Olympics Paris 2024

[gallsman]

She had the fastest 400 flat in the world last year. She's a next level athlete. Hasn't lost a hurdles race in 4 years or something.

Like I said, everyone seems to love Bol in particular for some reason, but there has nothing to suggest she could even come close to competing with SMcL.

[square_ball]

That was phenomenal running in the 400m hurdles. The athletics has been brilliant in this Olympics.

[imtommygunn]

Yeah gallsman I hadn't followed close enough until I read something you said a while ago but different level of athlete really. Not many better ever really.Bol is still fantastic and just unfortunate to be in the same era.

Last few nights the racing has been fantastic.

[gallsman]

Yup, some all time classic races.

Good interview from Bol there, very honest. I said she needed to have the race of her life and got SMcL to melt down to have any chance of winning but it was the opposite that happened. Beaten into bronze by nearly 2 seconds!

[weareros]

Gillick has done well alright getting a word for RTE from the non-Irish athletes, even managed to get Hudson-Smith right after he let gold slip from his grasp. Now Femke.

[Tony Baloney]

Yup, some all time classic races.

Good interview from Bol there, very honest. I said she needed to have the race of her life and got SMcL to melt down to have any chance of winning but it was the opposite that happened. Beaten into bronze by nearly 2 seconds!

I couldn't really make her out on the BBC interview. Did she say she was going lactic at the 7th hurdle?

[Milltown Row2]

Yup, some all time classic races.

Good interview from Bol there, very honest. I said she needed to have the race of her life and got SMcL to melt down to have any chance of winning but it was the opposite that happened. Beaten into bronze by nearly 2 seconds!

I couldn't really make her out on the BBC interview. Did she say she was going lactic at the 7th hurdle?

She went full on Mickey Mouse

[gallsman]

I heard the interview on RTE, sorry.

Yeah, Gillick has earned his pay for sure this week.

[imtommygunn]

Gillick is a fantastic interviewer- very empathetic rather than looking for a headline.

[armaghniac]

Gillick is a fantastic interviewer- very empathetic rather than looking for a headline.

I think RTÉ made a decent effort in covering the Olympics.

[gawa316]

USA down by 15 to Serbia in the 3rd, now only down by 2 with 4 mins to play

[weareros]

Irish in action on Friday, Day 14.
Plenty to look forward to.

Friday 9 August

(In order of start time)

OPEN WATER SWIMMING

0630-0900 Men's 10k marathon swim: Daniel Wiffen

GOLF

0800-1700 Women's singles third round: Leona Maguire (0811) and Stephanie Meadow (0822)

ATHLETICS

Women's heptathlon (Day 2): Kate O'Connor

Long jump from 0905-0947

Javelin throw from 1020-1102 (Group A) or 1130-1212 (Group B)

800m from 1915-1938

0930-0956 Women's 4x400m relay (Heat 2): Four athletes to be chosen from Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker, Sharlene Mawdsley, Phil Healy, Rachel McCann, Lauren Cadden or Kelly McGrory

1030-1052 Men's 800m (Semi-final 1): Mark English

1105-1122 Women's 100m hurdles (Semi-finals): Sarah Lavin

1900-1901 Women's 400m (Final): Rhasidat Adeleke

TRACK CYCLING

1709-1750 Women's madison: Lara Gillespie and Alice Sharpe

[Aaron Boone]

Gillick is a fantastic interviewer- very empathetic rather than looking for a headline.

Played a bit of GAA for Ballinteer St John's.

[gerrykeegan]

Gillick is a fantastic interviewer- very empathetic rather than looking for a headline.

I think RTÉ made a decent effort in covering the Olympics.

I disagree, Greg Allen is awful, spends his time reading from his notes about every athlete. At least four or five times over the last few days I've screamed at the telly how many to qualify FFS. The BBC lad everytime says just before the gun, 2 or 3 or whatever to qualify. In the heats of the mens steaplechase he said these 8 are the lads in the shake up, there were 9. He also missed the lad missing the waterjunp and didn't know what happened. Agree on Gillick he's excellent.

[screenexile]

Gillick is a fantastic interviewer- very empathetic rather than looking for a headline.

I think RTÉ made a decent effort in covering the Olympics.

I disagree, Greg Allen is awful, spends his time reading from his notes about every athlete. At least four or five times over the last few days I've screamed at the telly how many to qualify FFS. The BBC lad everytime says just before the gun, 2 or 3 or whatever to qualify. In the heats of the mens steaplechase he said these 8 are the lads in the shake up, there were 9. He also missed the lad missing the waterjunp and didn't know what happened. Agree on Gillick he's excellent.

I've enjoyed Timmy at the basketball!