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07-30-2021 , 08:03 PM

#226

PokerHero77

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Originally Posted by FallawayJumper

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can you imagine if LeBron decided not to play in the 7th game of the NBA Finals due to mental health reasons?

ESPN and all of the other talking heads would be trashing him for months

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Yeah, nobody would dare trash Lebron for anything. Look what he got away with in the Morey/China thing. Saying the stuff he said would get journeyman players the boot.

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07-30-2021 , 08:26 PM

#227

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Ellison and Wukie are RO16 opponents in the archery tonight. Some fun 2+2 memories with them both.

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07-30-2021 , 08:32 PM

#228

72off

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lol these ppl false starting in events like the 400m hurdles

1 & yer out ..... start doesn't matter that much

anyway better luck next olympics

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07-30-2021 , 08:36 PM

#229

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Originally Posted by 72off

lol these ppl false starting in events like the 400m hurdles

1 & yer out ..... start doesn't matter that much

anyway better luck next olympics

How about the British champion who face planted into the first hurdle in her heat and got a DNF. What a nightmare.

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07-30-2021 , 08:50 PM

#230

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thanks for the heads up, just went back and checked it out

tripped on the approach and fell into the hurdle lol

ya i'd rather false start i guess

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07-30-2021 , 10:23 PM

#231

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Is USA#1 the only empire that teaches people how to swim?

Spoiler:

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07-30-2021 , 10:36 PM

#232

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women's discus was fun. they've got personality, tree-trunk legs and pythonic biceps

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07-30-2021 , 11:51 PM

#233

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Originally Posted by tchaz

Why can't we have beach handball - if we have beach volleyball?

Isn't dribbling the ball part of handball? IDK, I've seen maybe 3 minutes total in my life.

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07-30-2021 , 11:52 PM

#234

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Originally Posted by loosekanen

How about the British champion who face planted into the first hurdle in her heat and got a DNF. What a nightmare.

It happened again after that, but I can't easily find the event/video.

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07-31-2021 , 12:18 AM

#235

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Kissa doing a Secretariat impression in the 10K

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07-31-2021 , 12:33 AM

#236

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I saw the 10k this morning. I get the team racing (whether it be by country or race team), but that was really bad.

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07-31-2021 , 12:47 AM

#237

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Originally Posted by Randall Stevens

I saw the 10k this morning. I get the team racing (whether it be by country or race team), but that was really bad.

lol, thought I was watching live - why was it bad?

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07-31-2021 , 12:54 AM

#238

Randall Stevens

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Originally Posted by businessdude

lol, thought I was watching live - why was it bad?

He set a fast pace and then dropped out in an effort to improve the other Ugandan runners chances.

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07-31-2021 , 01:26 AM

#239

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To add onto the 10k... Even though Grant Fisher faded in the last ~400 he ran a really good race. Not sure how fast he can run, but it was impressive.

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07-31-2021 , 02:27 AM

#240

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Originally Posted by tchaz

Why can't we have beach handball - if we have beach volleyball?

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Originally Posted by Uncle Wimp

Isn't dribbling the ball part of handball? IDK, I've seen maybe 3 minutes total in my life.

Beach handball does exist and shares some issues with beach volleyball

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57940896

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07-31-2021 , 08:55 AM

#241

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Why does the other Jamaicans dislike Elaine Thompson?

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07-31-2021 , 01:04 PM

#242

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Originally Posted by Randall Stevens

He set a fast pace and then dropped out in an effort to improve the other Ugandan runners chances.

So why would that necessarily help other Ugandan runners? Do they specifically train for fast pace in the early part of 10Ks or something?

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07-31-2021 , 01:10 PM

#243

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So why would that necessarily help other Ugandan runners? Do they specifically train for fast pace in the early part of 10Ks or something?

It's having an unofficial pacer for the race. Yes, setting a fast pace helps certain runners.

Kissa continually yo-yo'd the pace, was finally overtaken, checked his watch, and then dropped out. He had no interest in competing.

This happens, but it was so egregious that I hated it. He wasn't personally competing, which is what I think is the issue.

EDIT: To compare it to a situation where athletes trained together... Mo Farah and Galen Rupp represented different countries in 2012, but trained together. They helped each other during the 10k final, but also tried to win. I have a problem when an athlete doesn't compete. It's not a team event.

Last edited by Randall Stevens; 07-31-2021 at 01:22 PM.

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07-31-2021 , 03:52 PM

#244

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Ware posts failed dive in 3m springboard semi

Pamela Ware was in the hunt for qualification into the final entering her final dive, but a misstep on the most difficult dive of the night meant she finished at the bottom of the table.

https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/w...ringboard-semi

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07-31-2021 , 04:59 PM

#245

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cool

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07-31-2021 , 07:34 PM

#246

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I hate seeing that **** as much I hate seeing people thinking Jeter was a good fielder.

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07-31-2021 , 08:15 PM

#247

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Anybody who hasn't seen Suni Lee's gold medal performance should check it out

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07-31-2021 , 09:27 PM

#248

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Originally Posted by Uncle Wimp

Isn't dribbling the ball part of handball? IDK, I've seen maybe 3 minutes total in my life.

Yes, yes it is. But on the beach you can't rely so much on the surface and the bounce is less (more energy absorbed by the sand).

I mean, water polo is basically handball in a pool and you can't really dribble.

Now, in water polo you can swim with the ball of course

... but just think of beach handball as something between water polo, netball, handball and beach volleyball (in terms of surface for running on).

Or beach basketball but with goals instead of nets.