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Elessar Zappa

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46. Why?

Reply to walkingman (Reply #24)

Sun Aug 4, 2024, 06:03 PM

Aug 2024

Lyles won, fair and square.

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Fastest Man on Earth by 5 1000ths of a second. 🥇Olympic 100 M [View all] underpants Aug 2024 OP

How on earth could this be decided... SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2024 #1

That's How They Did It ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #12

We thought the Jamaican Thompson won. Then I saw they both 9.79 times underpants Aug 2024 #35

I Thought Ths Jamaican Guy Won Too ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #44

Photo finish. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2024 #2

this? BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2024 #3

Not Showing Up ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #13

You can still watch it on Youtube. Doc Sportello Aug 2024 #21

I Noticed That ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #22

Congrats to Noah!! - I thought Kishane had it. I keep watching the replay and still can't see that Noah edged him out tulipsandroses Aug 2024 #4

It's not measured by the foot but rather the clavicles. onecaliberal Aug 2024 #9

I learned that today.... FarPoint Aug 2024 #52

nbc still hasn't put it up Nimble_Idea Aug 2024 #5

I know. That's why I went looking. The first thing said both were 9.79 underpants Aug 2024 #29

At a certain point I think these competitions simply become games of chance based on statistical noise... RidinWithHarris Aug 2024 #6

Disagree TheProle Aug 2024 #11

Not true malaise Aug 2024 #19

I'm not debating "fair and square"... the rules are the rules RidinWithHarris Aug 2024 #38

His chest lean won... So close JCMach1 Aug 2024 #7

Yes. His clavicles were the first to cross. onecaliberal Aug 2024 #10

Literally the Jamaican stood up because his foot crossed ahead of everyone JCMach1 Aug 2024 #15

That's why people lean. I'm surprised he didn't lean. onecaliberal Aug 2024 #16

This was Thompson's first ever global championship race underpants Aug 2024 #31

Kerley (USA) foot was actually first. I think this is a safety thing underpants Aug 2024 #30

Happy for the guy. They all work so hard for it. onecaliberal Aug 2024 #32

Not impressed True Dough Aug 2024 #8

I can make it to the bathroom even faster, when it's urgent! WestMichRad Aug 2024 #18

No medals for that, I'm afraid True Dough Aug 2024 #26

Amazing...and now I'm wstching PCIntern Aug 2024 #14

I think there's a ball in there somewhere. Permanut Aug 2024 #20

Closest 100 in 62 years malaise Aug 2024 #17

Yes - Good show though for his first Olympics. I hope he stays healthy AND I hope he has a good sports psychologist if tulipsandroses Aug 2024 #25

Bet you didn't know that the winner of the Women's malaise Aug 2024 #28

Oh I didn't know that. With Shericka out of the 200 m, she might be able to pull off a double. tulipsandroses Aug 2024 #39

Yes indeed malaise Aug 2024 #41

OK, I see it now. tulipsandroses Aug 2024 #23

I think they should share the gold..... walkingman Aug 2024 #24

Why? Elessar Zappa Aug 2024 #46

Sportsmanship...it was basically a tie. walkingman Aug 2024 #49

Except that it wasn't n/t Polybius Aug 2024 #54

I am fully expecting Trump to claim victory in a 3AM tweet in all caps rurallib Aug 2024 #27

😂😀😂 malaise Aug 2024 #34

I second that. 😆 underpants Aug 2024 #36

The fastest man on earth is malaise Aug 2024 #33

That was something! obamanut2012 Aug 2024 #37

"Missed it by that much" - Maxwell Smart. nt BootinUp Aug 2024 #40

I was actually kinda rooting for the other two Americans...... a kennedy Aug 2024 #42

At the introductions when he went up course working up the crowd underpants Aug 2024 #47

That was amazing ... rog Aug 2024 #43

Yeah his last 5-6 footfalls were explosive. underpants Aug 2024 #48

Sorry, I forgot this. Speaking of flying underpants Aug 2024 #50

First time ever with all participants under 10 seconds and a legal wind. Rhiagel Aug 2024 #45

Legal wind. Thanks hadn't heard or considered that underpants Aug 2024 #51

Lyles is supposedly 5'11" Rhiagel Aug 2024 #53

Time elasped photo of the race and also a cute Cars meme iluvtennis Aug 2024 #55