looking forward to this

hassan going for history, competing in the 1500m, 5k, 10k and marathon 

7 races in 10 days 

13 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

A bit of a bizarre process.

Why bother having an intermediate "race" when winning it doesn't guarantee any progression?

May as well just jeep going against the clock.

Do you mean the First Round?

 

19 minutes ago, jeep said:

Do you mean the First Round?

 

The second race.

The winning team doesn't necessarily go through. The fastest two overall.

Anyway, they've just done it again. 

What a win!

3 spins, 3 WR, sensational stuff 

Just now, Tonge moor green jacket said:

The second race.

The winning team doesn't necessarily go through. The fastest two overall.

Anyway, they've just done it again. 

What a win!

The first race is qualifying to set a time, and to see who you'll race against in the first round. The faster the time, the greater the chance of being in the medal races....

I can see what you mean, but this process has been in place for years. Also used in the Worlds & Europeans...

 

Great start!!! We didn't even have a women's sprint team entered in 2026 & 2021. They weren't good enough to qualify....

Emma Finucane is going to be a Track Superstar, so much talent....

 

Laura Kenny is sensational 

12 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Laura Kenny is sensational 

The female pundits for this Olympics are streets ahead of the football ones that get shoehorned into jobs 

On 17/07/2024 at 10:39, L/H White said:

Hodgkinson is 9/1 SPOTY, wins that 800 I reckon she'll be a shoe in

The whole build up to the games, every broadcast during has all been geared up towards her, can't believe this was 9/1. 

It's a certainty 

Edited August 5, 20242 yr by L/H White

12 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Laura Kenny is sensational 

She is.

Also, Paula Radcliffe is looking great these days, marathon running is a killer.

26 minutes ago, jeep said:

The first race is qualifying to set a time, and to see who you'll race against in the first round. The faster the time, the greater the chance of being in the medal races....

I can see what you mean, but this process has been in place for years. Also used in the Worlds & Europeans...

 

Great start!!! We didn't even have a women's sprint team entered in 2026 & 2021. They weren't good enough to qualify....

Emma Finucane is going to be a Track Superstar, so much talent....

 

Oh aye, I understand that that's the process, it just seems a bit odd to me, different to swimming, track etc. 

Hopefully the blokes will pull a surprise tomorrow, but the Dutch are so fast, you can't see anyone besting them. A silver would be excellent. 

Come on KH.

14 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Laura Kenny is sensational 

She always has been: after races she would always be bubbly, warm and friendly. Still the same now.

Can see why Jason Kenny was attracted to her!

11 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Oh aye, I understand that that's the process, it just seems a bit odd to me, different to swimming, track etc. 

Hopefully the blokes will pull a surprise tomorrow, but the Dutch are so fast, you can't see anyone besting them. A silver would be excellent. 

Come on KH.

Only way the Dutch don't win is a mechanical.....

13 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

She always has been: after races she would always be bubbly, warm and friendly. Still the same now.

Can see why Jason Kenny was attracted to her!

Yeah always been a favourite of mine her, and she talks proper sense as a pundit as well 

I'm sure Balding was trying to innuendo her about hotel beds earlier 😂

Presumably Balding is "well jel" of Jason..

That female discuss WR that's miles in front of where all these attempts are going was set in 1988!

Lost count of the number of times I've seen this Keely Hodgkinson montage now

Come on Keely

3 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Come on Keely

Fingers crossed.

WHERE WE GO ONE WE GO ALL

Cracking run.

Fucking get in

Just looked on wiki, and she's been updated as a gold medalist already.

Some bugger with a finger on a key just waiting.

Class 💪

 

19 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

That female discuss WR that's miles in front of where all these attempts are going was set in 1988!

Set by an East German athlete

Brilliant from Keely, the pressure must've been immense

It looked a bit too close for comfort between 200m and 100m but then she got away

Amazing Keely 👏