Paris Olympics 2024

Kerr last night and Hudson Smith this evening beaten by two amazing runs

Just saw that Stona won the discuss - not sure where that throw came from!
I don’t think he’d thrown over 67m before.

Fast-finishing Yanks killing the Brits.

Marathon swim winner kissing her wrist-tattoo of her dog's paw and showing it to everyone has set me off. Reckon all Olympic athletes should be met at the end of their race by their dogs.

Awful fall for Girma in the men’s 3000m steeplechase.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/07/ethiopas-lamecha-girma-taken-to-hospital-after-horror-fall-in-3000m-steeplechase

Sorry ladies, I have to go Gladiate!

Bradly Sinden cruising through Taekwondo first round. Head kicks a plenty.

Jade Jones narrowly loses her match.

This table tennis match with Lebrun is insane.

In. Sane.

Maybe she'll narrowly avoid the dope testers again afterwards.

From what I understand, she was visited by anti doping for a urine sample early morning while she was doing a water weight cut just prior to a competition weigh in.

Having competed in Taekwondo myself, after weight cutting for a week, I don’t think I would be able to supply even a thimble of urine on weigh in morning.
She did provide a sample later that day, probably after her team told her she was an idiot.

Of course, as an elite athlete, that’s what you sign up for.

She looked really untidy and scrappy today, even if she gets through on reperchage, I don’t think she has the form to to get bronze.

The hip flexors on the canoe guys are no joke

RonnieOatmilk

In. Sane.

in seine

Dans la membrane.

Where's all the dad bods in the diving? 3% bodyfat freaks and not a single belly wacker?

Col de la Cypresse

Doing the shotput.

I imagine having a narrower waist helps with making less splashing.
Also difficult to go into pike position or touch your toes with a big gut.

I think it’s as much about aesthetics. Spending 4-6 hours in budgie smugglers 6-7 days a week might make you self conscious about how you look.

Jones out of the medal hunt, as she no longer qualifies for repercharge.

Spending 4-6 hours in budgie smugglers 6-7 days a week might make you self conscious about how you look.

You've not been to the Costa del Sol then?

It sounds like she was pretty vile towards the UKAD tester. Again, maybe a consequence of not having eaten or had a drink for 48 hours but you’ve got a responsibility as an elite athlete to prove yourself clean.

Repeatedly missing tests (Lizzie Armitstead comes to mind), or refusing them, stinks.

Kite surf wing thing is pretty intense. 30+ knots is fast.

It's magical. We should all live this way. Maybe some spring loaded hydrofoils under our feet.

It's very sci-fi.

Kite surf wing thing is pretty intense. 30+ knots is fast.

Great choice on the smaller wing. Control > Power.

Probably one of the more accessible means of trying hydrofoiling alongside windsurfing - Americas cup boats are a little pricey...