Athletics/track & field

[Vasilevskiy]

Knighton is a generational talent, he might be doing something very special. I think he could do 19.6 the way that one was run

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Mboma would blitz anyone on 400 Jesus Christ.

Great race by Elaine, deserved gold

 

[Cloned]

Seems like Fraser Pryce just gave up at the end there because she wanted the gold or bust. Ended up with no medal at all as two people caught her. It’s even more amusing because she hates Thompson Herah. The drama, lol.

 

[bobholly39]

Knighton is a generational talent, he might be doing something very special. I think he could do 19.6 the way that one was run

He's pretty good - but De Grasse comes back and says "Hold my Beer" in the next semi...

19.73, and jogging to finish. Finals should be fun

 

[Havre]

Warholm moving to 400m flat for the next Diamond League. A shame you can't really run both in the Olympics. Similar with 1500 and 5000. Quite a few would probably do both there if they could.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Oh my

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Damian Warner starting very strong.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

A decathlete doing the long jump planted his foot and went face first. There was a loud noise when he planted his foot, you could hear his Achilles rupture so loudly in the empty stadium, it sounded like a gunshot.

 

[Jussi]

Another 400 meter hurdles world record! Sydney McLaughlin!

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Oh my

1976, not 1984. Dwayne Evans who was 17. He finished 5th, the highlight of his career.

 

[member 305909]

If Duplantis stays healthy he will dominate PV for next 10 years at least. Nobidy can truly challenge him.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

If Duplantis stays healthy he will dominate PV for next 10 years at least. Nobidy can truly challenge him.

He's the best ever, so yeah, unless some other generational talent comes he should dominate for a long time

 

[Eisen]

He's the best ever, so yeah, unless some other generational talent comes he should dominate for a long time

There is Bubka and 35 world records.

 

[Havre]

Such a niche event so I guess it is possible, but he became the best at a very young age so difficult to say how good the best 14 year old currently is.

And also staying at the top for a long time when you are the best in the world at such a young age isn't necessarily easy.

Ingebrigtsen, who isn't the best, but among them, has already said he can't see himself having that long of a career. At least not on the 1500m.

 

[John Price]

Canadian wins 200m

 

[SensBrawler]

Andre!!!!!

What a moment!

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Nice race. Great effort by De Grasse

 

[kevsh]

Never in doubt, he had that race at the turn.
Congrats to Andre, incredible run.

 

[NyQuil]

Andre closes like a freight train.

He had a good start for him which was key.

 

[SPF6ty9]

Great run by Andre, looked exactly like his race against Bednarek in Hungary a month ago when he caught him on the straight. Stuck to the template and pulled it off.

Warner and Lepage looking great in decathlon too, Lepage could sneak in for a medal if Mayer is off his game...which he looked like in that 400.

 

[Eisen]

Grftljx. Kaul had to drop out with an injury he sustained during the highjump.

 

[NyQuil]

Grftljx. Kaul had to drop out with an injury he sustained during the highjump.

Yeah, he pulled up during the 400 m and was wheelchaired out.

 

[discostu]

Canada's medal haul this Olympics has been dominated by its female athletes for the most part, but, if we manage medals in the Men's 100M, 200M and Decathlon, that's going to be an impressive result in some high profile events.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Congrats to De Grasse!