Olympics Thread

[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.

[Windows97]

The gold medal is fantastic, but there's something special about watching history being rewritten, that minute and a half seemed to drag forever!!

[booboo]

Awesome. Looked liked she was fading at the end. Silver clawed back the lead.

(Only damper was Watto in commentary.)

[Crucial]

Takes us well up the medal table for a moment as well.
In the top 10

[Kiwiwomble]

Can anyone actually get a little imagine the feeling of starting a final in the olympics and just not seeing someone in front of you, fucking legend