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  1. Deafening Silence

    Deafening Silence Well-Known Member

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    Men's 100m final if any one is interested!
     
    Deafening Silence, Aug 4, 2024
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    I am!
     
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    Sorry but they have to take the lumpiest off the bbc and let someone else have a go their coverage is appalling you start watching one event then suddenly your watching something else.
     
    Redsnut, Aug 4, 2024
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    A big well done to the St Lucia athlete, who won the women's 100m Final yesterday. :)
     
    Acido Tyke, Aug 4, 2024
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    Well, supposedly, but they just keep playing music
     
    Jay, Aug 4, 2024
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    The best hair do won!
     
    Redhelen, Aug 4, 2024
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    How did he win that! Unbelievable.
     
    Jay, Aug 4, 2024
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  8. Deafening Silence

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    I missed that one. Was it while the boxing was on?
     
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    Yes.
     
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    Good to know, just asked the wife if she knew when it was.
     
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    Redhelen Well-Known Member

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    Metal from eiffel tower in the medals, the bell they re ringing in the stade de France going to the Notre Dame - great ideas!
     
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    Yeah DS I reckon it was.
    Showing my ignorance here, I don't even know where St Lucia is!. :eek:
     
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    First Olympic medal ever for St Lucia and it was a gold and in the 100m. What an achievement, she’ll be remembered forever there.
     
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    It's in the Caribbean, I believe.
     
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    I reckon I should get gold medal in calling the winners when it’s a close result. Every time they go to a photo finish or say it was only a 100th of a second in it or whatever, I’m always bemused because I thought it was as clear as day who won. It’s weird because when I see the replay I notice how close it was and sometimes find it hard to tell again myself but during the live race it’s the most obvious thing in the world.
     
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  16. Acido Tyke

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    Yeah to win one of the 'blue ribbon' events like the 100m sprint, is a great achievement.
    And the G.B athlete was so close (but not quite good enough) to the Bronze.
     
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    Think it helped Noah was nearest to us as it were cos I thought he'd got it too!
     
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    I'm the same with dead-heats in horse racing. I'm certain they could use a pixelation to define the winner. If I can see what the winner was why can't a judge.

    There was one at Goodwood yesterday. I was certain the horse on the outside had won. Not complaining because I had the other horse but was certain I'd lost in real time.
     
    Stephen Dawson, Aug 4, 2024
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    Gotta love Lyles. I'm not normally a fan of that brash American style, but he does it in such a likeable way.
     
    RichK, Aug 4, 2024
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    Agreed. Seems like a genuinely nice chap.
     
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