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08-04-2021 , 02:15 AM

#326

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Canada running some 200 metre semi. Degrasse running fast enough for gold. U.s Lyle in the race before, fastest world time, acts a fools before the race and slows down to qualify giving it to a Canadian, Brown. Degrasse for gold would be nice

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08-04-2021 , 03:51 AM

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USA is a lock to win Gold in basketball, right?

I'm tempted to throw a lot at it even though the payout isn't great. But basically guaranteed money?....

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08-04-2021 , 03:58 AM

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I mean, they're obviously huge favourites but that's reflected in the very poor payout. Certainly wouldn't call it "guaranteed money"

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08-04-2021 , 03:59 AM

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would hardly call longer than -300 a lock

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08-04-2021 , 04:13 AM

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USA is a lock to win Gold in basketball, right?

I'm tempted to throw a lot at it even though the payout isn't great. But basically guaranteed money?....

Some of you still don't realize how good Luka is.

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08-04-2021 , 07:01 AM

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Some of you still don't realize how good Luka is.

I don't even follow Basketball tbh but it's USA

The odds have been dropping and not sure I feel like being the donkey throwing a large sum at something I don't know much about and losing for a poor payout.

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08-04-2021 , 08:12 AM

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If usa plays slovenia i really think they should do a box and 1. With man to man play on luka

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08-04-2021 , 08:15 AM

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De Grasse looked strong in his heat. Finals in 40 minutes. I hope it lives up to the hype.

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08-04-2021 , 08:21 AM

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All these 16 year old kids I see trying skateboarding tricks in the streets around where I live must be gutted that they’re already past it.

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08-04-2021 , 09:59 AM

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Great run by De Grasse and I think the mens 200m final lived up to the hype. I hope that Knighton can progress. His starts could definitely use some work, but there is a lot of promise.

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08-04-2021 , 01:06 PM

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Canada #1

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08-04-2021 , 01:06 PM

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lol canadian decathlete damian warner hit a long jump that would have won bronze in that event

always enjoy when that kind of thing happens

10.12 100m and 8,24m long jump is an insane start to a decathlon.

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08-04-2021 , 02:01 PM

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Just caught up on the Women's Skateboarding.
That was so much fun. The way all of the girls completely support and cheer each other throughout is a breath of fresh air.
Crazy to think the bronze medalist, Sky Brown, had a fractured skull last year from a fall and she's only 13. Silver medalist is 12!

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08-04-2021 , 02:15 PM

#339

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Man Degrasse has some after burners wow

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08-04-2021 , 02:24 PM

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10.12 100m and 8,24m long jump is an insane start to a decathlon.

yeah, i assume those are 2 of his better events
shot put not so much, but he clutched up with a decent 3rd toss to snag some extra points

currently 300-400 points up on the guy with the wr

(hold!)

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08-04-2021 , 03:48 PM

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Maintain that modern pentathlon should be replaced by drawing five sports from the current list of events out of a hat during the opening ceremony. None of this you know you've got swimming, shooting, fencing, running and horse jumping, now you've got... weightlifting, canoe slalom, 3x3 basketball, boxing and synchronised swimming

I love this idea. But in all ‘seriousness’ you could probably only pick individual sports and that don’t require bracket playoffs ie boxing would probably take too long.

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08-04-2021 , 04:24 PM

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Generally in the extreme sports it's more about the camaraderie and about pushing the limits to pull new tricks.

I'm no skateboarding expert myself but the standard of the girls was pretty low. The men's competition should be much better.

There was obviously a gap in skill between female and male BMX freestyle riders but I must admit I was impressed by the standard of some of the women in the competition.

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08-04-2021 , 04:32 PM

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10.12 100m and 8,24m long jump is an insane start to a decathlon.

Sick

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08-04-2021 , 04:35 PM

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It's a pretty great start to their Olympic careers. Next games when they're washed for skateboarding, they're hitting prime age for swimming and gymnastics

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08-04-2021 , 07:33 PM

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Great run by De Grasse and I think the mens 200m final lived up to the hype.

solid joke going around: they gotta name some schools after him now

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08-04-2021 , 08:18 PM

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warner is a mad man

olympic best time in the hurdles now

en fuego

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08-04-2021 , 10:27 PM

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I wish they made decathlon a little easier to follow (ie how scores correlated to points)

I'm surprised it's not more celebrated as a sport - it's like being the best at everything.

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08-04-2021 , 10:39 PM

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I wish they made decathlon a little easier to follow (ie how scores correlated to points)

I'm surprised it's not more celebrated as a sport - it's like being the best at everything.

IMO, it's like not being good enough at anything.

I like watching elite athletes compete in their events. While the decathlon athletes are certainly elite... watching them labor through some events isn't appealing to me.

I agree with your comment about scoring, but the scoring is complicated and I think the announcers do their best.