Sir Rols Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 Well, first athletic action at the Bird's Nest this morning (see some heptathlon heats so far) and gotta say the stadium is decked out impressively. Looks like a great venue. Now for the action!
Fox334 Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 Early results for Canada: Neil Armstrong qualified for the shot put final on his first attempt, while Zelinka finished second of Heptathlons first event, the 100m hurdles.
code1390 Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 Usain Bolt ran a relaxing 10.20 in heat 1 and still won easily.
micheal_warren Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 Its always great when the athletics starts!
code1390 Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 And thanks for NBC for streaming NONE of it online. No TV coverage at all tonight either.
micheal_warren Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 that suks...NBC should be screening this!
Faster Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 Dylan Armstrong finished 5th, less than 15cm from 2nd
Faster Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 Also Pierre Brown has advanced, so its been a good day for the Canadians in the Bird's Nest. A Canadian finished 6th in the 200m breaststroke, which was a strong result.
theone Posted August 15, 2008 Report Posted August 15, 2008 The cauldron looks great up there! Blends well with the rim of the nest. The stadium looks so massive. The top sprinters were jogging their way through to the 2nd round and still timed at about 0.3s - 0.4s off their best. It just shows how much effort is required to run just a tad bit faster.
code1390 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 Tyson Gay finishes 5th in semi and does not qualify for final. The other two Americans qualified.
micheal_warren Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 wow Gay is out! Massive results I think Bolt will will with Powell second! Gold and silver for Jamaica
code1390 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 They 100m final is an all western hemisphere battle and almost an all Caribbean battle. 3 from Jamaica 2 from USA 2 from Trinidad and Tobago 1 from Netherland Antilles
micheal_warren Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 The first gold medal for new zealand in athletics since john walker won gold in 1976 and the first field gold for new zealand since 1952! Amazing result for Valerie Vili! This caps off a brilliant day for new zealand!
Olympian2004 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next Ben Johnson! Come on, he improved the world record by two hundredths in May and now by four hundredths? This can't be for real!
theone Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 He could have easily done a 9.4! Man.. that guys is fast.. look at how far he was way ahead of the rest..
code1390 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 He slowed down at the end! He can go lower!
micheal_warren Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 what an amazing result! Wow thats bloody fast
Olympian2004 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 He didn't even remain in his sprinter position throughout the whole race, he already celebrated about five or ten metres in front of the line -- that means that he could have run even faster! Once more: With natural means, this is impossible!
theone Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 Just imagine how fast the Jamaican 4x100 relay team would go...
Rob2012 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 (edited) You're not going to congratulate him on this run then Olympian? Edited August 16, 2008 by Rob ♪
code1390 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 I'm kinda mad at him knowing he could have taken a tenth of the record.
savas Posted August 16, 2008 Report Posted August 16, 2008 This was really absolutely awesome!! Lets hope all this performence is a "real" one!!.. Stunning...
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