The Official Olympic Thread

[Leyton388]

Just watching the basketball and the one thing i don't like about it is the clock stopping for everything. Keep the clock going and the action would be better IMO.

[Liverpel]

Yessssssssssssssss!!!!!!

[ChesterDave]

Right, gone for it £10 on a World Record in the 200m

[Assassin]

Right, gone for it £10 on a World Record in the 200m

What odds? It looks like they might have a slight head wind

[ChesterDave]

I could of taken 2/1 at Lads but no money in the account so had to take 7/4 at Paddy Power. Also had a £15 double on GB to get 28 or more golds and 3 or more goals tonight - after seeing the team we have out I think we'll cover that easy.

[Assassin]

I could of taken 2/1 at Lads but no money in the account so had to take 7/4 at Paddy Power. Also had a £15 double on GB to get 28 or more golds and 3 or more goals tonight - after seeing the team we have out I think we'll cover that easy.

They are not giving anything away with those odds.

The other bet looks a good bet

That Caster Semenya running the the 800 semi has to be a man, regardless of what they say

[baitman]

They are not giving anything away with those odds.

The other bet looks a good bet

That Caster Semenya running the the 800 semi has to be a man, regardless of what they say

she was subjected to IAAF gender tests, which she passed, but she also took legal advice and had a firm of solicitors to act for her "to protect her dignity" so this would suggest there is more to her sexuality than is being made public.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_Semenya

Gender test
Following her victory at the world championships, questions were raised about her gender.[2][13][19][20]
The IAAF's handling of the case spurred many negative reactions. A number of athletes, including retired sprinter Michael Johnson, criticized the organization for its response to the incident.[16][21] Prominent South African civic leaders, commentators, politicians, and activists characterized the controversy as racist, as well as an affront to Semenya's privacy and human rights.[22][23] The IAAF said it only made the test public after it had already been reported in the media, denying charges of racism and expressing regret about "the allegations being made about the reasons for which these tests are being conducted."[15][24] The federation also explained that the motivation for the test was not suspected cheating but a desire to determine whether she had a "rare medical condition" giving her an unfair competitive advantage.[25] The president of the IAAF stated that the case could have been handled with more sensitivity.[26] In an interview with South African magazine YOU Semenya stated, "God made me the way I am and I accept myself." She also took part in a makeover with the magazine.[27]
On 7 September 2009, Wilfred Daniels, Semenya's coach with Athletics South Africa (ASA), resigned because he felt that ASA "did not advise Ms. Semenya properly". He apologized for personally having failed to protect her.[28] ASA President Leonard Chuene admitted on 19 September 2009 to having subjected Semenya to gender tests. He had previously lied to Semenya about the purpose of the tests and to others about having performed the tests. He ignored a request from ASA team doctor Harold Adams to withdraw Semenya from the world championships over concerns about the need to keep her medical records confidential.[29] On the recommendation of South Africa's Minister for Sport and Recreation, Makhenkesi Stofile, Semenya retained the legal firm Dewey & LeBoeuf who are acting pro bono "to make certain that her civil and legal rights and dignity as a person are fully protected."[30][31][32] Following the furore over her gender, Semenya received great support within South Africa,[16][21] to the extent of being called a cause célèbre.[23]
In November 2009 South Africa's sports ministry issued a statement that Semenya had reached an agreement with the IAAF to keep her medal and the prize money.[33] The ministry did not say if she would be allowed to compete as a woman but they did note that the IAAF's threshold for when a female is considered ineligible to compete as a woman is unclear.[33] In December 2009 Track and Field News voted Semenya the Number One Women's 800 metre runner of the year.[34]
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Semenya on the 2010 Diamond League circuit
In March 2010 she was denied the opportunity to compete in the local Yellow Pages Series V Track and Field event in Stellenbosch, South Africa, because the IAAF had yet to release its findings from her gender test.[35]
On 6 July, the IAAF cleared Semenya to return to international competition. The results of the gender tests, however, will not be released for privacy reasons.[3] She returned to competition nine days later winning two minor races in Finland.[36] On August 22, 2010, running on the same track as her World Championship victory, Semenya started slowly but finished strongly, dipping under 2:00 for the first time since the controversy, while winning the ISTAF meet in Berlin.[37]

[Chazza]

Be some run from Bolt to break the WR from lane 7.

Blake inside him.

[ChesterDave]

Medal well out of Osagie reach but a strong race would be great to see

[ChesterDave]

WR in 800m

[spud_gun]

800m in 1m40s

[RichC]

What a run

[ChesterDave]

New PB for Osagie. 1.43 .6

Fantastic stuff. Could be a medal contender in Rio

[Chazza]

That was incredible.

Normally WR's go at distance with a pace maker but he did that on his own.

[ChesterDave]

Hmm, commentator seems to have boosed his time but its still a PB