Olympics Thread
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
I never knew high jumpers were so emotional. What a farking cavalcade of tear sessions.
"Highly strung"
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@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:
When is this bloody relay? I want to go to bed.
They’ve already been run… [spoiler alert]
Fück Channel 7
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Brazil scored in extra time and have taken the gold over Spain after 2 hours of football.
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@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:
Brazil scored in extra time and have taken the gold over Spain after 2 hours of football.
Weren't they defending gold medallists from 2016?
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@crucial said in Olympics Thread:
@broughie said in Olympics Thread:
Lydia Ko wins the bronze for those who are not sleeping.
Are you watching replays? That happened yesterday.
Or have I misunderstood?
Lol. Basically I haven’t been watching the Olympics and of course I don’t see any New Zealand coverage so I’m way behind :-).
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@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
4 x 400m men's relay.
USA win gold in a season best, but the biggest surprise are the Dutch, who win silver in only their second appearance in this event (1980 being the first). Botswana win Bronze, I think they said in an African record.
The Dutch benefiting from importing a couple of brothers...
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Apparently an Aussie out after 10km. Thought it was the Park Run?
In all seriousness, it must have been an injury. Getting one that early must be absolutely soul destroying.
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Going for 2hrs10min. That is absolutely farking nuts.
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His name, Kipchoge, is a Nandi language expression for "born near the grain storage shed.”
The possibilities are endless for that.
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@donsteppa said in Olympics Thread:
Kipchoge is a machine.
He's making this race look like one pro vs amateurs
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