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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Ach » Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:34 pm

All Star USA team in the men's win silver as they f**k up final baton change. Canada win it. GB bronze

All Star Jamaican women's team get silver. USA won gold. Germany bronze.

GB 6th after Dina got cramp in the 3rd leg of the race but impressive they still didn't finish last
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Sun Jul 24, 2022 5:55 pm

Can't believe the Jamaican women lost the 4 x 100.
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:43 am

Nigerian women's 100m hurdler Amusan breaks the world record twice in the same day.

First in the semis, then again in the Finals.

Unprecedented.
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:59 am

Sydney absolutely destroys the 4 x 400 anchor leg to bring home another gold.

She ran under 48 seconds, what a phenom.

Amazing world championships all 'round, can't wait for next year.
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Ach » Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:53 am

Va-Va-Voom wrote:Nigerian women's 100m hurdler Amusan breaks the world record twice in the same day.

First in the semis, then again in the Finals.

Unprecedented.

First one didn't count apparently.

Amusan's winning time of 12.06 seconds would have been an improvement on the 12.12 second world record she had set a couple of hours before, but was ruled ineligible by a tailwind over the legal limit.


Also GB with a silver in the women's 800m. That's a rivalry with the gold medalist winner that can last years
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:36 pm

Ach wrote:Also GB with a silver in the women's 800m. That's a rivalry with the gold medalist winner that can last years



Yep.

Exciting time to be a track fan.
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Fri Jun 09, 2023 8:09 pm

Sydney comes 2nd in her first professional 400m flat race.

Started super aggressive and then gassed on the home stretch.

She'll have to learn to pace herself properly.
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Ach » Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:33 pm

World championship in a couple of months in Budapest

August 19-27

Must watch
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby VCC » Fri Jun 09, 2023 10:57 pm

Ach wrote:World championship in a couple of months in Budapest

August 19-27

Must watch

Is it a boys vs boys, girls vs girls or a free for all
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Ach » Fri Jun 09, 2023 11:09 pm

I really hope normality wins
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Goonerred » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:00 am

VCC wrote:
Ach wrote:World championship in a couple of months in Budapest

August 19-27

Must watch

Is it a boys vs boys, girls vs girls or a free for all

World Athletics ruled out trans in the female category if that's what you mean.
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Nuggets » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:08 am

Goonerred wrote:
VCC wrote:
Ach wrote:World championship in a couple of months in Budapest

August 19-27

Must watch

Is it a boys vs boys, girls vs girls or a free for all

World Athletics ruled out trans in the female category if that's what you mean.

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...and so they should. :clap:
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Goonerred » Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:09 am

Nuggets wrote:
Goonerred wrote:
VCC wrote:
Ach wrote:World championship in a couple of months in Budapest

August 19-27

Must watch

Is it a boys vs boys, girls vs girls or a free for all

World Athletics ruled out trans in the female category if that's what you mean.

`
...and so they should. :clap:

World swimming also has, but not for diving, I thinkTom Daley put his two penneth in there.
The women's world cup next month could have trans in the female category as they are reveiwing the policy but not in time for the WC. I'm not sure if there are any though. English colleges called up a 6ft male to reperesent the England females . They Oympics next year could have a few as World rowing, cycling Triathlon and some other sorts still allow trans in female sports.
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby Royal Gooner » Sun Jun 11, 2023 6:09 am

We cannot allow them into the Women's events, it makes a mockery of the whole sports if they do.
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Re: Athletics thread

Postby VCC » Sun Jun 11, 2023 6:13 am

Royal Gooner wrote:We cannot allow them into the Women's events, it makes a mockery of the whole sports if they do.

Horse already bolted they are trying to catch it
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