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For those wondering about Michael Johnson's reaction to seeing his record being broken, he was extremely gracious. He was genuinely impressed (almost speechless) with how well Van Nieuwkerk ran and ke

Aliconehead
Aliconehead

Not to be rude. Please call her by name, Michelle Carter.  She worked very hard for this and deserves to be recognized for it and not referred by a male in her life.   This has been a running theme in

MyAimIsTrue
MyAimIsTrue

Did you guys see the clip of the US and New Zealand 5000m racers falling during their semi heat, help each other up, and encourage each other to finish even though one girl could barely walk?  It was

Sew Sumi

Sew Sumi

8 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

Bolt just loped to that 9.84 in the semi. He's gonna have to blow a tire to lose the gold.

Looked to the right, looked to the left, jogged home in 9.86. Ho hum. Gatlin's going to have his work cut out for him later tonight. Oh who am I fooling? Gatlin doesn't have a snowball's chance. May as well just hand the medal to Bolt now and be done with it. :D

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KenyaJ

KenyaJ

4 minutes ago, galaxygirl76 said:

I miss Michael Johnson. That 200m in Atlanta was spectacular.

Me too, and I can't believe the way Van Niekerk just destroyed his record in the 400. Holy crap! Well done, young man!

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Snipsa

Snipsa

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Yes Van Niekerk! So proud of that laaitie! Finally, gold for SA! And in what fashion!

 

Great triple jump as well! Brilliantly done by iBarguen!

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Ohwell

Ohwell

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7 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

I heard the other day that he's in Rio. He may show up on NBC. 

I've seen him, I think he's announcing for the BBC or some other news network.  Oops, y'all beat me to it!

In addition to the gold shoes, I just loved to watch him run because he ran so upright, and I haven't seen anyone run like him since.  Yeah, I miss him.

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Growsonwalls

Growsonwalls

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Well if there's going to be nonstop media coverage of someone I'd rather it be Usain Bolt than Michael Phelps. Usain Bolt is just more fun. I know it's partly an act but it's still amusing.

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Daisy

Daisy

Just now, Growsonwalls said:

Well if there's going to be nonstop media coverage of someone I'd rather it be Usain Bolt than Michael Phelps. Usain Bolt is just more fun.

hehehe right? 

 

Just now, Growsonwalls said:

Well if there's going to be nonstop media coverage of someone I'd rather it be Usain Bolt than Michael Phelps. Usain Bolt is just more fun.

and... apparently i want to agree with you twice LOL

 

 

3 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

As a MURRIKIN, I wouldn't know this. :) Our exposure to BBC is very limited and sports isn't part of it. 

LOL no worries :) I only knew because NBC had just announced it :)

Vicault has a really nice bum. 

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Ohwell

Ohwell

Usain Bolt.  THIS is what I have been waiting for and why I watch the Olympics.  The man is just electrifying.

On another subject:  the crowd booing.  This is the first Olympics where I've heard so much booing.  Justin Gatlin was punished for his doping, so he didn't deserve to get booed.  Same thing for that female Russian swimmer.  I think sportsmanship should apply to the crowd in the stands as well as the athletes.

Anyway:  USAIN!!!!!

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Growsonwalls

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Wow at Bolt. And I love that he did his victory lap carrying a huge stuffed animal. 

Re: the crowd booing, I don't like it but Brazilians are huge passionate sports fans and I think that shows in their crowd reactions. It's not Wimbledon for sure.

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Ohwell

Ohwell

22 minutes ago, Growsonwalls said:

Well if there's going to be nonstop media coverage of someone I'd rather it be Usain Bolt than Michael Phelps. Usain Bolt is just more fun. I know it's partly an act but it's still amusing.

And they really just started yesterday with Usain, whereas they started covering Phelps from the damn getgo.

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Sew Sumi

Sew Sumi

22 minutes ago, Daisy said:

hehehe right? 

 

and... apparently i want to agree with you twice LOL

 

 

LOL no worries :) I only knew because NBC had just announced it :)

Vicault has a really nice bum. 

Figures that my wifi would crap out right before the race! (I'm on the west coast, so I'm stuck with the Live Feed). 

Damn!!!!!

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Ohwell

Ohwell

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6 minutes ago, kitcloudkicker said:

Well, swimming starts from the get go, while track & field started yesterdayish.

Yeah, that's true, so let  me just say that they started with Phelps even before the Olympics got started.

Is he favored in the 200 as well?  

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AimingforYoko

AimingforYoko

2 minutes ago, Ohwell said:

Is he favored in the 200 as well?  

He's a bigger favorite in the 200m than the 100m. Gatlin had a chance based on the 2015 World Championships result. Barring a false start or an injury there's no chance in the 200m

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Growsonwalls

Growsonwalls

He's if anything more heavily favored in the 200. Him running up to hug Wayde van Niekerk was cute. On the other hand all this cheering and him running a victory lap with a stuffed animal makes me miss "classic" track and field where the end of the race was marked by stare-downs, walking off the field without a handshake, and accusations of doping flying back and forth before the winner even takes a victory lap. Anyone remember those days of track? 

Allyson Felix and Usain Bolt just seem too "happy" to be track champions, if that even makes any sense.

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Daisy

Daisy

21 minutes ago, Superpole2000 said:

Took NBC five (!!) minutes to reveal the bronze medal winner of the men's 100m final. It's not that hard a job, guys.

right?! I had to check online to figure out who won the bronze medal!

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Ohwell

Ohwell

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8 minutes ago, AimingforYoko said:

He's a bigger favorite in the 200m than the 100m. Gatlin had a chance based on the 2015 World Championships result. Barring a false start or an injury there's no chance in the 200m

Ok thanks, I guess I had forgotten.  

 

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He's if anything more heavily favored in the 200. Him running up to hug Wayde van Niekerk was cute. On the other hand all this cheering and him running a victory lap with a stuffed animal makes me miss "classic" track and field where the end of the race was marked by stare-downs, walking off the field without a handshake, and accusations of doping flying back and forth before the winner even takes a victory lap. Anyone remember those days of track? 

Oh yes, the Carl Lewis days.

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galaxygirl76

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4 minutes ago, Growsonwalls said:

He's if anything more heavily favored in the 200. Him running up to hug Wayde van Niekerk was cute. On the other hand all this cheering and him running a victory lap with a stuffed animal makes me miss "classic" track and field where the end of the race was marked by stare-downs, walking off the field without a handshake, and accusations of doping flying back and forth before the winner even takes a victory lap. Anyone remember those days of track? 

Allyson Felix and Usain Bolt just seem too "happy" to be track champions, if that even makes any sense.

I don't specifically remember those days but I am old enough to remember the Ben Johnson fiasco.

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