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Will be glued to the screen for the next few weeks, watching anything and everything. The Olympics are my favourite sporting event ever since I got hooked on the 1972 games.
Arrived in Paris yesterday. Amazing to see so many French people smiling, being polite, and offering service without the Gallic shrug of indifference!
I know Derby is up next week, anyone else visiting? If so, lets reserve tables at the Georges V and push on from there.
Allez les Brits!!
Edit: weather not looking good for the OC tonight.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 06:46 - Aug 8 by SydneyRs
Another one finishing second in one of the major olympic events by a tiny margin. Just like the 1500, he ran a PB so couldn't have done much more. One of many near misses these games, not a lot dropping our way.
The Yanks are really starting to piss me off in these games.
Also unless we suddenly get a gold rush in other events, your adopted homeland is looking like it will finish above us in the medal table for the first time in ages and the media will no doubt crow for bloody ages about it.
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 12:01 - Aug 8 by slmrstid
Bad morning for GB, Jade Jones out and the sailing seems to have gone awry.
At least KJT has had a solid start!
Yes KJT's just had a good high jump, matching the favourite in the height. She's currently lying first. The throwing events are her biggest challenges. How she does in those events could make or break her Olympics.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 14:18 - Aug 8 with 2426 views
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 13:09 - Aug 8 by nix
Yes KJT's just had a good high jump, matching the favourite in the height. She's currently lying first. The throwing events are her biggest challenges. How she does in those events could make or break her Olympics.
She gets a PB for the shot putt - by 50cm! The reigning Champion topped that by doing her personal best, which was a lot longer.
200m is the final event later tonight. One of Kat's favourite events. Can't wait for that.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 20:05 - Aug 8 with 2118 views
Wow that 400m hurdles... world records don't come along often, but that was as decisive as you can get. Amd the Pakistani getting the Olympic Record in the Javelin.... woooah
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 20:50 - Aug 8 with 1979 views
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 13:09 - Aug 8 by nix
Yes KJT's just had a good high jump, matching the favourite in the height. She's currently lying first. The throwing events are her biggest challenges. How she does in those events could make or break her Olympics.
Was in Stade de France for 1st 2 events in heptathlon. KJT did season best in high.jump.but Hall and Thiam both strong.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 22:01 - Aug 8 with 1866 views
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 20:10 - Aug 8 by Watford_Ranger
200m final was a bit special. Bloke ran 19.4 and coasted over the last 10m. Lyles running 19.7 with Covid. Bit odd he was allowed to run at all.
Sign of the times I guess Watford_Ranger if it was 2020 the whole place would have been locked down .He did hug the winner before he needed the wheelchair so that was a bit strange plus he hid it from his teammates according to his interview . He does have asthma so it might be a little more complicated for him but hopefully its not an issue .
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 04:45 - Aug 9 with 1726 views
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 20:50 - Aug 8 by derbyhoop
Was in Stade de France for 1st 2 events in heptathlon. KJT did season best in high.jump.but Hall and Thiam both strong.
The genuine emotions in the High Jump and Shot Put from KJT is what I like about her. She wears her heart on her sleeve. This is likely the last chance at an Olympic gold and she knows it - Will be glued to the remaining events today
Jealous of you being there. Bet that was amazing
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 07:06 - Aug 9 with 1652 views
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 04:45 - Aug 9 by Superhoops2808
The genuine emotions in the High Jump and Shot Put from KJT is what I like about her. She wears her heart on her sleeve. This is likely the last chance at an Olympic gold and she knows it - Will be glued to the remaining events today
Jealous of you being there. Bet that was amazing
I was very fortunate to be at the R7s when M. Dupont stole the show, and the atmos was immense. The support in things like table tennis, handball and the likes, would match the Buenos Aires derby.
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With reference to a previous post the BBC has just really excelled itself, sticking the mike in Cindy Sember’s face and asking her “how she feels” after falling in her sem-final of the hurdles. FFS, are these a-holes utterly devoid of empathy and sensitivity?
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 11:34 - Aug 9 with 1382 views
KJT’s worst event is the javelin and Thiam threw a SB first effort so it’s going to take a mega effort to win a gold from here
*edit* didn’t see KJT had already been in the javelin, so yeah, if Thiam doesn’t improve she will start the 800m with an 8 second margin so it would take a PB from KJT + a poor run from Thiam so it’s pretty much done.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 11:42 - Aug 9 with 1335 views
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 11:34 - Aug 9 by lassel
KJT’s worst event is the javelin and Thiam threw a SB first effort so it’s going to take a mega effort to win a gold from here
*edit* didn’t see KJT had already been in the javelin, so yeah, if Thiam doesn’t improve she will start the 800m with an 8 second margin so it would take a PB from KJT + a poor run from Thiam so it’s pretty much done.
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Not necessarily. If Thiam doesn't improve her throw she can still make up the gap. Thiam is a poor 800m runner and KJT is good. When KJT won the 2019 Worlds she ran nearly 12 seconds faster than Thiam which equated to 167 points difference.
As I said, it all depends on Thiam not improving her throw but it's not all over although she'll probably have to run close to her PB which she did in Doha in 2019 and also in the 2023 Worlds.
If she doesn't win gold then it'll probably be the Long Jump that will have cost her. At her best she's a 6.9m jumper.
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 11:42 - Aug 9 by CamberleyR
Not necessarily. If Thiam doesn't improve her throw she can still make up the gap. Thiam is a poor 800m runner and KJT is good. When KJT won the 2019 Worlds she ran nearly 12 seconds faster than Thiam which equated to 167 points difference.
As I said, it all depends on Thiam not improving her throw but it's not all over although she'll probably have to run close to her PB which she did in Doha in 2019 and also in the 2023 Worlds.
If she doesn't win gold then it'll probably be the Long Jump that will have cost her. At her best she's a 6.9m jumper.
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Well yes that’s the point I’m making, it’s not over, but it’s most likely going to take KJT running a new PB and Thiam not getting near her new PB from a few weeks ago….
Of course anything can happen but I wouldn’t bet on Thiam to blow up.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 12:23 - Aug 9 with 1213 views
Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 11:54 - Aug 9 by lassel
Well yes that’s the point I’m making, it’s not over, but it’s most likely going to take KJT running a new PB and Thiam not getting near her new PB from a few weeks ago….
Of course anything can happen but I wouldn’t bet on Thiam to blow up.
Thiam has consistency across all events and rarely completely underperforms in one like KJT did in the long jump. Very long shot for KJT in the 800m but there’s still a chance.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 12:45 - Aug 9 with 1142 views
Probably a bridge too far for KJT to win the 800 by 8 seconds but she will at least medal. Needed more from the long jump to limit the damage Thiam did in the javelin.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 14:36 - Aug 9 with 981 views
Dose of reality time... We all support QPR here and are used to the unexpected.
Time for me to stick my neck out... KJT to win by the smallest of margins
Who can forget the gorgeous Jess in 2012, who threw the form book out the window when it came to the 800m and launched from the front and it was game over. KJT has been doing SB/PB's throughout this Olympics - She's gonna do one more and be candidate for SPOTY
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