Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[orangeman 1,990]

1 minute ago, OlympicIRL said:

 

Read my last comment, 3 posts up. I discovered there is a more "serious" bump in question which I didn't see so like I said in my previous comment, I can't comment on it. I hope justice is served whatever

 

 

No problem.  Obviously I'm biased.  

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Just now, orangeman said:

 

No problem.  Obviously I'm biased.  

 

Of course, as you should be

 

[Werloc 3,164]

Congratulations, Slovakia with the 50km Race Walk title. I know this one lovely Slovakian user that probably got his mind blown from happiness today

[De_Gambassi 1,223]

il y a 11 minutes, juddy96 a déclaré:

Athletics Canada ‏@AthleticsCanada 30s30 seconds ago

We have just heard back on the protest... #bronze for @EvanDunfee. We expect a counter protest from the Japanese.

 

It sounds to me like the Aurélie Muller's case (10 km swimming). Athletes might be faulty, but the answer seems so out of reach. You're either cleaned or DSQ with no possible cases for a middle ground. It seems specially unhuman when we are talking about such demanding events.

 

I think there should be a case  for minor sanctions like in road cycling (time penalty, etc.)

[hckošice 14,834]

11 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Congratulations, Slovakia with the 50km Race Walk title. I know this one lovely Slovakian user that probably got his mind blown from happiness today

 

Thanks.

 

 

last few words about todays race, now when I calmed down a bit and recovered my mind ...a bit

 

ok so the results are official with the bronze for Evan Dunfee. Congrats Canada  I have to say thats a surprise for me, thinking that Evan already had a amazing and very hard race last Friday in the 20km, I was sure he ´ll be the most tired one from the athletes in the top of the race, but he showed today  a great effort. respect ! Congrats also to Australia for the silver. Jared is a great walker too and he proved it today once again.

 

Pitty for Chocho Ecuador without medals in Rio, I wanted him on the podium with Totha and Heffernan, no medal this time for the Irish but well, 6th place and great effort too was briliant as well. congrats. and what to say about the hero of the day. Diniz what a superhero, instoppable ! I knew that it will be impossible for him to win with the way he started to compete today, it was just a stupid tactic in this conditions, but the way how he didn´t gave up and fought to finish the race is for me one of the highlights of those games. Respect to Yohan too.

 

In total only 48 out of the 80 athletes participating in the race finished it. Just explaining how difficult were the conditions and how extremely demanding was the race today. the last classified Serbian Filipovic ended the race 58 minutes behind Toth !!! very very difficult race. very heavy.

[tirtha22 233]

Winner of 50 km race walk from Slow Walk ia 

[tirtha22 233]

Congratulations Slovakia for winning 50 km race walk

[hckošice 14,834]

10 minutes ago, tirtha22 said:

Congratulations Slovakia for winning 50 km race walk

 

Thanks

[lapaj 379]

2 minutes ago, hckosice said:

 

Thanks

Congratulations! Is it your first?

[OlympicsFan 858]

I am very sad for the japanese guy, what a scandal to disqualify him!

Hopefully one of the top 3 will get caught, so that he will get the medal back that was stolen from him today.