Tokyo Olympics day 4 - Monday 2 August

[LuckySpikes]

Ieul gets a flier but ... A smile by a pretty girl is always persuasive!

[Occasional Hope]

Muhammad dominant in her semi.

[CAML]

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And Michael Johnson pretty much said what I was thinking just now in the studio about SMU's form shown so far.

RunUnlimited, you should sue MJ for plagiarism.

[SprintRelayFan]

Another NR. Impressive the ladies pulling these out the bag in driving rain...
And this is what's missing so far from team GB - we had two good PBs in the 1500 earlier but there seems to be a lack of stepping up across the piece

[Occasional Hope]

*So far*, Daryll has produced the best British performance.

[alfie]

Markovc got a PB in the 5000.

[Occasional Hope]

Yes (and deserves praise for that), but she didn't make the final. Daryll did, and 10.95 is a world class time. Pre-Dina it would have been a massive British record too.

[Christy93]

Outside lanes in H3 must be thanking their lucky stars. Another last place for GB.

[trickstat]

Turner hobbling away after that race.

[MysteryBrick]

Must have been something wrong with her. Pity...

[Christy93]

Yeah, pretty clearly hindered by an injury.

[Occasional Hope]

Jess Turner seems to be hurt

[RunUnlimited]

Femke Bol makes qualifying look easy and the last 50 meters were run at a jog, and she *still* ran 53.91. Jessica Turner looked like she was injured and she trailed in next to last, way off the pace.

[Occasional Hope]

Weather is almost Gateshead levels of vile, except that it's presumably warmer.

[RunUnlimited]

At least Turner was about to hurdle without slipping... impressive in these conditions. Somehow, the UK #1 on the other hand, found a way to slip up on a bone dry, hot day two days earlier.....

[RunUnlimited]

Weather is almost Gateshead levels of vile, except that it's presumably warmer.

As you say that, the torrential rain, literally like someone flipping a switch, stopped dead.

[Christy93]

Does Denise not watch athletics unless the BBC are paying her? Apparently Bol hasn't had battles on the circuit... Shamier Little says hello, Denise.

[Occasional Hope]

Lovely to see Barshim and Tamberi giving each other their gold medals

[RunUnlimited]

Does Denise not watch athletics unless the BBC are paying her? Apparently Bol hasn't had battles on the circuit... Shamier Little says hello, Denise.

<Shamier Little> "Am I a joke to you?"

[trickstat]

For the first time in my time on the planet Kenya have not won the 'chase at a Games they have attended.

[SprintRelayFan]

Given the week they're having I was almost expecting an Italian victory

[SprintRelayFan]

First time since '68 according to the BBC

[trickstat]

They won their first title in '68 and '64 was the last non-Kenyan winner other than 1976 and 1980 when they boycotted.

[SprintRelayFan]

they're back out in the field