Olympic Athletics

Freddie1980 · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:37

Is that Treavor MacDonald handing out the medals?

The_One · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:38

whys trevor mcdonald giving out medals

Pighardia · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:41

Perri is gonna win now!

Azza · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:41

Shakes-Drayton is into the 400m hurdles final...

Guerrilla · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:42

Perri through after all

Azza · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:44

Come on Dai!!!

Skeeter · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:46

I missed that. Who got DQed to let Perri in?

Azza · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:48

Felix Sanchez back to being the man after years of nothing...

Dai looks like he can't believe how fast everyone else went.

Firestar_3x · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:53

Two words.

Drugs test.

The_One · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:54

he will be tested as soon as he walks off track

Azza · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:54

lol same time as when he won it 8 years a go.... the ****?!

Jokester · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:55

Well he sneaked in in 4th so maybe a medal chance yet

Pighardia · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:58

It is sad that people suggest drugs when an athlete performs better than expected.

....I said it as soon as it finished too

The_One · 6 Aug 2012 at 20:58

Sanchez broke the indoor world record in feb so not like hes suddenly come good!

Azza · 6 Aug 2012 at 21:13

Spiegelburg just had a proper shouting match with her coach! hahaha

She is not very happy at all!

Weebull · 6 Aug 2012 at 21:13

What exactly is the point of the water jump in the steeplechase?

I get that it's a bit higher than the rest, but what exactly does the water add to it? They only need a stride to get out of the water on the other side, so it can't slow them down that much.

Simon · 6 Aug 2012 at 21:15

They ran between steeples back in the day and often crossed rivers

Vonhelmet · 6 Aug 2012 at 21:17

Weebull said:
What exactly is the point of the water jump in the steeplechase?

I get that it's a bit higher than the rest, but what exactly does the water add to it? They only need a stride to get out of the water on the other side, so it can't slow them down that much.

Well, obviously it's to make things harder, and as said it is to mimic the original steeplechase on horses. The pit is 70cm deep at the hurdle, and slopes up to rejoin the track, so the better you are at the jump the less time you spend in the water.

Weebull · 6 Aug 2012 at 21:17

Yeah, I get the historical reference, it just seems a bit pointless in the modern event.

Guerrilla · 6 Aug 2012 at 21:19

Because ewww wet shoes... Squelch squelch squelch