heywoodu 13,562 Posted August 8, 2021 #2251 Share Posted August 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said: The Somali refugees with silver and bronze. What a pity that they couldn't represent Somalia, though... Good chance they would not have the training and support they have now though... On a side note, Nageeye (I don't know about Abdi) is also very active in trying to set things up for Somali school children and trying to improve their chances of doing sports. He is a great example for both the Netherlands and Somalia thiago_simoes 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted August 8, 2021 #2252 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Just now, heywoodu said: Good chance they would not have the training and support they have now though... On a side note, Nageeye (I don't know about Abdi) is also very active in trying to set things up for Somali school children and trying to improve their chances of doing sports. He is a great example for both the Netherlands and Somalia If Somalia could p get its act together and become a functioning country it could one day challenge Ethiopia and Kenya like Uganda is now starting to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,252 Posted August 8, 2021 #2253 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I think in a first we will be hearing a country's anthem at the Summer Olympics closing ceremony twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,562 Posted August 8, 2021 #2254 Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Orangehair43 said: If Somalia could p get its act together and become a functioning country it could one day challenge Ethiopia and Kenya like Uganda is now starting to. Sadly that seems highly unlikely to ever really happen But that'd be amazing! If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 177 Posted August 8, 2021 #2255 Share Posted August 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, intoronto said: I think in a first we will be hearing a country's anthem at the Summer Olympics closing ceremony twice. Are they giving both the Marathon medals in the stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,275 Posted August 8, 2021 #2256 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Men's MarathonFinal Results Eliud KIPCHOGE2:08:38 Abdi NAGEEYE2:09:58 SB Bashir ABDI2:10:00 SB Final Results Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,562 Posted August 8, 2021 #2257 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Didn't know, but Nageeye trained in Kipchoge's group for years (hence the rather happy embrace right after the finish). I did know he and Abdi are pretty close, but I didn't know they've been training together in Ethiopia for a long time now, besides already being friends for 10+ years If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,182 Posted August 8, 2021 #2258 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Kipchoge joins the exclusive group of title defenders. Abebe Bikila and Waldemar Cierpinski. Can't believe people are calling him the GOAT though. I guess every GOAT must be an active athlete? Ugh. Dutch Democratic Republic got their own Cierpinski? Not sure how critics will react. And yeah, I overslept the alarm for both marathons. I guess not very surprising after my breakdown Friday afternoon, at least I got 10 hours of sleep yesterday. Styrka 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,182 Posted August 8, 2021 #2259 Share Posted August 8, 2021 8 hours ago, Orangehair43 said: Are the support cars really self driving ? The BBC just said that but surely that’s a bit dangerous in a chaotic marathon. It's not really dangerous though. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,562 Posted August 8, 2021 #2260 Share Posted August 8, 2021 2 hours ago, dcro said: Dutch Democratic Republic got their own Cierpinski? Not sure how critics will react. Huh what? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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