London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics - General discussion
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Still waiting for a postbox in my town to be painted gold. I want to see it before it gets vandalised!
Watching Pendleton earlier, how on earth do you go about competing with such a confident competitor? It's hopeless!
Watching Pendleton earlier, how on earth do you go about competing with such a confident competitor? It's hopeless!
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How? Hurdles? Long Jump? What?
Article says she was a good high jumper, but certainly she is nowhere near dominant heights. Not enough for her to be where she is out of seven events. Six if you exclude her abysmal shot putting.
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Since he's struggling, let me answer your question. She can run and she can jump pretty well, which is what she looks like she would be good at. She can throw a stick pretty well. She looks a bit scrawny to be tossing bowling balls and it just so happens that it's her weakest event.
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Amazing time by Clancy, shame about the scratch race.
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Clancy gets the Bronze.
I don't like this Omnium event. It's no substitute for the loss of the individual pursuit.
I don't like this Omnium event. It's no substitute for the loss of the individual pursuit.
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A postbox in my town has also been painted gold!!👍
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Everything! I'm baffled as to why you want to break it down beyond the overall total. it's the overall total that got her into the olympics and it's the overall total that the average spectator should judge a heptathletes performance on.
Unless you compete against, coach or commentate on her it's not going to make the slightest bit of difference knowing what her weaknesses are.
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And if you go by everything then she is unremarkable at this point. In fact, she is the median. I think you can tell I'm not a fan of these overall events.
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She finished 15th out of 38 athletes and she is still a junior. Nuff said really.
And shes only 19..
And shes only 19..
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She finished 15th out of 39 entrants, 38 starters and 32 finishers. all you've done is attempt to question your way out of an ignorant initial statement.
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So you aren't impressed with someone who set 3 personal best in the heptathlon and equalled one as well at 19 years old and is world junior champion in the long jump.
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That was the point.
I was trying to figure out why she was in it, basically. Just saw a few events and figured she was only featured because she was Team GB.
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Bolt wasn't even at full speed there. I reckon a new world record tonight
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I can't believe Bolt runs a 9.87 while jogging the last 30 metres. He's insanely fast!
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I think he may be catching up
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The Australians have just let a 3-0 lead slip to GB showing more of the spirit of fans helping their country out
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Just been watching the end! sounds like a great game! 👍
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Noble effort from Pistorious. Will surely get a few golds in the Paralympics.
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