Day 9 Action

[Molue Conductor]

After all that hard work......Maryam finishes LAST, and it wasn't even her fault!

The coaches have got to answer for this failure......haba!!

No.

She went for broke.

It was Bronze or Nothing.

You have 3 lifts though so why go all out on the first? Especially if C&J is not your strong point. Are the rest of us missing somethings

Yes. What they do is add up Snatch + Clear & Jerk for the TOTAL which is the Olympic Medal. The other competitors were stronger so she had to go for it. 156 may have been safe but will not win a medal which is what Naija wants. She gave it her all but got beaten.

But she was 3rd in the Snatch with one point above the Armenian. The Armenian lifted 158 in her first lit so that is all Miriam had to lift to get back to bronze position. And since she lifts after the Armenian all she has to do is match the Armenian's lift, not so?

Not really considering her body weight, she had to lift way more than the Armeninan who eventually lifted 164

body weight is not an issue unless the total score is a tie if she matches the Armenian she wins, simple as that, that is all she had to do.

[tfco]

next sport - fencing

kai...too confusing.

next!!

[Molue Conductor]

Edith boxes tomorrow against the European champion

[Molue Conductor]

Muizat Ajoke Odumosu doing 400m hurdles in 45 mins, no chance there

[folem]

in hind sight Kashirina should have attempted 184

I don't think the rules allow for lifting a lower weight than the one already lifted. She had to match 187 not lower. I will check the rules again.

[tfco]

in hind sight Kashirina should have attempted 184

I don't think the rules allow for lifting a lower weight than the one already lifted. She had to match 187 not lower. I will check the rules again.

i get the sense WL is kinda like high jump, with all kinda mind games at play.

[Molue Conductor]

in hind sight Kashirina should have attempted 184

I don't think the rules allow for lifting a lower weight than the one already lifted. She had to match 181 not lower. I will check the rules again.

i think you are right i forgot that rule...you cannot reduce the weight if someone lifted it.

[soothsayer]

After all that hard work......Maryam finishes LAST, and it wasn't even her fault!

The coaches have got to answer for this failure......haba!!

No.

She went for broke.

It was Bronze or Nothing.

You have 3 lifts though so why go all out on the first? Especially if C&J is not your strong point. Are the rest of us missing somethings

Yes. What they do is add up Snatch + Clear & Jerk for the TOTAL which is the Olympic Medal. The other competitors were stronger so she had to go for it. 156 may have been safe but will not win a medal which is what Naija wants. She gave it her all but got beaten.

Nigeria dropped out totally.. okay what happens if one of the athletes is found to have used druggs?????? where will Nigeria be with no lifts????

Maryam wasn't even classified. She registered no lift at all in the final stage. So even if 10 of those before her had tested positive, she would have still missed out.

Babafad, you normally have 3 attempts for each weight lift attempt. once you start on a weight you have to lift it you can't decrease it. If you fail 3 times on your first lift no scores are recorded and you bomb out!!!!! Personally I feel there are more disadvantages to going for broke than advantages, for instance you are not given anytime to regain your strength so the weight becomes heavier..... secondly as stated above if you fail to lift it you have no score and you bomb out. If she however went for more conservative weight she will record a score, she then has 3 chances for the next weight she decides to lift, she can then go for broke. At least she would have a lift and she she would be in contention. I don't know if she convinced her coaches she could do it or she was encouraged to go for it. but the coach should know their athlete and how they cope in competition situations. They should not have fallen for kidology and gamble.

[Molue Conductor]

After all that hard work......Maryam finishes LAST, and it wasn't even her fault!

The coaches have got to answer for this failure......haba!!

No.

She went for broke.

It was Bronze or Nothing.

You have 3 lifts though so why go all out on the first? Especially if C&J is not your strong point. Are the rest of us missing somethings

Yes. What they do is add up Snatch + Clear & Jerk for the TOTAL which is the Olympic Medal. The other competitors were stronger so she had to go for it. 156 may have been safe but will not win a medal which is what Naija wants. She gave it her all but got beaten.

Nigeria dropped out totally.. okay what happens if one of the athletes is found to have used druggs?????? where will Nigeria be with no lifts????

Maryam wasn't even classified. She registered no lift at all in the final stage. So even if 10 of those before her had tested positive, she would have still missed out.

Babafad, you normally have 3 attempts for each weight lift attempt. once you start on a weight you have to lift it you can't decrease it. If you fail 3 times on your first lift no scores are recorded and you bomb out!!!!! Personally I feel there are more disadvantages to going for broke than advantages, for instance you are not given anytime to regain your strength so the weight becomes heavier..... secondly as stated above if you fail to lift it you have no score and you bomb out. If she however went for more conservative weight she will record a score, she then has 3 chances for the next weight she decides to lift, she can then go for broke. At least she would have a lift and she she would be in contention. I don't know if she convinced her coaches she could do it or she was encouraged to go for it. but the coach should know their athlete and how they cope in competition situations. They should not have fallen for kidology and gamble.

two chances.

You get 3 lifts total, not 3 lifts per weight

[soothsayer]

Medals for the long jump winners, Nigeria has a triple jumper, I think he used to represent Britain but switched I think.

[Tbite]

hmm I would love to tap T'Erea brown.

[Ekorian]

Stamblova stumble over the hurdle. What an irony!

[Dodo]

Oshkosh in hurdles heat

[Dodo]

Odumosu third in the second heat

[soothsayer]

Has the brits won in tennis????

[soothsayer]

trying to remember did we feature a finalist in the 100meters last Olympics?

[soothsayer]

ah we had a Nigerian representing britain in discus.

[Dodo]

Battle of the sexy girls of turkey and USA in the vball, USA 1 set up

[Dodo]

Foluke to serve

[Guv007]

trying to remember did we feature a finalist in the 100meters last Olympics?

We only got to the quarterfinals.