EPTOn May 13 2012 23:36 Zabimaru wrote:
I'm going to be working there. :D
I'm going to be working there. :D
Lucky bastard you!
Can't wait to sit all day every day in front of the tv and just watch watch watch! Already hyped
2012 Olympics Event Discussion Thread - Page 2
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DwD
Sweden8621 Posts
Lucky bastard you! Can't wait to sit all day every day in front of the tv and just watch watch watch! Already hyped | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
Men's Side Marathon is going to be absolutely epic! 2:03:42 man Wilson Kipsang, Double WC Gold Medalist Peter Kirui, and Moses Mosop who ran 2:03:03 (wind-aided) in Boston. Then you have the Ethiopian contigent, all who have recently run in the low 2:04's. Really that's crazy when you think about it as just two or three years ago 2:04 was an eye-popping time...now it's run relatively frequently. Will also be interesting to see if the late Sammy Wanjiru's unbelievable Beijing run has redefined the way people attack the Olympic Marathon. Men's 10K is gonna be sweet too, especially if Bekele rounds back into good form. Bekele v Farah? Hell yes! Then you have the ever improving Galen Rupp who could be a longshot to medal as he ran 26:48 last season and it's just a question of can he get a little bit stronger and be able to really kick with everyone at the bell. 5K could be awesome as well. Farah v Lagat (Presumably anyway, I can't imagine him not making it past the trials), Rupp could be there, maybe Lopez Lomong who did this just a few weeks ago. Going to be really interesting to see who the Kenyan squad ends up being this year 1500m could be one hell of a race too. Silas Kiplagat just ran 3:29 on Friday and it's EARLY in the season. Equally stunning in that same race was reigning WC and Olympic gold medalist Asbel Kiprop who finished just tenths of a second behind Kiprop despite getting tangled up and nearly falling right as he was coming into the back straight. 800m is pretty well setup for Rudisha to do his usual thing BUT there is Mohammed Aman who actually managed to beat Rudisha last season. We'll probably get a better idea of this matchup before the olympics though as they are scheduled to race each other soon 400m just got more interesting as Merritt just popped off a cool 44.19, meaning he could potentially be sub 44 shape come London. Obviously Kirani James is a huge threat despite looking off and being unable to win indoor WC's. Then there is Wariner...and who knows what to expect from him. 200m - Blake (19.26) v Bolt (19.19)...I don't even think I need to say more except that this is going to be awesome 100m - Same matchup. Bolt has run much faster than Blake in this event, but Blake hasn't been in peak 100m form since his stellar 200m breakthrough. He also has a slightly higher absolutely top end speed than Bolt. Thrown in the added pressure of Bolt messing up and false starting to get DQed from the 100m WC final last year in Daegu and things get VERY interesting. Women's Side Marathon - Sure looks set up for Mary Keitany to wreck face. She just ran 2:18:37 in London with THE fastest final 10k split in women's marathon history. She ran the last 10k in an unbelievable 31:36! If she can close the olympics anything like she did London earlier this year it's a done deal. 5k/10k - One word: Vivian Cheruiyot. I don't think anyone can stop her the way she is running right now. Last week despite a slow pace and dropping down in distance to 3K Cheruiyot still managed to outkick Ethiopan Meseret Defar. For her tp take down competition like Defar (Cheruiyot, Defar, and Tirunesh Dibaba are the dominant three) in here weaker event off a slow pace shows she is in absolutely dominant form at the minute. 1500m - Should be interesting as you have reigning WC gold medalist Jenny Simpson (who I regular see running on the trails here in Colorado!), Morgan Uceny (arguably the 1500m favorite last year in Daegu but got tangled up, tripped, and was out). There are a host of others out there with credentials right around 4:00 incuding Shannon Rowbury, Ekaterina Gorbunova, Maryam Jamal, and Kalkidan Gezahegne. 800m - Pamela Jelimo certainly looks to be the overwhelming favorite as she is healthy again and just ran a blistering 1:56.94. If she isn't peaking too soon I'm not sure I see anyone challenging that. Ethiopian teenager Fantu Magiso made a courageous move with 200m to go and blasted into the lead, but couldn't quite hold it but still establishes here name as a potential threat. Given Jelimo's time it really only leaves Caster Semenya and Mariya Savinova with realistic chances of thinking about Gold. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
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Galtakar
Sweden374 Posts
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GoTuNk!
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AirbladeOrange
United States2571 Posts
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l10f
United States3241 Posts
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
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AirbladeOrange
United States2571 Posts
But now he's a local hero. He became a citizen recently and loves running for the US. I think a biography on him is supposed to come out soon. | ||
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duckii
Germany1017 Posts
On May 14 2012 12:44 l10f wrote: Judo and Handball are the two I'm most excited for ^_^ Is handball followed at all in the US? *I'm very excited for it as well :p | ||
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TzaTzers
United States589 Posts
Edit: Apparently Asafa Powell has been giving Bolt a run for his money, so we will have to see what happens but overall the Jamaican relay team is so good right now. | ||
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Brutaxilos
United States2622 Posts
Aside from that, can't wait to see track! USAIN BOLT GOGO :D | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
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amazingxkcd
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icystorage
Jollibee19343 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Group A: Great Britain (A1), Senegal (A2), United Arab Emirates (A3), Uruguay (A4)Group B: Mexico (B1), South Korea (B2), Gabon (B3), Switzerland (B4) Group C: Brazil (C1), Egypt (C2), Belarus (C3), New Zealand (C4) Group D: Spain (D1), Japan (D2), Honduras (D3), Morocco (D4) how do they pick the participants? is GB and England the same? lol | ||
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peekn
United States1152 Posts
On May 13 2012 23:28 Klive5ive wrote: Might watch the football and the real sports. Don't care much for professional athletics though, what a waste of time/money/effort. How can you say that... That is basically what the Olympics are all about... athletics, dexterity, stamina etc. You really don't understand the point of the Olympics do you... | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia12799 Posts
On May 14 2012 13:10 icystorage wrote: football draws + Show Spoiler + Group A: Great Britain (A1), Senegal (A2), United Arab Emirates (A3), Uruguay (A4)Group B: Mexico (B1), South Korea (B2), Gabon (B3), Switzerland (B4) Group C: Brazil (C1), Egypt (C2), Belarus (C3), New Zealand (C4) Group D: Spain (D1), Japan (D2), Honduras (D3), Morocco (D4) how do they pick the participants? is GB and England the same? lol GB includes Wales and Scotland I think. So the GB football team will be a combined Wales/England/Scotland side. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
On May 14 2012 12:46 AirbladeOrange wrote: Lopez Lomong competed in the same section as me in high school and graduated a year before me. A lot of people including parents were pissed that his school imported a few Africans and put them on track and XC. But now he's a local hero. He became a citizen recently and loves running for the US. I think a biography on him is supposed to come out soon. Oh wow, that's really awesome! Was he a monster back in high school, or just a good HS runner? I'm really excited to see how he does at the US Trials as he basically has his pick at 1500m/5000m. I certainly see him as a guy who could definitely make the team as his Payton-Jordan 13:11 almost certainly would have been more like 13:05-13:08 had he not taken off a lap early. So he's obviously got pretty good 5k fitness and demonstrated a nice kick in that race off a strong pace. We know he has the wheels given his 1500m credentials and I think that race demonstrated (well besides a shitload of mental toughness) that he can kick strongly off a good pace. 12:55 pace might be a different story but I sincerely doubt that the trials or the Olympics will be all that fast. | ||
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L_Master
United States8017 Posts
I follow T&F pretty heavily but don't know much about contenders in other sports work or how the competitions themselves actually work. EDIT: HOLY SHIT DTEEEEEEEEEEEEE! | ||
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