London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

ascanbe · 05-08-2012 10:46PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Why not the indoor 50 or 60m so?

That's a legitmate question.
I think the 100m has been picked as the perfect distance to sort out the question of 'who's the fastest' because it's probably been worked out that sprinters don't get into full stride and to their top-speed within 60 meters; they're usually hitting their top speed around the 80 metre mark and can either power on or go backwards from there.
There has to bit of latitude.
But you're right, i think, in wondering what distance would actually perfectly answer that question.
I'd say, though, that 100m is pretty much spot on.

funnights74 · 05-08-2012 10:56PM

For me it's the marathon, how those guys travel at that speed for that distance is as staggering as bolt running 9.64 tonight.
Watching the ladies marathon earlier they were nearly on the floor running up to the finish, and actually on the floor when they did. Personally not a fan of the street finish.
Finishing this great race away from the stadium takes away from the event, even though it's great to see the ordinary Joe on the streets cheering on the runners but there's something magical when the leader of the marathon enters the stadium to the cheers of the crowd.

fryup · 05-08-2012 10:58PM

i loved the interview with Bolt & Blake afterwards their jamican accents were so heavy Man!

i was half expecting them to light up a spliff:D

el diablo · 05-08-2012 11:08PM

Andy Murray and Laura Robson look very awkward together while being interviewed.

LordSutch · 05-08-2012 11:13PM

fryup wrote: »

i loved the interview with Bolt & Blake afterwards their jamican accents were so heavy Man!

i was half expecting them to light up a spliff:D

Blake in particular has an impenetrable Jamaican accent

But Wow, how Bolt blew them all away, with all the doubts answered in just 9.63 seconds - unforgettable.

My name is URL · 05-08-2012 11:14PM

Brazil demolishing Serbia in the Volleyball

fryup · 05-08-2012 11:22PM

el diablo wrote: »

Andy Murray and Laura Robson look very awkward together while being interviewed.

Laura Robson is developing into a fine looking filly:p

unkel · 05-08-2012 11:23PM

Terrible start and still winning in 9.63. Fastest man the world has ever seen by some margin!

Diego Maradona wrote: »

Not a white man to be seen

There is only one white man who has ever run 100m in sub 10s. Once.

There are more than 70 black men who have done that. One of the finalists today has done it himself more than 80 times

And some still say there are no genetic differences between the races

Brain Stroking · 05-08-2012 11:26PM

fryup wrote: »

Laura Robson is developing into a fine looking filly:p

You could eat your dinner off her forehead

The_Kew_Tour · 05-08-2012 11:27PM

Here is hoping Taylor and Murphy win us 2 more medals tomorrow.

In Katie case the start of 3 to Gold.

fryup · 05-08-2012 11:29PM

Brain Stroking wrote: »

You could eat your dinner off her forehead

i'd eat it from her knickers;)

el diablo · 05-08-2012 11:29PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Here is hoping Taylor and Murphy win us 2 more medals tomorrow.

In Katie case the start of 3 to Gold.

Anyone know what time the sailing final is on tomorrow? Is it just one race?

The_Kew_Tour · 05-08-2012 11:35PM

el diablo wrote: »

Anyone know what time the sailing final is on tomorrow? Is it just one race?

just one race yes. It starts at between 1.00 and 1.30 is what I heard.

if she finishes in top 3 she is sure of medal or even if she finishes ahead of any of other 3 sailors who are within point of each other as its double scores. If she wins the race she wins Gold.

Would take bronze now.

steelcityblues · 05-08-2012 11:42PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

just one race yes. It starts at between 1.00 and 1.30 is what I heard.

if she finishes in top 3 she is sure of medal or even if she finishes ahead of any of other 3 sailors who are within point of each other as its double scores. If she wins the race she wins Gold.

Would take bronze now.

Not that I know much about sailing, but getting any medals are something special.

LordSutch · 05-08-2012 11:42PM

unkel wrote: »

Terrible start and still winning in 9.63. Fastest man the world has ever seen by some margin!

There is only one white man who has ever run 100m in sub 10s. Once.

There are more than 70 black men who have done that. One of the finalists today has done it himself more than 80 times

And some still say there are no genetic differences between the races

The great 200/400 meter sprinter Michael Johnson recently did a documentary on the BBC where he delved into this very subject!
His conclusion was that most (but not all) of the top sprinters in the world come from Jamaica and the USA, and to cut a long story short, the main theory was that those top sprinters are the descendents of slaves brought to the Caribbean/USA from West Africa, the journey by boat would invaribly result in many deaths on the arduous voyage, which left only the strongest as survivors - then those strongest survivours were bread with the previous batch of slave survivors, who were then mated with the strongest, etc etc etc etc, which did in effect lead to the black slaves being bread to be be the strongest/fastest for their masters plantations . . .

Its a very black subject (excuse the pun), but this breeding programme done by the white colonial masters hundreds of years ago "may" have resulted in the modern day superiority of the black sprinter? (questionmark).

That's the gist of Michael Johnson's BBC documentary (aired only last week).

Pherekydes · 05-08-2012 11:47PM

unkel wrote: »

There is only one white man who has ever run 100m in sub 10s. Once.

Lemaitre has done it 7 times. Plus he's run exactly 10 seconds, and as sprint times are rounded up, it's likely that it may have been 9.99x in reality. Marian Woronin of Poland and Koji Ito of Japan have both run 10 seconds dead, too.

Patrick Johnson of Australia ran 9.93. He's of Irish and Aboriginal descent.

bnt · 05-08-2012 11:51PM

The 5th-place finisher in the Vault is something of an unusual case, but good to see: Oksana Chusovitina has been competing at the highest level since 1990, has a team gold from the Barcelona 1992 Olympics and many European and World championship medals including a Silver in Tokyo last year, is a mother, and is still at it at the age of 37. (Who says you're over the horse at 18?)

YFlyer · 05-08-2012 11:55PM

Alan Well is the spit of Leonard Rossiter of Rising Damp

keano_afc · 05-08-2012 11:56PM

Shamelessly stolen:

Congratulations to Britain's Andy Murray on his gold medal. Also, commiserations to Scotland's Andy Murray on his silver medal.

The_Kew_Tour · 05-08-2012 11:59PM

steelcityblues wrote: »

Not that I know much about sailing, but getting any medals are something special.

Oh I totally agree. But if she comes 4th who is going to remember her in 12 months?

Where as if she gets any medal she will be remembered as being medalist.

She can be extremely proud of her fantastic achievement even if she misses out tomorrow, but hopefully she get Medal and better still a Gold one.

H2UMrsRobinson · 06-08-2012 12:03AM

keano_afc wrote: »

Shamelessly stolen:

Congratulations to Britain's Andy Murray on his gold medal. Also, commiserations to Scotland's Andy Murray on his silver medal.

Shamelessly stolen from you too - cheers !

paulgeog · 06-08-2012 12:13AM

keano_afc wrote: »

Shamelessly stolen:

Congratulations to Britain's Andy Murray on his gold medal. Also, commiserations to Scotland's Andy Murray on his silver medal.

....and Australia's Laura Robson.

steelcityblues · 06-08-2012 12:17AM

Pherekydes wrote: »

Lemaitre has done it 7 times. Plus he's run exactly 10 seconds, and as sprint times are rounded up, it's likely that it may have been 9.99x in reality. Marian Woronin of Poland and Koji Ito of Japan have both run 10 seconds dead, too.

Patrick Johnson of Australia ran 9.93. He's of Irish and Aboriginal descent.

Also, the dominance of Jeremy Warriner at 400m for years.

Jimoslimos · 06-08-2012 12:23AM

BBC reporting on a bottle thrown at the athletes just before the start of the 100m, man arrested apparently.

Noticed something odd about the start but didn't give it much attention at the time.

paulgeog · 06-08-2012 12:25AM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

BBC reporting on a bottle thrown at the athletes just before the start of the 100m, man arrested apparently.

Noticed something odd about the start but didn't give it much attention at the time.

Looked like a Heineken bottle. An outrage! Not an official sponsor.

Namlub · 06-08-2012 01:07AM

fryup wrote: »

i loved the interview with Bolt & Blake afterwards their jamican accents were so heavy Man!

i was half expecting them to light up a spliff:D

Tanks to mah pheeeseeyo-turrapist :pac:

Love Jamaican accents.

steelcityblues · 06-08-2012 01:11AM

Namlub wrote: »

Tanks to mah pheeeseeyo-turrapist :pac:

Love Jamaican accents.

Reminds me too much of the Cork accent for me to like, lol.

Jimoslimos · 06-08-2012 01:13AM

paulgeog wrote: »

....and Australia's Laura Robson.

Think Australia have enough silver medals :pac:

RedRightHand · 06-08-2012 01:19AM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

BBC reporting on a bottle thrown at the athletes just before the start of the 100m, man arrested apparently.

Noticed something odd about the start but didn't give it much attention at the time.

Some marketing guy from Gatorade throwing a bottle to Bolt?

nice_very · 06-08-2012 01:33AM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

BBC reporting on a bottle thrown at the athletes just before the start of the 100m, man arrested apparently.

Noticed something odd about the start but didn't give it much attention at the time.

yeah I saw that, it looked like a pepsi max bottle (dark label, dark liquid) thrown into Bolts lane, or maybe it was Paddy Barnes water bottle trying to get more twitfans

London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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