Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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It was quite a localised bit of rain. I live four or five miles away from the Olympic stadium and didn't see a drop it.
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[Other Sport] Olympics viewing strategy
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nwgull
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I see after all the fuss and controversy that trans lifter, Lauren Hubbard, didn’t even progress into the clean+jerk phase of the women’s heavyweight competition after she failed to register a snatch.
You could not make it up, could you?
You could not make it up, could you?
Gazwag
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Over the weekend I'm positive I heard a commentator say "that's the biggest snatch I've seen at these Olympics"
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Nigeria drop off that table with a bronze in the women's long jump.
Have all the distance events been done? If not, Kenya will surely get one in one of them?
Danish knobend crashes into Brit in the team pursuit because he wasn’t looking where he was going, then screams at him as though it’s his fault……..
Danes were winning by miles so probably academic anyway, but Brits are protesting.
Danes were winning by miles so probably academic anyway, but Brits are protesting.
That Dane has embarrassed himself in front of billions.
That said, if they're disqualified it will be somewhat of an embarrassment because the Danes have been a class above over the two days.
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I really admired that Danish team until then. Now I hope that prick falls off in the final.
Result still pending……..extreme VAR 
Sprint final incoming…….
Sprint final incoming…….
hart's shirt
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That Warholm 400m hurdles was unbelievable. A ridiculous amount of time taken off the WR. A race for the ages.
More golds for GB in sailing - even after Ainslie, we're clearly still very good at that.
Looking forward to seeing McCormack hopefully take Gold in the Welterweight in less than an hour's time, and also to see how Biles fares.
And then there's the Sport Climbing - Speed, Bouldering and Lead - with the winner being the best of all 3 disciplines.
That'll be an education in itself.
More golds for GB in sailing - even after Ainslie, we're clearly still very good at that.
Looking forward to seeing McCormack hopefully take Gold in the Welterweight in less than an hour's time, and also to see how Biles fares.
And then there's the Sport Climbing - Speed, Bouldering and Lead - with the winner being the best of all 3 disciplines.
That'll be an education in itself.
Eddiespearritt
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Yes indeed Kenya got a couple of long distance athletics medals yesterday, Morocco won gold too.
The biggest teams with nothing yet are currently - Chile(57 competitors), Algeria (44) and Lithuania (41).
We take Olympic success for granted nowadays, although this wasn't always the case. Only 13 total medals in Montreal 1976, only 1 gold in Atlanta 1996. But so many countries have very little Olympic culture and a single medal is reason for national celebration. Not sure Chile will get anything now though.
Pierre the Painter
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Simone Biles take a bow, after all she's been through to do a routine like that is incredible.
I keep meaning to go and get some stuff done, but it’s a case of ‘ah, cycling, I’ll just watch this race……….’
……3 hours later, still watching
Worked her bollocks off to get there, too.
Agree with all of that, especially the 400m hurdles. Incredible.
I can't understand anyone who doesn't like the Olympics. Hours of astounding world class sport and just as you think you could do with a change, along comes another sport. And then there's the back stories, and the emotion and drama in winning and losing. It's just an amazing spectacle.
100%. Pinnacle of sport.
hart's shirt
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I keep meaning to go and get some stuff done, but it’s a case of ‘ah, cycling, I’ll just watch this race……….’
……3 hours later, still watching
I'm close to not knowing what day of the week it is.
If someone asked me, I'd probably reply 'Day 11'.