***2024 Olympics Thread***

[BigJCy]

Lyles vs Seville will be a fun final

This Thompson dude from Jamaica may beat both.

 

[BCClone]

Women high jumpers look ready for a runway. Tall, slender, and a lot of make up, especially when you have been watching swimming for several days.

 

[CloniesForLife]

This Thompson dude from Jamaica may beat both.

He's fast and built

 

[theshadow]

Men's 100 semis
Thompson (JAM) - 9.80 Q
Seville (JAM) - 9.81 Q
Lyles (USA) - 9.83 Q
Kerley (USA) - 9.84 Q
Simbine (RSA) - 9.87 Q
Tebogo (BOT) - 9.91 Q
---------
Jacobs (ITA) - 9.92 q
Bednarek (USA) - 9.93 q
---------

Final scheduled for 2:50 p.m. (CT).

 

[madguy30]

To be so fast that I can run in the 100M semis and look over on the approach of the finish line just to make sure I'm doing enough to move on.

 

[BCClone]

Poland hammer thrower looks like what I think a hammer thrower would. Canadas……not so much.

 

[BCClone]

@BoxsterCy has to watching the women’s high jump, them tall women.

 

[ClonerJams]

We'll see if Lyles can beat the Jamaicans

 

[BigJCy]

He's fast and built

Looks like a running back or linebacker.

 

[Letterkenny]

It was mostly my mom who didn't get it. This is how the conversation went:

"Why doesn't Giannis play for the USA?"

"Because he's Greek."

"But he plays for the Bucks"

"Yeah, but he's a Greek citizen"

"So, LeBron plays for the USA."

"Yeah, because he's American."

To be fair, it is a somewhat strange concept to Americans. Off the top of my head, outside of soccer, you don't really see American athletes leave for another county, make it big, then play for the U.S. in the Olympics.

We don't have anyone working and living year round in France, Serbia, Russia or wherever, then playing on our national teams.

I don't think there is anything wrong with an American wanting a guy like Giannis, or Jokic to play for the U.S. I also don't think there is anything wrong with those guys wanting to play for the countries they grew up in, and return to frequently.

 

[Letterkenny]

Djokovic hit critical first serves when it mattered. That was the match. Carlos played like C+ match and that’s what it will take to beat him. If he’s at a B level or above nobody beats him.

That was the best I've seen Djokovic play this year. His movement was way better than at Wimbledon. I thought Alcaraz played well, just didn't have that extra gear he usually can find. Djokovic was just super sharp all around. I'm a huge Alcaraz fan, but didn't mind seeing Djokovic finally get his gold.

 

[ScottyP]

We'll see if Lyles can beat the Jamaicans

Lyles staring down Seville made it seem like he plans to get revenge in the final.

 

[jctisu]

That was the best I've seen Djokovic play this year. His movement was way better than at Wimbledon. I thought Alcaraz played well, just didn't have that extra gear he usually can find. Djokovic was just super sharp all around. I'm a huge Alcaraz fan, but didn't mind seeing Djokovic finally get his gold.

Disagree that Carlos played well. That was a C+ level from him. Almost the same number of unforced errors as winners. And he was missing shots that he quite frankly hasn’t missed in months.

Djokovic played well, but in the end, it was a handful of well-timed first serves (particularly the first set) that gave Novak the win.

 

[BCClone]

I didn’t think the Canadian looked like a hammer thrower but on his first throw he destroys the rest of the competition.

 

[BigJCy]

Mens 100m Final coming on now.

 

[ClonerJams]

Lyles! Photo finish!

 

[CloniesForLife]

What a race!!!!!

 

[Rabbuk]

Are they going to show the photo lol

 

[BigJCy]

Wow thought Thompson had it but glad to be wrong.

 

[Cyched]

First 100m gold in 20 years? Nice.