Olympics TRACK & FIELD

[bwgood77]

Sydney is the Michael Jordan of track and field. She’s a stone cold killer. Femke looked rattled.

Yeah, in the detailed post I just written regarding just how amazing how much she has brought down the world records, she has to be the best track and field athlete in a long time.

She could probably also compete in the 200 and 100.

Melissa Jefferson got bronze in the 100 with a 10.92. Sydney has run 11.07 100 before. (Also, Gabby Thomas has run 11 flat)

Julian Alfred got the silver in the 200 with 22.08. Sydney's ran a 22.07. Just this year.

How crazy is that?

I wouldn't be surprised if she could do the 800 well either.

[bwgood77]

Apparently Lyles tested positive for COVID. He wore a mask on his way out to the event.

Yeah, I guess he's done...

The newly-crowned 100m Olympic champion slumped to the ground after congratuating surprise winner Letsile Tebogo of Botswana and his American teammate Kenny Bednarek, who took silver.

Then the news began to trickle out: Lyles had tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday (6 August), but decided that he still wanted to race the 200m.

His effort to claim said bronze tastes much, much different than it did three years ago at Tokyo 2020 in 2021, he said.

"I've never been more proud of myself for being able to come out here and getting a bronze medal," Lyles told NBC after receiving medical treatment post-race.

"Last Olympics I was very disappointed [in bronze]... and this time I couldn't be more proud."

Lyles said he woke up Tuesday feeling "really horrible," and that a Covid test confirmed what he and team doctors feared. So they isolated the athletics sprint star, Lyles explaining all the precautions had been taken - and a constant flow of liquids.

"My first thought was not to panic," Lyles said. "I was thinking, 'I've been in worse situations. I've run with worse conditions.' And we just took day-by-day."

"It's taken its toll for sure," he added.

But it also proved that Lyles has the drive of an Olympic champion, facing a scenario that could have easily sidetracked - if not sidelined - him.

He said in an Instagram post late Thursday night that he "believed this will be the end of my 2024 Olympics," he wrote. "It is not the Olympics I dreamed of but it has left me with so much joy in my heart."

https://olympics.com/en/news/covid-noah-lyles-settles-bronze-medal-200m-paris-2024-sprint-double-eludes-covid

[PushDaRock]

Sydney did it again. Broke her own world record with a 50.37, she ran a 50.65 in the US time trials in June.

Femke Bol just didn't seem to have anything. She faded a lot at the end and ended up in third at 52.15

Bol was obviously completely cashed out. That's the issue with her doing the mixed relay, didnt have the legs for this event. 52.15 is legitimately an awful result for Bol considering she also recently went sub 51 and obviously threw down sub 48 400m split so we know she is in form.

Still think Syd would have beat Bol by a half second if Bol ran her best race though.

I kind of think she was shocked and it just really impacted her...they really haven't raced against each other and she had won 40 races in a row. So to have someone pass you when you are as good as she is, was probably shocking..kind of a shock to her system. I mean remember how she ran down our person in the last leg of that mixed relay? It's amazing thinking that Sydney is just that much faster than what we watched.

I don't think getting passed mattered that much as she knew Sydney would be ahead of her but tactically there was a real emphasis on staying close and then using her strong kick to catch her at the end and she did stay close enough through 250 but the pace was also too quick for her to maintain and she died out and didn't have anything left for the finish.

[ROballer]

ESPN has a story that 16 year old Quincy Wilson will be part of the men's 4x400 opening heat.
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40774051/quincy-wilson-16-make-history-4x400-relay-participation

Was to be expected. I'd use him in the finals as well but they probably won't.

Quincy
Norwood(ol' reliable)
Rai
Hall

Would be my finals lineup.

They will probably go with Norman instead.

Bailey beat Norwood in the 400 final. He looked awful. Who will run in the women's?

I don't know if I would have Wilson start. He always starts slow and builds steam. If he got off to a running start it would be better. Every time I've watched him in the trials he would start slow and surge at the end to get to the middle of the pack.

Norwood has been great in the mixed relay to start it off.

Either way Bailey probably makes it over Wilson.



In the women Syd and probably Cockrell need to make it from the hurdles.

Kaylyn Brown although she got ran down by Bol is an option as well, she still ran very fast.

It's a difficult event for the americans in the last number of years, there aren't 5 girls who can consistently pull even the time Sydney did in the hurdles. Sure, from time to time you get sub 50 times, but the number of times US girls choked at the major championships in the heats or semis while going 51+ is outstanding.

[ROballer]

It just sucks for Femke Bol that she is such a historically great athlete in this event but just happens to be up against probably the most historically amazing athlete the US has seen in years at what she does. In a way it's like Rai Benjamin being so good historically way better than anyone else, but still hasn't beat Karsten Warholm. Hopefully that changes tomorrow.

Bol isn't even close to Rai. Alison dos Santos is closer to Warholm than Bol is to Sydney.

They both beat Warholm in certain races and they gave him fits at major championships.

Rai was on par with Warholm at the last Olympics until the last hurdle and has been right there at the finish with him on multiple occasions, having barely lost. He's the faster runner but Warholm is the best jumping over hurdles.

Bol has never been close to Sydney in any race they ran together, there was not a single time you thought she might lose.

[California Gold]

It's a little funny to see Tebogo clowning Lyles after he won. I guess it comes with the territory though because Lyles is definitely outspoken.

Watch on YouTube

[ROballer]

Tough race for Quincy. 47.3 split.

He nearly cost the US a spot in the finals.

[Slacktard]

Tough race for Quincy. 47.3 split.

He nearly cost the US a spot in the finals.

He seemed to cost the US time by coming into the exchange and almost half-heartedly making it. It almost looked like how you see a runner end a solo race and be down on themselves, but it wasn't a solo race. He still had to make an exchange.

I gotta think Rai Benjamin gets added to the team for tomorrow. He's running in a 400m hurdles final today so not going to run a race earlier in the day when he has a medal to chase. He was in the 4x400 US team at the World Championships last year that finished first.

Quincy Hall appears to be out. He said he felt like he strained something gutting out that 400m win. Michael Norman was 2nd fastest in the 400m at the US Olympic Trials behind Hall, but Norman in that 400m where Hall won gold ended up in last. Over 2 secs behind Hall.

I wonder if maybe COVID is going around the US track and field team and Lyles isn't the only one.

[ROballer]

Yeah, Norwood killed it and Bailey was on cruise control, he knew he had to overtake just one guy and he didn't force it.

Even Deadmon split 44.2, way faster than in the mixed relay.

Rai is definitely in. Was included in every relay when he was available. Sucks for Hall, I'm sure he'll try to go if he can.

Norman is probably in as well, gold medals don't grow on trees.

As of right now, Rai and Norman probably replace Quincy and Deadmon.

If Hall can go, he probably replaces Bailey.

Norwood is a lock, he went under 44 in every relay race he had until now.

[bwgood77]

It just sucks for Femke Bol that she is such a historically great athlete in this event but just happens to be up against probably the most historically amazing athlete the US has seen in years at what she does. In a way it's like Rai Benjamin being so good historically way better than anyone else, but still hasn't beat Karsten Warholm. Hopefully that changes tomorrow.

Bol isn't even close to Rai. Alison dos Santos is closer to Warholm than Bol is to Sydney.

They both beat Warholm in certain races and they gave him fits at major championships.

Rai was on par with Warholm at the last Olympics until the last hurdle and has been right there at the finish with him on multiple occasions, having barely lost. He's the faster runner but Warholm is the best jumping over hurdles.

Bol has never been close to Sydney in any race they ran together, there was not a single time you thought she might lose.

Well, that's kind of arguable. While Rai and Karsten both smashed the previous WR in Tokyo, Sydney has brought down the WR in the last 3 years as much as it had moved in the previous nearly 40 years, and Bol still has run under 51. Even though it's still only the 4th best time now ever, if not for Sydney, she would have smashed the earlier world record by Dalilah by over 1.2 seconds. Rai beat the only one by like .53 seconds and Warholm by like .76. Plus she is a lot younger.

[bwgood77]

I changed the poll to now top 4 so you can add a vote now that we have more of the events, final ones...100M hurdles women and 400 men, then the relays.

[bwgood77]

Was to be expected. I'd use him in the finals as well but they probably won't.

Quincy
Norwood(ol' reliable)
Rai
Hall

Would be my finals lineup.

They will probably go with Norman instead.

Bailey beat Norwood in the 400 final. He looked awful. Who will run in the women's?

I don't know if I would have Wilson start. He always starts slow and builds steam. If he got off to a running start it would be better. Every time I've watched him in the trials he would start slow and surge at the end to get to the middle of the pack.

Norwood has been great in the mixed relay to start it off.

Either way Bailey probably makes it over Wilson.



In the women Syd and probably Cockrell need to make it from the hurdles.

Kaylyn Brown although she got ran down by Bol is an option as well, she still ran very fast.

It's a difficult event for the americans in the last number of years, there aren't 5 girls who can consistently pull even the time Sydney did in the hurdles. Sure, from time to time you get sub 50 times, but the number of times US girls choked at the major championships in the heats or semis while going 51+ is outstanding.

Yeah, I meant Bailey beat Norman. Norwood should definitely run. You gotta go with Bailey, Norwood, Rai, Hall. If Rai doesn't do it, then I'd take Norman over Wilson actually.

[Slacktard]

Thiam running away with the Heptathlon. Season best in Javelin (which is a strength for) and got 1st. She has a 121 point lead over Johnson-Thompson going into the 800m (which is not a strong event for Thiam)

#1) Thiam 5924
#2) Johnson-Thompson 5803
#3) Kalin 5694
#4) Vidts 5689
#5) Hall 5567

Anna Hall's best event is the 800m, but she hasn't looked at her 2023 WC form. She was almost a full second slower in the 200m than she ran the 200m last year in that. So who knows what will happen in the 800m.

With the point gaps I think Gold and Silver are decided. Only medal position likely to change in the final event bronze. It's a 5 point difference and historically Vidts is the better distance runner than Kalin.

I think medal standings are pretty likely to end up Thiam/Johnson-Thompson/Vidts. Vidts is like 4-6 secs better than Kalin in the 800m so seems realistic to think she could jump that 5 point gap on it.

I could see Hall moving up to 4th if she performs at her best in the 800m and Kalin turns in a regular time, but just looking at past races and history it doesn't seem like barring some monumental fall-off Vidts would turn in a 800m performance so bad that Anna Hall could gain 122 points on her.

[Slacktard]

Wow. It looks like it's raining pretty steadily at the the start of the 4x100 women

[G R E Y]

Wow. It looks like it's raining pretty steadily at the the start of the 4x100 women

Was just about to write this. Absolutely pouring straight down.

[G R E Y]

USA

GBR

Germany

[Slacktard]

Sha'carri Richardson really pulled out that 4x100 for the US... Had to pass a couple runners.

Hopefully this rain stops and the course dries out for the 400m hurdles. It's in roughly 2 hours. I wouldn't want to be running on a track in the rain, but I definitely wouldn't want to be jumping over hurdles in the rain.

[G R E Y]

M 4x100.......

CANADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Slacktard]

lol usa men 4x100

[Rich Rane]

Bad pass by the US in the relay.