2016 Olympic Games, Rio

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Had me a little nervous...

These races can be awful for the heart.

Skinner is a beast.

 

[ncurd]

C'mon Kenny!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

so nervous

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Yessss

What a fookin ride Kenny

 

[ncurd]

Yes yes yes

Thought he was beat during the last bend until the Russian backed off.

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4/6 golds so far

 

[Tony Manx]

Ok....watched (what choice with the tv schedules being c***) and got excited in the cycling and delighted that the Russian got beat for obvious reasons!

Um - disrespect in a national anthem from a knight of the realm but I suppose to be expected......

 

[Which Tyler]

Bit of a shock brewing on the tennis courts, if anyone's interested

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Puerto Rican is choking pretty hard in this tennis final

Edit: She's settled! Deuce and playing for the win
The Puerto Rican chants sound suspiciously like USA USA

 

[Which Tyler]

She really hasn't settled, she's still battling

And yeah, it took me a while to work out that they weren't chanting USA, still haven't worked out what they ARE saying

ETA, and she's done it, Puerto Rico's first ever gold

 

[Tony Manx]

Jeez that German loved that NOT!

The Germans were shouting "Let's go Angie lets go"!!!!!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Wow! That was a crraaazzy end, just kept going and going!
Congrats to Puig and Puerto Rico!

A lot of first medals/first golds this Olympics! Great to see

 

[Which Tyler]

Right, over to the athletics, Jess, KJT, Farah, Rutherford et all.

No work tomorrow, let's see how long I last.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

In the same boat, but I'm already knackered.
Swimming is on until after 3am as well!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

PB and 2nd place in the 400m semi
Never seen someone accelerate so much in the final 100m, went from maybe 6th to 2nd down the straight, it was crazy


Edit:
The countdown to hashtag MoTime and all the super Saturday talk and videos has made me cringe today but I'm freaking pumped now.
Rutherford has just taken the lead on his third jump, JEH is doing well on the javelin and the 10k has just started.

Thiam bossed the javelin, Jess is going to have to run her absolute best in the 800 to get the Gold (apparently the points difference works out to approximately the difference between Jess's and Thiam's PBs).
Mo got clipped by his ex-team mate and took tumble but he bounced straight back up and looks strong
Greg down to third, I think

Mo gets gold! Looked to be struggling a bit about 2-300m out but cruised past 1st on the last 100!
I'm buzzing, that was class

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Yes Mo.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Being pelted with flags from the crowd because he couldn't find one :lol:

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Damn,
Rutherford takes 4th

Wait, third?
Americans kicking the hell off!

Rutherford takes bronze!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

American coach going to punch someone

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Rutherford having a photo taken, with the flag, in front of the angry coach :lol:

 

[RedruthRFC]

Rutherford having a photo taken, with the flag, in front of the angry coach :lol:

What a disgrace. Only an Englishman would celebrate being second loser and losing his Olympic ***le like that. In his defence, he is still 128th on the all time list!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeesh, I don't think he did it on purpose.
He was talking to the guy then the photographers came over to take a photo of him
Just an amusing coincidence


Edit:
These wrestling style intros coming out of a tunnel with a curtain at the end are a bit...weird.
Also English Gardner is a hell of a name


JEH gets the silver - needed to win by about 10s in the 800 and won by maybe 5/6.