lazarus Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) On 7/23/2021 at 7:14 AM, CampariO said: Go Germany!!!!! Maybe see more of her in 2024..? 😛 ‘World’s Sexiest Athlete’ Alica Schmidt explains Olympic exit in heartfelt messageThe German track and field star explained why she bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics https://www.foxnews.com/sports/alica-schmidt-explains-olympic-exit In the meantime: Edited August 6, 2021 by lazarus 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stillearly Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Gold in the men's Pentathlon 🇬🇧🥇 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boydeste Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 3:34 PM, lazarus said: From left, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Briana Williams and Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrate after winning the gold medal in the 4 x 100-meter relay on August 6. (Charlie Riedel/AP) What a team that is, I thought they may have nudged the World Record, but a few iffy change overs scuppled them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 U.S. Women Win 4x400, And Allyson Felix Becomes The Most Decorated U.S. Track Athlete https://www.npr.org/sections/tokyo-olympics-live-updates/2021/08/07/1025751040/women-win-4x400-relay-allyson-felix-most-decorated-track-athlete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Watching the closing, always great to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Penevil Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Final medal count standings. Fantastic performances by GB, Netherlands, Australia and Canada, considering the huge differences in population compared to China, US and Russia, See the rest of the medals' list at Olympic Medal Count Tokyo 2020. Evil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Evil Penevil said: Final medal count standings. Fantastic performances by GB, Netherlands, Australia and Canada, considering the huge differences in population compared to China, US and Russia, Perhaps even more impressive performance by Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Double gold for USA Track & Field in the 4x400m relay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 France defined, @Nightcrawler https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1111419/morhad-amdouni-water-bottles-marathon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Lemondropkid said: France defined, @Nightcrawler https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1111419/morhad-amdouni-water-bottles-marathon Oh, that was not very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Lemondropkid said: France defined, @Nightcrawler https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1111419/morhad-amdouni-water-bottles-marathon When I first watched the clip I thought what a unsportsmanlike move. But reading some of the comments they pointed out when watching the slow motion clip it appears his hand was shaking, probably from over heating, dehydration and his running stride, and his knocking over the bottles was probably accidental. I'm inclined to agree with that assessment. Morhad Amdouni - Imgur.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 52 minutes ago, forcebwithu said: When I first watched the clip I thought what a unsportsmanlike move. But reading some of the comments they pointed out when watching the slow motion clip it appears his hand was shaking, probably from over heating, dehydration and his running stride, and his knocking over the bottles was probably accidental. I'm inclined to agree with that assessment. Morhad Amdouni - Imgur.mp4 1.03 MB · 0 downloads I've watched it a few times and I don't buy that .. looks deliberate to me , his had wasn't shaking when he took the last bottle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Penevil Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 17 hours ago, lazarus said: Double gold for USA Track & Field in the 4x400m relay. It was the only gold the U.S. men's track team won. For the first time since the modern Olympics began in 1896, a U.S. runner failed to place first in an individual race. In the men's field events, the U.S. won gold in the shotput. No less than all-time U.S. Olympic great Carl Lewis publicly slammed the U.S. effort in the 4x100-meter relay, calling it a "total embarrassment." Far lesser lights than Carl Lewis have jumped on the team's performance as well. It's USA Track&Field, which organizes and coaches the U.S. team in the sport, that has come in for most of the criticism. Weak leadership and poor coaching decisions are said to be the main culprits. A lot of observers believe the track athletes have become too spoiled and overconfident on the men's side because they have been coddled. Restrictions because of Covid may have played a role, but they also affected the U.S. women's team, which did very well in the tokyo Olympics. Also worth noting that the two best U.S. runners (male and female) for the 100 meters did not compete in Tokyp because of a failed drug test or failure to take scheduled drug tests. It's not because they used performance-enhancing drugs, but smoking marijuana that's behind the bans. Evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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