Olympic sports thread

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  1. Poetic

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    Tonight's lineup is dope. That 400m hurdles looks nuts tbh. Plus 200m semis!
     
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  2. Handcuffed

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    wish we had a better medal chance in the 1500m so it'd get more coverage. my favorite race with the best mix of speed + tactics imo.
     
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    I bet you're a big shut up and dribble guy

    Go away
     
  4. Duck70

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    Same here. Absolutely love the 1500 as it's such a gutty race.

    I was a 800 guy in high school and tried the 1500 one meet... first and last time I ever ran that in competition lol. Absolutely nuts.
     
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  5. bwi2

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    there are actually, like scientific studies and shit, saying that a high degree of self-efficacy is a distinguishing trait between elite athletes and non-elite athletes
     
  6. steamengine

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    These 400 hurdlers look like the fittest people on the planet
     
  7. steamengine

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    Dalilah vs. McLaughlin can’t wait
     
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    Bol could spoil it much like Dos Santos could tonight. I think Dos Santos has a better chance than Bol cause I don't see anyone beating Sydney but regardless, it's all going to be awesome
     
  9. steamengine

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    Yeah I shouldnt have undersold the rest of the field. Should be great.
     
  10. southlick

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    What channel is this on? tia
     
  11. football501

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    Peacock
     
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  12. Gunners

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    Welp, Fred is done.
     
  13. Gunners

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    Why is there no carryover in shot put/discus throwers at this level? Is it so technical you can’t be world class at both
     
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  14. Sportfan

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    Fred is just such a laughably bad 200m runner for how great he is at 100 and 400. He’s run like 2 good 200’s his entire career :loldog:
     
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  15. Poetic

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    God damn Noah, let's go.
     
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  16. Poetic

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    Man that final is going to be nuts between Knighton and Lyles.
     
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  17. TAS

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  18. football501

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    That was a really chill 19.77
     
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  19. Poetic

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    Wow!
     
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    Now THAT was an upset. Damn. Good for that dude
     
  21. football501

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    I need to hear this Brit’s dad’s call ASAP
     
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  22. Sportfan

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    Are we saying there could be audio of his dad calling that race?
     
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    Alright...spicy prediction alert. Ingebritgtsen isn't the only Norwegian who's going to be upset tonight.

    1. Dos Santos
    2. Benjamin
    3. Warholm

    Hope I'm wrong
     
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  24. Nole0515

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    body type and different type of explosivity is required.
     
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  25. Gunners

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    jesus, wild seeing the best athletes in the world just die
     
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  26. football501

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    Way to go Bassitt
     
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  27. Poetic

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    Had a feeling Dos Santos was going to win too. Great race.
     
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    Had a feeling about Dos Santos.....did not see Warholm hitting a wall like that. Had no clue Bassitt was in the running for 3rd. Damn what a race. I've gotta rewatch that like 10 more times
     
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    Rai has gotta be like...wtf man?!?

    First he runs the 2nd fastest time in history and loses to Warholm. Then he finally beats Warholm but gets surpassed by Dos Santos. Now he's gotta try and beat both of them in the future plus he's got another, younger, American who's going to be nipping at his heels.
     
  30. Sportfan

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    Rai is 24, he’ll be fine, dude has a lot of great racing left in him. He wasn’t exactly healthy all year either.
     
  31. Fargin'

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    When is the Women's 200m final? TIA.
     
  32. bertwing

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  34. RalfBully

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    Is it ever going to be on cable or just the Cock? This is pissing me off
     
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  35. bertwing

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    Tonight and tomorrow is on USA
     
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    It's always on TV... eventually. Some is live like tonight and tomorrow, but like the last two nights they were on the cock live then replayed late at night so you can still DVR and catch everything. Definitely not ideal but I can't blame anyone for not wanting another subscription even if it's just for a month.
     
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  37. Fargin'

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  38. Handcuffed

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    today is the worst sports day of the year with nothing on and they're hiding it on tbs
     
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  39. Sportfan

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    tbf this is easily the worst night of worlds
     
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  40. bertwing

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    Hoping Coburn can pull off a shocker tonight
     
  41. Sportfan

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    we have an actual beast in this event and it ain’t her
     
  42. bertwing

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    Frerichs?
     
  43. TAS

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    TBS? My guide shows USA
     
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  44. TAS

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    Yes, she's currently ranked #2 in the world. But her season best is pretty bad. Sportfan may know why
     
  45. bertwing

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    Yeah I was looking at season best numbers and saw she was behind Coburn
     
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  46. Sportfan

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    Health issues, but shes more dangerous than Emma, I’m rooting for both and the fact that I have a hot take on womens 3000m steeple is more of a reflection on where I’ve gone wrong in my life than anything.

    Like Emma can win a slow race but she cannot break 9min which basically means she cannot compete at this level if anyone makes the race honest.
     
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  47. Sportfan

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    Also holy shit just realized Caster Semenya is running the 5k?!? Fucking silly rules, I’d have love to see how far she could push Athing in the 800m.
     
  48. Gunners

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    Jamaican was being pretty pushy there
     
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  49. RalfBully

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    Kinda pissed This is the only night I can watch the next few nights
     
  50. RalfBully

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    Muhammad made everyone else look like they were in slow mo in the first 100m