Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Grassmarket 3,369]

At long last, the Gulf States produce a genuine winner!

[orangeman 1,980]

8 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Long jump, tripe jump, javelin etc. were far worse

Yeah, while it's a bit surprising, Rogers did get 5th in Tokyo and the world #1 wasn't here. 

[Josh 10,360]

2 minutes ago, orangeman said:

Yeah, while it's a bit surprising, Rogers did get 5th in Tokyo and the world #1 wasn't here. 

Andersen has been known to sometimes not perform in major Championships (besides at home in 2022), so it might not have made a difference. 

[Federer91 2,726]

9 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Long jump, tripe jump, javelin etc. were far worse

 

Canada has had good sprinters though, so it's not uncommon to think that you can transition such athletes into good horizontal jumpers. 

 

The javelin, yeah i can agree to that, though i fully expect by LA 2028 to see Canadians fighting for medals in the javelin too 

[Bohemia 1,372]

Alice Finot's 4th place is incredible, but another chocolate medal to add to the collection  Italy we're coming for you in the "almost" medal table!

[Grassmarket 3,369]

Ehammee comes up 4 metres short on his bid for glory.

[heywoodu 14,929]

Kind of a bummer of a long jump final  

[Gianlu33 4,505]

Medal for Italy and streak is still open

[Thagard 61]

Well done Furlani. Future Olympic champion!

[rybak 3,171]

Tentoglou