Olympics TRACK & FIELD

What were your favorite 5 races to watch?

100M M
3
17%
100 W Hurdles
1
6%
4x100 W Relay
2
11%
4x400 M Relay
2
11%
4x400 W Relay
0
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200M W
3
17%
400M M
3
17%
400M W Hurdles
1
6%
400M M Hurdles
1
6%
1500 M M
2
11%
 
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Post#201 » by Lalouie » Wed Aug 7, 2024 3:51 pm

Who's the British guy who does the field events for peacock daytime... He's great. Very dry and colorful
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Post#202 » by Lalouie » Wed Aug 7, 2024 4:06 pm

:lol: . "well someone has to lead or we're all just standing around". :lol:
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Post#203 » by Lalouie » Wed Aug 7, 2024 4:27 pm

Man,,, I see weekend joggers in central park go faster than these 5k runners
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Post#204 » by bwgood77 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 6:16 pm

Grant Holloway looked like he was casually jogging the last 25 meters of that race and still no one could catch him. There is no reason he shouldn't dominate in the finals.

We really have some of the best ever in pretty much all our hurdle events. Rai Benjamin, 2nd best ever, Sydney, best, Grant Holloway, dominating, and then in the women's 100 meter hurdles I don't know if we have a favorite, or will win a gold, but I think Masai Russell and Alaysha Johnson both have a good chance of medaling. Masai has a killer ending to that run..once she gets going.
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Post#205 » by bwgood77 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 6:20 pm

Would you rather Noah Lyles win the 200 and take the double gold? Or Kenny Bednarek win so he can get his gold too? Or Knighton? I wouldn't count out Knighton and he will be our dominant sprinter in the next decade. He's only 20. His very first race this year was the trials and he beat Christian Coleman for 3rd.
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Post#206 » by ROballer » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:23 pm

Quincy Hall!!!! What a finish.


I'm very high on him, he can probably get close to the WR If he ever gave a **** on the first 200 m.

43.4 is ridiculous considering how far was he behind on the last 100m.


Lyles is a lock for the 200m and Holloway as well for the 110 m hurdles.

Bryce Hoppel and Rai Benjamin can do the unthinkable. Which is USA winning gold in every event from the 100 m to 1500 m for the men.
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Post#207 » by California Gold » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:24 pm

What a finish by hall!
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Post#208 » by Slacktard » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:30 pm

Wow. Watching that 400m Quincy Hall legit looked like he was out of it. He wasn't even striding that good through the last turn, his arms were legit flailing.
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Post#209 » by bwgood77 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:30 pm

Damn, Quincy Hall digging DEEP. He looked like toast most of the way. Very surprising Michael Norman did so poorly. He ran a 43.45 in college in 2020. He could also run the 100 and 200. He's run a 9.86 100 in 2019 and a 19.7 200 in 2020. You'd think he was in his prime.
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Post#210 » by ROballer » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:32 pm

bwgood77 wrote:Damn, Quincy Hall digging DEEP. He looked like toast most of the way. Very surprising Michael Norman did so poorly.

He quit. It's mental at this point.

He jogged to a 44.1 in the heats and than he was worse in every race. Ridiculous.

Shouldn't even be in the relay. Put the kid in.
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Post#211 » by ROballer » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:36 pm

Also Jamaica winning zero golds in the sprints but winning gold in the discus throw is hilarious.
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Post#212 » by Sakkreth » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:38 pm

ROballer wrote:Also Jamaica winning zero golds in the sprints but winning gold in the discus throw is hilarious.

That guy was not top 5. It's out of nowhere
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Post#213 » by bwgood77 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:43 pm

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bwgood77 wrote:Damn, Quincy Hall digging DEEP. He looked like toast most of the way. Very surprising Michael Norman did so poorly.

He quit. It's mental at this point.

He jogged to a 44.1 in the heats and than he was worse in every race. Ridiculous.

Shouldn't even be in the relay. Put the kid in.


He was just so dominant in the 100, 200 and 400 4-5 years ago. Could do anything. Would have been in the thick of the 100 this year at his best when he ran a 9.86. Then a 19.7 in the 200 and a 43.45 in the 400. You'd think he would have improved considering he was so young.
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Post#214 » by bwgood77 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:54 pm

ROballer wrote:Quincy Hall!!!! What a finish.


I'm very high on him, he can probably get close to the WR If he ever gave a **** on the first 200 m.

43.4 is ridiculous considering how far was he behind on the last 100m.


Lyles is a lock for the 200m and Holloway as well for the 110 m hurdles.

Bryce Hoppel and Rai Benjamin can do the unthinkable. Which is USA winning gold in every event from the 100 m to 1500 m for the men.


It sucks that Rai Benjamin is one of the "ifs" given he is by far the best at his event of all of them historically speaking. He has the 2nd best time ever crushing the 3rd best time ever. I think he can beat Karsten but who knows.
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Post#215 » by ROballer » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:55 pm

I don't know who's training the US middle and long distance teams but it's ridiculous at this point.

Rooks getting silver in the steeplechase. That's even more surprising than Hocker winning gold in the 1500 m.

I mean wtf. You had a Grant Fisher or Galen Rupp type of an upset from time to time, but the steeplechase? No non african ever did **** there ever.
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Post#216 » by azcatz11 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:56 pm

OMG is Olibami or whatever his name that went down okay? JFC - what a race!!!! LETS GO KENNETH!!! WOWWWWW
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Post#217 » by ROballer » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:58 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
ROballer wrote:Quincy Hall!!!! What a finish.


I'm very high on him, he can probably get close to the WR If he ever gave a **** on the first 200 m.

43.4 is ridiculous considering how far was he behind on the last 100m.


Lyles is a lock for the 200m and Holloway as well for the 110 m hurdles.

Bryce Hoppel and Rai Benjamin can do the unthinkable. Which is USA winning gold in every event from the 100 m to 1500 m for the men.


It sucks that Rai Benjamin is one of the "ifs" given he is by far the best at his event of all of them historically speaking. He has the 2nd best time ever crushing the 3rd best time ever. I think he can beat Karsten but who knows.
He's got this, I'm feeling it.

I'm more concerned about the 800 m.
Hobbs is a little bit tired after the 1500 m but Hoppel is in great shape this year.

But Sedjati and Tual have been historically great this year. We'll see.
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Post#218 » by bwgood77 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 8:23 pm

ROballer wrote:I don't know who's training the US middle and long distance teams but it's ridiculous at this point.

Rooks getting silver in the steeplechase. That's even more surprising than Hocker winning gold in the 1500 m.

I mean wtf. You had a Grant Fisher or Galen Rupp type of an upset from time to time, but the steeplechase? No non african ever did **** there ever.


Did they say we haven't medaled in the Steeple Chase in nearly 100 years? I didn't even know that event was even around that long. I take it this is a college event too? Is it a high school event?
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Post#219 » by bwgood77 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 8:28 pm

ROballer wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
ROballer wrote:Quincy Hall!!!! What a finish.


I'm very high on him, he can probably get close to the WR If he ever gave a **** on the first 200 m.

43.4 is ridiculous considering how far was he behind on the last 100m.


Lyles is a lock for the 200m and Holloway as well for the 110 m hurdles.

Bryce Hoppel and Rai Benjamin can do the unthinkable. Which is USA winning gold in every event from the 100 m to 1500 m for the men.


It sucks that Rai Benjamin is one of the "ifs" given he is by far the best at his event of all of them historically speaking. He has the 2nd best time ever crushing the 3rd best time ever. I think he can beat Karsten but who knows.
He's got this, I'm feeling it.

I'm more concerned about the 800 m.
Hobbs is a little bit tired after the 1500 m but Hoppel is in great shape this year.

But Sedjati and Tual have been historically great this year. We'll see.
Whoever has the greatest kick will win.


I have no idea if the women can place in the 10,000. It seems like historically, Ethiopa and Kenya have the longer run events. But that olympic trial races was one of my favorite endings. I don't even usually like the long races. But they were crazy. The women's 5000 came down to 2/100th of a second in the US trials. But the 10,000 finish was more exciting in the last lap. It would be awesome if they can compete, but I feel like Parker Valby will definitely compete in the years to come.

It's also crazy to me the Heptathlon isn't even starting until tomorrow with 7 events to finish by Sunday. I'm looking forward to seeing Anna Hall.
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