Olympics Thread

sparky

Jamaica's Kishane Thompson was the fastest runner in the men's 100m semi finals and looked very comfortable indeed.

Simbane from Sourh Africa and Seville from Jamaica won the other semis. Noah Lyles from the US and the reigning champions Jacobs from Italy will also be in the hunt for medals in the 100m final.

sparky

https://twitter.com/worldathletics/status/1820166717080789502

canefan

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

I really liked the opening ceremony….

Such a departure from traditional opening ceremonies was bound to be polarizing. Whether it sets the tone for future ones, we will see in LA

Billy Tell

Ukrainian high jumper is sooo much better than anyone else. Cruising to gold.

Billy Tell

Switching to the ping pong. Random swede in the final.

sparky

Keeley Hodgkinson of Great Britain comfortably the fastest in the women's 800 metres semis and eased up. Big favourite for the Gold in that event.

MiketheSnow

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

Ukrainian high jumper is sooo much better than anyone else. Cruising to gold.

Hope she goes for the WR

Billy Tell

Silver and bronze for Aussie in high jump is a great effort.

MiketheSnow

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

Silver and bronze for Aussie in high jump is a great effort.

Especially when they have to clear the bar from down under

Billy Tell

@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

Silver and bronze for Aussie in high jump is a great effort.

Especially when they have to clear the bar from down under

Gold medal for the dad joke goes to wales.

sparky

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

Ukrainian high jumper is sooo much better than anyone else. Cruising to gold.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the Gold.

93 people in her home town of Dnipro have been killed in Russian missile attacks since February 2022.

Rapido

Was watching badminton semis last night with a Spanish woman cruising into the final. Left the room for a few minutes and when came back in the she was lying on the floor screaming and crying. Injured. She was doing it for a few minutes. Could really feel that "it's just not fair" pain.

MajorPom

It really is bloody amazing how well Aussie do in the Olympics. Blows my mind every time.

Just seem to be in competitive across the board

sparky

@MajorRage

Looks like China and USA will battle it out to be top of the medal table.

Then France, the UK and Australia will battle it out for 3rd, 4th and 5th. Japan will probably be 6th.

Australia punching way above its population and GDP.

sparky

Ethan Katzberg of Canada wins the Hammer.

Every Athletics Gold awarded so far in these Games has been won by an athlete from a different country.

Billy Tell

100 m seems sooo slow without bolt. Like treading water. Athlete of the century.

sparky

I'm glad the South African Akani Simbane chose Track and Field rather than Rugby Union.

sparky

@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:

100 m seems sooo slow without bolt. Like treading water. Athlete of the century.

I dunno. They are rather quick.

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Olympics Thread