Gemmill 46020 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 That 800 was the highlight of the athletics for me last night, ahead of Bolt. That 1:41.73 record of Coe's is stuck in my head from childhood, and I know this bloke had already beaten that record, but to watch him basically just sprint for two laps, smash the world record and drag everyone behind him to lifetime bests/national records was crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17643 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Got to agree last night was fuckin epic....It was the greatest half mile race of all time. Rudisha breaks a huge barrier to get below 1min 41, but the thing is the GB lad Andrew Osagie ran 1-43.77 and finsihed in last place...that time would have won him gold at Beijing only 4 years ago. The lass from Leeds who won the boxing produced one of the great Olympic gold medal displays...she demolished the Chinese girl. Never seen tae kwon do before but it looks a great martial art to actually watch, the scoring seems to be very fast and can change quickly, lots of flying kicks to the head etc...to be fair, she'd get it too, which am sure is the forefront of her thinking this morning...."wonder what faceless internet tosspots want to shag me now I won a gold..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46020 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Good luck to Sarah Stevenson in the taekwondo today. Lost both of her parents to cancer within 3 months of each other recently. I think even i'll be bubbling if she can pick up a medal today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46020 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 See that yank that broke his leg at the 200m mark in the 4x400 relay yesterday, but finished his leg in 46s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22143 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 aye, i saw that. surely he's on the wind up. how do you break your leg running around a track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15716 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 No wonder his leg was finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46020 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 aye, i saw that. surely he's on the wind up. how do you break your leg running around a track? Was going up some stairs and missed a step the other day apparently, which is where the damage was done. Then it just went in the run. It's confirmed broke, so he's definitely not swinging the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43063 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 aye, i saw that. surely he's on the wind up. how do you break your leg running around a track? How indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 How indeed. I just choked on my coffee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Good luck to Sarah Stevenson in the taekwondo today. Lost both of her parents to cancer within 3 months of each other recently. I think even i'll be bubbling if she can pick up a medal today. Ouch. Really not a fan of TKD especially the stuff they serve up in the Olympics but good luck to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Her round is on now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15716 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 WTF?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17643 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 How indeed. Is that the Leeds lass who won the boxing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17643 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Ouch. Really not a fan of TKD especially the stuff they serve up in the Olympics but good luck to her. what is it you do?...is the tkd at the olympics different to normal tkd then?...is it like the boxing i.e. a lot more protection?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Jiu Jitsu. As most people here know already I'm not too familiar with TKD but I have seen sparring that actually looks more like people fighting rather than just waving their legs at each other - to me anyway, and I'm sure people would say similar things about Jitsu or judo. Clearly, it's just not my thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7169 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Far too many 'Hi Yah!s' for my liking. Not sure what that point of a martial art is if it cant at least be partially applied in a real fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CabayeAye Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Far too many 'Hi Yah!s' for my liking. Not sure what that point of a martial art is if it cant at least be partially applied in a real fight TKD is a sport, rather than a martial art, isn't it? TKD is completely useless in a fight. A Ju Jitsu fighter would destroy a TKD player in nano seconds in a fight. It's just gay kicks with no power and nowt else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46020 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Aye they refer to themselves as taekwondo "players", which sounds weird, but supports the sport vs martial art thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CabayeAye Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 This TKD is properly gay. I'm actually ambivalent about whether the Brit wins or not because it's such an embarrasment. Get three points if you touch his head with your foot, but power and staying on your feet are irrelevant. I just want to step into the ring and beat the shit out of the pair of them for being such little pussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 The video referrals business is the clincher for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ9cBQANjiw I love this man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CabayeAye Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Shoving a microphone straight in the faces of the DQed sprinters, man. Leave them alone, you prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43063 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 WTF?? Chinese inflation is out of control atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 This TKD is properly gay. I'm actually ambivalent about whether the Brit wins or not because it's such an embarrasment. Get three points if you touch his head with your foot, but power and staying on your feet are irrelevant. I just want to step into the ring and beat the shit out of the pair of them for being such little pussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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