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Frerichs winning a medal is absolutely disgusting. I guess Houlihan at home will be happy about this.

Very sad for Kaul, would have been a safe medal. Now i hope that Damian Dopener won't medal, but sadly that seems unrealistic.

The sad thing is that you actually think that you have a point ... not realizing that Baehre's height here (5.70 m) was still better than what Karalis showed at the U23 european championships (5.65 m). Even if Baehre would have only jumped 5.30 m here, those are two different competitions and the whole point was that Baehre jumped higher than 5.65 m pretty much the whole season and therefore very likely would have jumped higher than 5.65 m at the U23 european championships.

Crazy that Mu was allowed to compete but not the other intersex athletes.

Told you so ... first medal and probably multiple more to come.

Experts will, so speak for yourself please.

"Women's" 200 m and "women's" 800 m were two of the dirtiest races ever, especially Thompson, Thomas and the two brits. Women's hammer throw was far weaker than expected (thanks to the americans flopping) and men's pole vault was pretty depressing without Kendricks. Katir looked very good in the 5000 m, would be too funny if he would actually win gold. Also a great start for Poland, maybe they can indeed get to 6 medals in total (only 4 out of Nowicki/Fajdek/Dobek/women's 4x400 m relay/Andrej... need to deliver).

Mixed gender urban style?

Really surprised to see Germany winning 3 medals, more than at the previous 4 olympics combined. I fear that this means that they will get more funding.

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.

Didn’t the athletes who finished behind him also deserve it? And if not, how can you judge whether they deserved it or not?

No, impossible by definition. No hurdles/steeplechase race can ever qualify (considering that mostly people who aren’t good enough to medal in the flat races compete in those disciplines).

No (considering that Benjamin was that close).

Shooting was easily the most diappointing sport for Germany in Tokyo. They should have won 1-2 medals. Hopefully they will improve until Paris.

No, i wouldn't and obvious trying to argue like that is just plain stupid. How about you stick to the things that were actually said when you try to lead a discussion? I was obviously 100 % right in the point i made (not wanting an olympic final to be decided by injuries), disagreeing is just plain stupid.

Does he even speak your language?

Why not, she probably doesn't even feel the 5000 m final. She probably also could have won the 800 m while she is at it.

Easily destroying the best in the world after already winning her 1500 heat this morning after a crash. Hassan deserves the gold for most obvious doper. Sometimes i wonder if athletes like her actually try to make their doping so obvious that even officials can't ignore it anymore.

32 year old Bonevacia running sub 45 for the first time in 6 years, nothing to see here (espcially in combination with the improvements of the other dutch 400 m runners).

Yes, "technique" ... is what made her improve by 3 m during the pandemic.

What do they think about Mu?

Jung has only himself to blame, very disappointing performance by him (dressage excluded). Auffarth completely fucked the team, but Jung still should have won individual gold.

Already wanted to write that it is quite funny that she wins gold after all the "hate" she got from you (basically calling her a security risk for the team). Too bad that Blum couldn't be here, otherwise german women could have won all individual golds.

1) His previous results couldn't really be taken serious, they were all at joke events where proper measurement was more than doubtful. 2) I said that this is sad because his competitors got injured, i don't want an olympic final to be decided like that. 3) I have absolutely no problem with him winning a medal, he was one of the top 3 athletes in recent years and i predicted a medal for him. I still wanted someone to win who doesn't have such an ugly style.

No politics at the olympics ...