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08-03-2021 , 07:56 AM

#301

Randall Stevens

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Originally Posted by Randall Stevens

The mens 200m with Lyles, Bednarek, and Erriyon Knighton.

Knighton just ran a 20.02 without a good start and looking around with ~50m to go. That's... promising. Especially for a 17 year old.

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08-03-2021 , 08:03 AM

#302

Randall Stevens

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It looked like Lyles pulled up into a 3rd place finish in heat 2.

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08-03-2021 , 08:17 AM

#303

oldert

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Originally Posted by bazooka87

Because lolUSA has to be #1 by any means necessary

Exactly. Just read this article. It's in dutch. Use google translate.

https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/96263...edaillespiegel

Verstuurd vanaf mijn VOG-L29 met Tapatalk

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08-03-2021 , 08:17 AM

#304

Kobold777

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Originally Posted by feel wrath

and he didn't just break the world record while coming second...he shattered it

you think Moses had 47.02 in the early 80s, then Kevin Young was 46.78 at Barcelona. It took 29 years to take less than a tenth off Young's time and then for Benjamin to take half a second off that time and still get soundly beaten is incredible.

I reckon only Bob Beamon's 68 jump and maaaaaaybe Johnson's 200 in Atlanta are 'bigger' WRs. Bolt 9.59 obviously up there too, but I'm not sure that's quite as big an improvement.

and then Koch, Kratochvilova and Flo Jo in women's but I can't count them because I'm certain they're all tainted

The new shoe technology helps a lot, and from what I've read the 400 m hurdles are possibly the event where it helps the most. Seems similar to the buoyant swimsuits that helped shatter swimming records a decade ago.

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08-03-2021 , 08:30 AM

#305

ligastar

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Athing Mu - the prodigy.

That was impressive.

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08-03-2021 , 08:33 AM

#306

FallawayJumper

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7 foot tall Toyota bot nails a 3 and and another one from half court
lacking a little in quickness
guess that in 10 years there will be games - one team of bots against another

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08-03-2021 , 08:50 AM

#307

PeteBlow

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Originally Posted by iwasbanned

Simone Biles performance on the Balance beam today is something to see.

…if you like bronze..

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08-03-2021 , 08:59 AM

#308

ligastar

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Originally Posted by PeteBlow

…if you like bronze..

meh, she's coming home with a couple of medals.

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08-03-2021 , 10:09 AM

#309

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by ligastar

meh, she's coming home with a couple of medals.

And she's going to order cheesy cauliflower pizza with extra broccolini from Uber Eats!

:facepalm:

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08-03-2021 , 10:26 AM

#310

jfound

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wow u guys are rough on biles, 3rd after what she went through, i would give her the crypto medal

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08-03-2021 , 11:46 AM

#311

jfound

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i use to have bad mental health issues so i know how tough mental health problems can be. Im so proud of biles for "doing this for me(her)"

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08-03-2021 , 03:11 PM

#312

nucleardonkey

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It's hard coming off methamphetamine

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08-03-2021 , 03:59 PM

#313

txdome

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Originally Posted by FallawayJumper

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- one team of bots against another

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Technology has been USA#1 Gold for two centuries. Nobody wants to go against that.

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08-03-2021 , 08:05 PM

#314

tchaz

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Originally Posted by nucleardonkey

It's hard coming off methamphetamine

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08-03-2021 , 08:23 PM

#315

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Originally Posted by Kobold777

I've heard about the shoe technology and I've no doubt it helps, but I'm not sure it can be used to discount the magnitude of the record.

There haven't been any other WRs at all at the Games yet in track or field and only a few small improvements across the entire year, whereas he's taken more time out of the record than it had moved in the past 44 years.

the swimsuit records should all be expunged - those improvements were crazy.

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08-03-2021 , 08:51 PM

#316

nutella virus

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I'm really enjoying some of these events. These people are straight up freaks

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08-03-2021 , 09:05 PM

#317

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by nutella virus

I'm really enjoying some of these events. These people are straight up freaks

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08-03-2021 , 09:23 PM

#318

nutella virus

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Never seen that show but the one with the glasses looks like he could use some olympic village orgy action

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08-03-2021 , 10:42 PM

#319

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Interesting comparison: the Women's WR just set in the 400 m hurdles by McGloughlin equates to the Men's 400 WR 85 years ago

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08-03-2021 , 10:47 PM

#320

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great race. seems like both the long hurdles events have several brilliant athletes peaking at the same time

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08-03-2021 , 11:08 PM

#321

tchaz

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Originally Posted by feel wrath

Not sure this post lasted so well after the W400mH. Obviously the women's triple jump is a WR too. Tho' both LJ competitions were basically rubbish for distance.