletes have reacted quite strangely...both putting big doubts on Ayana's WR, "I still think this time is not possible" and "Not going to say on TV what I think, but let's just say it was fast". Which is fairly odd, since they haven't said a single word about Dafne Schippers after her insane 200m in Beijing breaking those old German times of athletes who are still glowing in the dark from the chemicals in their bodies. 

[heywoodu 13,872]

Come on race walk Team Canada 

Edited August 12, 2016 by heywoodu

[OlympicsFan 791]

I am glad that there is no german stream for mens race walking, the live results are reading completely ridiculous, this is probably the dirtiest event in the history of sport. I dont even want to imagine GB or Kenya winning gold, i guess athletics is in an even worse state than i thought.

[dcro 10,205]

Lol, nobody is even commenting on who won men's walk

Edited August 12, 2016 by dcro

[bestmen 2,647]

Just now, dcro said:

Lol, nobody is even commenting on who won men's walk

because this sport is ugly

[dcro 10,205]

1 minute ago, bestmen said:

because this sport is ugly

 

Agreed

[OlympicsFan 791]

Amazing bronze for Bird-Smith! 

Very sad for the guy from Brazil ... 

Linke was really close to a medal, great performance.