The Official Olympic Thread

[Shaggy]

Ex footballer isn't he?

[PTP]

Yeah listened to hs coach on talk sort the other day...he was playing for dagenham and redbridge, never tried athletics u til his coach spotted him laying football....only been sprinting for about. A year

[Shaggy]

Great effort, 2nd behind Powell who wins in 10.04.

[PTP]

Well done...18 years old, great effort

[CJ]

Holly bleasdales dad lives round the corner from me I am told

[Shaggy]

Powell ran out of his lane there.

Blake up next

[PTP]

Really? Has it not been picked up?

[Shaggy]

Really? Has it not been picked up?

I think it doesn't matter cos he was so far ahead of the fella in the next lane that he didn't impede him.

Nice and easy for Blake.

Straight to the semis which start at 7.45 tomorrow.

[PTP]

Blake cruised it with 10 seconds

Michael Johnson Nother legend with high praise for gemili.."faultless, near perfect technique and it's all natural, as good as anyone, and only 18!"

[Shaggy]

Think I'd better pop out to the shops.

[captainfog]

Chambers next. Hope he qualifies just to piss off all the self righteous ****s.

[PTP]

Yeah it's the same for me, not feeling well anyway like but I'm danger of just not moving...I'm going to watch the javelin then I think there is a bit of break for a couple hours with nothing worth seeing?

So I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and go for a bike ride ...nothing too it as I do feel rough but hoping to get the blood pumping and maybe blow this cold away

[PTP]

Good run from the druggy

[Shaggy]

So 24 into the semis - presumably three heats of 8 runners. That mean it's only first 2 in each semi qualifies? Plus the two fastest losers? Surely there'll be a big name casualty or two.

[ChesterDave]

9 lane track so possibly first 3 in each heat through