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Public Area => Sports and Gambling => Topic started by: Belker on June 08, 2024, 07:58:29 pm
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See her 4 x 400m mixed relay race video from Friday night on RTE;
It's awesome !!
https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0607/1453648-mixed-4x400m-relay-team-swoop-home-for-european-gold/ (https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0607/1453648-mixed-4x400m-relay-team-swoop-home-for-european-gold/)
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This 21 year old girl from Tallaght might just be the real deal.
The European athletics championship Womens 400 meters semi-finals this Sunday night at 8.05pm and the final the night after Mon at 9.50pm.
She will be odds-on fer Gold !
Then next on to Paris in August where she should bring an Olympic medal home to Tallaght !
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She is good but Group Two seems to lack a bit .Could make an Olympic final but not sure if she is good enough to medal .Best female Athlete we have .
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She is good but Group Two seems to lack a bit .Could make an Olympic final but not sure if she is good enough to medal .Best female Athlete we have .
I would not agree John M, I think she will win big tonight and tomorrow night in the 400M Euro final,
and bring an Olympic medal home to 'Fookin' Tallaght in August.
I think she is an awesome 'well yankee trained' talent about to explode fer Ireland.
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Mawdsley`s time was faster by a smidgen.
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Olympic Final three Americans Three Caribbeans only two places up for grabs be a great achievement for either to make the final .Most top athletes have not been competing comparatively leading up to Olympics .Bit like Irish Rugby team peak to early win fuck all .We look like we are sending a good Athletics team but medals will be hard to come by .Boxers could get one or two .Lad who made a cunt of himself last time spraining his ankle jumping around Must have a real chance of going one or two better than he dis last time .Womens boxing must also have medal chances .Our Showjumpers are top drawer as well .Could be a good games for us 5+ medals .
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Looks like we can have high hopes of a few winners and will give us something to cheer about. yippee yippee ::clap
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Mawdsley`s time was faster by a smidgen.
Indeed she was by a tad and showed great courage in the final lap, but the Tipp lass is bog basic.
Adelelke I think is World class.
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How did the Dundalk lad, Israel Olatunde, get on?
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How did the Dundalk lad, Israel Olatunde, get on?
He did OK'ish.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0607/1453550-seasons-best-for-olatunde-in-reaching-100m-semi-finals/ (https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0607/1453550-seasons-best-for-olatunde-in-reaching-100m-semi-finals/)
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She cruised in to the final last night easing up approaching the winning line in her semi-final.
The 400m final tonight (Mon) at 8.50pm where I think she will take the Gold medal fer Ireland.
Then it's the big one, the Paris Olympics in August where I think the Tallaght girl will really shine.
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The 400m final tonight (Mon) at 8.50pm where I think she will take the Gold medal fer Ireland.
She nearly did Ken,had to settle for silver
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The 400m final tonight (Mon) at 8.50pm where I think she will take the Gold medal fer Ireland.
She nearly did Ken,had to settle for silver
She is good but a bit young older stronger faster girls will be harder to beat in olympics .
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Dissapointing race, I thought she was home and hosed passing the Polish girl turning off the last bend.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0610/1454031-adeleke-claims-silver-in-the-400m-in-rome/ (https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0610/1454031-adeleke-claims-silver-in-the-400m-in-rome/)
But still we have the Olympics in Paris this August to look forward to,
there is a girl from the Dominion republic that will be the fav fer that event.
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Anyone know why Adeleke was not in the women's 4 x 400m relay this morning ?
https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0611/1454132-mawdsley-leads-ireland-into-4x400m-relay-final/ (https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0611/1454132-mawdsley-leads-ireland-into-4x400m-relay-final/)
Hopefully she will be in the Final on Wednesday night 8.05pm.
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I think they're allowed save the best runners for the final, Ken. I'm not really into athletics but it is great to see athletes of all colours and backgrounds proudly flying the Irish flag. Kinda heartwarming to see the flag being celebrated for what it actually stands for rather than being abused by far right activists.
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Anyone know why Adeleke was not in the women's 4 x 400m relay this morning ?
https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0611/1454132-mawdsley-leads-ireland-into-4x400m-relay-final/ (https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0611/1454132-mawdsley-leads-ireland-into-4x400m-relay-final/)
Hopefully she will be in the Final on Wednesday night 8.05pm.
She is back in again tonight, I think the main girls were rested fer the relay semi-finals after running the 400m final the day before but they will all be back in contention tonight fer the 4 x 400m relay final at 8.05pm.
With Adeleke and Mawdsley in the team it's should defo be another medal, hopefully Gold !
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I think Rhasidat Adeleke (21) will get an Olympic medal in the womens 400m, possibly Silver but hopefully Gold, she won't let the likes of the Polish wan out-smart her again, her main opponent will be Marileidy Paulino (28) from the Dominion republic.
I don't think the womens 4 x 400m relay team or mixed relay team is strong enough to get an Olympic medal above Bronze, apart from Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley the rest are poor.
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Nickisha Pryce (23) from Jamacia is the 2nd fav fer the Womens 400m, no Yanks at all in the betting.
Betfair market here fer very minor stakes;
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/en/athletics/women-s-olympics-2024/womens-400m-betting-33414147 (https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/en/athletics/women-s-olympics-2024/womens-400m-betting-33414147)
Which reads today as about;
5/4 Marileidy Paulino (DOM).
7/4 Nickisha Pryce (JAM).
6/1 Rhasidat Adeleke (IRL).
10/1 Natalia Kaczmarek (POL), (The wan that bate her in the Euros last month).
50/1 Bar.
None of the top 4 in the betting took part in the Mixed 4 x 400m relay... so far.
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The schedule fer the Womens 400M;
Mon 10.55, Round 1.
Wed 19.45, Semi-finals.
Fri 19.00, Final.
The schedule fer the Womens 4 x 400M relay;
Fri 9.40, Round 1.
Sat 20.14, Final.
I doubt any of the top 4 in the 400M betting will run in Round 1 of the Relay on Fri morning,
but if any of their countries make it in to the final, then I reckon after a full days rest they will run in the final.
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The schedule fer the Womens 400M;
Mon 10.55, Round 1.
Wed 19.45, Semi-finals.
Fri 19.00, Final.
The schedule fer the Womens 4 x 400M relay;
Fri 9.40, Round 1.
Sat 20.14, Final.
I doubt any of the top 4 in the 400M betting will run in Round 1 of the Relay on Fri morning,
but if any of their countries make it in to the final, then I reckon after a full days rest they will run in the final.
Adeleke's sister and sister in law:
(https://i.postimg.cc/7Pph4xvG/Connie.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/6TftLxpt)
(https://i.postimg.cc/yYcdYwBf/Michaela.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJWZ8qVX)
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Looking at the Betfair betting on the Women to get a Medal in the 400M.
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/athletics/market/1.230673290 (https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/athletics/market/1.230673290)
Lieke Klaver (NED) stands out at 10.5 to get a medal, she already has a Gold in the Mixed 4 x 400M,
and her spirits will be high on all her next Olympic events.
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12.5 available to €36 now.
I think I'll wait for the Special Olympics, I think they all get medals in that.
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The Fav fer the womens 400m Marileidy Paulino (Dominican republic) seems a nasty piece of work.
See what she does here @ 5.20 in the mixed relay final of the 2021 Tokyo Olympic games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb7edAcANaw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb7edAcANaw)
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Rhas just qualified for the semis….was just strolling along.
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Betfair market here fer very Minor stakes;
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/en/athletics/women-s-olympics-2024/womens-400m-betting-33414147 (https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/en/athletics/women-s-olympics-2024/womens-400m-betting-33414147)
Which reads today (Last Sat) as about;
5/4 Marileidy Paulino (DOM).
7/4 Nickisha Pryce (JAM).
6/1 Rhasidat Adeleke (IRL).
10/1 Natalia Kaczmarek (POL), (The wan that bate her in the Euros last month).
50/1 Bar.
I thought this morning heats were a tad inconclusive with all the top 4 runners easily qualifying but with defo Paulino and Adeleke doing it the easiest.
But those more knowledgeable than me, as in those who set the Betfair betting markets agreed and had their small say on the market.
Marileidy Paulino shortened in price from 5/4 to 4/5.
Nickisha Pryce drifted in price from 7/4 to 3/1.
Rhasidat Adeleke shortened in price from 6/1 to 4/1.
Natalia Kaczmarek drifted in price from 10/1 to 16/1.
50/1 bar.
Roll on the Semi-finals on Wed at 7.45pm. yippee
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Rhas just qualified for the semis….was just strolling along.
The Tallaght girl is World class, I loved her post race down to earth interview, even excusing fer the first time ever the Pox Doob accent.
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Rob Heffernan the Cork Olympic bronze medalist had an early morning radio show on Red FM down here in Cork a few years ago and he would champion Rhasidat Adeleke most morning, so it was no big surprise to us Cork folk when she put her stamp on the world stage in the Rome Euros last month.
Rob Heffernan now an RTE Olympic pundit called it right this morning.
The other 2 Irish girls Becker and Mawdsley did not qualify fer the 400m semi-finals this morning but they have another chance tomorrow to qualify in the repechage heat.
If either of them run in the repechage tomorrow (Tuesday) and qualify fer the semi-finals then it's still highly unlikely they will get through the semi-finals.
A better option fer both girls might be to pass on the Tuesday repechage and rest up fer a few days till the heats of the 4 x 400m women's relay on Friday morning at 9.40am which they will have to compete without Adeleke. If they can qualify fer the final then Adeleke will be available fer the 4 x 400m Final on Sat at 8.14pm. And they will then be in with a chance of a Olympic medal.
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Silly girls Becker and Mawdsley both running in the 400M repechage this morning.
Becker most likely won't qualify, but Mawdsley probably will and will have to run again tomorrow in the 400M Semi-finals where she most likely will not qualify fer the final.
In doing so both girls will be burnt out by the time their real medal chance in 400m Relay heats on Friday morning comes around. If they had passed on todays repechage and stayed fresh fer Fridays relay heats and managed to qualify fer the final without Adeleke, then they would have had Adeleke back in the team fer the 400M Relay final on Sat.
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The draw has been made fer the Womens 400M semi-finals tonight at 7.45pm, Rhasidat in the first semi-final of three dodged the big 3 of Marileidy Paulino (DOM), Nickisha Pryce (JAM) and Natalia Kaczmarek (POL), and her main opponent in her semi-final should be Lieke Klaver (NED) or maybe Salwa Eid Naser (BAHRAIN).
'On paper' Rhasidat should cruise home with Lieke Klaver or Salwa Eid Naser behind her, and the other top 3 should easily qualify from their semi's even though the top 2 fav's Paulino and Pryce clash in the 2nd semi-final.
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Silly girls Becker and Mawdsley both running in the 400M repechage this morning.
Becker most likely won't qualify, but Mawdsley probably will and will have to run again tomorrow in the 400M Semi-finals where she most likely will not qualify fer the final.
In doing so both girls will be burnt out by the time their real medal chance in 400m Relay heats on Friday morning comes around. If they had passed on todays repechage and stayed fresh fer Fridays relay heats and managed to qualify fer the final without Adeleke, then they would have had Adeleke back in the team fer the 400M Relay final on Sat.
Irelands 4x400 Womens team wouldnt win a college meet in America .
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Silly girls Becker and Mawdsley both running in the 400M repechage this morning.
Becker most likely won't qualify, but Mawdsley probably will and will have to run again tomorrow in the 400M Semi-finals where she most likely will not qualify fer the final.
In doing so both girls will be burnt out by the time their real medal chance in 400m Relay heats on Friday morning comes around. If they had passed on todays repechage and stayed fresh fer Fridays relay heats and managed to qualify fer the final without Adeleke, then they would have had Adeleke back in the team fer the 400M Relay final on Sat.
Irelands 4x400 Womens team wouldnt win a college meet in America .
I dunno about that John m, thankfully both Becker and Mawdsley did Not qualify fer the individual 400M semi's from the repechage yesterday morning and both will have 3 full rest days till the Womens 4 x 400M heats on Friday morning.
Rhasidat will hopefully Not be availble fer that Fri morning heat as hopefully she will have the individual 400M final on Fri evening, as will be the same fer all other countries, their star 400M runners will not be avaiable fer the Fri morning 4 x 400M heats, but if any of them make it to the Final on Sat evening then the Stars will be available fer the Final after a 24 hour rest.
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a lot of them relay teams are almost political .Most of the runners will be in college on an athletics scholarship .Teams can be chosen by university rather than ability .Dont think we have any chance in relays .Adeleki is good has a medal chance but experience over 400 is key you go half a step to fast early you lose .The lane draw will be important .Girls today in the Golf must have chances as a bounce of the ball can gain or lose a few shots .
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I'm gonna be gutted on Friday night if Rhasidat does not bring the Gold home to Fookin Tallaght.
But in reality the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is her best chance at aged almost 26.
Between herself and Pat Lawless in the 2026 GGR, I have plenty to look forward to.
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Naser smoked her tonight,let's hope the girl in green was holding something back.
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Naser smoked her tonight,let's hope the girl in green was holding something back.
Her best is about 20 meters behind the best .Thats a huge margin over 400 ..The two heat winners looked different Class .It looks like a 3 way fight for Bronze and she is in there with a big shout .
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The lass seems inconsistent, Good run, Bad run, Good run, Etc....
Hopefully she will be in top form tonight and she has the plum draw.
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...... Irelands 4x400 Womens team wouldnt win a college meet in America .
The Relay girls Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Kelly McGrory and Sharlene Mawdsley did well this morning to qualify automatically fer tomorrow nights final.
Mc Grory was by far the weakest link but will be replaced by Adeleke tomorrow night (Sat).
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The Yanks will be hot fav's fer the 4 x 400m Womens relay final on Sat night, followed in the betting by the Netherlands and then the Irish girls who are defo in with a good chance of a medal.
A notable absentee from this morning heat was Nickisha Pryce of Jamaica, hopefully she stays absent tommorow night.
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Naser smoked her tonight,let's hope the girl in green was holding something back.
Her best is about 20 meters behind the best .Thats a huge margin over 400 ..The two heat winners looked different Class .It looks like a 3 way fight for Bronze and she is in there with a big shout .
She will never win an Olympic Medal .Not good enough over 100 or 200 lacks the stamina for 400 .Reminds me of a top 7 furlong horse not fast enough to win Group one Sprint or Mile .She is probable best a relay runner but the rest of the team are poor .Flattered to decieve ,not top class .And I said that from the start .
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Yes John you must be correct, because at the moment a twenty one year old Irish girl is the 4th best in the world behind 3 26 year olds.... no chance at all, and sure she has no medals to date, probably doesn't even have any Irish running records.
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Yes John you must be correct, because at the moment a twenty one year old Irish girl is the 4th best in the world behind 3 26 year olds.... no chance at all, and sure she has no medals to date, probably doesn't even have any Irish running records.
Ah Robbie will you be getting a Shamrock tattoo on your ankle or what .You obviously do not understand athletics .Her IRISH records would not be in the top 100 times in US College Athletics .She is just better than Irish athletes that went before her but that is not hard .The 400 is a strange distance the people who can run it are rare .Edwin Moses the 400Hurdler went 7 years unbeaten picked up olympic and World titles for fun .Most 400 runners lack the real speed for 100 or 200 so step up .Michael Johnstone not much good at 100 brilliant at 200 and 400 .Adaleki if you disect her race ran the first 200 to fast failed to stay the distance .Now her options are to take a slower start in the hope that increases her stamina but if she runs the first 200 slower then she is further behind and stamina does not equal speed .As a decent athlete myself in my youth I understand these things .The Difference between Championship running and top class running is Champions have no flaws .Adelekes style is flawed she lacks stamina as witnessed in both the semi and the final .Wrapping yourself up in the Tri Colour wont change that fact .She might naturally get stronger with age but strength is usually at the expense of speed .
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Yes John you must be correct, because at the moment a twenty one year old Irish girl is the 4th best in the world behind 3 26 year olds.... no chance at all, and sure she has no medals to date, probably doesn't even have any Irish running records.
Ah Robbie will you be getting a Shamrock tattoo on your ankle or what .You obviously do not understand athletics .Her IRISH records would not be in the top 100 times in US College Athletics .She is just better than Irish athletes that went before her but that is not hard .The 400 is a strange distance the people who can run it are rare .Edwin Moses the 400Hurdler went 7 years unbeaten picked up olympic and World titles for fun .Most 400 runners lack the real speed for 100 or 200 so step up .Michael Johnstone not much good at 100 brilliant at 200 and 400 .Adaleki if you disect her race ran the first 200 to fast failed to stay the distance .Now her options are to take a slower start in the hope that increases her stamina but if she runs the first 200 slower then she is further behind and stamina does not equal speed .As a decent athlete myself in my youth I understand these things .The Difference between Championship running and top class running is Champions have no flaws .Adelekes style is flawed she lacks stamina as witnessed in both the semi and the final .Wrapping yourself up in the Tri Colour wont change that fact .She might naturally get stronger with age but strength is usually at the expense of speed .
Hard to fathom your constant anti-Irish sentiments on most Irish sports folk John m ?? ::fds
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Yes John you must be correct, because at the moment a twenty one year old Irish girl is the 4th best in the world behind 3 26 year olds.... no chance at all, and sure she has no medals to date, probably doesn't even have any Irish running records.
Ah Robbie will you be getting a Shamrock tattoo on your ankle or what .You obviously do not understand athletics .Her IRISH records would not be in the top 100 times in US College Athletics .She is just better than Irish athletes that went before her but that is not hard .The 400 is a strange distance the people who can run it are rare .Edwin Moses the 400Hurdler went 7 years unbeaten picked up olympic and World titles for fun .Most 400 runners lack the real speed for 100 or 200 so step up .Michael Johnstone not much good at 100 brilliant at 200 and 400 .Adaleki if you disect her race ran the first 200 to fast failed to stay the distance .Now her options are to take a slower start in the hope that increases her stamina but if she runs the first 200 slower then she is further behind and stamina does not equal speed .As a decent athlete myself in my youth I understand these things .The Difference between Championship running and top class running is Champions have no flaws .Adelekes style is flawed she lacks stamina as witnessed in both the semi and the final .Wrapping yourself up in the Tri Colour wont change that fact .She might naturally get stronger with age but strength is usually at the expense of speed .
Hard to fathom your constant anti-Irish sentiments on most Irish sports folk John m ?? ::fds
Ken you were a bookie if a Swedish Chaser or Mile and a Half horse came over unbeaten to run in the Derby or Gold Cup what regard would the layers have for them ?Thats the same with Irish Track Athletes good in their own arena but not Grade 1 and I have been proved absolutely Correct the medal haul tells you that .I said the Cork rowers and the lad on the horse would possibly win I didnt fancy Wiffen as more drugs in swimming than the Flats big dommo lives in and the boxing as we know is corruot just look back at past Olympics .Imagine Mark Brieland was beaten by a Chinaman but was awarded the Laurel Wreath as the Best Boxer in the Tournament .I dont play the Green White and Gold if your good your good if you are also rans then you are also rans .I was ABSOLUTELY CORRECT about Adaleki .The 4x400 have medal chance as they are in the final and anything can happen at changeovers but on the book they are also rans .RTE talking up their chances wont make them run any faster .
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The Yanks will be hot fav's fer the 4 x 400m Womens relay final on Sat night, followed in the betting by the Netherlands and then the Irish girls who are defo in with a good chance of a medal.
A notable absentee from this morning heat was Nickisha Pryce of Jamaica, hopefully she stays absent tommorow night.
It seems like the fastest 400M woman in the world this year prior to the Olympics Nickisha Pryce of Jamaica (48.57) will not take her place fer Jamaica in tonights 4 x 400M Final, the Jamacian press yesterday quoted; "Nickisha Pryce announced the end of her athletic season on Friday after she failed to progress beyond the semi-final round of the women’s 400m at the Paris Olympics".
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/08/09/parisolympics-nickisha-pryce-ends-athletic-season-following-disappointing-olympic-campaign/ (https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/08/09/parisolympics-nickisha-pryce-ends-athletic-season-following-disappointing-olympic-campaign/)
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The approx betting on the Betfair market fer tonights Women's 4 x 400M relay.
1/6 USA.
10/1 Netherlands.
33/1 Ireland.
50/1 Jamaica.
50/1 GB.
200/1 bar...
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/en/athletics/women-s-olympics-2024/womens-4-x-400m-relay-betting-33414163 (https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/en/athletics/women-s-olympics-2024/womens-4-x-400m-relay-betting-33414163)
The Yanks haven't done too well in the relays at these Olympics losing in 2 relay Finals when they were 1/100 !
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33s you are getting well rewarded .Its always about getting the stick around but more likely mistakes in the 100 and 200 .
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Adeleke's run had a degree of naivete, particularly in the last 200 metres.
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I think she will shine tonight, the pressure of the individual event is off her back and most likely she spent her day today with the Irish team of girls her own age, which is prob what she as a 21 year old needed all week.
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Adeleke's run had a degree of naivete, particularly in the last 200 metres.
Defo looked a different girl in the semi's and the final to the girl in her walkaway first round heat ?
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At this level, there's often less than a second between 1st and last in the finals. That's more mental than physical in the winning.
Don't write her off just yet. She's only 21 now, 25 at the next Olympics. There's been a few UK females who went off and had babies before coming back and winning medals. Look at 34-yr old Kellie Harrington.
The Irish Times carried a story setting out how we've improved in our medal haul over the past 10-20 years. We randomly produce semi-decent athletes just like any country but, for the past decade or so, the Govt has given them a few quid so they could go full time, got semi-decent facilities so they could train and also decent coaches from abroad. Rhasidat has gone to America on a scholarship which she's just finished I believe. She has the right coaches over there and but now the financial pressure will come on her as a professional, non-college athlete. She can certainly walk the talk and I think she can talk the talk now that she's seen what it's like at the top.
It was the same with the French swimmer, Leon Marchand, who was a 'talent' but after going to a specific coach in America, he ended up winning 4 individual golds at the Olympics.
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Adeleke's run had a degree of naivete, particularly in the last 200 metres.
Defo looked a different girl in the semi's and the final to the girl in her walkaway first round heat ?
First round is seeded to avoid the best eight meeting in a heat .In horsey terms she won a Nass Maiden stepped up to listed finished second stepped up again to Group ! was found wanting .Common enough every year in horseracing Trainer thinks he has a good one but only one will win a classic the rest dont .
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At this level, there's often less than a second between 1st and last in the finals. That's more mental than physical in the winning.
Don't write her off just yet. She's only 21 now, 25 at the next Olympics. There's been a few UK females who went off and had babies before coming back and winning medals. Look at 34-yr old Kellie Harrington.
The Irish Times carried a story setting out how we've improved in our medal haul over the past 10-20 years. We randomly produce semi-decent athletes just like any country but, for the past decade or so, the Govt has given them a few quid so they could go full time, got semi-decent facilities so they could train and also decent coaches from abroad. Rhasidat has gone to America on a scholarship which she's just finished I believe. She has the right coaches over there and but now the financial pressure will come on her as a professional, non-college athlete. She can certainly walk the talk and I think she can talk the talk now that she's seen what it's like at the top.
It was the same with the French swimmer, Leon Marchand, who was a 'talent' but after going to a specific coach in America, he ended up winning 4 individual golds at the Olympics.
She could be a Champion but the way she runs to fast early and fades later .If you run slower earlier you are further behind so now you need be able to both stay and speed up .That is hard to learn its a strange distance not a sprint but not a stamina test .That is the big advantage USA and Holland have they run relays all the time .If one runner messes up you could lose half a second or more .Its not just about speed technique in relays .Pass the baton within the transfewr zone without messing up .
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She could be a Champion but the way she runs to fast early and fades later .If you run slower earlier you are further behind so now you need be able to both stay and speed up .That is hard to learn its a strange distance not a sprint but not a stamina test .That is the big advantage USA and Holland have they run relays all the time .If one runner messes up you could lose half a second or more .Its not just about speed technique in relays .Pass the baton within the transfewr zone without messing up .
I think you're kinda agreeing with me lol She's out on her own in America now that her college time is up. A good coach could teach her to re-adjust her running style for the 400m.
Yet look at the American women's and men's relay teams. The men are full of egos and they've consistently fukked up the baton pass over the years. The woman work together and win the relay most of the time. If she isolates herself a little bit and ignores all the Ole Ole shite from Ireland, she and a good coach could turn her into a better athlete over many distances.
The harder she works, the more money she'll earn. That'll motivate a working class Tallaght girl, I reckon! She's 6ft and looks like a model already. She could retire at 30 as a millionaire and do TV work for the rest of her life? "All" she has to do is win a few medals. That'll motivate her to get up her up & running in the morning!
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Adeleke's run had a degree of naivete, particularly in the last 200 metres.
Defo looked a different girl in the semi's and the final to the girl in her walkaway first round heat ?
First round is seeded to avoid the best eight meeting in a heat .In horsey terms she won a Nass Maiden stepped up to listed finished second stepped up again to Group ! was found wanting .Common enough every year in horseracing Trainer thinks he has a good one but only one will win a classic the rest dont .
When I stated above "Defo looked a different girl", as a watcher of human behaviour (just the same as us all) fer the past nearly Sixty years, when she walked out on to the track in the 1st round heat, she had her shoulders up and her chest out with a 'Kick-ass' look in her eye, all that was missing in the semi and the final.
I think there might be problems at home, after one of her Rome Euro wins this summer she thanked her mother so much and boasted how her mum came to all her events, it was in the news this week that her mother was watching the Olympics at home in Tallaght ??
And then this, which I did not know about;
https://extra.ie/2024/06/16/news/irish-news/rhasidat-adelekes-abuse
::fds ::fds
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The SLIGHTLY UPDATED approx betting on the Betfair market fer tonights Women's 4 x 400M relay.
1/6 USA...... Now 1/8.
10/1 Netherlands.
33/1 Ireland..... Now 40/1.
50/1 Jamaica..... Now 150/1.
50/1 GB..... Now 100/1.
200/1 bar...
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/en/athletics/women-s-olympics-2024/womens-4-x-400m-relay-betting-33414163 (https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plus/en/athletics/women-s-olympics-2024/womens-4-x-400m-relay-betting-33414163)
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WTF !! ::fds
Femke Bol was not listed in the Netherlands original 6 fer this event.
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Rhasidat has changer her name to Lazarus cos she keeps coming forth!
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Looked at the race and wondered Adaleky was not that impressive good but not Great .49 dead .Did the Jamaican pulling off the track effect her ?She was coming to pass her and then she just stepped off that must of effected Adalekis run even if it was only fraction of a second .Having said that that was the best performance by any Irish team in a long time probably only the Rugby Team have been better .Never gave them a chance but they were best of the rest .Will we ever be that good again ?
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I think the Jamacian lass banged her baton off of Rhasidat's arm and then dropped it, I don't think it adversely affected Rhasidat at all.
My bug-bear is why was Femke Bol in the Netherlands team, I have been closely watching Rashidat's rivals this last week and Femke Bol who performed a near 'Olympic Act of God' ( https://www.rte.ie/video/id/13176/ (https://www.rte.ie/video/id/13176/) ) in the mixed relay final was not listed in the Netherlands team of 6 fer the Women's 4 x 400.
My heart dropped when I saw her walk out of the tunnel to take her place in the 4 x 400M final.
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The Place; LOS ANGELES, USA.
The Time; July 2028.
The Event; Women's 400 M.
The Winner; RHASIDAT ADELEKE !!
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I see "we" got a gold medal in the women battering each other anyway. The welcome home on Telifeesh Airann was a complete shambles. They've some fuckin neck looking for 160 notes a year for that kinda shite.
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The Place; LOS ANGELES, USA.
The Time; July 2028.
The Event; Women's 400 M.
The Winner; RHASIDAT ADELEKE !!
(https://i.postimg.cc/jdTjwCBj/Fleg.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Behave SB !!
The girl has enough problems of her own being born in Fookin Tallaght !!
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Behave SB !!
The girl has enough problems of her own being born in Fookin Tallaght !!
Igerian? 8)