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Post by Resident Knievel on Aug 6, 2024 20:07:09 GMT
I know judging for Olympic games boxing is notoriously shite/corrupt but this games has taken it to another level.
Richardson could have knocked out the other fella in the last round and still lost.
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Post by Danno on Aug 6, 2024 20:39:51 GMT
She won her heat and qualified for the final, right?
She did indeed. Up against World No 1 in the final though - gonna be a great race. You're gonna end up on a list dude |
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Post by Danno on Aug 6, 2024 20:40:24 GMT
I know judging for Olympic games boxing is notoriously shite/corrupt but this games has taken it to another level. Richardson could have knocked out the other fella in the last round and still lost. Yeah that was a(nother) BS result. |
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Post by reddevil93 on Aug 6, 2024 21:40:09 GMT
G’wan Kellie, brilliant stuff.
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Post by minimatt on Aug 6, 2024 21:53:52 GMT
watching the replays it occurs that i, at school a - to toot my own horn* - very good 1500m runner till I discovered girls and cigarettes, would have been fucking lapped by every one of tonight's runners
* illegal in Texas
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Aug 6, 2024 22:04:01 GMT
5. Golds. In. A. Row.
History.
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Post by jono62 on Aug 6, 2024 22:14:26 GMT
watching the replays it occurs that i, at school a - to toot my own horn* - very good 1500m runner till I discovered girls and cigarettes, would have been fucking lapped by every one of tonight's runners * illegal in TexasHa, same here. Weed got me good. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 7, 2024 2:11:10 GMT
Really sad that the not-really-Brit missed her silver.  Phenomenal that these literal kids are risking their necks like this and at the Olympics no less. And in contrast to some of the slapped arse faces I saw at the gymnastics, they are properly happy for each other. Really enjoyed that. True. Japan yet again being ridiculously unexpectedly good at girls skating, since the top 3 were all half or fully Japanese.  |
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Post by mothercruncher on Aug 7, 2024 7:14:16 GMT
That running event where the NPC’s are glitched into using the walking animation is on guys.
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Post by mrpon on Aug 7, 2024 8:27:17 GMT
Bit late but Vodafone have a 6 month free Discovery+ trial on the app. Auto-renews at £3.99 thereafter.
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Post by jimnastics on Aug 7, 2024 8:43:27 GMT
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Post by Lukus on Aug 7, 2024 9:08:06 GMT
Imagine devoting your life to walking fast. Of all the ways to go fast, you choose... Walking.
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Post by askew on Aug 7, 2024 10:18:49 GMT
Canoeing!
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Post by mrpon on Aug 7, 2024 10:42:51 GMT
Imagine devoting your life to walking fast. Of all the ways to go fast, you choose... Walking. Trying to catch the bus, but look cool. Andy Hurry |
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Post by simple on Aug 7, 2024 12:38:37 GMT
The grizzledness levels have really increased dramatically now all these aging millenials and gen-Xers are out skating in the men’s competition. Some tremendous runs so far too.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Aug 7, 2024 12:47:45 GMT
Why do all the climbers look exactly the same.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Aug 7, 2024 12:48:28 GMT
They all have the same pasty "BSc in Engineering" vibe.
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Post by hicksy on Aug 7, 2024 12:56:58 GMT
Equally thinking why? while having respect for Dallas (SA), 49 year old male skateboarder mixing it up with the kids in the concrete bowl!
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Post by simple on Aug 7, 2024 13:04:46 GMT
Adam Ondra being behind two teenagers is crazy.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 7, 2024 13:36:10 GMT
Andy McDonald is my new hero!
Glad he didn't die ;-)
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 7, 2024 13:49:58 GMT
Was nice to see Tony Hawk giving his support at the end of his final run.
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Post by mrpon on Aug 7, 2024 14:42:30 GMT
Apparently our 5000m runner George Mills called his French rival who pushed him over a "fucking clown"  |
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Post by muddyfunster on Aug 7, 2024 14:45:56 GMT
Well that dingy race sucked.
I can never bring myself to be totally pleased for an Australian sportsman, though he clearly deserved it. Think it's growing up in the 90s. They've been far too medal efficient in this games for my liking. Starting to worry we might have pretend the American way of doing the medal table is correct.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 7, 2024 15:07:19 GMT
Well that dingy race sucked. I can never bring myself to be totally pleased for an Australian sportsman, though he clearly deserved it. Think it's growing up in the 90s. They've been far too medal efficient in this games for my liking. Starting to worry we might have pretend the American way of doing the medal table is correct. No. Don't even suggest it.
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Post by Duffking on Aug 7, 2024 16:09:23 GMT
I'm guessing the skateboarding rules are set by some skateboarding governing body but honestly it seems a bit brutal the way the runs end if they come off the board, I feel like it'd be better if they just had a minor penalty and keep going.
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Post by Whizzo on Aug 7, 2024 16:33:00 GMT
I think by the time most of them came off they'd use up so much time to get back up to speed there's not much point continuing, having an entire run trashed at the start must be so depressing.
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Post by Lukus on Aug 7, 2024 16:36:28 GMT
Plus it wouldn't be half as tense as a result. Much better with everything on a knife edge I reckon.
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Post by simple on Aug 7, 2024 17:05:23 GMT
It really would be sick if they allowed half-pipe as a discipline next time
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Post by cubby on Aug 7, 2024 17:59:03 GMT
Embarrassing fall by our guy in the hurdles semi final.
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Aug 7, 2024 18:03:18 GMT
Pole Vaulting seems to operate a “no fuglies allowed” policy.
I missed my calling.
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