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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Day 11: sHocker!

 The 1500m race was shaping up to be an exciting event, but wow oh wow was it EXCITING. World Record pace, the defending gold, silver, and bronze medalists leading the pack, and then Cole Hocker and Yared Nuguse turned on the jets and burned the Brit like it was 1776. The American Middle Distance Revolution is alive!


My team did draft Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and I was feeling pretty confident with his blazing start, but I'm glad to take the points hit for this injection of stars and stripes in my veins.

Scoreboard update - I still had a good day:


DIVING - China gold (Seine Superstars) and Silver (Baguette the Gold)

WRESTLING - Things were a SLAMMIN' today
  • GOLD - Cuba Men - Hunchback of the Swimming Lane
  • SILVER - Kyrgyzstan Women - Baguette the Gold
  • BRONZE - Japan Women - Seine Superstars; Iran Men - Eiffel Power; Kyrgyzstan Men - Macronian Cheese
FIELD EVENTS - Miltiadis Tentoglou - Long Jump GOLD - Synchronized Race Walkers

SPRINTING - Gabby Thomas - USA - GOLD - Hunchback of the Swimming Lane

CYCLING - Men's team sprint - 
  • NETHERLANDS GOLD - Harrie Lavreysen - Hunchback of the Swimming Lane - the team set the world record in Heats yesterday, and then broke it again in the final!


It's getting down to the wire - what's left?  Lots...don't give up hope!

I can confirm what's done - don't put your hope here:

  • Swimming (but not Artistic!)
  • Archery
  • Badminton
  • 3x3 Basketball
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Gymnastics (but not Rhythmic!)
  • Judo
  • Rowing
  • Rugby Sevens
  • Shooting
  • Surfing
  • Tennis


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