Olympics 2024

No it’s all good, qualifying time in the qualifying period. She only missed out originally because the team can only take 3 runners and she had the 4th fastest time.

I was just commenting that when they set the wedding date a couple of years ago so that it would be after the Olympics her PB was well short of the qualifying time so it was a fortuitous decision as being selected seemed pretty unlikely (wasn’t even the fastest Welsh woman at that point).

Her husband to be has a PB about 10” quicker than her - his first marathon around 10 years ago was 4.25 which gives hope!

Northern Irish get to choose who they represent. I think he didn’t go to the Games where golf came back in as he couldn’t decide (could be misremembering though)

Never knew that.

Women’s road race was a cracker.

Don’t follow swimming but was that seen as a slightly dubious record?

That 1500m Freestyle was absolutely incredible.

I kept waiting for him to collapse completely and it never happened.

Yes, Sun Yang. Got popped for doping. He had multiple spats with various swimmers and was generally a rather arrogant and unpleasant bloke.

I must say, the rise of the mullet is quite worrying.

I blame the Aussies.

The Cypriot athlete taking part in the woman’s high jump is dolled up like a super model.

Hinchliffe drawn next to Noah Lyles in the 100 semi….

Hinchcliffe’s eyeballs out style, straining every muscle won’t cut it at the top.

Gill is some talent but I think there was a bit of inexperience running so wide all the way.

Athletics starting to look like it could be a bit of a disaster for GB. Reekie was a medal hope but fails to make the final. Hopefully Hodgkinson will be better.

The tan lines let her down.

Hodgkinson’s a different animal. Will steady the ship.

I think this is her year. Don't want to tempt fate but I think she is going to take the next step on the podium.