Summer Olympics 2016 in Rio - Athletics Discussion Thread

[Headie]

I just need Eilidh Doyle to safely win her heat then I'll be happy :clap1: I'm really optimistic she can medal :laugh:

[Novo]

We all know PSD would have had a better chance of medalling if she wasn't made of glass

[Macie Lightfoot]

Welp

WELP she qualified on time so suck my dick hun......x

[Shaun]

WELP she qualified on time so suck my dick hun......x

Congrats on that 20th place hun!

[Black Dagger]

Oh no :sad:

Cute ginge won't medal.

[Shaun]

C'mon Shaunae!

[Shaun]

:joker: What a win.

[Novo]

Wish they would stay on their feet and bloody finish the race the way it should be finished

[Shaun]

Are the hurdler retakers being booed? :joker:

[Novo]

This Brazilian kid trying to compete with Renaud

[Shaun]

good old Thiago getting a medal

[Black Dagger]

They're showing a field event though, Hayden must be hyperventilating.

[Shaun]

right now Thiago snatch that gold from Renaud and send him on the first bloody easyjet home

[Novo]

The kid has lost his mind

[Shaun]

Ballsy.

[Black Dagger]

I hope Renaud dies. Laughing at him.

[Shaun]

Thiago will be greasing that pole up and inserting it into Renaud's ass later on if he carries on this cockiness.

[Novo]

So close

[Shaun]

Mind games that, letting Renaud think he's won

[Novo]

Pathetic from the kid

[Shaun]

Thiago has Renaud SHOOK!

[Novo]

Jesus Christ

[Shaun]

OH MY GOD

[Black Dagger]

YOU ****ING BEAUTY x

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Yas Thiago :cheer2:

[Shaun]

please fall Renaud :fc: please please please

[Shaun]

THIAGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :worship: MY BABY

[Ithinkiloveyoutoo]

Thiaaaggggooooooo :cheer2::cheer2:

[Black Dagger]

My favourite gold of the games idc!!

[Novo]

Renaud is getting a bit of a habit of flopping now

[Novo]

19th world champs - 5.65
12th world indoor champs - 5.55
1st Olympics - 6.03

How on earth

[Brother Leon]

Great end to the night.

[Brother Leon]

Adam Gemili qualifies from 200m heat.

[MB.]

Adam :clap1:

[Calderyon]

Minna Nikkanen 13th with 4.55. Just barely missed the final. F--k.

[Brother Leon]

Nigeria repping :worship:

[Braden]

Usain. Bolt :clap2:

[Brother Leon]

Yes, Blake!

[Novo]

1500m final tonight, Genzebe Gold and Laura hopefully sneaking a bronze will do nicely

[Headie]

I'm worried Laura is gonna finish 4th </3

[Headie]

FFS Pozzi :facepalm:

[Shaun]

Silly boy. Oh well, all hopes on Robbie then.

[Black Dagger]

Bloody state of Pozzi.

[Headie]

Silly boy. Oh well, all hopes on Robbie then.

Justice 4 Laura Muir?

[Shaun]

You've scared me into thinking she'll be 4th :laugh:

[Novo]

Klishina is there???

[Black Dagger]

Mess. Robbie definitely isn't having bronze this time.

[Headie]

Brazilian crowds this Olympics have been trash in terms of booing athletes.

Unless you're a drug cheat you shoudln't be booed, the fact that the Pole Vault World Record Lavillenie holder just got booed for getting a silver medal and nearly beating Da Silva is ridiculous.

[Novo]

Hejnova getting into form

[Headie]

Oh **** off Ashley Spencer

[Novo]

Lovely jump from Klishina

[Shaun]

:worry: Robbie

[Black Dagger]

No medal for Daddy Grabarz :(

[Shaun]

he's no daddy of mine any more

[Black Dagger]

Couldn't get any inspiration from Thiago. Waste of time.

I think Mo will be our only other medal now anyway </3

[Black Dagger]

Dina did well really considering who did them heats is a ****.

[Shaun]

bye robert

[Black Dagger]

Oooh yass. Daddy Derek slaying.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Derek Drouin can get it tbh like he's not amazing but I wouldn't say no

[Shaun]

why we're celebrating an athlete making the final as 2nd fastest loser all the time idk

[Headie]

why we're celebrating an athlete making the final as 2nd fastest loser all the time idk

So happy for Dina though :love:

She really was screwed over by that ****fest seeding of a semi tbh

[Black Dagger]

Come on Laura. I've stayed up for you to snatch bronze. If you come 5th or st then kmt.

[Headie]

Come on Laura

[Shaun]

just beat Dibaba hun x

-side eye at Novo-

[Macie Lightfoot]

come thru Jenny

[Macie Lightfoot]

76.6 for the first lap :joker::joker::joker:

[Shaun]

****s sake :(

[Macie Lightfoot]

I mean that's what you get for dropping a 60 second third lap

[Black Dagger]

I STAYED UP FOR THAT?

Go home Laura.

[Macie Lightfoot]

yay gj Jenny xxx

[Headie]

Poor Laura :(

Looks like Dibaba's coach needs to stock up with some stronger drugs

How much money has Novo lost this time?

[Novo]

Oh please God no

[Novo]

Say it ain't so

[Black Dagger]

How quickly she's gone from your sig :joker:

[Shaun]

Dibyebye xo

[Black Dagger]

Should back champions like I did with Thiago. Was with him from the start.

[Headie]

Wow @ traitor Novo erasing Dibaba from his avi and sig after she flopped!

At least I stay loyal to my Chrissy :clap2:

[Black Dagger]

That race :joker:

Yay Cindy.

[Headie]

Both Tiffany and Cindy making it through :love:

Lowkey here for Cindy beating Tiffany tbh

[EspeonBB]

Yay @ them both making it :clap1:

[Shaun]

Here for this Kenyan claiming justice for Kemboi

[Shaun]

Throw those shapes Lorraine!

[Black Dagger]

She's jolly.

~****s off Thiago~

[Shaun]

sucks off? you wish

[Jack_]

I just screamed at Gabby's face after Michael didn't play along omg

[Black Dagger]

I'd have a right gobble you're right oop.

[Shaun]

Gatlin :o

[Brother Leon]

Yes! Gatlin misses out. Gemili is in.

[Macie Lightfoot]

really bc Tom Hammond said Gatlin won his heat!!

[James]

It would be interesting if we could hear an interview with Gatlin to hear whether he misjudged that or he just wasn't fast enough.

[Macie Lightfoot]

He blamed it on his ankle and blah blah blah and then they asked him if he thinks looking around slowed him down and he gave a non-answer about getting ready for the 4x1 with his team

[Shaun]

Bloody Bowie :fist: ruining my predictions

[Brother Leon]

Shame Blake's injuries have ****ed him. I really liked him in London 2012.

[Black Dagger]

How ****ing selfish of them. Sod off.

[Macie Lightfoot]

YASSSSS GET YOUR BROOMS OUT BC OUR LADIES GOT IN FORMATION WITHOUT THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER

xx

[James]

I thought GB had a bronze there, thought they called it wrong. Replay confirmed it though.

[Novo]

Klishina finishing below Jazz, she might as well have not even bothered turning up after all

[Novo]

Bit of drama in that relay heat then, think Felix did get obstructed by the Brazilian's hanging leg in her lane though so USA should be reinstated, good run by the Brits though

[Macie Lightfoot]

lmfao and the women don't even get the stick around in the prelims :joker:

I'm personally gonna blame this on USATF and Nike putting ****ing Allyson Felix on the relay just as part of some scheme to get her another medal, and then Felix ran into the Brazil girl on her outside and literally threw the baton to English Gardner.

I'm so ****ing pissed why not just use Gardner, Jenna Prandini, Deajah Stevens, and Ariana Washington? they're all fast as **** and were college teammates so they at least can get the damn stick around

[Novo]

Pretty sure Felix was still in her lane though? but the Brazilian girl had her leg way over in the USA lane, that's what it looked like anyway

[Novo]

Poor Dominican Republic guy not knowing he was DQ'd

[Novo]

Morgan! two of her last clearances done on her last attempt

[Brother Leon]

Where can I watch the Relay? I can't see it anywhere...

Edit: found it.

[Macie Lightfoot]

it's tricky bc they'll have to decide if she threw the baton or just let go of it bc they could get DQed for throwing it. Brazil was hugging the inside but I don't think she ever even stepped on the line.

I don't see how a protest would even work since if USA would get reinstated they'd have to kick out one of the top 8

[Niamh.]

Come on Thomas Barr :fc:

[Novo]

Brazil and USA both DQd but USA are protesting it

[Novo]

Culson false start ffs

[Brother Leon]

The good ol' Irish Sporting powerhouse.

[James]

Come on Thomas Barr :fc:

He's a jolly fellow, isn't he.

[Niamh.]

Culson false start ffs

The poor ****er, i felt so sorry for him

He's a jolly fellow, isn't he.

He's lovely :love:

[Niamh.]

The good ol' Irish Sporting powerhouse.

Save it for LK Leon :laugh:

[Novo]

Culson was fear struck by the sight of him

[Macie Lightfoot]

USA women get a rerun at 8 PM local time

[Niamh.]

why do they disqualify people for false starts, why not just let them start again? I felt so bad for that guy

[Black Dagger]

Well this was one of the easiest team GB of the games. I thought Mola would win :joker:

[Niamh.]

Team Ireland, ever the optimists :laugh:

Team Ireland
19 mins ·
Thomas Barr's a hero. He just finished fourth in an Olympic 400m Hurdles Final in 47.97. It's a new National Record.
In 2012: Fast enough for bronze.
In 2008: Fast enough for silver.
In 2004: Fast enough for silver.
Watch. This. Space. ‪#‎TeamIreland‬

http://i.imgur.com/QGrwykT.jpg?1

[James]

USA women get a rerun at 8 PM local time

If I've understood it right, they run on their own, like a time-trial?

[Novo]

You would be so pissed off if that's the case and you was in the team that was last place qualifier and missed out

[Shaun]

Didn't look like there was anything wrong with the Brazilian? :shrug:

[Novo]

The Girls foot was over the line just when Felix was about to hand over, I didnt seen it the first time but second time it was noticeable

[Novo]

And a bit of Arm as well came across, might have actually been the arm first

[Novo]

Morgan was so pissed off with those relay runners

[Shaun]

Allyson's fault for running into her, stupid bitch thinks she can bottle everything after letting Shaunae win the other night.

[Macie Lightfoot]

41.77 in the rerun, fastest time

[James]

They'll still be in one of the two inside lanes in the final? Counted as fasted losers I think?

[Black Dagger]

Yeah. They just had to beat the Chinese time to be classed as a fastest loser.

[Macie Lightfoot]

They'll still be in one of the two inside lanes in the final? Counted as fasted losers I think?

That's how I imagine it should be, but we'll see what kinds of effort USATF and Nike put forth.

edit: Lane 1

[Macie Lightfoot]

Robby Andrews is a ****ing dumbass

[Novo]

Grice through in the 1500 but O'Hare out, Grice in the final now even though he almost didnt even make the Semis

[Novo]

Come on Lynsey

[Black Dagger]

Lynsey :clap1:

~perches twitter for Andy Vernon shade while he pretends he's done anything worthwhile in his terrible ****ing life~

[Novo]

Doing the Rangers Family proud :love:

[Black Dagger]

Bored of USA now.

[Shaun]

"Chance of a GB medal." Yeah lol ok then.

[Black Dagger]

Mo will literally be our only other medal in Athletics now. We had our fun.

[Novo]

Lynsey will be grabbing a bronze

[James]

Is it going to start throwing it down with rain again. :s

[Black Dagger]

Lynsey will be grabbing a bronze

I hope so and then she treats it as if she's done the double double for Gold just to annoy Vernon :clap1:

[James]

From what I can see, at major Athletics championships we usually have about 2 or 3 'stars', and if they all win golds it's considered success. Otherwise not.

[Brother Leon]

Bolt time...

[Black Dagger]

He can ****ing bore off and retire as well.

I don't do dominating athletes :idc:

Unless they're British xoxo

[Shaun]

Right come on Adam. Push for top four.

[Novo]

Come on Adam, 7th will do nicely

[Shaun]

I don't do dominating athletes :idc:

Oh please. You should be so lucky.

[Black Dagger]

He'll come last :idc:

[Black Dagger]

Oh please. You should be so lucky.

Me and Thiago are taking it gently ty.

[Shaun]

Adam!!!!

[Novo]

3rd!!!!

[Novo]

Surely!!!

[Black Dagger]

OMFG bronze :amazed:

[Novo]

Ref!!!!

[Shaun]

Omg please say that was third

[Brother Leon]

He can ****ing bore off and retire as well.

I don't do dominating athletes :idc:

Unless they're British xoxo

Appreciate greatness, brah.

[Shaun]

Oh. ****. OFF.

[Black Dagger]

**** off. The French got it :mad:

[Novo]

No!!!!!!!!

[Shaun]

"If this is it. What on earth are we going to do without him?"

I don't know Steve but addressing Adam being in the running for a ****ing medal would be a nice start.

[Black Dagger]

I hope they ****ing boo him more than they did poor Renaud.

[Brother Leon]

****ing Frenchie..

[Brother Leon]

Shame Jamaica probably aren't winning the Relay. 9 golds out of 9 would be some legacy.

[James]

"If this is it. What on earth are we going to do without him?"

I don't know Steve but addressing Adam being in the running for a ****ing medal would be a nice start.

Literally the first time here that the BBC haven't focused on the British runner instead of the winner.

[Shaun]

Literally the first time here that the BBC haven't focused on the British runner instead of the winner.

Not the time to start changing that policy :nono:

[James]

Times were faster in the semis. :shrug:

[Black Dagger]

Right. Get that dick Kilty out of the relay and stick him in and try and win bronze :clap1:

[Novo]

Piss off Lucas, Kilty has won us gold at a major tournament, I'm sure you want us to finish 8th for a laugh

[Black Dagger]

Surely not. He's as useless as Andy Vernon and Martyn Rooney that one.

[Novo]

Kilty has 3 Golds and soon to be 4

[Jack_]

Adam :sad:

The typical damn rain spoiled the WR party

[Novo]

Phil Jones with his head up Bolt's ass, this is sickening

[Brother Leon]

See you all for the Relay Final tomorrow..

[Alf]

We're lucky people to live in the time to witness 'The Great' Usain Bolt.

[Brother Leon]

Wtf. 4x400m relay team was DQ'ed after winning their heat.

[Black Dagger]

Load of bollocks.

[Brother Leon]

**** off, Rooney. Not the first time I say this :laugh:


Edit: he did nothing wrong ffs.

[Novo]

What the ****

[Alf]

Well done the girls

[Novo]

Good Bronze there, just hope the appeal is successful for the 4x400

[Macie Lightfoot]

and the US exchanges were still not very good at all

[Macie Lightfoot]

omg Sandi was sooooooooooooo close ugh

[Black Dagger]

Japan beating the drug cheats :joker:

[Brother Leon]

An absolute privilege to have watched Usain Bolt. What an icon.

[Black Dagger]

K thanks bye Bolt x

[Macie Lightfoot]

Dennis Mitchell needs to be put out to pasture these exchanges are terrible

[Black Dagger]

And LOL @ how slow Kilty went, that relay team is embarrassing. Poor Gemili.

[Novo]

Kilty nearly gave us a fighting chance of beating Bolt there

[Brother Leon]

Happy for Blake. He killed it.

[Macie Lightfoot]

yup and we got disqualified. DENNIS MITCHELL NEEDS TO GO!!!!!

[Black Dagger]

HAHAHAHA **** OFF GAY AND GATLIN x

[Brother Leon]

Hah. USA disqualified.

[Jack_]

What the **** is wrong with these judges :umm2:

[Novo]

It's like they have picked homeless people from the streets of Santos to do the job

[Black Dagger]

Desiree Henry is ****ing ace

[Denver]

I feel so sorry for Adam Gemili these games he deserved at least 1 medal

[James]

Relay disqualifications must be one of the most anti-climatic things in sport.

[Macie Lightfoot]

wow gj Centro

[Black Dagger]

Be our hero Mo :love:

[Firewire]

don't fall mo

[Ross.]

legend Mo :worship:

[Firewire]

was shaking during that last lap

Mo :love:

[Jack_]

That blue bastard made me **** myself

[Black Dagger]

The absolute GOAT <3.

Love him so much <3.

[Firewire]

He's so lovely :love:

[Firewire]

Do you think he'll do Tokyo?

[Alf]

Unbelievable achievement by Mo

[Brother Leon]

Sir Mo Farah :worship:

[Black Dagger]

Do you think he'll do Tokyo?

Think we'll have a really special World championships next year where he, Bolt and Jess all retire </3.

I'd love him to do Tokyo, but it'd be selfish.

[Black Dagger]

Bloody HJ competition was won at a lesser height than what Thiam and KJT cleared in Heptathlon :mad:

[Firewire]

KJT should compete in that event, could've got us another silver smh

[Jack_]

Oh as if these twatty judges couldn't have DQ one more just for the fun of it so we could've snatched a bronze too

[Macie Lightfoot]

welp three DQs so now Paul's silver doesn't matter, and Bernard Lagat moved from 6th to 3rd O_O

[Firewire]

do we know why they were DQ'd?

[Black Dagger]

Oof that German can throw his javelin in me.

[Black Dagger]

COME ON GIRLS.

Snatch bronze.

[Macie Lightfoot]

Paul's was bc he threw an elbow at like 300m to go and "impeded" someone apparently but it looked really weak

[Firewire]

Oof that German can throw his javelin in me.

mte

[Jack_]

Let's do this gurls

[Firewire]

ok ladies get us another medal please

[Macie Lightfoot]

oh wait Twitter says Paul stepped on the rail that's not what they just interviewed him about on NBC

[Novo]

Emily!!!!!!!

[Novo]

Emily Diamond saving us

[Firewire]

omg we might get bronze

[Firewire]

RUN BITCH RUN

[Ross.]

Hayden cheering from VFest?

[Jack_]

YASSSS

[Black Dagger]

Chrissy :lovedup:

I'm over the moon.

[MB.]

Icon Christine

[Novo]

Emily for SPOTY

[James]

BBC not bothering about the front of the race at all, practically lol.

[Firewire]

Ross thinking all black people look the same

I see you Jan @ those deleted posts

[Macie Lightfoot]

yay 6 in a row gj ladies

[Ross.]

Ross thinking all black people look the same

I see you Jan @ those deleted posts

bye I thought I heard the commentator say Chrissy was coming up next

[Firewire]

bye I thought I heard the commentator say Chrissy was coming up next

:joker:

[Jack_]

cancel this corrupt relay :idc:

[Black Dagger]

Borlee's need to spit roast me.

[Ross.]

Borlee's need to spit roast me.

:joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

gj Lashawn Big Dick

[Black Dagger]

Brazil last. ****ing waste of time disqualifying us just so they could get in. We'd have easily challenged for medals there.

[Jack_]

Chrissy thanking people for gambling :love:

[Jack_]

Ofcom to fine ha?

[Macie Lightfoot]

Paul got reinstated

[Jack_]

Andrew Cotter looks nothing like I thought he would