Track & Field (men and women)

[Underdog 29161]

Can't wait for 100m Finals - sbbruin

[G650 14437]

By a literal nose

[cmontexas 3367]

What a run

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19305]

Wow. Great race. Lyles put up when he had to.

[dcar00 14946]

don't announce them if you want to play 2 minutes of stupid music...

[jw4381 3249]

Dayum

[Pato del Muerto 53444]

0.005 sec they say

[Michael Knight 13217]

[Ted Lange 16406]

Wow.  What a finale. 

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

I have never seen a final that across-the-board close. I mean, look at that photo finish. The whole field is all packed within a couple of meters of each other.

[G650 14437]

Just now, Braff Zacklin said:

I have never seen a final that across-the-board close. I mean, look at that photo finish. The whole field is all packed within a couple of meters of each other.

This is the tightest field I can recall without a doubt

[GabrielsHorn 2245]

3 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

So about that ...

See the subsequent post where I said I hoped he would win. Good on him for backing it up. 

[Pato del Muerto 53444]

Just now, Braff Zacklin said:

I have never seen a final that across-the-board close. I mean, look at that photo finish. The whole field is all packed within a couple of meters of each other.

Yeah run a 9.8 and don’t medal

[wild_turkey 3296]

That was insane.

[Blotto 24011]

I still cant tell who won that damn race

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19305]

Glad to see Kerley with the bronze.

[AUinHsv 584]

WOW - Why was I thinking they didn't time past hundreds of a second? I think in swimming they call it a tie since they feel they can't get the distance totally exact between lanes.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3593]

Announcers really blew that call. Declared Thompson the winner and then failed to realize Lyles was declared the winner for about 20 seconds. Butchered it. 

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

I'll keep saying it: If Lyles gets off the line quickly and comes through the turn in first, he's going to throw down a 19.2 in the 200m final.

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Noah Lyles just did that.

[smoothlonghorn 85]

That s**t was nuts, yo!

[jimmyjazz 47123]

I honestly wasn't sure Lyles had medaled watching the live broadcast.  The finish line camera told a different story.

[cactusflinthead 27627]

That was fucking great!

[Hank_Hill 19985]

He’s still cheesy as fuck but that was sick 

[Surly Bevo 25716]

Believe that gold tied us up with China.

[Underdog 29161]

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

I honestly wasn't sure Lyles had medaled watching the live broadcast.  The finish line camera told a different story.

I thought it went Thompson-Lyles-Kerley until they showed the slow-mo with a better angle.

 

Fuck me, that was a fun day of track!!!

Edited August 4 by Braff Zacklin

[kingkoopa6 8667]

 

[UTexasFight 9801]

4 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Announcers really blew that call. Declared Thompson the winner and then failed to realize Lyles was declared the winner for about 20 seconds. Butchered it. 

Yeah, that’s what I just texted a buddy.

Lyles told the whole USA he won about half a minute before nbc did.

Edited August 4 by UTexasFight

[The_Great_Hornsby 3593]

Just now, Surly Bevo said:

Believe that gold tied us up with China.

China is fucked. We will finish with the most golds. Also most medals and most points. 

[tx ind 7057]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I honestly wasn't sure Lyles had medaled watching the live broadcast.  The finish line camera told a different story.

same here, couldnt tell shit

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

1 minute ago, kingkoopa6 said:

 

Also: I fucking love Sam & Dave.

Edited August 4 by Braff Zacklin

[AUS-97HORN 12049]

2 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Announcers really blew that call. Declared Thompson the winner and then failed to realize Lyles was declared the winner for about 20 seconds. Butchered it. 

you know how I know the announcers clearly werent in the stadium??  and were probably live casting from a studio?

 

yeah, cause they showed Lyles celebrating for what seemed like 30 seconds, pulling off his nametag, and runnning around the stadium screaming america. 

 

and it took forever for them to announce his win. 

[The Dog 44853]

[aggie08 21791]

6 minutes ago, Blotto said:

I still cant tell who won that damn race

And this picture only makes it even more confusing.

7 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

 

[dcar00 14946]

live I though Lyles got him.  what a comeback.  dude was dead last at one point.

and yeah....no one is going to every run 9.58 again.

[Blotto 24011]

thats gotta be a huge adrenaline rush. Train your whole life for  a  contest that lasts just under 10 seconds, and is decided by .005s.

[UTexasFight 9801]

1 minute ago, AUS-97HORN said:

you know how I know the announcers clearly werent in the stadium??  and were probably live casting from a studio?

 

yeah, cause they showed Lyles celebrating for what seemed like 30 seconds, pulling off his nametag, and runnning around the stadium screaming america. 

 

and it took forever for them to announce his win. 

I assumed they were just waiting for someone in their ear (who wasn’t in the stadium) to tell them instead of looking up at the scoreboard.

 

[Ted Lange 16406]

1 minute ago, The Dog said:

Inserts pole voter joke. 

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

Just now, aggie08 said:

And this picture only makes it even more confusing.

 

Chest is what determines finish, not head, legs or arms.

Each line you see is drawn across the chest of the competitors, theoretically right at the finish.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8975]

How did Thompson run so fast with a pick axe as a leg

[UTexasFight 9801]

1 minute ago, aggie08 said:

And this picture only makes it even more confusing.

 

Lyle’s torso is across first. Thompson’s is .005 behind. 

[Underdog 29161]

2 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

Inserts pole voter joke. 

Avi checksout. 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3593]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

live I though Lyles got him.  what a comeback.  dude was dead last at one point.

and yeah....no one is going to every run 9.58 again.

Yeah, that's what crazy. Bolt blew those guys away today. 

[smoothlonghorn 85]

Semi-P.S./should have said earlier, Lyles team has got to be trademarking, "America....I told you...I...GOT...THIS!" right about....now.

[dcar00 14946]

1 minute ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Yeah, that's what crazy. Bolt blew those guys away today. 

Bolt would have backpedaled to the line..

[MNLonghornFUKM 8975]

China is fucked. We will finish with the most golds. Also most medals and most points. 

Probably missed out on 5 swimming golds by a total of 1.1 seconds

[The_Great_Hornsby 3593]

19 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Thompson!

 

18 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Thompson with Lyles and Kerley 2 and 3, I think.

 

18 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Welp, we lose again. 

 

18 minutes ago, G650 said:

Thompson

[MNLonghornFUKM 8975]

Bolt would have backpedaled to the line..

Probably would’ve had most of America cheering for him too

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

Just now, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Yeah, that's what crazy. Bolt blew those guys away today. 

He's the 🐐 for a reason. Nobody today can touch what Usain, Yohan, Tyson and Justin were throwing down 10-15 years ago. But such is sport. Others will come along.

Keep in mind that Noah is a 200m specialist. Kerley originally featured in the 400m. Now they are Olympic medalists in the 100m. So when some pure 100m specialists appear, the times will drop accordingly.

Even so, who cares? We just witnessed the closest 100m final ever!