Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[heywoodu 15,353]

Mayer just keeps on going in the decathlon! 5.30m pole vault now and Warner really needs a miracle to beat him for silver..not looking likely, although Warner is still much on track for bronze. 

[juddy96 171]

Damian has been just outside his national record pace from Beijing at nearly every event, credit to Mayer for having an amazing two days

[intoronto 5,885]

  On 8/18/2016 at 5:49 PM, FC Mezhgorye said:

And what are your claims to Isinbayeva?

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She is a hypocrite 

[juddy96 171]

Mayer vaults 5.40

[heywoodu 15,353]

  On 8/18/2016 at 6:48 PM, intoronto said:

 

She is a hypocrite 

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Plus her pathetic homophobic attitude isn't really adding to her likeability 

[heywoodu 15,353]

If Mayer has a good javelin and a good run, he is well on his way to being the first non-American in 12 years to break 8800 

[FC Mezhgorye 135]

  On 8/18/2016 at 6:48 PM, intoronto said:

 

She is a hypocrite 

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Really?  Why?

[NikolaB 432]

  On 8/18/2016 at 6:48 PM, intoronto said:

 

She is a hypocrite 

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She is one of the best athleets ever

[orangeman 2,025]

Canadian TV is interviewing an IIAF official.  He was asked if the decision to let USA run again would have been made for anyone else: "Of course!".  I could have sworn his nose grew a few centimeters right after.  

 

Anyway, China has launched an appeal about the decision.  The Canadian guy asked if there is any sympathy for them, and the IIAF guy seemed almost bothered by the question.  

[dcro 10,210]

This will probably be the first race in Olympic history with only one participant at the start. I say probably because we can't know all the crazy situations that happened in early Olympics