The best team on the night didn't win BUT GB won all their 8 matches and Hinch was awesome. lower skills than normal, maybe nerves but they never believe they are beaten and they got the rub of the Blue plus the post was on their side.
We are a stable in form. plus the coaches and back up teams in Hockey, Rowing and cycling don't miss a trick in the professional way they get our teams to peak for the Olympics. The sad truth is our male hockey players just didn't have enough good players to get us out of the group.
Another vote for Sam Quek.
I would say it must be 100% Hinch as MOM or WOM. (for GB) That must be a shay.
Wtf happened there? Our guy was in control of the Taekwondo final and then turns away to celebrate and then a kick was sneaked in surely after time was up?
Maybe I don't know the rules but the clock was at 0:00 before the hit.
Missed the 4x100 live so just caught up. I know it's been said before but what a phenomonen Usain Bolt is. Just for second there, it looked like the Japanese athlete was going to stay with him, but then bam he pulled a 5 metre lead in about 3 paces. It's like has has a turbo charger, over drive and afterburners all in one. He makes you say wow.
It's such a shame that now with every amazing performance in track and field, you can't help but wonder if they have been doping. I don't believe that Bolt is a cheat, but there will always be that nagging doubt. That makes me sad.
That ninth gold tonight puts him in the bracket of all time greats, in with the likes of Phelps, Fedder and Ali.
I note that it has evolved and changed over the years. The running and shooting are now combined to follow the horse jumping, swimming and fencing. I think a further improvement would be to pin the shooting targets on the competitors and arm them with paintball guns.
That way glory could be won and lost on the finish line and it would generate a bit of excitement for the spectators.
Felt for the Taekwondo guy. He'll pick himself up and get gold in Tokyo. As for the Hockey, Great Britain had the best goalkeeper by a country mile - it was clear throughout the competition. Maddie Hinch take a bow - well done to the rest of the team too.
They said on the BBC earlier that Usain Bolt has run 9 of the 30 fastest 100 metres of all time.
The other 21 times were all run by someone who has been done for doping at some point, either before or after they recorded that time.
So what do we reckon, he's just a supreme athlete and freak of nature, or he just hasn't been caught, yet?
God, I hope it's the first one. But it does make you wonder.
If Bolt was ever found to have been doping, then they might as well stop athletics as that'd pretty much finish it off, no one would ever trust a sprinter again.
However, i believe he's just a freak of nature, he's not well built, stocky etc like most typical sprinters, he's a long, gangly freak. 6ft 5 by the age of 15 and broke all number of junior records. He was the first junior to break 20 seconds for the 200m at the age of 18 so it's clear that he is a natural talent.
The difference with Bolt and dopers (let's take Gatlin as an example) is that Bolt had the natural talent and peaked in his mid 20s, he's even talking about retiring next year at 30. Whereas Gatlin started to run faster as he got into his 30s (in fact his personal bests for both 100 and 200 were when he was 33 years old!), that says everything.
The shock for me was how poor the USA was in the men's 4 * 100. Leaving aside the disqualification, to come a poor 3rd behind Japan is a dismal performance.
Even in the individuals, they don't seem to have much talent, the Canadian guy De Grasse looks like the guy who will win when Bolt retires
Got to say,the Team GB tracksuit tops are wank. Look like something you'd get from Sports Direct
They look like plastic bags pulled in at the middle and not at all flattering.
Nick Skelton wearing that tracksuit was the most awe-inspiring sight. How a man can be that un-worried about his appearance is commendable. He deserves another gold for that alone!
Got to say,the Team GB tracksuit tops are wank. Look like something you'd get from Sports Direct
They look like plastic bags pulled in at the middle and not at all flattering.
Nick Skelton wearing that tracksuit was the most awe-inspiring sight. How a man can be that un-worried about his appearance is commendable. He deserves another gold for that alone!
It looks especially daft as he's kept on his formal shirt and tie underneath!
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GB won all their 8 matches and Hinch was awesome.
lower skills than normal, maybe nerves but they never believe they are beaten and they got the rub of the Blue plus the post was on their side.
We are a stable in form. plus the coaches and back up teams in Hockey, Rowing and cycling don't miss a trick in the professional way they get our teams to peak for the Olympics. The sad truth is our male hockey players just didn't have enough good players to get us out of the group.
Another vote for Sam Quek.
I would say it must be 100% Hinch as MOM or WOM. (for GB)
That must be a shay.
The other 21 times were all run by someone who has been done for doping at some point, either before or after they recorded that time.
So what do we reckon, he's just a supreme athlete and freak of nature, or he just hasn't been caught, yet?
God, I hope it's the first one. But it does make you wonder.
I reckon it's just a perfect storm of advances in technology and him being a freak of nature, sprinters shouldn't be that tall
Maybe I don't know the rules but the clock was at 0:00 before the hit.
It's such a shame that now with every amazing performance in track and field, you can't help but wonder if they have been doping. I don't believe that Bolt is a cheat, but there will always be that nagging doubt. That makes me sad.
That ninth gold tonight puts him in the bracket of all time greats, in with the likes of Phelps, Fedder and Ali.
I note that it has evolved and changed over the years. The running and shooting are now combined to follow the horse jumping, swimming and fencing. I think a further improvement would be to pin the shooting targets on the competitors and arm them with paintball guns.
That way glory could be won and lost on the finish line and it would generate a bit of excitement for the spectators.
However, i believe he's just a freak of nature, he's not well built, stocky etc like most typical sprinters, he's a long, gangly freak. 6ft 5 by the age of 15 and broke all number of junior records. He was the first junior to break 20 seconds for the 200m at the age of 18 so it's clear that he is a natural talent.
The difference with Bolt and dopers (let's take Gatlin as an example) is that Bolt had the natural talent and peaked in his mid 20s, he's even talking about retiring next year at 30. Whereas Gatlin started to run faster as he got into his 30s (in fact his personal bests for both 100 and 200 were when he was 33 years old!), that says everything.
The amount of man love he has for the fella is seismic.
Even in the individuals, they don't seem to have much talent, the Canadian guy De Grasse looks like the guy who will win when Bolt retires
£80, what a bargain....
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