I can't wait! :hap85: Fortunately it's the morning session ^^- Men Discus Throw Final (cathlen alert )
I think he says these things with premeditation. He's always asked same questions!
In Polish interviews before Olympics he was more cautious, saying that he aims at medals, but he knows that as well as win, he can end up without medals at all.
I was near... I was almost right with his surname....
Well.... 800 is always very open because when it comes to Olympic/World medals there are no pace-maker and the race is usually tactic and open to everyone (except for London when Rudisha did the best thing I saw in my whole life.... and he did the pace for the other finalists... What a race! I'm still thrilled ).
This year when Rudisha tried to do a leading race, he couldn't keep the speed till the end... Bosse is another who can run ahead but he also lost every possibility he had till now. Adam K. p) is an amazing finisseur. If the race is tactic he and Tuka are among the favourites.
Well... there is the semi-finals before and surprises are always around the corner
I'm both sad and happy. Happy because we have Silver, but sad because there was a real chance for Gold, and we don't have many overall in a whole Olympics Games.Oh my... I'm torn about whether to be thrill for this last exciting round or sad because your big Piotr lost gold on the very last attempt... same as Adams
I'm both sad and happy. Happy because we have Silver, but sad because there was a real chance for Gold, and we don't have many overall in a whole Olympics Games.
And it was a great competition for us who didn't cheer for anyone special. Axel Härstedt(SWE) was happy enough just to be in the final, finishing in 10th place.
Norwegian team:
Sven Martin Skagestad, discus
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, 1 000m
Erik Tysse, 20 km race walk
Henrik Ingebrightsen, 1 500m
Filip Ingebrightsen, 1 500m
Ezinne Okparaebo, 100m
Ingeborg Løvnes, 3000m steeplechase
Karsten Warholm, 400m hurdles
Amalie luel, 400m hurdles
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, 5 000m
Isabelle Pedersen, 100m hurdles
Jaysuma Ndure, 200m
Hedda Hynne, 800m
Tonje Angelsen, high jump
Håvard Haukenes, 50km race walk
Sondre Nordstad Moen, marathon
No real medal hopes. Best hope Filip Ingebrightsen, 1 500m. Run Filip run!
Swedish team:
Angelica Bengtsson, pole vault
Axel Härstedt, discus
Charlotta Fougberg, 3000m steeplechase
Daniel Ståhl, discus
Erika Kinsey, high jump
Khadijatou Sagnia, long jump
Kim Amb, javelin
Lovisa Lindh, 800 m
Melker Svärd Jacobsson, pole vault
Meraf Bahta, 1 5000 m
Michaela Meijer, pole vault
Michel Tornéus, long jump
Perseus Karlström, 20km race walk
Sara Lahti, 10 000 m
Sofie Skoog, high jump
Susanna Kallur, 100 m hurdles
Sweden’s best medal hope, Michel Tornéus, is out. Meraf Bahta, 1 500 m may be among the six best. The young pole vault women: Angelica Bengtsson & Michaela Meijer can surprise, Khadijatou Sagnia also. Sentimental good wishes to Susanna Kallur to succeed after her 6 years long injury journey. All Swedes interested in any sport will follow her + as many more
The Swedish Olympic Committee didn’t allow Abeba Argawi, who won 1500 gold at worlds 2013, to participate. Aregawi was caught with meldonium in the middle of January 2016 and later cleared by IAAF. Tough on her I think, but the Swedish Sports Confederation have strict rules: You don’t put something into your body that you don’t know what it is, saying ’I thought it was just vitamins’. Swedish Sports Confederation strongly advice against supplements. In a way i can like their policy. If you avoid supplements you have to learn to eat right and you don’t risk taking something illegal by mistake.
Will Sweden ever be as good as in Athens 2004 winning three golds? Men’s high jump, Stefan Holm(now a coach for Sofia Skoog), men’s triple jump, Christian Olsson(now a commentator for Swedish TV4) and women’s hepthathlon, Carolina Klüft(now commentating in Rio for Viasat)