Paris Olympics 2024 (non-cycling) thread

[Dazed and Confused]

USA
UK
Zambia (first medal for this country)

 

[tobydawq]

Klaver is a 300m specialist. She relies so heavily on a fast start that when she can't get that since she was on a yellow card, she has nothing. Oh well, at least it means she won't get prevented from starting the relay since the Dutch sure as hell need her there...

What do you mean regarding the yellow card?

A false start will disqualify you whether you have a yellow card or not. I don't really see they have any relevance at all.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

What do you mean regarding the yellow card?

A false start will disqualify you whether you have a yellow card or not. I don't really see they have any relevance at all.

They were saying that two yellow cards will see you DQed from the Games, not just the race, so as she had a yellow from the semi final, if she had qualified and got another one in the final she wouldn't be eligible for the 4x400. Having had the yellow, she was more hesitant in the blocks and didn't get her usual explosive start in the semi anyway.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Alekna with last throw

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Useless thow

 

[tobydawq]

They were saying that two yellow cards will see you DQed from the Games, not just the race, so as she had a yellow from the semi final, if she had qualified and got another one in the final she wouldn't be eligible for the 4x400.

That sounds bizarre but if they are the rules, fair point.

Although, can't Femke just run all the four legs in the relay?

 

[Salvarani]

Crazy that Stona won that

Look at his other throws

 

[Libertine Seguros]

That sounds bizarre but if they are the rules, fair point.

Although, can't Femke just run all the four legs in the relay?

They probably would be better off if she did, lol, but being serious, Cathelijn Peeters will almost certainly have one of the other two legs, not sure out of de Witte or Saalberg is most likely to get the fourth spot. De Witte has been doing it recently but Saalberg took the Budapest one.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Crazy that Stona won that

Look at his other throws

yep, freak throw.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stona looks a bit stoned.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Kennedy's over the Moon.

 

[RedheadDane]

Kennedy's over the Moon.

No... she's over the bar... putting Moon on the top of the structure would be... strange.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

3000m SC.
Eth tactics: Lets go to the front.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Why is it that they can't/never show WR (OR/current fastest time) splits in athletics like they do in swimming?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Rooks upsetting the applecart

 

[tobydawq]

Damn that was a hard crash

 

[tobydawq]

Why is it that they can't/never show WR (OR/current fastest time) splits in athletics like they do in swimming?

They do it in the Diamond League.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Rooks should have waited a little longer like Hocker did yesterday.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

ok, outside of the horrible crash, that was some finish. Great stuff.

 

[tobydawq]

ok, outside of the horrible crash, that was some finish. Great stuff.

Yeah, a very intense finish. One of the better of an Olympic long-distance race.

 

[Sciatic]

I’ve gotten very tired of the flags for every medal winner. Used to be cool when a gold medalist would grab a flag from someone in stands, especially if it was a non-dominant sporting country. But now it’s like product placement, brand endorsement for TV broadcast. Would love to see someone skip the flag in an act of authenticity,

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Yeah, a very intense finish. One of the better of an Olympic long-distance race.

I personally don't care much for anything less than 400m.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I’ve gotten very tired of the flags for every medal winner. Used to be cool when a gold medalist would grab a flag from someone in stands, especially if it was a non-dominant sporting country. But now it’s like product placement, brand endorsement for TV broadcast. Would love to see someone skip the flag in an act of authenticity,

I would like to see more regional flags, but I guess they might be banned.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Miguel Ángel López only finished 9th in the race walk relay this morning, but Domen Novak has just helped his country make it through to the handball semi-finals.

 

[Ricco']

What do you mean regarding the yellow card?

A false start will disqualify you whether you have a yellow card or not. I don't really see they have any relevance at all.

And an unreasonable yellow card too imo, that starting was taking way too long when on the set position, would completely understand if the judge decided that a yellow card wasn't needed.

Btw, Michael Gogl's wife ran today on the 400m semifinal, a good cycling connection there.