2016 Rio Olympics | ATHLETICS | August 12th thru August 21st | NBC/CBC |

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

--> 2016 Rio Athletics Schedule <--

August 12th: Women's 10,000m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 20km Race Walk (Pontal) | Women's Shot Put Final (Olympic Stadium)


August 13th: Men's Discus Throw Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's Long Jump Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 10,000m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 100m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's Heptathlon 800m (Olympic Stadium)


August 14th: Women's Marathon Final (Sambódromo) | Women's Triple Jump Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 400m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 100m Final (Olympic Stadium)


August 15th: Women's Hammer Throw Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's Pole Vault Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 800m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 400m Final (Olympic Stadium)


August 16th: Men's Triple Jump Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's Discus Throw Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's High Jump Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 1500m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 110m Hurdles Final (Olympic Stadium)


August 17th: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's Long Jump Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 200m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 100m Hurdles Final (Olympic Stadium)


August 18th: Men's 400m Hurdles Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's Shot Put Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's Javelin Throw Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's Decathlon 1500m (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 400m Hurdles Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 200m Final (Olympic Stadium)


August 19th: Men's 50km Race Walk (Pontal) | Women's 20km Race Walk (Pontal) | Women's Pole Vault Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's Hammer Throw Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 5000m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 4x100m Relay Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 4x100m Relay Final (Olympic Stadium)


August 20th: Women's High Jump Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's Javelin Throw Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 1500m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 800m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 5000m Final (Olympic Stadium) | Women's 4x400 Relay Final (Olympic Stadium) | Men's 4x400 Relay Final (Olympic Stadium)


August 21st: Men's Marathon (Sambódromo)

OLYMPIC STADIUM

PONTAL

SAMBÓDROMO

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[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Is it just me or is the 100m Final run unusually early?

 

[Habsfunk]

It actually seems later than usual. My recollection is the 100m final is on the second Saturday of the games, and the 4x100m is a week later. This year, the 100m final is on a Sunday and the relay final is on a Friday.

 

[MMC]

Will never understand why Racewalk is a thing.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

It actually seems later than usual. My recollection is the 100m final is on the second Saturday of the games, and the 4x100m is a week later. This year, the 100m final is on a Sunday and the relay final is on a Friday.

Looks like they've switched around the men's and women's 100.

 

[Jussi]

Our only potential medal event, javelin, got in the news today with the bronze medalist from London, Antti Ruuskanen, getting a silver medal after all. The silver medalist from Ukraine was caught in the re-tests for an anabolic steroid. Ruuskanen will be competing in these games as well.

 

[UnrealMachine]

Will never understand why Racewalk is a thing.

Well, billions of people around the world walk (at least one foot on ground at all times) everyday and it is the most fundamental movement there is, so why not make a competition out of it? Just be glad that athletics aren't organized by the swimming federation or you'd see the 300m backwards run, 750m speed skipping and the 55m barrel roll as actual events.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Well, billions of people around the world walk (at least one foot on ground at all times) everyday and it is the most fundamental movement there is, so why not make a competition out of it? Just be glad that athletics aren't organized by the swimming federation or you'd see the 300m backwards run, 750m speed skipping and the 55m barrel roll as actual events.

So many salty swimming haters. Just because you don't understand why different swimming strokes exist and are a part of the competition doesn't mean your loose comparative analogies that make no sense apply.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Athletics starts today! I actually know someone competing!
Brianne Thessian-Eaton starts today as well.

 

[Jussi]

And we're go! Heptathlon 100 meter hurdles on the way.

Today:

Heptathlon
Discus, men's qualifying
800m men qualifying
Shotput women qualifying
10 000M women final
100M women qualifying
20K walk men

 

[Daisy Jane]

Ennis-Hill smashed the hurdles: 12:84
Brienne finished ....13.81 seconds.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Brienne has 1097. Ennis Hill has 1149.
(Brienne is 6th).

I hope Brienne is just nervous, and nothing is up. she ran that so tight and just didn't look good.

 

[Jussi]

Brienne has 1097. Ennis Hill has 1149.
(Brienne is 6th).

I hope Brienne is just nervous, and nothing is up. she ran that so tight and just didn't look good.

JEH looked relly good.

It is raining at the stadium though.

 

[Power Man]

Mah boy Makhloufi looking sharp

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Brienne has 1097. Ennis Hill has 1149.
(Brienne is 6th).

I hope Brienne is just nervous, and nothing is up. she ran that so tight and just didn't look good.

Okay, I am not even close to knowledgeable enough about the points system in Heptathlon to know the answer to this, but is that a deficit Brienne can easily make up in the final 6 events? Or is Ennis Hill too strong for that to be a possibility?

 

[Filppula]

Really disappointing crowds. Not a huge fan of the loud music in the background too, pretty off putting.

 

[Shrimper]

Can't see Jo Pavey medalling but good luck to her

 

[Jussi]

Really disappointing crowds. Not a huge fan of the loud music in the background too, pretty off putting.

Early morning, rainy. Sort of expected.

11 laps to go on the womens 10K, Ayana trying to pull away from everyone else.

 

[Jussi]

10 seconds ahead of the World Record pace.

 

[Shrimper]

Someone test them.

Amazing performance but very suspicious given build up to the games

 

[Jussi]

Someone test them.

Amazing performance but very suspicious given build up to the games

She did a similar thing in an earlier race this year.

Holy ****, she shattered the previous record which was set by the doped up Chinese.

29:17.49!

Lots of new PBs set in this race, even the runner up got close to the previosu WR.

 

[Shrimper]

She did a similar thing in an earlier race this year.

Holy ****, she shattered the previous record which was set by the doped up Chinese.

29:17.49!

Yeah, well done to her but suspicious

 

[yoteshot]

Alright let me guess... long distance running?

 

[Jussi]

Alright let me guess... long distance running?

Ayana got away from the the others 11 laps before the finish and pulled some of the other runners with her.

She's only 24 and definitely a talent. Defending 5K World Champion from last year:

 

[Filppula]

Even our Aussie did a 27 second PB!!! Quick track or just a bizarre race?