Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[orangeman 2,027]

  On 8/18/2016 at 9:44 PM, dcro said:

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

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Don't know about athletics, but don't forget about Eddie the Eel in 2000.  

[OlympicIRL 5,543]

Imagine if they dropped the baton now

[heywoodu 15,355]

Just saw the replays of the 4x100m heats, I'm turning around on the USA decision being unfair and think it's more and more fair, but f*ck it, our athletics union was still asleep 

 

The exchange from Jamile Samuel to Dafne Schippers was screwed because one of the Ghanese athletes nearly pushed Samuel out of her lane (and stepped way inside the Dutch lane) 

 

Seeing as USA's protest was awarded, a Dutch protest would certainly have been awarded as well, but no, our union didn't pay attention and didn't see it 

Edited August 18, 2016 by heywoodu

[OlympicIRL 5,543]

And they're through! Hard luck China

 

[orangeman 2,027]

  On 8/18/2016 at 9:58 PM, heywoodu said:

Just saw the replays of the 4x100m heats, I'm turning around on the USA decision being unfair and think it's more and more fair, but f*ck it, our athletics union was still asleep 

 

The exchange from Jamile Samuel to Dafne Schippers was screwed because one of the Ghanese athletes nearly pushed Samuel out of her lane (and stepped way inside the Dutch lane) 

 

Seeing as USA's protest was awarded, a Dutch protest would certainly have been awarded as well, but no, our union didn't pay attention and didn't see it 

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As I said earlier, I think it was the least worst decision.  But there's no way the same thing would have been granted to any other country (except maybe, maaaaaaybe Jamaica).  I'm just glad Canada beat the Chinese by a thousandth of a second, otherwise I'd be up in arms right now.  

[dcro 10,210]

  On 8/18/2016 at 9:58 PM, heywoodu said:

The exchange from Jamile Samuel to Dafne Schippers was screwed because one of the Ghanese athletes nearly pushed Samuel out of her lane (and stepped way inside the Dutch lane) 

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Well, Dafne didn't get disqualified in 200m, so you still get to keep one silver instead of one final...

[Agger 1,664]

  On 8/18/2016 at 9:53 PM, orangeman said:

 

Don't know about athletics, but don't forget about Eddie the Eel in 2000.  

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But Eddie was on his own because the others were dq'ed.

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 8/18/2016 at 10:30 PM, dcro said:

 

Well, Dafne didn't get disqualified in 200m, so you still get to keep one silver instead of one final...

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I know  

 

Another one there who was asleep...Ivory Coast's federation. Although on moving images it looked like that screenshot was made when her foot was still in the air, and when her foot actually stepped down, it was not touching the line. 

Edited August 18, 2016 by heywoodu

[De_Gambassi 1,225]

That sounds so unfrench to nail everything like Mayer did today. Must be his patronym 

 

 

[OlympicIRL 5,543]

Elemba starts with a national record... excellent