Olympic Games Paris 2024 - AH Thread [Thread banned posters listed in first post.]

You only make marginal gains at that age.

Just my opinion.

If Daniel Wiffen wasn't making it out of the heats, I'd say the same thing.

It's not a knock on them. It's a very competitive event.

Ah come on now. Your over doing the "I know more that you because" stuff now.

I swear you have played, coached and reffed every sport in the country. I've seen you at the same in the rugby and cycling anytime someone comes in for criticism.

Mens Dinghy race about to start on RTÉ..

Will need a monumental chain of events to have a chance of getting a medal.

Oops, sorry no I'm not a elite runner, but I reckon I'm not the only non elite posting on the thread.. So I'm sorry I didn't know I had to be an elite runner to have an opinion.. Well that's me told.

So you think it was the right decision to stay at the back of the field in the 1st 300/400m., fair enough

You are right in saying I don't k know anything about today.. "That he might have made a bad decision" Yes to me it was a bad decision…and of course he might have had a bad day.. Similar to the bad day he had in Rome where he ran an also identical race.

As. I said he's a 13 flat guy that ran 13.55. That on the face of it isn't great.

I wish you the best in your athletic coaching role, and your high level athletics career

Edit.. Just to add that I have actually toe'd the line in a few 5k and 10k runs over the year's. I hope this gives me a bit of kudos 😏

And has multiple friends and contacts from all corners of the world that happen to back up so many of his opinions. I always wonder where he finds the time to post so much given the above.

Does every school have access to a pool ?

I know we used use one from another school on the very very odd occasion. It was more like a school tour than PE.

I think they'll both be broken … eventually. Likewise the 100m and 200m, both set by Flo-Jo in 1988. All four of those WR records have already stood for much longer than I imagined at the time they would. Think of all the talented runners in the intervening decades who have benefitted from ever-faster tracks, better running shoes, improved nutrition, and better training and recovery techniques. And yet they still can't break those records, despite the considerable financial incentives to do so. But they will some day. I'd say the 400m will take the longest to be broken.

Oh boy. Leona took an 8 at the par-5 9th, and is now 7 over.

To paraphrase the late Larry Gogan: I guess the course didn't suit her (or Stephanie) today.

That sounds like game over completely for both women and still 3 more days to go. Awful way to go.

Athletics fancies for tonight

Womens pole vault - I tipped Angelica Moser many many pages back when she was a good price, 14/1 i think. She's now strong second fav after Molly's surprise departure. However i think Nina K from Aus will win gold. She has been for the form horse the last couple of months. Katie Moon is far too short a price in the betting and has been fairly poor the last few "meets" Nina for Gold and Moser to Medal

Mens 3000m SC - I really hope Girma beats that lanky bollox El Bakkali tonight. But i just can't see it. He just seems to always get the better of him. The Morrocon imo will win gold, Kibiwott has a fair chance to medal (22/1)

Mens discuss - All signs are that Alekna should win this by several meters. He is a relative newcomer who has already broken the world record. He could potentially break his own record. Ceh will medal and for an outsider who has improved the last year, Alex Rose is a stupid Price at 100/1. He has an outside chance of a medal.

Mens 400m - I have a feeling MHS isn't going to win this. I wasn't as impressed as the comms about his last start, although they have a bias, i thought he slowed down because he was tieing up, rather than he wanted to. Quincy Hall for me will win this (2/1) MHS should medal but wouldn't shock me if he didn't, so i'll go with Somukonga (25/1) to snatch a medal. He is not the most elegant of runners but is strong and effective

He's a lovely lad, if you google him, you might have a better idea why he was a nice pick for RTE. That muppet who interviewed him was trying to bait him to go in to what happened to him i thought about the adversity he came back from (And he did indeed come back from it)