Official Olympics Track and Field 2008 Thread

[Dback Jon]

NAU's Lopez Lomong qualified for the 1500 semis today, finishing 5th in his heat.

 

[Dback Jon]

Men's Shot Put Final

Spoiler

U.S's Christian Cantwell took the silver medal, narrowly beating out Belarus' Andrei Mikhnevich by .04 meters.

 

[Dback Jon]

In the 100 meters Men, all three Americans, and all three Jamaicans have advanced to the thrid round.

The top 10 times are Americans or Caribbeans.

 

[Russ Smith]

In the 100 meters Men, all three Americans, and all three Jamaicans have advanced to the thrid round.

The top 10 times are Americans or Caribbeans.

Just praying Tyson Gay's hamstring holds up. But I have such a hard time getting motivated for the sprints anymore way too many positive drug tests for sprinters in recent years.

 

[Sunshooter]

100m Final

BOLT IS CRAZY!

9.69!

 

[Bufalay]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWJCzWdLXJc

hard to find this video. NBC sucks, why wasn't this on live? That was the greatest race I've ever seen.

 

[BirdMan21]

HOLY @&#(

Bolt could have run sub 9.6....he started relaxing with 15 meters to go.

 

[Russ Smith]

HOLY @&#(

Bolt could have run sub 9.6....he started relaxing with 15 meters to go.

After the semis I predicted he'd run sub 9.6, he really is amazing he's not running all the way through and still breaking world records with ease.

Felt bad for Gay he went out of his way to not make excuses but he clearly wasn't healthy, that said no way anybody was going to beat Bolt.

 

[Dback Jon]

U.S. is SUCKING at Track and Field this year.

No advancing to the finals by any american men in any of the jumps, events the US used to own.

Sprints, sucking.
Discus/Hammer - none in the finals
1,500m - none in the finals

 

[Dback Jon]

Sweep of 400m hurdles rallies US track team

The American track team was in bad need of a comeback, and Angelo Taylor was the perfect person to provide it. Taylor, a once-troubled 29-year-old who was laying electrical wire 14 months ago, became the first 400-meter hurdler since Edwin Moses to win gold medals eight years apart. He led the first sweep of the event since the U.S. did it in 1960 and lifted sagging American fortunes Monday after a disappointing start to their Beijing Olympics.

 

[Milgod]

U.S. is SUCKING at Track and Field this year.

No advancing to the finals by any american men in any of the jumps, events the US used to own.

Sprints, sucking.
Discus/Hammer - none in the finals
1,500m - none in the finals

Well the US hasn't been a player in the field throwing events for a while now, but was great to see a gold in the women's discus.

The 100m was just bad. It happens. Tyson could have pushed Bolt if he was fit with his US trials form but it wasn;t to be. He will be back as will US sprinting. Felix will restore a bit of pride in the 200m and the 400m will be gold in mens & womens.

Would be really nice to see a gold in the 4x100m relay, that would give a confidence boost at the end of the games.

 

[Russ Smith]

U.S. is SUCKING at Track and Field this year.

No advancing to the finals by any american men in any of the jumps, events the US used to own.

Sprints, sucking.
Discus/Hammer - none in the finals
1,500m - none in the finals

Honestly so many of our top guys are out on drug suspensions.

 

[Milgod]

Honestly so many of our top guys are out on drug suspensions.

I hope you're joking, it's just a bad year. A bit of bad luck combined with the Jamaicans having a great year.

Richards just messed up again when it counts and it looks like Felix might be carrying an injury too!!!

Hopefully somebody will beat Bolt in the 200m to cheer me up and Oliver will win the hurdles to give me a good return on my bet!

 

[Russ Smith]

I hope you're joking, it's just a bad year. A bit of bad luck combined with the Jamaicans having a great year.

Richards just messed up again when it counts and it looks like Felix might be carrying an injury too!!!

Hopefully somebody will beat Bolt in the 200m to cheer me up and Oliver will win the hurdles to give me a good return on my bet!

Sorry that was sarcasm. Most of the suspended US track people were past their prime anyways, Marion Jones, Greene etc.

As I said drugs have just about ruined track and field for me. Now I'm reading Jamaica does almost no home drug testing so their athletes are strongly suspected of doping and stopping just in time for international events where they will be tested.

 

[Russ Smith]

Man I hope Bolt is clean, what an amazing performance he did to track what Phelps did to swimming.

 

[D-Dogg]

Those two races were so sick I threw up in my mouth a little.

 

[Milgod]

Clay has had a good start to the Decathlon. Just hope Felix can pull something out later in the 200m. Has not looked as good as last year so far.

 

[D-Dogg]

Is the decathalon on NBC?

 

[English on tour]

you guys really need to work on the relay, pathetic as usual (GB cocked there mens up this year too, just as bad)

some of these guys will never win a medal at individual level and i just cant understand why its not practiced by the US team (or at least thats what the comms always say)

 

[Dback Jon]

you guys really need to work on the relay, pathetic as usual (GB cocked there mens up this year too, just as bad)

some of these guys will never win a medal at individual level and i just cant understand why its not practiced by the US team (or at least thats what the comms always say)

That was disgustinig...


Crappy coaching by the U.S. - they need to be fired.

 

[D-Dogg]

Clay...fine young cannibal. He drove them all crazy...ooh, ooh.

 

[Milgod]

The thing with the US relays is they don't have anyone in charge for a long period. The 'national' coaches change every year and nobody is accountable. Each athlete has their own coach and that makes it hard. It is also hard that the US really don't have much of an idea who will make the team until the US trials so they can't really practice until then. The UK has a pretty good idea well before the games start, even Jamaica doesn't have the depth the US has so they have a good idea who will make their team too.

Clay was fantastic in the decathlon, really happy to see him take the gold. He wants to be there in four years defending as well. Hope he can make it, a true athlete.

 

[D-Dogg]

Clay was fantastic in the decathlon, really happy to see him take the gold. He wants to be there in four years defending as well. Hope he can make it, a true athlete.

And I can't help.....myseeeeelf.