Boo Khaki Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, kiddy said: 51 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: My only shock here is that KJT was uninjured for long enough to actually get selected for the Olympics. Never understand these athletes that still plod on and on despite being knackered 95% of the time. Your body is telling you to pack it in. Think, with heptathletes/decathletes, it's more a case of injury management for the most part. Sure, it must bugger your body, but I honestly thought she had a treble-barrelled surname "Katarina Johnson-Thompson-Injured". Amazed she's only 28 as well because it seems like she's been pulling up lame and missing events for about 15 years solid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 I think Kelly Sotherton was the same. Ashia Hansen, too, though that was triple jump not heptathlon. Some athletes are just unlucky, though the multi-sporters are particularly high risk as each event is pulling their muscles in different directions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 (edited) Some shiner the British boy took in the marathon swim. Looked like he'd been in the boxing instead! Edited August 4, 2021 by Lurkst 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Some shiner the British boy took in the marathon swim. Looked like he'd been in the boxing instead!Pulled on somebody's feet & got a kick in the face? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, kiddy said: 18 minutes ago, Lurkst said: Some shiner the British boy took in the marathon swim. Looked like he'd been in the boxing instead! Pulled on somebody's feet & got a kick in the face? Fought off a shark imo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, kiddy said: Pulled on somebody's feet & got a kick in the face? Took an elbow to his coupon apparently. Hard enough swimming for two hours without getting a bleaching! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Disclaimer. Never been on a skateboard in my puff. I’ve now watched it for 20 minutes so I’m obviously an expert. They showed the lassies first. Lots of skill and very few fuckups. The men are on now and its like a testosterone fest. When one of them nails a trick it looks more spectacular than the lassies. The speed of adult males compared to 13 year old girls. None of them can put a full run together though. They need to calm the f**k down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Disclaimer. Never been on a skateboard in my puff. I’ve now watched it for 20 minutes so I’m obviously an expert. They showed the lassies first. Lots of skill and very few fuckups. The men are on now and its like a testosterone fest. When one of them nails a trick it looks more spectacular than the lassies. The speed of adult males compared to 13 year old girls. None of them can put a full run together though. They need to calm the f**k down.I honestly think it’s awful. Any “sport”where you need the commentator to describe every single thing that is happening is shite. BBC need to get the athletics on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, The Golden God said: I honestly think it’s awful. Any “sport”where you need the commentator to describe every single thing that is happening is shite. BBC need to get the athletics on. They have now. The British girls just pissed all over the Jamaicans and Yanks in the 4 x 100 heats. Expect that to change when they bring in the big guns for the final though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 There’s a shot putter they’ve just said is 21 and I he doesn’t look a day under 40. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Nellie Korda shooting the lights out in the golf and they're interviewing the kid skateboarder again [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Really feel sorry for Dina Asher-Smith, that was such a serious injury that she helped set a new British record in the relay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Really feel sorry for Dina Asher-Smith, that was such a serious injury that she helped set a new British record in the relay That's the BBC sports personality of the year nomination secured for Asher-Smith... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 USA men finish 6th in their 4x100 heat - OOT! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) Hud oan... Russian athletes get a global ban because of State sponsored doping, but no really, because they can compete provided they don't call themselves 'Russia'? I take it it's the Russian Federation that is subject to the ban then, and not actually the doped-up, drug cheating athletes themselves, for some baffling reason? Edited August 5, 2021 by Boo Khaki 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: Hud oan... Russian athletes get a global ban because of State sponsored doping, but no really, because they can compete provided they don't call themselves 'Russia'? I take it it's the Russian Federation that is subject to the ban then, and not actually the doped-up, drug cheating athletes themselves, for some baffling reason? They have been competing as Russian Olympic Committee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 The elimination race is mental. They've already had a restart and made a mistake on who should be eliminated 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: The elimination race is mental. They've already had a restart and made a mistake on who should be eliminated The elimination race is absolutely the best event in the track cycling. Always tremendous to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 minute ago, well fan for life said: The elimination race is absolutely the best event in the track cycling. Always tremendous to watch. There should be one in its own right rather than just as part of the omnium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Jack Carlin from Paisley through to the sprint semis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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