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    @rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

    Jesus. Yanks out of relays. Awful. Do they even practice these?

    Too cool for school, I reckon no

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    @machpants said in Olympics Thread:

    @rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

    Jesus. Yanks out of relays. Awful. Do they even practice these?

    Too cool for school, I reckon no

    Not the first time for them.

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      Jacko Gill misses out by 2 cm in advancing with the final 8. Walsh in 3rd.

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        Jacko Gill misses out by 2 cm in advancing with the final 8. Walsh in 3rd.

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        @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

        Jacko Gill misses out by 2 cm in advancing with the final 8. Walsh in 3rd.

        Walsh at this stage missing out on silver by 2cm too!!

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          @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

          Jacko Gill misses out by 2 cm in advancing with the final 8. Walsh in 3rd.

          Walsh at this stage missing out on silver by 2cm too!!

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          @windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

          @bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

          Jacko Gill misses out by 2 cm in advancing with the final 8. Walsh in 3rd.

          Walsh at this stage missing out on silver by 2cm too!!

          Not anymore. Kovacs has distanced himself from Walsh. Tom has a decent advantage over the Brazilian in 4th.

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            Great, improved throw from Walsh, but he stays at bronze. Awesome result with 22.47m (season best).

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              Wow, Crouser has thrown 23.30m! Well-deserved gold medal. So good!

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                Throwing 7kgs from the tryline to past the 22m line...!

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                • StargazerS Stargazer

                  Great, improved throw from Walsh, but he stays at bronze. Awesome result with 22.47m (season best).

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                  @stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

                  Great, improved throw from Walsh, but he stays at bronze. Awesome result with 22.47m (season best).

                  Yeah, Walsh saved his best for last. Crouser was 65 cm ahead of the rest. :astonished_face:

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                    @paekakboyz said in Olympics Thread:

                    @machpants shots fired! poor leadership, corruption, and shitty systems by the Int weightlifting association has already cost them spots at this Olympics with fewer weight classes. I think it's under genuine threat of being cut in the future if they can't sort their shit out.

                    This article highlights the issues pretty well: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/04/lasha-talakhadze-dominates-but-could-this-be-weighliftings-last-heave

                    It would be such a shame to see it removed, it's genuinely one of my favourite sports to watch. It's such a pure test of strength, no bells or whistles or tricks or gimmicks. Just who can lift heaviest.

                    Lasha Talakadze is such a beast, and it was amazing to watch him do his thing last night. Is he doping? Probably. But it's still great to watch and I'd be so sad to see it go.

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                    @barbarian said in Olympics Thread:

                    Lasha Talakadze
                    such a great photo.
                    https://www.wptv.com/news/lasha-talakhadze-sweeps-world-weightlifting-records

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                      Not a bad result from the NZ shotputters, with two bronze (Adams and Walsh) and 6th for rookie Wesche. Gill will probably be a bit disappointed he didn't make the top 8.

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                        Caitlin Regal wins the Kayak Single 500m B Final.

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                          And now we wait to see if Lisa Carrington will become our most successful Olympian ever...

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                            Iโ€™m so in love with that woman.

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                              GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDD! Awesome, Lisa!! :1st_place_medal:

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                                YEEESSSSSSS!!! What an incredible athlete - our Olympic GOAT ๐Ÿ™‚

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                                  YEEESSSSSSS!!! What an incredible athlete - our Olympic GOAT ๐Ÿ™‚

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                                  @windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

                                  YEEESSSSSSS!!! What an incredible athlete - our Olympic GOAT ๐Ÿ™‚

                                  She finished freaking smiling. Impressive

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                                    Australasian women absolutely carrying the men

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                                      I've seen a few gripes about swimmers being able to win multiple gold medals at the Olympics, but I expect no such complaints about that in the kayaking ๐Ÿ™‚

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                                      • Rancid SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

                                        Iโ€™m so in love with that woman.

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                                        @rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

                                        Iโ€™m so in love with that woman.

                                        You'd be in a rather lengthy que I'd imagine ๐Ÿ™‚

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                                          The most emotion (and pain) I've seen Carrington in after a final.

                                          Halbergs sorted. ๐Ÿ™‚

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