JTMacc99 July 1, 2021 Share July 1, 2021 Your topic to discuss all of the Olympic Track and Field events! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/
satrunrose July 28, 2021 Share July 28, 2021 A throwback, but CBC is celebrating the 25th (!!) anniversary of Donovan Bailey's gold in Atlanta. He still has my very favourite "Holy S-! I won!!!" facial expression in the history of the Olympics. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6918732
Lady Whistleup July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 Sam Kendricks (pole vault) tested positive for the 'rona and will not be competing. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6920578
selkie July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Lady Whistleup said: Sam Kendricks (pole vault) tested positive for the 'rona and will not be competing. Sad to hear that- great competitor and seems like a really decent human being. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6920580
Frisky Wig July 29, 2021 Share July 29, 2021 Anyone else looking forward to men's and women's marathons? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6921924
AimingforYoko July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 The Warholm-Benjamin duel in the 400m hurdles is what I'm most looking forward to after Sha'Carri Richardson got disqualified. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6922568
emmawoodhouse July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said: The Warholm-Benjamin duel in the 400m hurdles is what I'm most looking forward to after Sha'Carri Richardson got disqualified. The women's 400m hurdles promises to be great as well with the two Americans pushing each other to more WRs. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6922575
SophiaD July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 They're showing some of the early track and field heats on USA right now. It's really fun to see less well-known runners (to me, at least) get so excited about setting national records. One of the runners just now also just ran her first sub-11 time in the 100 m. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6922615
katisha July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Watching our poor Aussie guy staggering home in the 10,000 metre final was quite traumatic. Not sure if anyone else remembers this but when he fell over in the straight and then seemed to be completely unaware where he was or what he was doing, it gave me flashbacks to this unforgettable moment from L.A. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6923026
legaleagle53 July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 50 minutes ago, katisha said: Watching our poor Aussie guy staggering home in the 10,000 metre final was quite traumatic. Not sure if anyone else remembers this but when he fell over in the straight and then seemed to be completely unaware where he was or what he was doing, it gave me flashbacks to this unforgettable moment from L.A. I remember it well. The dead silence as she entered the arena for the final lap as you could hear the spectators simutaneously holding their breath and willing her to finish, since she obviously didn't care that she was last in the race, she just wanted to finish the first women's Olympic marathon in history. The way she fought off officials who tried to make her stop. And finally, the way she collapsed once she had crossed the finish line. Gabriela Andersen-Schiess will forever live in my memory as an athlete who embodied the true Olympic spirit of giving 100% effort and never giving up no matter what. 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6923126
selkie July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Dear sportswriters- yes multiple others already used 'Athing of beauty' so don't thing you've cleverly come up with that. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6923272
AimingforYoko July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 Lots of U.S. drama in a relay. (Shocker!) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6923773
selkie July 30, 2021 Share July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, AimingforYoko said: Lots of U.S. drama in a relay. (Shocker!) I'm finding myself humming 'Tradition!' from Fiddler on the Roof right now. Because I don't think that the USA relays have managed to avoid a DQ or three at any major meet of the 21st century. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6923936
AimingforYoko July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 I know this was a round 1 heat for the 400 hurdles, but Sydney never seemed to do more than jog and she won that by ten meters. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6923993
Bill1978 July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 10 hours ago, katisha said: Watching our poor Aussie guy staggering home in the 10,000 metre final was quite traumatic. My friend told me to switch over to watch the race is it was turning out to be thrilling, I was busy watching Handball. I was stoked the Aussie was still in the lead pack and then I saw him slowly deteriorate. Watching him coming down the home straight was devastating and then he face planted in the background as others were finishing. So of course the coverage cuts away to the winner celebrating causing me to yell at the TV 'Get back to the race, I need to know my guy is OK and alive'. So glad that he finished and even after being taken off in a wheelchair he is apparently ok. And amazingly he performed his season best. One of the more emotional moments of the games so far for me. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924116
Daisy July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, selkie said: I'm finding myself humming 'Tradition!' from Fiddler on the Roof right now. Because I don't think that the USA relays have managed to avoid a DQ or three at any major meet of the 21st century. lol maybe they got it out of the way early now? I had to laugh (thouhg it was sad) in the heats this Canadian guy was comfortably 2nd but then everyone started to pass him like super close to the finish line the announcer was like "He's Running Backward!" 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924223
galaxygirl76 July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 (edited) Nigeria sprinter Blessing Okagbare out of Games after failed drugs test https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58037280 Edited July 31, 2021 by galaxygirl76 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924357
Chaser July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, AimingforYoko said: I know this was a round 1 heat for the 400 hurdles, but Sydney never seemed to do more than jog and she won that by ten meters. The runners behind her were trying so hard. She was on cruise control. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924411
Lady Whistleup July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 Here's a great profile of Gabby Thomas. This remarkable young woman has so many achievements, winning a medal will just be one of them. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924542
Bill1978 July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 I really felt for the female British athlete in the 400m hurdles. Her story was that she was a school teacher and all her students would be watching. And apparently she had potential to do well. So what happens? Looks like trips on her own feet before the first hurdle and crashes into the hurdle and out of the race. Hopefully she has nice students. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924546
Danny Franks July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 A Jamaican 1-2-3 in the Women's 100m. Not too surprising, Ta-Lou always seems to be the one to lose out on the big stage. It might have been different if Dina Asher-Smith had been healthy and on form, but now she's pulled out of the 200m with a hamstring injury. Damn. Great Britain still has a way to go to catch up with the best nations in track and field. We still rely heavily on two or three big names, and everyone else just seems to pick up injury after injury. Katarina Johnson-Thompson has been injured as well, in the lead up to these games. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924813
katisha July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, Danny Franks said: A Jamaican 1-2-3 in the Women's 100m. It's astonishing how such a small nation can produce such a high calibre of male and female sprinters. I'm sure that with Usain Bolt bowing out there are a bunch of new Jamaican guys waiting to fill his shoes (or trying to - certainly won't be easy!) 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924819
Trey July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 12 hours ago, Daisy said: I had to laugh (thouhg it was sad) in the heats this Canadian guy was comfortably 2nd but then everyone started to pass him like super close to the finish line the announcer was like "He's Running Backward!" Yes it was sad but it really did look like he was running backwards. Even at that, he was still briefly in contention to go through but just until runners in the next round surpassed his speed. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924874
SeanC July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 Well, De Grasse certainly looked great in the heats. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6924939
selkie July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 2 hours ago, katisha said: It's astonishing how such a small nation can produce such a high calibre of male and female sprinters. I'm sure that with Usain Bolt bowing out there are a bunch of new Jamaican guys waiting to fill his shoes (or trying to - certainly won't be easy!) It helps that track is the biggest deal sport there that every school kid wants to do well in- the equivalent of the high school national championships there is a crazy fast meet. The USA program has problems losing promising teenage runners to basketball/soccer/football. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925010
Dr.OO7 July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 5 hours ago, Danny Franks said: Jamaican 1-2-3 in the Women's 100m. Jamaica House is JUMPING! And the gold medalist not only defending her gold from Rio, eclipsing Flo-Jo's record from 1988. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925212
Daisy July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 I have to say All these runners have really amazing bums. 5 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925214
Crashcourse July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Daisy said: I have to say All these runners have really amazing bums. Yes, they do. You could bounce a quarter off them and I'm envious. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925321
legaleagle53 July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Crashcourse said: Yes, they do. You could bounce a quarter off them and I'm envious. See also: Olympic speed skaters. 3 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925334
Crashcourse July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 46 minutes ago, legaleagle53 said: See also: Olympic speed skaters. Oh yes, I'll never forget Apollo Ohno. 😍 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925399
Daisy July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Crashcourse said: Yes, they do. You could bounce a quarter off them and I'm envious. and they are high and round. lol my bum is very jealous lol 1 hour ago, legaleagle53 said: See also: Olympic speed skaters. hehe yah. but if getting a bum like that means i have to run or speed skate, i'm good. lol 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925422
legaleagle53 July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, Daisy said: and they are high and round. lol my bum is very jealous lol hehe yah. but if getting a bum like that means i have to run or speed skate, i'm good. lol Squats and deadlifts are how you get glutes like those. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925432
ferjy July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Crashcourse said: Oh yes, I'll never forget Apollo Ohno. 😍 Me either! I used to love watching him. Technique too, not just his bum. 😄 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925525
Daisy July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, legaleagle53 said: Squats and deadlifts are how you get glutes like those. lol i do squats and deadlifts - or i did before i got sick... I don't think my bum ever looked that good. In other news, i'm glad that de Grasse did well (everytime I write his name my fingers go Degrassi) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925539
AimingforYoko August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 What always amazes me about the best sprinters is how still they keep their head while running that hard. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925708
katisha August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 Just watched my recording of the 100m women's final from last night. Man, how much do Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson seem to dislike Thompson-Harah? Their lack of sportsmanship post-race was embarrassing and not a good look. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925736
Daisy August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 1 hour ago, katisha said: Just watched my recording of the 100m women's final from last night. Man, how much do Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson seem to dislike Thompson-Harah? Their lack of sportsmanship post-race was embarrassing and not a good look. they were hugging and stuff on CBC, she was alone for a bit, but i figured they were letting Thompson-Harah have her moment alone. Steeplechase looks weird. 1 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925849
AimingforYoko August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 Congrats to the Jamaicans, but damn it would've been nice to see Richardson try to break up the party. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925859
Daisy August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 Everyone act shocked. - Canada is 4th lol 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925860
SophiaD August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 (edited) Yes, I find myself wondering how Richardson or McNeal would have done. I'm especially bummed for McNeal, as a five-year suspension seems really, really extreme. I hope Prandini or Felix hold their own in the 200 m. (Edited, because the least I can do is spell her name right) Edited August 1, 2021 by SophiaD 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925864
emmawoodhouse August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 10 minutes ago, SophiaD said: Yes, I find myself wondering how Richardson or McNeal would have done. I'm especially bummed for McNeal, as a five-year suspension seems really, really extreme. I hope Prandini or Felix hold their own in the 200 m. (Edited, because the least I can do is spell her name right) Felix isn't racing the 200, just the 400. The 200 is Prandini's better race, so I hope she fares better than she did in the 100. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925872
SophiaD August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 Oh, that's right. I forgot that Allyson couldn't do both these games. Thanks, @emmawoodhouse! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925875
emmawoodhouse August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 Just now, SophiaD said: Oh, that's right. I forgot that Allyson couldn't do both these games. Thanks, @emmawoodhouse! Yeah, she finished 5th in the 200 at trials. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925876
selkie August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 For assorted reasons, the 400M is on the weak side this Olympics, so Allyson Felix, even if she is part her prime, has as good a chance as any of the other women left standing. It's kind of low probability that she wins but not impossible. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6925879
SeanC August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 And Andre De Grasse redeems the Canadian men, repeating as bronze medalist in the 100 m. This would be a positive sign for him in the 200 m as well, as that's his better discipline. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6926143
Lady Whistleup August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 Holy shit Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6926148
Danny Franks August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 (edited) Dammit, Zharnel, that was a hell of a mental lapse. Not that he had much hope of a medal, but running in an Olympic 100m final is something few people can claim to have done. An Italian champion? Huh, I never would have expected that, but that was a fast final and Jacobs won it on merit. 6 minutes ago, Lady Whistleup said: Holy shit That's Belarus for you. The regime got by for years without anyone really paying them too much attention, but now the true colours of the dictatorship are showing. The rest of the team should claim asylum in Japan and make as big a thing of this as they can. Edited August 1, 2021 by Danny Franks Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6926152
Trey August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Daisy said: In other news, i'm glad that de Grasse did well Me too. I was so nervous and he didn't have the best start and was last at the beginning.- I don't know how he even pulled it off. But I can relax now. Edited August 1, 2021 by Trey Remove what might be construed as sour grapes. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6926154
katisha August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, Danny Franks said: An Italian champion? Huh, I never would have expected that, but that was a fast final and Jacobs won it on merit. Me either, but it's great to see the medals being shared around lots of different nations in the track and field sports too like they were in the swimming. I must admit, I've been quite surprised that so far the US isn't as dominant as it has been in past Games. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6926163
AimingforYoko August 1, 2021 Share August 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, Trey said: So, with a better start and a better lane he would (probably) have got gold. I don't know, it would have been a tall order to surpass the sprinting prowess of (checks notes) Italy. Congrats to Kerley for the silver. And way to go Bromell, easing up in the semis to miss out on the final. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120391-track-and-field/#findComment-6926167
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