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2021 Summer Olympics (Tokyo)
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Great camaraderie in the Jamaican team 
Oh wow, real beef amongst the Jamaican women not exactly rushing to congratulate her
not exactly rushing to congratulate herWhat's going on there ?
?The two Jamaican women coming across as two real bitches here haha!
Thompson-Herah called out her OR before crossing the line
The miracles of green screen
Tbf Shelly-Ann is a lovely woman. Really nice
Flawless execution from Thomson. Into a slight headwind too, and given Flo-Jo’s record had a hurricane behind it, that’s the fastest legal race I’ve seen in the women’s 100m.
Exactly, i loved her interview she was very gracious.
Taiwanese duo upset the Chinese in badminton men's doubles to claim gold. Quite a result
Ireland knocked out by team GB in the women’s hockey 2-0…
Love to see it. Great race in the 100m too. Amazing by all three medalists. Shame about the post race weirdness.
What happened there?
Tatum block 
You never know how legal the race was tbf. Can always get a case of a few of the athletes having taken banned substances
Loved that"I am a swedish viking"
Great fun they were celebrating together.Nothing. 2nd and 3rd place didn't immediately go to congratulate the winner
They completely ghosted each other.
Oh. I'm not familiar with them. Do they have previous?
They walked over said a quick word then went off and draped the jamaican flag around themselves for a picture without waiting for her. Still upset about the result probably.
Eh. It's still nothing
True.
I think it's brilliant when there's a bit of needle between dominant athletes of any sport. Think it adds to the spectacle.
Peaty is Peaty. 100m breaststroke is an event he has utterly dominated and no-one can get near him currently or historically. But Guy also added a 50 in the fly, which is world class.
I do feel slightly for James Guy in particular because he is absolutely flying in these games and he could have medalled individually. Still, he has two gold medals to his name.
The men's medley will be fireworks and I fancy the US to win it from behind.
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I agree when of different nationalities but when a nation sweeps the board it's a special thing and you'd hope they'd be able to put personal rivalries aside for a second, or at least make it a bit less obvious. From memory when the Jamaican men got a 1,2,3 previously they were very much as a unit, but maybe that's because Bolt was so heavily the favourite the rivalry wasn't as strong. Sprinting is also notable for the bigger 'personalities' and that being part of the sport.
I can see why some people like it but it was a GB 1,2,3 I'd like to see them pleased for each other and for me the excitement of the Games is more about the team success rather than individual.
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is this meant for the F1 thread?Max starting with soft tomorrow
50.00 with a flying start, but in line with his personal best. Yeah, great split from him
I think USA will win Gold in the medley relay but GBR should medal for sure
Women's tennis final very nicely poised.
I really want to believe ETH ran that clean.
Surely Bencic is the goat Swiss tennis player now?
Completely take your points. For me, in an individual event, the 'self' comes before the team/ nation. Particularly when you're duking it out for the tag of fastest woman alive, as SAFP and ETF were. Think it's very hard to vye for such a mantle and then flick a switch seconds after it's over and hug for the cameras. Particularly if there was a bit of animosity between the two, as it appears there was in this instance.
I think I'm just cynical, but I almost find it a bit artificial when athletes show each other so much love at the end of a race! I feel for them too as they probably feel the pressure to appear gracious in defeat, particulalry when competing against a compatriot, when their immediate, internal reaction is likely very different. So seeing a bit of needle felt quite refreshing and human, in a weird way!
I can't find any highlights of the track and field or discus events, so frustrating.
Just watching the bmx park qualifying highlights, the final will be something else.
Funny thing that about throwing events
And that's without seeing the vajazzle! Surely that adds to the weight
I'd like to see that, if you're watching on the BBBC what section is it included in?