Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[orangeman 2,877]

8 minutes ago, 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

 

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

[OlympicIRL 6,315]

Imagine if they dropped the baton now

[heywoodu 16,468]

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 6,315]

And they're through! Hard luck China

 

[orangeman 2,877]

6 minutes ago, 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 

 

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 10,211]

31 minutes ago, 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) 

 

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

[Agger 1,843]

40 minutes ago, orangeman said:

 

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

 

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

[heywoodu 16,468]

4 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

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

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 1,369]

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

 

 

[OlympicIRL 6,315]

Elemba starts with a national record... excellent