Olympics Thread

[Chris B.]

Chinese guy's horse refuses twice at the first fence - and his Olympics are done.

I probably could have cantered around the ring a couple of times and got to that point!

[canefan]

Tom Walsh throws over the qualifying distance, but he gets a red flag on the throw

[Stargazer]

What was wrong with Walsh' throw? I didn't see him go out of the circle.

[NTA]

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

What was wrong with Walsh' throw? I didn't see him go out of the circle.

I reckon has been called for brushing the ground just to the left of the block.

[NTA]

@chris-b said in Olympics Thread:

Chinese guy's horse refuses twice at the first fence - and his Olympics are done.

Today's horse is tomorrow's meal.

[mariner4life]

Lol did you see that Swede's vault? He was like half a metre over the bar!

[canefan]

Tom Walsh fouls again, he's on the brink. The next throw has to be fair and good

[Bovidae]

No pressure, Tom.

[TeWaio]

Looks like the fouled throw 3, but throw 2 was reinstated to 20.38m good for 8th - probably still missed the final as the other qualifying group still to throw, and 12 total make it. Disaster for him.

[Stargazer]

I find those calls really dodgy.

[antipodean]

He looks like he's getting fucked here.

[Bovidae]

Talk about drama.

[TeWaio]

Results now say they reinstated his 3rd, massive, throw so he's in as top qualifier. Lol

[Chris B.]

Looks like he's back as top qualifier.

Quite what was supposed to be wrong with that throw, I have no idea!

[KiwiMurph]

Old mate with the flag is rather trigger happy

[TeWaio]

As a former thrower you often get some jobsworth official who thinks your foot brushed the ring when it didn't. Jacko Gill had this happen to him at a junior world champs back in the day I think.

[Bovidae]

@kiwimurph said in Olympics Thread:

Old mate with the flag is rather trigger happy

I think the guy on the other side was making hand signals to indicate whether it was a fair throw or not. He was wrong twice.

[TeWaio]

IMO all the throws should be simple like the long/triple jump and javelin - just a line you have to stay behind.

Different circle sizes for hammer/shot vs discus, shot with a stop board, all unnecessarily complicated and prone to officials flagging stuff for minor nonsense.

[Stargazer]

@tewaio There's nothing complicated about a white circle with a stop board though. Those officials were making stuff up.

[Chris B.]

Tom Walsh speaks.

"I'm not sure what the guy was calling me on. I thought my first throw was fair, but he ruled it a foul, though it was over the qualifying mark. Sometimes you get some that go for you and sometimes you get some that go against you. The second round throw I got a little bit tight and a little bit pushy and he called me for a foul again and I was like hold on, so i got that one overturned. Then that last one was much better and sailed over the qualifying mark. Then he called me on a foul again there and I was like what is going on here? It's good to get it done, it's not the way I would have liked it to be done, but there were two really good throws there and now I've got to get ready for [the final]."