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Easy race for Belaud in the end, easily the fastest runner.  Another killer sprint from Joe Choong for silver.

Should have said yesterday, but I loved the Rubik Cube fence in the jumping.  

Didn’t see if there was a fence commemorating the other great Hungarian inventor Laszlo Biro...

On 03/09/2019 at 19:59, ChandlerMne said:

R.I.P

6 olympic medals.:(

One of my biathlon legends.

He was one of the key guys in the era when Biathlon was transformed from this weird obscure military sport into one of the world’s most exciting and popular professional sports.

Just now, phelps said:

 

only because I fogot to name also Shani...

 

and yes, we're going a bit off-topic..but I love off-topics  (sorry mods & admins )

You’re busted! 

Just now, hckosice said:

 

https://www.fis-ski.com/en/snowboard/park-and-pipe/pipe-and-slope/news-multimedia/news/big-air-world-cup-atlanta-announced-for-december-20-21

There was a parallel slalom World Cup in Rotterdam a few years back. 

Just now, heywoodu said:

I heard they're planning to have it as closing event of every Diamond League meet, starting after the last track and field events finished.

Going from one venue to the next, like the Olympic Torch Relay.  Obviously nobody wants to do the Shanghai-Oslo leg.

Just now, OlympicsFan said:

Was Lyle the guy who was caught and then was still allowed to compete or was it someone else? Also nice job by USADA once again, 50 % of their athletes in the men's 4 x 100 m relay will be known cheaters, i hope they drop the baton in Doha once again.

Christian Coleman missed three random tests, got off on some very complicated technicality, so not as completely clear as Gatlin.

Just now, heywoodu said:

Here it's called a 'matje', which is the smaller version of 'mat'. Mat is pretty much this, which I think is the same in English but I'm not sure, hence the picture.

It is.

Just now, wumo26 said:

Really? Here in Denmark we call it "Svensker garn" which translated means "Swedish haircut". I have no idea why? 

English word for that is a mullet - no idea why, it is a kind of fish.

Just now, heywoodu said:

We are watching the Super Diamond Golden League Mega Final.

Do you remember when the athletes used to get huge bars of chocolate wrapped in gold as a prize?

.004, don’t often see this kind of tantrum these days.

Cheriuyot is wearing the wrong colour of kit, the Nike Gods will be angry.

Love the Brussels Diamond League

1. The Smurfs
2. Drummers of Burundi
3. Every single stadium announcement must be made twice.

Just now, penthatlonfan said:

 

uh no she wasn t

Oh well, my memories are more dramatic than the boring old real world.   i should be writing for films.

Just now, hckosice said:

Is this over for today ? I mean, when the M event is supposed to be contested ?

Men tomorrow, mixed relay Monday.

Just now, penthatlonfan said:

Don t mean to upset you but i don t think she was really a favorite doing that time , she was still really young to the  sport.

But I think she was leading before the jumping round. 

Just now, penthatlonfan said:

Elodie seems to have a lot of  problems with the riding , this season especially

She also had a horrible meltdown in London 2012 when she was a big favourite for Gold.

Horses hate French people, they know they get eaten there. 

Pretty easy for Silkina after excellent fencing and jumping, very exciting for other medals.

For once the graphics work...

this is a horse-race track they are using. 

13 hours ago, OlympicIRL said:

The only exception for 2 bronze medals should be in sports like boxing.... how can you have a fair bronze medal fight after one guy might get trashed by the champion and maybe injured or badly hurt? It's fairer to have 2 bronze medals for boxing. I don't watch a lot of combat sports so don't know how physical the other sports get,but for sure, if there is no disadvantage then all sports should have a bronze medal match.

It’s a rule in boxing that you are not allowed to fight for a certain number of weeks after losing a fight, hence two bronzes. Suppose it is the same in other martial arts.

The way the puts Britain nearest the top. 

On 13/03/2018 at 14:08, intoronto said:

Have heard (though just a proposal at the moment), that some countries are pushing for a min. 2 quotas (per event) to be allowed from Americas/Africa/Asia.... 

From France, in other words. 

2 hours ago, phelps said:

 

waiting for her to try also some athletics...maybe she's just as good as Johaug in the 10,000m...

 

or why not some Triathlon?

 

and we're here wasting all of our time following Pita and his adventures...

She needs to try cross-country running, then she will have medals in all three...

She would not be the first dual CC Ski/Bike Olympian, though: one of the Czech girls has done both, can’t remember her name. Never near the medals in either, though.

Most common solo double is speed-skating / cycling, quite a few have done that.  (I’m not counting athletics / bobsleigh crew, extremely common.)

Results were based on the Friday qualifiers only: bad weather meant the Saturday Finals never took place.