Could've told you that before the fight
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Could've told you that before the fight
Seagull58
In the Algarve
Another stitchup. Was ahead on 3 cards after 2 rounds and won the third clearly from what I saw. Olympic boxing judging is truly shocking. They've been trying to sort it out for 50 years and have changed it 2 or 3 times but they seem to be unable to remove the incompetence/bias/corruption no matter what they do.Much better 2nd round from Richardson. Ahead with the judges then. And a decent 3rd as well.
Lost the split decision. Hmmm....not sure whether I'd agree with that.
But with 5 of the 6 boxers gone after their first fight, Richardson's bronze was much needed.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
Certainly not as good as when Susie Boon bent over the desk in Upper Sixth Pure Maths.
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
He's done very well for himself since being released by our U-21s.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Paula Radcliffe currently has the sexiest voice on the planet 
Surrey Phil
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Still very suspicious of Ingebrigtsen moving across on the home straight when he was running out of juice, to let the fast finishing Yank through to win!
Ha! I was just about to say I can hardly hear her.Paula Radcliffe currently has the sexiest voice on the planet
Big improvement on Laura Kenny though. Great athlete, but she’s a tough listen.
nwgull
Well-known member
Spot on. The way the last 150 panned out the American got all the advantages of the slip stream and inside line but without the disadvantage of having to run wide to get a clear sprint in the home straight. Must’ve felt like all his Christmases had come at once when Ingebrigtsen stepped to the right to try and block Kerr.
Yeah, stupid Kerr only beating his PB by nearly two seconds in an Olympic final
Well yes. I did qualify / retract my comment a little further into the thread but I guess you haven’t got to that one yet.Yeah, stupid Kerr only beating his PB by nearly two seconds in an Olympic final
Seagull58
In the Algarve
Amateur boxers used to wear headguards but medical people concluded it was more dangerous for brain swirl and consequent brain damage so they decided to remove them. Female boxers still wear them though. Make of that what you will.
papachris
Well-known member
Thanks for the reply. And yes, that's odd (or bullshit) that they give that reason for men only to go without guards.
It’s a great track for fast times though; pretty much everyone who’s come off it reckons it’s a quick track, which combined with the adrenaline of an Olympic final, is producing some fast times and WRs across the board.Yeah, stupid Kerr only beating his PB by nearly two seconds in an Olympic final
Purely out of interest, what makes a track "quick"? I understood with the pool how the depths worked and made it slow but I don't understand how running tracks can differ.
KZNSeagull
Well-known member
Paris Olympics: Athletics track maker promises a fast surface
The makers of athletics tracks are tweaking their surfaces to make them faster.
www.bbc.co.uk
Interesting that this track is reckoned to be about 2% quicker than the one used in Tokyo.Paris Olympics: Athletics track maker promises a fast surface
The makers of athletics tracks are tweaking their surfaces to make them faster.www.bbc.co.uk
Good for the sprinters as they just blast it; tricky for the middle-distance Track Gods to judge their race pace and tactics and probably just sheer murder on the shins and calves for the 5000 and 10000m runners.
Ministry of funny walks mixed race this morning.
Looks like me if I stop for a coffee while walking the dog before my morning poo
Is there any sport in the Olympics which looks more ridiculous than that?
