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[Other Sport] Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics ***Official Match Thread***
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maltaseagull
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Not sure about the divers but the judges all seem to love a Chinese Diver not matter what.Can you be a drug cheat at diving
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Kerr v Ingebrigtsen.
WR coming up? Very fast pace already.
Wow! What a shock result!!!
Hocker was even checked with about 100m to go, then went up the inside.
Kerr - British Record and Silver medal.
WR coming up? Very fast pace already.
Wow! What a shock result!!!
Hocker was even checked with about 100m to go, then went up the inside.
Kerr - British Record and Silver medal.
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KZNSeagull
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Another BBC bigging up doesn't work.
Ingebrigtsen didn’t even medal I think?
They stuffed each other up there. Need to back up all the talk on the track and now they both look a bit stupid.Kerr v Ingebrigtsen.
WR coming up? Very fast pace already.
Wow! What a shock result!!!
I think they both just took their eyes of the fact that it was a possibility that, other than one of them, nobody else could or would come first.
Flounce
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Seems so
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Ingebrigtsen tried to run the finish out of Kerr who's got the better sprint of the two of them, but ran out of steam himself.
And Kerr was beaten by Hocker who has the better sprint, but was allowed up in the inside lane saving vital distance on Kerr who ran wider.
papachris
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Great race and a surprise result
- Jul 5, 2003
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I don't think so. Kerr had to stay in contention with the pace, Ingebritsen has a legendary finish, so not to go with him would've been an error. Josh ran an excellent race, the American benefitted from that and that Ingebritsen was more concerned on who was outside of him than who was coming up the inside. He opened the door for Hocker where normally that wouldn't happen.
nicko31
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The Yank exploited the slipstream. Still well run from Kerr
Didn't even get a medal. He must feel pretty silly.
With hindsight, Kerr could have stayed on the inside until after the bend, and then he could have won.
I imagine the US will be paying close attention to that photo finish.
Yes, that’s exactly what I just said. They raced each other whereas the winner raced for the gold.
I like Kerr though. Reminds me of Ovett a touch.
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Indeed.
A great effort, a new British record and a silver medal. Much to praise there.
pb21
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So Kerr could have run better if he let Ingebrigtsen get further ahead?
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Kerr wouldn't have wanted to stay in the inside though, as Ingebritsen would've just blocked him off and he'd have had to expend so much energy trying to get around him. Staying on Ingebritsen's shoulder was the perfect position.
A National Record and a Silver medal, upgrade from Bronze last time, so big up to Kerr. Yeah he talked the talk, but he doesn't sound too disappointed in the interview.
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He couldn't let him go and had to stay within striking distance, which he did. Job done there - his tactical race was fine.
Kerr was always likely to have to go round the outside to get past, but probably wasn't expecting Inge to both drop so quickly and move off the kerb.