The Olympics Thread, London 2012, Games of the XXX Olympiad, 27th July - 12th August

[davek]

The proper Olympics continue again now. Tonight's track and field schedule:

• 19:00 - 21:06 Men's High Jump Final Medal event Results
• 19:05 - 20:17 Women's Long Jump Qualification Results
• 19:15 - 19:32 Women's 100m Hurdles Semi-finals Results
• 19:45 - 21:05 Men's Discus Throw Final Medal event Results
• 19:55 - 20:15 Men's 800m Semi-finals Results
• 20:25 - 20:42 Women's 200m Semi-finals Results
• 21:00 - 21:01 Women's 100m Hurdles Final Medal event Results
• 21:15 - 21:19 Men's 1500m Final Medal event Results

 

[Phyllis Stein]

Have GB ever had so many favourites all not win?
Idowu
Green
Cavendish
Pendleton
Clancy
one of the rowing teams (sorry im not up on rowing like I know cycling)

 

[The T-Dex]

Sally Pearson absolutely destroyed that semi.
And gave me one.

 

[RFUS]

What a race from Osagie. No one gave him a chance of getting into the final but he ran a massive PB to storm to second in his semi. Some acceleration in the end, and we now have a Brit in the 800m final.

 

[Walken]

What a race from Osagie. No one gave him a chance of getting into the final but he ran a massive PB to storm to second in his semi. Some acceleration in the end, and we now have a Brit in the 800m final.

really didnt expect that, well done to the lad, in his breakthrough year hes really exceeded expectations

 

[Walken]

two very talented welsh lids in the quarters tonight, Selby an Evans, with 3 medals already guaranteed for the one, I would expect at the very least we will get one more guaranteed tonight

 

[parkendmaster]

GB men's hockey team into the semi finals.

 

[tsubaki]

That Allyson Felix is a bit fast, no?

 

[RFUS]

Sally Pearson is incredible. She hurdles so fast my eyes can't even keep up.

Great gold for the Aussies; they're getting back on track.

 

[Walken]

thats a huge bronze for robbie grabarz by the way, hes come from nowhere this season

 

[tsubaki]

Sally Pearson is incredible. She hurdles so fast my eyes can't even keep up.

Great gold for the Aussies; they're getting back on track.

They are one behind Yorkshire now.

 

[McBain]

The girls showing us how it's done. Pearson and Mears Gold there. Ive always fancied Anna Mears.

 

[Walken]

The girls showing us how it's done. Pearson and Mears Gold there. Ive always fancied Anna Mears.

shes got a stunnin arse i thought when she was celebrating with her family

 

[RFUS]

I don't like the longer "short" races (800m, 400m). They're too long to have the excitement and full out pedal to the metal element of 100/200m races and they're not long enough to have the epic, high endurance appeal of the 5-10 thousand metres events.

 

[Walken]

the paddy, micheal conlon guaranteed a medal, Selby up next