The Athletics Thread (... but predominantly about Bolt)

[marcus50bucks]

Bolt looked like he had plenty left in reserve if his semi final is anything to go by.

[Hollowman]

Gatlin roared out of the blocks like a 33 year old two time doper.

[Saveloy]

I'm loving the medal wheel thing they've got Michael Johnson pinning stickers to before banging a little gong.

If he didn't have a little bit of chemistry with Logan I think he might have already walked off

[Chazza]

Men's 400m was brilliant first time the first three all go under 44secs.

Contrast that with the women's 200m farce where Campbell-Brown decided that her lane wasn't good enough so decided to rock into the next lane for about 70m and still didn't get DQ'd.

[Buzzo]

Bolt v Gatlin in the 200m just about to start.

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[Buzzo]

Bolt absolutely blows the field away

[Shaggy]

Usaaaaaiiiin!

[Vermilion]

Awesome! Smashed Gatlin.

[Buzzo]

His star shines so brightly, you can't imagine him not finishing first. He absolutely cruised that

I hope he gets his golds in Rio and then retires.

[Shaggy]

Same here. I can only ever remember him losing one race, over 100m to Gatlin in Rome about two years ago. Otherwise I've never seen him lose.

Imagine if he ever gets busted for doping.

[Saveloy]

What happened to Blake? Is he injured?

[Shaggy]

Failed to qualify from the trials I think. Dodgy.

[Hollowman]

That two hundred time he clocked in Bruxelles a few years ago, when he took the record temporarily, looks more and more sketchy. He had the wind, but it's fully two tenths quicker than any other run he's ever made.

[Saveloy]

Failed to qualify from the trials I think. Dodgy.

Blimey, didn't realise that.

I just had a look and he ran 10.36 at the Jamaica nationals and didn't make the final.

What a 200m that was from Bolt. Destroyed the field and looked like he had more in reserve. It would be great if he could do the double in Rio.

[Fredo]