duckduckgoose wrote:Anyone see Oscar Pistorias from South Africa run today? A double amputee finishing second in his heat of the 400 meters! What a great moment in Olympic history that was!
I wanted him to advance to the finals so bad. That is greatness there my friend. What he had to overcome to make it to the Olympics is unbelievable and inspiring.
Many of us who once ran that particular race in our youth, would have been ecstatic with Pistoirias' time.
Impressive young man. I was also pleased to see Kirani James, the favorite for gold at this point, exchange name bibs with him at the end of the race... A sign of the respect other athletes hold for Pistorias.
Autzen Stadium... Where great teams go to die...Hard!
"While respecting an opposing country’s national anthem is something you would expect any Olympic athlete to do, we know that is not always the case. Following one of his recent preliminary race’s in London, Usain Bolt was in the middle of an interview when the US National Anthem began playing as Sanya Richards-Ross was being presented with her gold medal. Bolt instantly stopped the interview — which was being aired live — to acknowledge the presentation and show respect for a fellow athlete."
Classy move by Bolt.
Autzen Stadium... Where great teams go to die...Hard!
Patty Mills 24 I believe vs U.S., also had 39 which might be a new single game olympic record. He also had a game winning three, great run for Patty, I loved him when he was with the blazers.
Looks like Ashton did bad in his second event today 22nd? After getting second in the first event, looks like he needs three top finishes to get the gold!
Ashton leading after 9 events, with only the 1500m left. The 1500m is always the most challenging event since it comes at the end of a long 2 days and the longest of all the running events.
greenyellow wrote:Ashton Eaton has won the gold medal! First Duck to win a gold medal in a while.
Yeeeeee! He's so dominant. Can't wait til rio.
I wonder if he will be able to repeat? Only one guy has ever repeated in the decathlon, so it would be a pretty sweet for an Oregon kid to be the first American to win it twice.
