Guardian 22 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Even though the athletics (track and field) events do not officially start until August 3, I heard news that the Olympic cauldron has been moved to a more safer place within the Olympic stadium. Therefore, the organizers can prepare the site for athletic competition. With 47 different events (and 141 Olympic medals to go for), it is the marquis sport of the Olympic Games. For a preview of the August 3 medal and qualification events, come here. Link: http://www.london2012.com/athletics/schedule-and-results/day=3-august/all-day.html Link to post Share on other sites
Texas 20 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 This will get Jamaica, Kenya and Ethiopia in the medal count. Also, this Olympics could easily seal the legacy of Allyson Felix, even if she does return to Rio in 2016. Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Even though the athletics (track and field) events do not officially start until August 3, I heard news that the Olympic cauldron has been moved to a more safer place within the Olympic stadium. Therefore, the organizers can prepare the site for athletic competition. With 47 different events (and 141 Olympic medals to go for), it is the marquis sport of the Olympic Games. For a preview of the August 3 medal and qualification events, come here. Link: http://www.london201...st/all-day.html Well, from today (August 3) to the men's marathon on August 12, Olympic medals will be handed out in the athletics competiton. The first Olympic medals at stake is for the men's shot put and women's 10,000m events. Link to post Share on other sites
micheal_warren 206 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Its always great when the athletics start! Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Dylan Armstrong is competing today. Really hope he wins gold. He is really easy to identify with for me. Link to post Share on other sites
SupportingCH 0 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Cant wait to see Darya Klishina unfortunetly i still need to wait few days Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 great atmosphere at Olympic Stadium! Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Olympic and track officials say three-time world champion Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus tested positive in the recent IOC retests of samples from the 2004 Athens Games. Tsikhan did not take part in the hammer throw on Friday at the London Olympics. An Olympic official with direct knowledge of the case says Tsikhan had also been caught in IAAF retests in 2005. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the results had not been publicly announced. AP http://espn.go.com/o...s-test-positive Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Majewski, Dibaba win first Olympic Stadium golds Poland's Tomasz Majewski retained his Olympic men's shot put title while Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba retained her Olympic women's 10,000 crown in the first track and field medal events of London 2012. Majewski edged out Germany's world champion David Storl and Reese Hoffa of the United States who took silver and bronze respectively with a season's best throw of 21.89 metres. He led with his third attempt inside a lively Olympic stadium and after Germany's second-placed David Storl fouled with his final throw he put the gloss on a confirmed gold with a final effort landing two centimetres further out. The 30-year-old Pole, who is the first man to win the event twice since American Parry O'Brien in 1952 and 1956, hugged his rivals warmly before running across track to get a Polish flag. And after the Pole had won the inaugural London gold on the field, the Ethiopian runner claimed the first on the track by storming to victory. Kenyan Sally Kipyego took silver and compatriot and world champion Vivian Cheruiyot was third. http://au.eurosport....ry-london.shtml Link to post Share on other sites
dancingbrogues 31 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 The crowd were fantastic, although the disco was like some awful school dance where the Geography teacher fancies himself as a 'deejay'. Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1693 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 now comes the awful, sweaty part. Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Final medal results for the following events on August 3. Men's Shot Put: - GOLD: Tomasz Majewski (Poland) (Seasonal Best) - SILVER: David Storl (Germany) - BRONZE: Reese Hoffa (United States) Link: http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-shot-put/phase=atm051100/index.html Women's 10,000m: - GOLD: Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) (Seasonal Best) - SILVER: Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego (Kenya) (Personal Best) - BRONZE: Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (Kenya) (Personal Best) Link: http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-10000m/phase=atw100100/index.html Link to post Share on other sites
Guardian 22 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 August 4 sees that lots of Olympic medals are up for grabs. These are the events that they will be handed out: - Women's Heptahlon; - Men's 20km Race Walk; - Women's Discus Throw; - Women's 100m; - Men's Long Jump; and, - Men's 10,000m. Link: http://www.london2012.com/athletics/schedule-and-results/day=4-august/all-day.html Link to post Share on other sites
gotosy 493 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Oscar Pistorius RSA became the first amputee to compete on the track at an Olympics, finishing second in his 400-meter heat to advance to the semifinals Link to post Share on other sites
Brekkie Boy 73 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Although the 7-10pm slot is perfect for the BBC it's a shame in a way they didn't run the athletics programme an hour later and then took advantage of the pixel panels to turn the stadium gold for every final. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexjc 354 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Congrats to Gessica Ennis - Great Britain's most high profile Gold hope has delivered! Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 A major blooper at this Olympic athletics competition: Germany's Lilli Schwarzkopf - who could have won silver in heptathlon - got disqualified at first because the judges confused her with the runner in the track beside her. That runner - and not Lilli Schwarzkopf - stepped on the line of her track in the first bend at the 800 metres run. And the judges were unable to distinguish between her and Schwarzkopf, despite all the cameras and the numbers on the athletes' backs! Lilli Schwarzkopf just commented on this on German television: "This must be British humour." Utterly ridiculous. Right now, Schwarzkopf is obviously back again the result list, but it's totally unclear if she has won a medal and if yes, which one. What a farce! Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Mo Farah - Olympic Champion in the men's 10,000 metres! An unbelievable Saturday for the British team. They now are clearly third on the medal table, with a total of 12 gold medals! Correction: 13 gold medals, I lose track already. Link to post Share on other sites
Rob. 2038 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 GOLD GOLD GOLD Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 And now it's official, after all that confusion and embarrasment for the judges - Lilli Schwarzkopf won silver behind Jessica Ennis. An incredible achievement, and thank God that Germany won at least one medal on this "super Saturday" with so many medal events. Link to post Share on other sites
Michelle 88 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) What an amazing day for British sport and London 2012 - the hosts have had a day to remember. Congrats UK! Correction: 13 gold medals, I lose track already. I believe it to be 14 now. I think the British team are laying the gauntlet down to Russia - catch us if you can. Never believed the UK could out medal the Russians (or I should say, obtain more golds) but it seems likely more and more. Edited August 4, 2012 by Michelle 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 And I have to correct myself again: Great Britain has won 14 gold medals so far. As I said, I completely lose track with so many gold medals. Superb achievement so far anyway, and it's amazing that so many British athletes withstand the enormous pressure to win in front of their home audience. German athletes can tell a thing or two about becoming nervous wrecks as soon as they have to compete at the Olympics - even if the Games aren't in front of their home audience. The German swimmers are best proof for that, they haven't won just a single Olympic medal this time around, for the first time since 1932! :( Link to post Share on other sites
Brekkie Boy 73 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Brilliant night for British Athletics - and brilliant day for Team GB - not sure what our record is for Golds in a day but I'll take six. A few more chances to come in the week, mainly in the field events - would love to see some more Greg Rutherford moments with people exceeding expectations to grab Gold. Mo is probably our best chance on the track if he goes ahead and runs in the 5000m. Not so confident about Dai Greene after tonights semi-finals - talking of which really not liking the current format for most events of heats, three semi-finals (with top two + two fastest into final) and then the final (with no lane 1!). Link to post Share on other sites
Olympian2004 511 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I believe it to be 14 now. I think the British team are laying the gauntlet down to Russia - catch us if you can. Never believed the UK could out medal the Russians (or I should say, obtain more golds) but it seems likely more and more. Russia is incredibly unsuccessful in reaching out for the gold medals so far. They have 28 medals now, with Great Britain having 29, but they mostly won silver and bronze medals and only three gold medals. But with all the events in athletics, gymnastics, wrestling and synchronised swimming still to come, the Russians will certainly pick up several additional gold medals. Ukraine has issued a protest against the heptathlon results - and they are now claiming that Lilli Schwarzkopf stepped on her track's line as well. That's clearly not true, as can be seen in the TV pictures. What a farce. I hate sports events that are decided at the judges' table. Link to post Share on other sites
Michelle 88 Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) Russia is incredibly unsuccessful in reaching out for the gold medals so far. They have 28 medals now, with Great Britain having 29, but they mostly won silver and bronze medals and only three gold medals. But with all the events in athletics, gymnastics, wrestling and synchronised swimming still to come, the Russians will certainly pick up several additional gold medals. That is true, especially in wrestling. But the British still have sailing, cycling, gymnastics, open water swimming more athletics and triathlon. I really think Russia will need to start moving up the table rapidly over the next day or 2. Edited August 4, 2012 by Michelle Link to post Share on other sites
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