Kelly Holmes wins the 800m

ecksor · 23-08-2004 7:04pm #1

Cracking race! After all those injuries over the years I'm delighted for her.

Today's results

mike65 · 23-08-2004 7:09pm

Ah Feck it! I missed the race. Thrilled for her, it was her last chance for an Olympic gong. Thats great.

Mike.

Davey Devil · 23-08-2004 7:17pm

What a cracker of a race, one of the best I can remember. Fair play to Kelly, she ran the perfect race. If it had have been an 805 metre race Ceplak would have won. She came through like a steam-train.

mike65 · 23-08-2004 10:27pm

She's going for 1500 metres too! Nothing to loose now of course....

Mike.

krattapopov · 23-08-2004 10:37pm

saw a replay, cracking race agree with davey she ran the perfect race and if it had have even been 1 meter longer she would have come third i think, fair play to her i say

Amz · 23-08-2004 11:01pm

It was a fantastic race, her reaction afterwards was great.
Hope she does well in the 1500m.

Flukey · 24-08-2004 10:17pm

A good race alright. That Maria de Lurdes Mutola really looks like a man, face and body. :eek:

ecksor · 24-08-2004 10:19pm

Posts like that make me want to close this forum. Idiot.

Flukey · 24-08-2004 10:26pm

I am not implying anything. All I am saying is that she looks very masculine looking. I am certain she is a woman. It was just a general observation, nothing more than that. Sorry if it came across any differently. That was not the intention.

dudara · 25-08-2004 2:22pm

I'm delighted for Kelly Holmes. She really earned that medal. Her face just after the race was priceless when she wasn't sure if she had won or not!

Big Ears · 25-08-2004 3:35pm

dudara wrote:

I'm delighted for Kelly Holmes. She really earned that medal. Her face just after the race was priceless when she wasn't sure if she had won or not!

same feelings as myself , and she looks like she has a great shot at the 1,500 metres , if a country like Kenya dosen't try any team tactics exploiting her staying near the back at the start and possibly boxing her in at the back of a pack , but anyway she ran another great race and come through with ease .

Hopefully another Gold medal .

Flukey · 26-08-2004 12:38am

Yes, it seemed to be a good race. The 1500m will be interesting.

davelerave · 26-08-2004 1:31am

i was delighted too she got a gold at last.what a race tactician she is taking the first 400 handy

mike65 · 26-08-2004 10:26pm

She ran an exellent semi, stayed at the back, well clear of any trouble then with 200 to go eased foward to finnish second. Her finnish looks good enough to win her a medal on Saturday.

Mike.

mike65 · 28-08-2004 6:35pm

She's done it! Fantastic result, she'll have to get knighted after this..

Mike.

ecksor · 28-08-2004 6:35pm

And now she's done the double!! With 110 to go the way she was looking around with such composure just made her look unbelievably confident. She looked like she could do what she liked with her opponents.

mollser · 28-08-2004 11:57pm

I'm delighted for her, the way she powered home on the race was nothing less than awesome.

However, of all the medals won so far, I think this looks a touch suspect. At 34, she is no spring chicken, and with all those injuries, I really can't help but be a little bit sceptical of this one.

I really really hope that these medals were won justly, but i'm going to hold back for just a couple of days to see if there's any developments.....

Otherwise, fair play to the brits, that 4 x 100 was only incredible, beating the 1,2 & 3 of the 200m's US team is only incredible. They have come good in this second week.

silverside · 28-08-2004 11:59pm

Pure class... Go Kelly !!! That smile as she crossed the line - really brightened up my week

Davey Devil · 29-08-2004 12:02am

mollser wrote:

However, of all the medals won so far, I think this looks a touch suspect. At 34, she is no spring chicken, and with all those injuries, I really can't help but be a little bit sceptical of this one.

I really really hope that these medals were won justly, but i'm going to hold back for just a couple of days to see if there's any developments.....

I think that is a completely stupid thing to say. She used to be in the army, there is no way she's the type is take drugs.

pickarooney · 29-08-2004 12:09am

Davey Devil wrote:

I think that is a completely stupid thing to say. She used to be in the army, there is no way she's the type is take drugs.

Baffling logic there...

Excellent race, excellent result.

mike65 · 29-08-2004 12:10am

Kelly Holmes is too long in the tooth and too smart to blow her last chance for international glory. Its proberly her army background thats got her this far, she not a quitter and has disipline. I'm tempted to think ALL athletes should spend a year or two in karki they' might spend less time complaining that the muse is'nt with them...

Mike.

Pherekydes · 29-08-2004 12:26am

I know lots of people in the army: they're not all disciplined, and they're not all drug free.
Not saying Holmes is dirty, but it wasn't a good example.

ecksor · 29-08-2004 7:54pm

Cripes, it's not like she even broke any PBs (I actually probably have her 800m PB from the '95 grand prix final in Monaco on video somewhere still).

EDIT: It has been pointed out to me that she improved her 1500m PB by 0.17

This sort of speculation about individual athletes is not permitted on the forum. I shall attempt to make the posting guidelines clearer on this issue. Thread closed.

Kelly Holmes wins the 800m

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