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Olympics daily thread

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  • #3182
    spock.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,502 ✭✭✭spock.


    Come on Thomas!


  • #3183
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    *gulp*


  • #3184
    Ososlo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,420 ✭✭✭Ososlo


    spock. wrote: »
    Come on Thomas!

    Lapping it up :D


  • #3185
    spock.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,502 ✭✭✭spock.


    He won the semi final!!!!

    48:39 :eek:


  • #3186
    bajer101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭bajer101


    Go on Thomas! What a run.


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  • #3187
    FrKurtFahrt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭FrKurtFahrt


    Stunning!!!!


  • #3188
    spock.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,502 ✭✭✭spock.


    One of the greatest Irish performances in a long time


  • #3189
    delaad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭delaad


    That's brilliant!


  • #3190
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    :eek:

    Jaysus - thought he was stuttering before the final hurdle and it would all fall apart - but the opposite happened :D


  • #3191
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,240 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    Holy jesus ****ing christ,


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  • #3192
    Ososlo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,420 ✭✭✭Ososlo


    So glad i stayed up now :D some run!!!


  • #3193
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,240 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    That is proof upon proof, that you can actually do stuff clean.


  • #3194
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,240 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    Stick that up your pipe Mr 4th.


  • #3195
    FrKurtFahrt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭FrKurtFahrt


    George Hamilton is laying it on with a shovel! But what a performance by Barr!


  • #3196
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    PB and National Record in the Olympic Semi Final.

    That's how to do Championships Athletics.

    Such a classy run.


  • #3197
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,442 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Brilliant from Thomas!! Winning an Olympic semi final.....amazing stuff :)


  • #3198
    Ososlo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,420 ✭✭✭Ososlo


    When is the final?
    Edit...thursday


  • #3199
    spock.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,502 ✭✭✭spock.


    Ososlo wrote:
    When is the final?


    4pm Thursday


  • #3200
    clairewithani
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,270 ✭✭✭clairewithani


    spock. wrote: »
    4pm Thursday

    Brazilian or Irish time


  • #3201
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    It has been a rollercoaster day for Ireland

    Michael Conlan, Annalise Murphy, Oliver Dingley and Thomas Barr with some other bits in between. Great to end on a high.

    Peter Collins giving us a virtual high five for staying up late, fair play!


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  • #3202
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    clairewithani wrote: »
    Brazilian or Irish time

    4pm here, Midday in Rio.


  • #3203
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Fair play Thomas Barr, super run.

    But Derval? Best Irish track run ever? Ronnie Delany for starters. Best track sprint run ever? Bob Tisdall. George even mentioned it afterwards.


  • #3204
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Fair play Thomas Barr, super run.

    But Derval? Best Irish track run ever? Ronnie Delany for starters. Best track sprint run ever? Bob Tisdall. George even mentioned it afterwards.

    Yeah, that was odd.

    And Sonia sitting beside her must have been biting her tongue not to mention her own Olympic Silver Medal.


  • #3205
    CurryFlavoured
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,590 ✭✭✭CurryFlavoured


    Unreal Thomas. A similar performance would put him in with a good chance in the final, or was he in an easier semi? Not too familiar with 400 hurdles.


  • #3206
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,442 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Fair play Thomas Barr, super run.

    But Derval? Best Irish track run ever? Ronnie Delany for starters. Best track sprint run ever? Bob Tisdall. George even mentioned it afterwards.

    I get the impression she was talking about at 400m or less, rather than the distance runners.


  • #3207
    Joe_ Public
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    Skid X wrote: »
    Yeah, that was odd.

    And Sonia sitting beside her must have been biting her tongue not to mention her own Olympic Silver Medal.

    Yeah it's the best Irish Olympic track performance since Sonia is what she should have said. Just got carried away a bit, no hanging offence really.


  • #3208
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,442 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    CurryFlavoured wrote: »
    Unreal Thomas. A similar performance would put him in with a good chance in the final, or was he in an easier semi? Not too familiar with 400 hurdles.

    He was the slowest of the three semi winners but there was very little between the three, only a tenth of a second.


  • #3209
    Strazdas
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    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Yeah it's the best Irish Olympic track performance since Sonia is what she should have said. Just got carried away a bit, no hanging offence really.

    I think she said 'one of the best'?


  • #3210
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Strazdas wrote: »
    I think she said 'one of the best'?

    I wouldn't bet my double mortgaged house on it, but I'm sure she started off with saying best Irish track performance ever, then stressed Olympics, then qualified it to say sprints. I don't think there was a "one of" qualifcation in there but could be wrong. No biggie in fairness.


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  • #3211
    dogcat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭dogcat


    Strazdas wrote: »
    He was the slowest of the three semi winners but there was very little between the three, only a tenth of a second.
    As well as that, he was third overall in the standings. I hope he can run well on Thursday and surprise us all with a medal. As it was said, it's good that he gets a rest day.


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