Summer Olympics 2016 in Rio - Athletics Discussion Thread

[Novo]

The woman in your avi and sig is coached by Jama Aden who has recently been busted for doping his athletes, what do you have to say about that?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36578239

How dare you insinuate Genzebe would agree to such madness and corruption

[Headie]

MESS @ the BBC analysing KJT's shot throwing technique to VALERIE ****ING ADAMS A.K.A. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SHOT PUTTER EVER

God they're so annoying :facepalm:

[Headie]

And now they're comparing Valerie with Jess as if Jess could ever challenge Valerie in the shot oh lord

[Macie Lightfoot]

can't wait for her technique to help her throw 12.50!!!

[Headie]

Lmao Denise making it about herself

"I threw SIXTEEN metres in the shot put ;) ;) ;)"

[Headie]

The stadium still looks empty </3

[Headie]

I wonder how long it will take for Brendan/Gabby to mention that Laura Weightman is coached by Steve Cram

[Headie]

Yikes Laura Weightman needs a fastest loser spot

[Black Dagger]

That was ****e luv.

[Headie]

How dare you insinuate Genzebe would agree to such madness and corruption

Silly me for thinking an athlete coached by a man who's hotel roomed was stashed with boxes of performance enhancing drugs would ever use drugs to help her running :laugh:

[Headie]

That was ****e luv.

She should get through tbh but she's nowhere near the form she was in in 2014, Laura Muir has really outshone her these last few years

[Black Dagger]

lmao KJT <3.

[Headie]

Yikes Kat really sucks at shot put

This will be what costs her Gold, she won't even medal if she can't get further than 12m :laugh:

[Headie]

Laura Muir :lovedup:

[EspeonBB]

The stadium still looks empty </3

Welp I guess Brazilians aren't here for athletics

[Headie]

Not keen on Shannon Rowbury's lippy tbh

[Ross.]

Go on Laura

[Headie]

Both Lauras through <3

[Black Dagger]

Oh slay @ them both making it :clap1:

[EspeonBB]

Slay girls :clap1:

[Headie]

Nafi Thiam :worship:

[Novo]

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Anymore bad words about Genzebe and you will be getting some of this Hayden

[Black Dagger]

**** sake. She's fouled again. She's out of the medals isn't she :bored:

[Ross.]

pray for Kat and Jess

[Black Dagger]

Oh nvm it's not I don't think.

[Novo]

It's all gone pear shaped, im off to costumer services on bet365 to demand my £42 back quick

[Headie]

Eek 11.68 is dire

KJT's gonna need to run another PB in the 200 now if she wants a medal. It's a good job she's the only one who looks like she'll run sub 23 otherwise I'd say her chance for a medal is gone

[Jack_]

Oh Kat :(

[Headie]

It's all gone pear shaped, im off to costumer services on bet365 to demand my £42 back quick

Alol people getting excited after 2 rounds and putting bets on Kat when everyone knows her shot is absymal <3

[Headie]

Eek Jess is underperforming as well :worry:

[Novo]

Alol people getting excited after 2 rounds and putting bets on Kat when everyone knows her shot is absymal <3

your getting to giddy, she has another chance yet

[Headie]

your getting to giddy, she has another chance yet

Not you expecting a 13m+ throw!

[Headie]

Men's 400 heats now <3 Matt Hudson Smith and Martyn Rooney should both make it through based on current form

[Headie]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03223/katarina_3223566b.jpg

@ this Shot Put right now

[Black Dagger]

That's more like it :clap1:

[Headie]

Damage control for Jess, still an underperformance but her overperformance in the high jump should make up for that

[Headie]

Alol Novo don't go placing any bets on Nafi Thiam until you see her run a 200m or 800m

[Novo]

I still have faith in KJT

[Headie]

**** she's not getting Gold now

[Headie]

Lets pray Kat sorts her Shot out before Tokyo 2020

[Novo]

We are only 3 events in, calm down will you

[Headie]

We are only 3 events in, calm down will you

Good advice, I'll make sure not to rush into placing any bets :smug:

[Headie]

I hope Greg has recovered from his slight injury :fc:

[Novo]

Good advice, I'll make sure not to rush into placing any bets :smug:

you will end up with egg on your face when she nails these next 4 events

[Headie]

you will end up with egg on your face when she nails these next 4 events

She should nail the 200, Long Jump and 800, but if she does as poor in the javelin as she just did in the Shot then I don't even think bronze is in reach </3

[Black Dagger]

RUN FOR YOU ****ING LIFE KJT x

[Headie]

Tbf it's not as bad as it looks:

For Jess she currently has 3027
In 2012 Olympics she had 3062
In 2015 Worlds she had 2968

For Kat she currently has 2904
In 2015 Worlds when she finished 5th overall she had 2858

[Headie]

Come thru Martyn :fc:

[Novo]

Hayden is using his Brianne Propaganda to make you worried Lucas, the situation is under control

[Headie]

Alol Martyn you flop

[Black Dagger]

He's embarrassing. Go home.

[Headie]

Tbf he was ****ed over with that refugee runner being in the lane outside him :laugh:

Just like Christine is gonna get ****ed over tomorrow with a lane 8 draw </3

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Martyn :joker:

[Headie]

Drag him Michael :clap1:

[Black Dagger]

Screaming.

[Headie]

He's second out of the three fastest loser spots with 3 more races to come, he's ****ed :joker:

[Headie]

Wow I'm very offended Martyn!!!!

[Novo]

Men's 400 heats now <3 Matt Hudson Smith and Martyn Rooney should both make it through based on current form

Could have told you Rooney wasnt going to go through if you would have asked me Hayden, definitely won't even be a fastest loser

[Black Dagger]

:joker:

[Headie]

Could have told you Rooney wasnt going to go through if you would have asked me Hayden, definitely won't even be a fastest loser

Ah you should've said instead of keeping quiet! </3 Oh well

[Headie]

This heat is loaded, should be a very fast heat

[Headie]

Welp that wasn't as fast as I expected, looks like Rooney is still in the fastest loser spot for now

[Jack_]

I am perched for this Hayden/Novo hatemance over the course of the Athletics :love:

:joker: tbh

[Black Dagger]

I thought Efimova and our Rebecca was something, but this is far more intense.

[Headie]

I thought Efimova and our Rebecca was something, but this is far more intense.

Bring it on

http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/The+Great+North+Run+S-Ok10u6mXXl.jpg

[Black Dagger]

**** off judge pal x

[Ross.]

oh no

[Headie]

Greg don't you dare flop

[Novo]

According to my calculations Kirani James will get through here

[Black Dagger]

According to my calculations Kirani James will get through here

Cheers Carol x

[Headie]

According to my calculations Kirani James will get through here

Are you sure he's not on drugs? :think:

[Shaun]

A big call that

[Headie]

Come on Matt, do what Martyn couldn't do and actually qualify :clap1:

[Novo]

What did I tell you Hayden, never listen do you

[Headie]

Think Martyn has the third of the fastest loser spots now with one more heat to go :worry:

Martyn Rooney is trending on Twitter :joker:

[Headie]

The athlete who finished 4th in this next heat needs to be slower than 45.68 or else Martyn is out.

[Novo]

he won't be hanging onto that spot, more chance of Lucas winning the 100m in 2020

[Novo]

Maslak!!!!

[Novo]

Maslak will boss this heat

[Headie]

Maslak!!!!

Maslak will boss this heat

Oh you were saying?

[Novo]

Maslak taking Rooney's place, what a guy

[Black Dagger]

Oh bye Rooney.

We are definitely not having an outside chance of a bronze with that silly mess.

[Novo]

Maslak has slayed Hayden's prediction.

[Headie]

Maslak has slayed Hayden's prediction.

What was my prediction :think:

[Headie]

Only prediction I see is you thinking Maslak would "boss his heat" :think:

Are you stuck in 2013?

[Ross.]

lmao I love you two

[Novo]

He was clearly saving his best

[Shaun]

flashbacks to Novo's altercation with that barman right here

[Black Dagger]

Oh ****.

[Ross.]

omg Rutherford :worry:

[Jack_]

oh god no

[Headie]

Yeah I've been saying ever since he jumped badly in Birmingham that Greg doesn't look as strong as he did last year

[Headie]

Bye I'm putting the Red Button on now

[Macie Lightfoot]

w/e daddy Greg can still have his way with me.....xx

[Headie]

This is gonna be KJT in Beijing all over again lmao

[Novo]

Hayden just sit back and watch him qualify with the last jump

[Headie]

Hayden just sit back and watch him qualify with the last jump

Lets hope you're right for once

[Headie]

Oh good the main coverage team are still here on the red button :flutter:

[Black Dagger]

Can't see him doing it. Think the pressure will be too much.

[Headie]

Heptathlon heats starting now, lets hope Kat can get some points back :clap1:

[Headie]

Kat and Jess's race is at 2:25 for anyone watching Swimming wanting to switch over

[Headie]

Greg's jump coming up now

[Headie]

Valid jump but Idk if that's gonna be enough :worry:

[Headie]

7.90m, he's in 10th place, top 10 go through... this is gonna be close for sure

[Ross.]

:worry:

[Shaun]

:worry: bloody liability

[EspeonBB]

7.90m, he's in 10th place, top 10 go through... this is gonna be close for sure

A mess

At least he registered a jump I guess

[Headie]

Just checked the online live results and from my calculations I think it's confirmed he's through, there's only one athlete below him left to jump so the worst he could be pushed to is 11th, which is enough to progress

Whew that was close

[Black Dagger]

Nah. Two people are definitely bettering that.

[Headie]

Sod off Lucas I've already worked it out :fist:

[Headie]

Greg is officially in the final, thank god :worship:

That was really close

[Novo]

Nothing to worry about

[Black Dagger]

Sod off Lucas I've already worked it out :fist:

Alright luv :fist:

The official website is wank. I couldn't see who was left to jump.

[Headie]

Kat and Jess's 200m up now.

Come on Kat, sub 23 at the very least

[EspeonBB]

Watch him win gold in the final :joker:

[Novo]

To much panicking from a certain someone in this thread tonight

[Black Dagger]

Run ladies. Run x

[Ross.]

Put the stream on the website instead of red button because Ledecky is slaying me right now

[Headie]

To much panicking from a certain someone in this thread tonight

I know, Lucas needs to bloody calm down :fist:

[Headie]

Put the stream on the website instead of red button because Ledecky is slaying me right now

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36785331

[Headie]

Not quick enough tbh, shame </3 At least Jess is in the lead though!

[Ross.]

welp the Aussie guy came back on the commentary on the website

[Novo]

Jess 4/11
KJT 3/1
Thiam 11/2
Hayden's fav Brianne 14/1
Akela Jones 14/1

[Headie]

Kat sounds like she's lost her voice :laugh:

[Headie]

Praying Kat jumps a 6.90m+ tomorrow :fc:

[EspeonBB]

Valerie slaying the shot put :clap1:

[Headie]

Women's 100m heats coming up now... where's Nicky?

[Shaun]

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more effort into that tweet than his heat :inamood:

[EspeonBB]

Rooting for Shelly-Ann in the women's 100m :love:

[Headie]

Brits to look out for in the Women's 100m are Desiree Henry, Asha Philip and Daryll Neita.

[Headie]

WOW Desiree Henry (GB) wins the first 100m heat, beating Murielle Ahoure :o

[Ross.]

:clap1:

[Black Dagger]

She's lovely :love:

[Headie]

She's lovely :love:

Her and Dina Asher Smith always give the most lovely interviews :love:

[Headie]

Oh wow Michelle Carter just snatched the lead from Valerie Adams in the last round, Valerie has one throw left to get the Gold back :o

[Headie]

Michelle Carter just became Olympic Champion right at the last minute :o :o :o

[Macie Lightfoot]

MEECH CARTER :love:

[Headie]

What happened to Blessing Okagbare's ridiculously long name? Has she divorced her hubby already :worry: Or does it just not fit on the basic bib given to her :laugh:

[EspeonBB]

Mess @ USA winning like 5 golds in the last hour

[Headie]

Desiree Henry is still the fastest of the day so far, I know it's only the heats but still, the fact she's ran faster than Schippers, Okagbare, Ahoure and Bowie is a nice achievement for her :clap1:

[Black Dagger]

Coming for that shock Gold medal tbh :clap1:

[Novo]

Can we please restore some order to this bloody thread, she was trying her hardest and Dafne was at 20%

[Headie]

Coverage is now back on BBC1 :clap1: (I'm guessing it's gonna be a bit behind to show all the stuff missed)

[Headie]

Can we please restore some order to this bloody thread, she was trying her hardest and Dafne was at 20%

Desiree was not trying her hardest lmao weren't you watching? None of the main girls are using too much energy

[Headie]

Denise giving executive realness :clap1:

[Black Dagger]

Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce :love:

[Headie]

Shelly and Marie both in the same heat? Damn

[Headie]

Shelly Ann the first to go sub-11 so far :clap1:

[Novo]

Dafne laughing at Shelly trying so hard

[Headie]

Dafne laughing at Shelly trying so hard

Shelly ran that in her sleep :clap1:

[EspeonBB]

Shelly Ann the first to go sub-11 so far :clap1:

Wow queen :clap1:

[Headie]

cHLe7B0VTnU

:clap1:

[Headie]

What the BBC don't want you to know is that there were actually Hammer Throw heats happening for the past hour which have just finished, and Great Britain's Sophie Hitchon qualified through to the final.

You'll have to imagine what that looked like because you won't see it on TV! :):):)

[Shaun]

Desiree is adorable

[Headie]

What the BBC don't want you to know is that there were actually Hammer Throw heats happening for the past hour which have just finished, and Great Britain's Sophie Hitchon qualified through to the final.

You'll have to imagine what that looked like because you won't see it on TV! :):):)

Not the BBC making me look like a fool when they never show field events ever

[Headie]

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[Jack_]

What the BBC don't want you to know is that there were actually Hammer Throw heats happening for the past hour which have just finished, and Great Britain's Sophie Hitchon qualified through to the final.

You'll have to imagine what that looked like because you won't see it on TV! :):):)

You were saying :wink:

[Jack_]

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me

[Headie]

You were saying :wink:

https://67.media.tumblr.com/avatar_a570f7a53316_128.png

[Novo]

good coverage from the ever reliable BBC

[Ross.]

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omg :joker: :love:

[Headie]

Lmao Phil asking a non-question about later heats

Asha: "I don't think it's right because we are human too and we should be sleeping!!! But if it was at 1am I'd still do it because it's the Olympics lol ^_^"

I love her <3

[Shaun]

Is it normal for races to be at 11:30pm :think:

[Headie]

Is it normal for races to be at 11:30pm :think:

No :joker: I have no idea why the organisers have put it on so late, same goes for Swimming too. It's no good for the athletes or the viewers

[Ross.]

Taylord promo in the stadium :clap1:

[Jack_]

NBC are to blame for the swimming so I assume it's the same thing here

I was thinking earlier about Tokyo times and this issue, they are 14 hours ahead of the US east coast, what the bloody hell are they gonna do..move the finals to the morning sessions?

[Headie]

Poor Daryll Neita getting bullied by Brazilian officials

[Shaun]

not really sure why they need to wear numbers and name tags in 2016, it's not as if the kit isn't a bloody giveaway

[Headie]

Brazilian officials bullying us out the Olympics, I'm calling Ofcom!!!

[Shaun]

Pin-gate :inamood:

[Ross.]

welp what happened I went to watch Fran's swim

[Headie]

welp what happened I went to watch Fran's swim

Daryll Neita didn't get to do a warm up run like all her other competitors because her pins on her bib fell out, and some Brazilian official was taking ages to put them back on her and then refused to let her do a warm up run before the race started, and in the end she missed out of qualifying to the next round by 2 one-hundredths of a second </3

She dealt with it well though, she's only 19 :clap1:

[Ross.]

Daryll Neita didn't get to do a warm up run like all her other competitors because her pins on her bib fell out, and some Brazilian official was taking ages to put them back on her and then refused to let her do a warm up run before the race started, and in the end she missed out of qualifying to the next round by 2 one-hundredths of a second </3

She dealt with it well though, she's only 19 :clap1:

Omg </3 not here for the rigging

[Headie]

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[Novo]

Swoboda trying to be Lucy Hatton with those Tattoos

[Nicky91]

Dafne truly slayed in the heats :clap1:

[Headie]

The queen is coming. 3pm. Set your alarms.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00278/Christine_Ohuruogu__278053c.jpg

[Denver]

I hope its as successful today as it was 4 years ago

[Headie]

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Mess @ Americans criticising him for supporting his Canadian wife

[Novo]

Sounds like he is being dramatic

[Headie]

Not a deadheat in the Rowing ffs

This is the Athletics thread :idc:

[Novo]

I put that in the other thread why on earth are you quoting it here Hayden

[Macie Lightfoot]

ouch @ that spill

[Headie]

I put that in the other thread why on earth are you quoting it here Hayden

How come when you click it it doesn't link to the other thread then :think:

Not you deleting thinking no one would notice :fan:

[Headie]

**** about 3 women just crashed down in the 3000m Steeplechase, one of the Ethiopians is now running with one shoe

[Headie]

Women's 400 coming up in a minute, come on Chrissy :clap1:

[Headie]

Crowd looks a lot more full today as well

[Macie Lightfoot]

Keturah Orji just making the TJ final?

[Headie]

^ Yup scrapes through in 12th

[Headie]

400m heats next up... Seren Bundy Davies is in heat 2, Christine Ohuruogu is in heat 4 and Emily Diamond is in heat 5 for GBR

[Headie]

On BBC4 now

[Black Dagger]

Christine is up soon eek. You can do it hun x

[Headie]

Christine is up soon eek. You can do it hun x

Top 2 auto qualify, she should be able to do that but she's been drawn the outside lane so it'll be a bit more difficult

[Headie]

Stephenie Ann McPherson runs so beautifully :flutter:

[Headie]

Lets hope Allyson Felix can drag Seren through to the next round :fc:

[Novo]

Seren will be okay without her helping

[Headie]

Seren will be okay without her helping

Yeah other than Felix it's a pretty easy heat so she's no excuses if she doesn't get top 2 here.

[Headie]

*****ing useless, should've let Anyika Onuora take her spot

[Black Dagger]

Oh dear Seren. State

[Novo]

dear god

[Headie]

53.63 is a TRAGIC time.

[Headie]

"I'm in PB shape" :joker:

[Headie]

Adekoya has switched to the 400 flat?

Phyllis Francis jogging a 50.5 <3

[Headie]

Christine up next :flutter:

I'm so nervous

[Headie]

Good bye @ the coverage team questioning whether her selection was fair and that "younger athletes deserve a chance" when the only other option was Anyika who's the same age as her :rolleyes:

[Headie]

"I'm not sure it's sending the right message to those young athletes when Christine is selected time after time"

Bye

[Black Dagger]

**** off and die. Our Chrissy slays x

[Black Dagger]

Nice :love:

[Headie]

Christine through, jogging that final 100m like she always does :clap1:

[Headie]

If she had a better lane she would've won that

[Novo]

Why does Natasha Hastings always change to a lesbian haircut and then back to long hair

[Headie]

*flicks Red Button on*

[Headie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36789233

Heptathlon Long Jump just starting now

[Headie]

This Australian commentator needs to stop saying "Katrina Thompson Johnson"

[Headie]

Emily Diamond is through as a fastest loser

[Headie]

Alol the stadium is only full because of Usain Bolt <3

[Headie]

Christoph Harting (Robert's brother) snatches Gold in the last round of the Discus :o

[Macie Lightfoot]

Jesus that last round of discus was insane with like four different podium changes

[Headie]

(Athletics is back on BBC4 now just in time for Usain Bolt)

[Black Dagger]

Thank god Kat is on the board. She can go for it now in the last two jumps.

[Headie]

KJT 6.51m in round 1, thank god for that :clap1: Now she can really go for it.

[Headie]

And here we are with pointless VTs from the BBC when we could actually be seeing live field action in the Hep :)

[Jack_]

Loving this Bolt and Johnson VT :love:

[Jack_]

And here we are with pointless VTs from the BBC when we could actually be seeing live field action in the Hep :)

Loving this Bolt and Johnson VT :love:

:joker:

[Headie]

Men's 100m Heat 1 happening right now on Red Button

[Headie]

Marvin Bracy run out of the top 2 auto qualification spots :o

GB's CJ Ujah gets through to the semis, 2nd in his heat (same time as the winner though)

[Headie]

**** off Twatlin

[Headie]

Jess opens up with a 6.34m jump :clap1:

[Black Dagger]

Thiam got 6.93. ****.

[Headie]

Thiam got 6.93. ****.

:o Her PB was 6.51, wtfffffffff

[Headie]

Oh hang on apparently it was a foul :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

lmao the American announcers saying Gatlin has humbled down recently, which is just code for he isn't nearly as big of an asshole as he used to be

[Headie]

lmao the American announcers saying Gatlin has humbled down recently, which is just code for he isn't nearly as big of an asshole as he used to be

He's still a big asshole

[Headie]

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Wonder how much her foot was over the line by?

[Headie]

Kat fouled her second attempt </3

Come on Kat, get a 6.80+ jump otherwise Gold is gonna be too far out of reach

[Novo]

Jess is 2/9 odds on now after her 1st jump

[Headie]

Kim Collins :worship:

[Headie]

Coverage back on BBC1 now

[Headie]

Thiam is gonna annihilate Jess and Kat in the Javelin, but her 800 is diabolical so unless she's improved by like 10 seconds I think Thiam will get silver, Jess gold and then a fight for bronze between Kat and Akela (altho Akela's 800 sucks as well)

[Headie]

Predicted final heptathlon scores on PB/SBs:

1. Ennis-Hill: 6735
2. Thiam: 6700
3. Theisen-Eaton: 6575
4. Johnson-Thompson: 6555

It's gonna be very close!!!

[Headie]

GB athletes in action tonight:

00:00 - Heptathlon Javelin Throw (ft. Jess Ennis-Hill & Katarina Johnson-Thompson)
00:20 - Men's Pole Vault Qualification (ft. Luke Cutts)*
00:30 - Men's 400 Metres Semi-Final (ft. Matt Hudson-Smith)
00:53 - Men's Long Jump Final (ft. Greg Rutherford)
01:00 - Women's 100 Metres Semi-Final (ft. Desiree Henry & Asha Philip)
01:27 - Men's 10,000 Metres Final (ft. Mo Farah, Ross Millington & Andy Vernon)
02:08 - Men's 800 Metres Semi-Final (ft. Michael Rimmer)
02:37 - Women's 100 Metres Final
02:50 - Heptathlon 800 Metres Heptathlon (ft. Jess Ennis-Hill & Katarina Johnson-Thompson)

*don't expect the BBC to show you any of this event

[Black Dagger]

They may show one of Renaud's pole vault attempts if we're lucky x

[Headie]

Mess I spent time typing all that out and then I see British Athletics have already posted it on Twitter

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[Novo]

Klishina :joker:

[Headie]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/13/darya-klishina-russia-rio-olympics-banned

Mess

[Headie]

This story is so heartwarming to read :love:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/uber-rio-act-of-kindness

[Headie]

Here we go.... here's to another Super Saturday

[Jack_]

Good luck everyone :fc:

[Black Dagger]

Greg Rutherford to do 3 foul jumps

Jess and KJT to totally botch the javelin

Mo to finish 4th

I don't want to think that would happen but it'd be ridiculous with all this super saturday overhype.

[Shaun]

Lucas serving Adam realness with that pointless pessimism