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  • Billy TellB Offline
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    Billy Tell
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    #4868

    Médaille d’or!

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    • antipodeanA antipodean

      @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

      @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

      @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

      @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

      They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

      Still stoopid.

      It's the butterfly of athletics.

      It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

      Handball is brilliant

      Sure. I love seeing school sports promoted to adult past times.

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      Rancid Schnitzel
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      @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

      @Bones said in Olympics Thread:

      @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

      @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

      @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

      They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

      Still stoopid.

      It's the butterfly of athletics.

      It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

      Handball is brilliant

      Sure. I love seeing school sports promoted to adult past times.

      Tbf Olympic handball in no way whatsoever resembles school handball.

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      • Rancid SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

        @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

        They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

        Still stoopid.

        It's the butterfly of athletics.

        It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

        Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.

        Slower of course but ridiculous to say slowly. Its certainly not easier. Ultimately they are in fact operating within defined rules and doing it as hard as they can.

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        #4870

        @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

        @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

        They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

        Still stoopid.

        It's the butterfly of athletics.

        It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

        Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.

        Slower of course but ridiculous to say slowly. It’s certainly not easier. Ultimately they are in fact operating within defined rules and doing it as hard as they can.

        Absolutely ridiculous. What next ? Combat sports where you can’t kick or grapple ?

        https://giphy.com/gifs/aew-boxing-mike-tyson-ugNAhgOkLdBNdno4gJ

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        • BovidaeB Offline
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          #4871

          That was a great race to beat the Romanians.

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          • ToddyT Offline
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            Toddy
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            Damn that was so good. What a race.

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            • DamoD Offline
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              Damo
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              That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

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              • DamoD Damo

                That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

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                nzzp
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                #4874

                @Damo with that rating the Romanians were at risk of blowing up

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                • Billy TellB Offline
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                  Billy Tell
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                  #4875

                  The men smashed unfortunately

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                  • DamoD Damo

                    That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

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                    • MiketheSnowM Offline
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                      #4877

                      Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

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                      • Rancid SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

                        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                        @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                        They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

                        Still stoopid.

                        It's the butterfly of athletics.

                        It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

                        Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.

                        Slower of course but ridiculous to say slowly. Its certainly not easier. Ultimately they are in fact operating within defined rules and doing it as hard as they can.

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                        booboo
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #4878

                        @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

                        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                        @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                        @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                        @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                        They’re actually shifting and would beat most recreational park run runners

                        Still stoopid.

                        It's the butterfly of athletics.

                        It is to running what handball is to basketball/football

                        Nah. Defined sport with defined rules you play as hard as you can. Butterfly and race walking are both events where you're required to race slowly.

                        Slower of course but ridiculous to say slowly. Its certainly not easier. Ultimately they are in fact operating within defined rules and doing it as hard as they can.

                        No they're not. They could run or swim properly.

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                        • DamoD Damo

                          That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

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                          canefan
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                          #4879

                          @Damo said in Olympics Thread:

                          That was great. Pulled away in the third quarter and just had enough to hold on in the last 200m. If there was another 100m it might have been different.

                          Great job to build the lead and hang on. Another medal sitting down

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                          • Billy TellB Billy Tell

                            Médaille d’or!

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                            booboo
                            wrote on last edited by
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                            @Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

                            Médaille d’or!

                            Huh? For? Who? Where?

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                            • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                              Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

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                              antipodean
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                              #4881

                              @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                              Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

                              Interesting that both Romanian double sculls use a very high (comparatively) stroke rate.

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                              • MajorPomM Offline
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                                MajorPom
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                                #4882

                                Fantastic by the woman!

                                Men, not so much ... still, made the final so fair play.

                                C'mon the fours now!!!

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                                • antipodeanA antipodean

                                  @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                  Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

                                  Interesting that both Romanian double sculls use a very high (comparatively) stroke rate.

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                                  MiketheSnow
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #4883

                                  @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

                                  @MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

                                  Superb from the Romanian men in the double sculls

                                  Interesting that both Romanian double sculls use a very high (comparatively) stroke rate.

                                  Huge difference at that crucial 300-400m stage

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                                  • boobooB booboo

                                    @Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

                                    Médaille d’or!

                                    Huh? For? Who? Where?

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                                    Higgins
                                    wrote on last edited by Higgins
                                    #4884

                                    @booboo said in Olympics Thread:

                                    @Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

                                    Médaille d’or!

                                    Huh? For? Who? Where?

                                    Womens Double Skulls - Gold over Romania by a whisker

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                                    • MajorPomM Offline
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                                      MajorPom
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                                      #4885

                                      Wow, they just said half the podium for the Woman's rowing are mothers!

                                      Thats quite impressive.

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                                      • BovidaeB Offline
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                                        Bovidae
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                                        #4886

                                        Both Kiwi women have a young child.

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                                          1kiwi
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                                          #4887

                                          Both ladies won Silver in Tokyo (separately) now both Olympic Gold Medalists together.

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