World Athletics Championships Hungary 19-27 Aug 2023

[davek]

Laura Muir racing later. Not sure if we are allowed to cheer for a Brit. Then again, she’s Scottish not English. Maybe @davek will allow us on this occasion.

She's an over-hyped second rate athlete.

Look at her palmarès: not a top tier gold medal in there. European Chamionship gold and Commonwelth gold but nowhere near World Championship or Olympic golds.

That doesn't stop the BBC giving her the full jingoistic hype though.

 

[davek]

Terrible night last night: all the sprint events with their preening OTT BS.

Why is it that those sprint events attract the biggest tools in track and field?

 

[roydo]

Terrible night last night: all the sprint events with their preening OTT BS.

Why is it that those sprint events attract the biggest tools in track and field?

I watched the mens 100. They are ridiculous imo.

 

[blue to the bone]

She's an over-hyped second rate athlete.

Look at her palmarès: not a tope tier gold medal in there. European Chamionship gold and Commonwelth gold but nowhere near World Championship or Olympic golds.

That doesn't stop the BBC giving her the full jingoistic hype though.

She's a rangers fan so .

 

[davek]

I watched the mens 100. They are ridiculous imo.

The preening peacocks with their chest beating and screaming into cameras: "now you'll believe me!!".

Mind you it's better than the 80s and 90s when they'd drop to their knees and warble on about dedicating their lives to someone called 'Cheesuz'.

 

[davek]

She's a rangers fan so .

No idea.

 

[PITA]

Terrible night last night: all the sprint events with their preening OTT BS.

Why is it that those sprint events attract the biggest tools in track and field?

Did you watch?

 

[davek]

Did you watch?

Yes.

 

[PITA]

Yes.

Right. So you are attracted by big tools (but still moan about them).

 

[davek]

Right. So you are attracted by big tools (but still moan about them).

Oh dear. The Carry On 'jokes'.

We've hit a low.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Right. So you are attracted by big tools (but still moan about them).

Quite the ballet move that, very delicate... lol

 

[PITA]

Oh dear. The Carry On 'jokes'.

We've hit a low.

To be fair, you did invite that comment. I was more interested in why you would watch the events if you think the participants are tools. Haven’t you got enough in your life to be angry about?

 

[davek]

To be fair, you did invite that comment. I was more interested in why you would watch the events if you think the participants are tools. Haven’t you got enough in your life to be angry about?

I was watching the field events like the discus and triple jump.

 

[roydo]

To be fair, you did invite that comment. I was more interested in why you would watch the events if you think the participants are tools. Haven’t you got enough in your life to be angry about?

@davek has a long history of posting athletics threads. It is clearly an interest. He thinks the male sprinters are bell ends; I agree with him.

 

[Rita_Poon]

mens 800m have been competitive - high standard.