2016 Rio Olympic Games thread

[spartacus]

aussies leading by 5 half time against US mens basketball team

 

[spartacus]

100m mens freestyle should be a great race, hopefully aussies can win.

 

[spartacus]

chinamin snatched 177kg

 

[spartacus]

beautiful, chinese lifter got done on last lift by 214kg clean and jerk

 

[Headley]

Did we win the basketball?

 

[Shrek]

No, but a good effort against the might of the U.S

 

[WoodyAllen]

That Kazakstan lifter was amazing. Broke the world record clean and jerk by 4kg to snatch the gold on bodyweight.

 

[spartacus]

chalmers pb to win gold 100m freestyle, first time since 1968.

 

[Shrek]

chalmers pb to win gold 100m freestyle, first time since 1968.

What a great swim....but what happened to McEvoy?
World Champ and record holder finished 7th.
Yet another who missed peak.
Lucky Chalmers was in the race.

 

[spartacus]

here we go, the cynics are out. lucky chalmers was in the race. wtf.

 

[Shrek]

here we go, the cynics are out. lucky chalmers was in the race. wtf.

You tell me why he raced so poorly and no where near his best. I don't know why? He's faster than all the others.

 

[Shrek]

He was the short $1.16 favourite.
Almost as short as Black Caviar ised to be.

 

[Shrek]

4 x 200m relay girls. Thats was a good effort.

 

[spartacus]

he was 1.90 this morning.

 

[spartacus]

yes, great silver in relay.

We are having a great games in terms of freestyle events.

 

[Shrek]

Hopefully Kate Campbell can claim gold in the 100 and 50. After all she's the world champ too.

 

[Shrek]

he was 1.90 this morning.

Still odds on fav and finished second last. He was 1.16 before the semi.

 

[spartacus]

you are almost annoying, armchair critic.

 

[spartacus]

if it so easy, why not have a go yourself. all it takes is to go a fraction too hard, and your race is fucked.

 

[spartacus]

I did not realise that if you are favorite, you are supposed to win.