Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Athletics - Day 2 (Sat)

[alfie]

Loving seeing other nations especially a pb by the aussie number 1. I am happy I picked De grasse even though 3rd

Excellent from Browning : a lot of excitement over him in this neck of the woods ! I honestly didn't think he would win a heat though I gave him a chance of progressing. Now the question is can he go further ? Will be tough , but...

Denny was terrific in the discus too. Kept breaking his PB through the rounds for a fine 4th place , inches off the bronze.

[philipo]

A brilliant brave run by Keeley
Its Mus to.lose but who knows if the right place is on the track. I reckon Goule also

[alfie]

Getting to this bit rather late (confess I am a bit shell shocked over the whole DAS withdrawal business) : with all the disappointing things that have happened the three women in the 800 really did shine. Reekie must have been really confident to run that first heat the way she did knowing only two were likely to feature off that pace : confidence justified ! Bell proved decisively her right to be there and didn't look at all overawed by running with (young) athletic royalty. And Keely H has the tactical brain of a veteran : she seems to know exactly when to move in a race. Timed that perfectly.

Almanza , Wilson , among the casualties.

Mu looks almost untouchable but I fancy there are other medals up for grabs...

[philipo]

I'm liking new nations doing well in these sprints. Switzerland, Italy, Kenya. 10.12 SB for Reece, but I fear he is on the path to squandering his talent.

Loving seeing other nations especially a pb by the aussie number 1. I am happy I picked De grasse even though 3rd

[philipo]

She needs to get her hamstring sorted (in retrospect maybe she should have gone for the operation straight away and jettisoned this Olympics) and hopefully can get herself back for next year.

Dinah will be up there in Eugene.

[philipo]

Great runs by our women
Delighted for Bell. Keeley was so smart and one of the girls may medal.

[alfie]

Well we can see who rules the sprint for now - though who knows what the three years to Paris will bring ? I don't honestly think even a fit DAS could have challenged that - and I wonder if Richardson might think she was actually well out of it this year after all...

[philipo]

A word for Daryll - she was never going to be up among the medals, and did well to reach the final. A pity that she didn't get closer to her new pb in the final, but a solid performance nonetheless.

Darryl can now believe in herself and be an example to others. DAS will be back for sure
If Thompson herah can win with her hamstringss so can DAS. Thinking eugene already
Dont think Richardsom would have won.

[philipo]

10.61 I would cal tha tthe real wor record 10.49 had a 5 plus wind!!! Brillian run!

World record for sure the 10.
49 was an
illegal wind reading of zero by a notorious drug cheat.
Well done Thompsom herah

[RunUnlimited]

Coe and Ovett never got on! Why should ETH and SAFP? Elaine was the young usurper. She is six years younger and won the last Olympics. Tougher to be friends when your main rival is your close compatriot, I would imagine.

Exactly. Coe and Ovett were one of the most bitter rivalries in athletics history. And being from the same country and being the world's best middle distance runners of their era, it was always likely to be that way. SAFP and ETH are possibly the same way. Respectful of each other's abilities... and that's about it.

[jjimbojames]

Yes - SJ clearly being Team SAFP there!

[Christy93]

Jackson was cold too, and she trains with Elaine. There has to be something there...

[jjimbojames]

Interesting that Nieta expected more of herself - suggests she thought she’d run quicker than her PB. Bodes well for the relay, as we’ll need a step up from the girls to counter Diana’s issues

[Occasional Hope]

No, but you don't have to look quite so stone faced when your national team mate has just won and your country has done a clean sweep of the medals. Interesting that Shericka was the same as SAFP.

[Occasional Hope]

And two WCs in between.