Olympics Thread

[Bovidae]

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

[Windows97]

@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!!

[Bovidae]

@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.

[Stargazer]

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

[Stargazer]

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

[Donsteppa]

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

[Bovidae]

@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.

[nostrildamus]

@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:

Lasha Talakadze
such a great photo.

Aug 3, 2021  /  Olympics

Lasha Talakhadze sweeps world weightlifting records

Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze closed out the weightlifting competition at the Tokyo Olympics with a succession of world record lifts.

[Stargazer]

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.

[Stargazer]

Caitlin Regal wins the Kayak Single 500m B Final.

[Windows97]

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

[Rancid Schnitzel]

I’m so in love with that woman.

[Stargazer]

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDD! Awesome, Lisa!!

[Windows97]

YEEESSSSSSS!!! What an incredible athlete - our Olympic GOAT

[Kirwan]

@windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

YEEESSSSSSS!!! What an incredible athlete - our Olympic GOAT

She finished freaking smiling. Impressive

[mariner4life]

Australasian women absolutely carrying the men

[Donsteppa]

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

[Windows97]

@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

I’m so in love with that woman.

You'd be in a rather lengthy que I'd imagine

[Bovidae]

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

Halbergs sorted.

[Kirwan]

@donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:

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

None of the silly stroke differences of swimming, more like running 100, 200 and 400.