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Topic: Athletics 2017 (including London 2017) (Read 10041 times)
Comrade Blitz
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Re: Athletics 2017 (including London 2017)
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Reply #45 on:
August 07, 2017, 02:32:49 AM »
KJT and Bradshaw rarely look as if they are enjoying competing.
Quote from: PaulWinch again on August 06, 2017, 09:21:59 PM
Got to say Johnson-Thompson always flatters to deceive.
Indeed. Usually also looks scared shitless when competing - but Bradshaw even more so. Can self-belief be coached into an athlete?
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Villafirst
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August 07, 2017, 07:36:08 PM »
Women hammer throwers look large!
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Tayls_7
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August 07, 2017, 08:37:39 PM »
Quote from: Villafirst on August 07, 2017, 07:36:08 PM
Women hammer throwers look large!
Sophie Hitchon makes me feel tingly in my pants. Oh dear.
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thick_mike
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August 07, 2017, 10:02:17 PM »
Laura Muir gave it a really good go there. She's a proper 110%er. First name on Ron Saunders' team sheet.
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cdbearsfan
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I still hate Bono.
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August 07, 2017, 11:04:39 PM »
She should've set off faster. Could even have got gold if she had given herself a lead after two laps. Still relatively young, though, so could improve like Holmes and Radcliffe did.
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SashasGrandad
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Re: Athletics 2017 (including London 2017)
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August 07, 2017, 11:29:47 PM »
Quote from: Villafirst on August 07, 2017, 07:36:08 PM
Women hammer throwers look large!
I had the pleasure of checking tonight's hammer finalists in the call room. They are big girls! The French girl took her tee shirt off to put her vest on (she was wearing a bra) but they were not very securely held in place. Don't think she did very well, but it made me smile! Maybe her loose boobs give her extra momentum when she is turning in the circle.
I bet many reading this will not believe this comment is actually true. But I am here in London for the second time this summer, working as a technical official. Even got out on track tonight. The pink uniform takes a bit of getting used to and we don't walk back to the hotel alone wearing it!
A lot of comment has been made about the booing of Gatlin - I just remind people this is where Wet Spam play and the home supporters must be used to booing.
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Exeter 77
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Reply #51 on:
August 08, 2017, 08:54:59 PM »
The IAAF medical team have made a real cock up about not allowing the Botswanan sprinter Isaac Makwala to compete in the 400M final.
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aldridgeboy
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August 08, 2017, 09:25:10 PM »
I've just been watching this unfold. Seems very bizarre !
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cdbearsfan
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I still hate Bono.
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August 08, 2017, 10:15:47 PM »
If he's got an infectious disease, he should stay home. Hate people who come to work and make other people ill.
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Richard E
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August 08, 2017, 10:17:57 PM »
Quote from: Villafirst on August 07, 2017, 07:36:08 PM
Women hammer throwers look large!
It's not even a proper hammer. You'd have no chance trying to bang a nail into a wall using that ball on the end of a chain.
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cdbearsfan
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I still hate Bono.
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Reply #55 on:
August 08, 2017, 11:30:26 PM »
They should throw West Ham players.
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SashasGrandad
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August 09, 2017, 06:37:20 AM »
Latest shock news from London Stadium.
If it rains tonight Men's Hammer will be postponed to Thursday morning as they don't want the 7.26 kg hammers sinking into the grass and buggering up the under soil heating. Can't have Wet Spam playing on a frozen pitch. They are bad enough when it is not frozen.
IAAF won't let sick athletes run, but have not said anything about the pigeon who lives in the south tunnel where we are working in the call room. Pigeon likes to crap on the athletes as they are being checked out.
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Comrade Blitz
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August 09, 2017, 12:11:08 PM »
Embarrassing levels of rudeness, ignorance and un-professionalism during the inquisition of Dr Venning by Gobby, Duh-neez et al
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Chico Hamilton III
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August 09, 2017, 04:44:31 PM »
I'm taking the kids tomorrow evening. Any tips for me, SashasGrandad? I'll be getting the DLR to Stratford from Lewisham - I imagine it'll be even busier than usual?
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lovejoy
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Location: Haywards Heath
Re: Athletics 2017 (including London 2017)
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August 09, 2017, 06:43:05 PM »
We moved from the seats to the bottom tier to watch the final race standing behind the disabled section last night. Queues were fine but apparently it can build up quickly if you're not careful.
It's a little queue getting in but only minor.
The restaurants were all fully booked in Stratford so we ate at Canary Wharf.
Really enjoyed it. The crowd is so well behaved going quiet as races start.
Beer prices match those of Wembley.
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