Paris 2024 - Day 12 (Wed 7 August) (1 Viewer)

[Ellie]

That Moroccan looks like John Turturro.

 

[rhythmbandit]

That faceplant looked painful.

 

[dmlaw]

Oh. Isn’t she the world champion?

She is but Thiam, who is the heavy favourite, wasn’t at the last World Championships.

 

[FetchFugly]

How do we rate KJT’s chances?

Thiam is a very strong favourite, and I think Kat would be relying on something going very wrong for her. The American Anna Hall has come back from injury too, but Kat is in the mix for a medal.

 

[PercyPig]

Oh there was Greco Roman wrestling on today

 

[Madison]

Oh. Isn’t she the world champion?

Betfair writes:

KJT will struggle against Thiam and Hall in Heptathlon
Double World Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GB) 4/1 begins her attempt to add an Olympic title to her resume on Thursday, but her task will be made difficult by Nafi Thiam (BELGIUM) 8/11. Thiam withdrew from last year's World Championships - won by KJT - with an injury that kept her out of competition for a year, but returned at this year's European Championships to win with the third-best score of her career. Thiam will be hard to beat as she aims to win her third Olympic gold.

Rather than from KJT, Thiam's biggest challenges may come from Anna Hall (USA) 11/4 and Auriana Lazraq-Khlass (FRANCE) 25/1. 23-year-old Hall looked dominant in an early-season Heptathlon last April, before injury derailed her World Championships. If she's back to that kind of form, she's capable of breaking the 7,000-point barrier, which would almost certainly give her the win.

Those looking for a more speculative bet might favour Lazraq-Khlass. The 25-year-old improved exponentially to win a surprise silver at the recent European Championships. Buoyed by a home crowd, she might find further improvement to go close here

 

[Kratz]

Betfair writes:

KJT will struggle against Thiam and Hall in Heptathlon
Double World Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GB) 4/1 begins her attempt to add an Olympic title to her resume on Thursday, but her task will be made difficult by Nafi Thiam (BELGIUM) 8/11. Thiam withdrew from last year's World Championships - won by KJT - with an injury that kept her out of competition for a year, but returned at this year's European Championships to win with the third-best score of her career. Thiam will be hard to beat as she aims to win her third Olympic gold.

Rather than from KJT, Thiam's biggest challenges may come from Anna Hall (USA) 11/4 and Auriana Lazraq-Khlass (FRANCE) 25/1. 23-year-old Hall looked dominant in an early-season Heptathlon last April, before injury derailed her World Championships. If she's back to that kind of form, she's capable of breaking the 7,000-point barrier, which would almost certainly give her the win.

Those looking for a more speculative bet might favour Lazraq-Khlass. The 25-year-old improved exponentially to win a surprise silver at the recent European Championships. Buoyed by a home crowd, she might find further improvement to go close here

Interesting. Seems like Keely might be the only track and field gold.

 

[Madison]

Our medal tally is bang on track with the last three games:

 

[Madison]

Preview for tomorrow:

 

[Soldi]

I didn’t realise we finished SECOND in Rio

 

[Indie]

Preview for tomorrow:

All about the cycling then.

Do enjoy the omnium.