Athletics at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[heywoodu 14,911]

6 minutes ago, dcro said:

That's such a cliche. Everyone remembers how Bradbury won. There are countless other examples as well.

There's a difference between winning when everyone falls (very memorable because of the whole race) or winning when other teams don't have their best names or someone simply isn't in the race or something.

 

Diehard fans will remember, most regular fans in a few years will only remember when searching for it and the rest won't even know it now.

 

Spoiler

At least for Bradbury it wasn't even nearly his first major international success  

 

[Triplecast 156]

53 minutes ago, rafalgorka said:

First Polish track medal since 1980, too. 

 

Yes, I know this Mixed relay is brand new event, not very prestigious, not very relevant with US and some other teams in their B squads But still... 

If you can't get what you want, be happy with what is available.... 

 

But waiting for Dobek in tomorrow 800 final. If he could medal there, that would be a track medal in one of the really serious events... 

Congratulations to Poland, they are Olympic champions.  

 

52 minutes ago, NearPup said:

I promise you nobody is going to remember that part.

I'll remember it, not so much as a lost opportunity, but now I realize the US coaches did not make the event a priority.

[Orangehair43 251]

I think the worse result in Atheltics will surely be Great Britain. No medals looks a serious possibility and I would not hesitate how much an effect that will have - even those putting in good performances will be affected. 

[Olympian1010 7,943]

Thought I’d share this with all the discussion about spikes on this thread…

 

[Orangehair43 251]

29 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Thought I’d share this with all the discussion about spikes on this thread…

 

IAAF won’t care - records help build interest in a sport wrecked by retirement and doping  and as everyone is doing it nobody at home notices, 

[OlympicsFan 858]

37 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

I think the worse result in Atheltics will surely be Great Britain. No medals looks a serious possibility and I would not hesitate how much an effect that will have - even those putting in good performances will be affected. 

I think you will be proven wrong tonight (assuming that women’s 800 m/pole vault is tonight). There will also be chances in women’s 1500 m, women’s heptathlon, women’s relays, men’s 4x100 m relay and maybe some other events too. I think GB will win at least 3 medals.

[rafalgorka 1,509]

1 hour ago, Triplecast said:

Congratulations to Poland, they are Olympic champions.  

 

I'll remember it, not so much as a lost opportunity, but now I realize the US coaches did not make the event a priority.

Well, you're right. They are Olympic champions! We should celebrate,

And it's the only gold medal for Poland so far, so we can't complain.

It may change with women's hammer tonight though...

[heywoodu 14,911]

Where was Shubenkov?  

[Monzanator 4,458]

Orlando Ortega also DNS with a hip injury.

[Orangehair43 251]

Eurosport are reporting major disagreements within the British Camp with athletes not happy with the preparation and organisation.