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  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    One for the bookies there, don't think anybody saw that coming.
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    ThreadKiller said:
    Off_it said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Hopefully Josh Kerr can follow in Keely's footsteps and live up to the hype and deliver the gold. 
    Agreed. 

    But he's not the most likeable fella on earth.
    Exactly that. I just can’t get myself enthused with Kerr
    Talks the talk a bit too much. Still an Olympic silver is an amazing achievement. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Kerr will be disappointed to come second, but delighted it wasn't to his big rival!
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    se9addick said:
    Terrible tactics from the Norwegian really.

    (says me sitting on my sofa)
    I'm thinking he didn't think he could beat Kerr without trying something different. it was certainly ballsy to try and lead it from the front but you could see he was beaten at 1200m. superb tactics from the Yank though, fair play
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    looks like the 3 medallists ran the 7th, 8th and 9th fastest 1500s of all time
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    edited August 2024
    Ingebrigtsen needs a head doctor. 
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    Great race, Cole did incredibly well to power through. 
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,761
    Good interview by Josh Kerr.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,966
    .philcafc said:
    One for the bookies there, don't think anybody saw that coming.
    Absolutely! The third favourite was 20/1 just before the race and I assume Hocker a little bit longer than that
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    We've got a Bird running in this race 
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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    great, very fast 1500 .. the two main combatants burnt each other out and to an extent handed it to the Hocker .. BUT the American has form, had to be up with the pace and has run the race of his life (so far) .. super race
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    The steeplechase is nuts.

    3,000m you say? No problem.
    Over hurdles you say? Go on then.
    What, one of the hurdles is landing down into a pool of water? What kind of sick person are you?!
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited August 2024
    Josh Kerr doesn't look too upset as he had to go with Ingebrigtsen and he went past the Norwegian at the right time but unfortunately the fast finishing USA Hocker saw the door open on the inside lane and he stormed pass to claim an unexpected Gold.

    Josh Kerr sounds a decent guy in defeat and it was a quick time, yet Hocker was like a rocket on the last lap.

    Apparently God carried Hocker down to the finishing line 1st which seems so unfair for any Atheist runners.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Lincsaddick said:
    great, very fast 1500 .. the two main combatants burnt each other out and to an extent handed it to the Hocker .. BUT the American has form, had to be up with the pace and has run the race of his life (so far) .. super race
    And ran an Olympic record.  That wasn't a win by default like some will report - as you say, ran the race of his life.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Feels like it could be double bubble for Alfred in the 200m with Thomas 2nd and Neita 3rd if she brings her A game and can beat Brown USA.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    Too good for the two local girls. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Frustrating that GB get a 4th place double in the women's sprints 
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Unlucky for our girls there  People still can't get anywhere near Flo-Jo's world record. Can't think why
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Was it flo Jo's 100 or 200 that was possibly wind assisted? Appreciate that's probably not what you meant
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    AllHailTheHen said:
    Unlucky for our girls there  People still can't get anywhere near Flo-Jo's world record. Can't think why
    Turbo nails
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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited August 2024
    No Double for Alfred but gets the silver with Thomas the 200m specialist getting the Gold with Brown just beating Asher-smith and Neita for Bronze.
  • cafc4life
    cafc4life Posts: 4,632
    Richardson robbed in the boxing 
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    cafc4life said:
    Richardson robbed in the boxing 
    Didn't expect anything else from these Olympics.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    cafc4life said:
    Richardson robbed in the boxing 

    Yet another dodgy bit of judging in the boxing. So many politics involved.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,085
    The Brockley sign has been updated.


  • Dugdaleclass
    Dugdaleclass Posts: 554
    Bit baffled again by the judging again in that fight. Richardson scored well with judges in second round yet they still gave the fight to a frankly knackered Mexican in the third.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    McBobbin said:
    Was it flo Jo's 100 or 200 that was possibly wind assisted? Appreciate that's probably not what you meant
    The 100 - 10:49. Wind gauge was clearly faulty - it read 0.0, despite reading about 5.0-7.0 at other points in the meet, and with the long jump gauge reading about 5 at the same time. You can see hair and race numbers flapping around in the wind whilst they were in the blocks
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,034
    I don't understand the judging in the boxing at all. I thought Richardson had that after the final round where the Mexican fighter didn't seem to offer much at all. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,979
    Scrap the boxing. Does nobody any favours other than the judges banks balances.
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    am I imagining it or was the boxing previously scored based on number of scoring punches were landed? i've got it in my head that if 2 out of 3 judges pressed their button at the same time then it scored, most punches landed won

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