Thread for the London Olympics 2012: Fri.27th July to Sun.12th August!

[ProudTrinbagonian]

Congrats Lalonde!
the drought is over...you made us proud

Incredibly, the first and only other T&T 400m Olympic medal since Mottley's silver in 1964

Indeed, Almost 50 years later!
And an incredible run.  He was in 5th or 6th in the last 130m and charged home for bronze...

[weary1969]

I seriously forgot bout Mottley silver. I was so traumatise bout morris.

[Socapro]

I seriously forgot bout Mottley silver. I was so traumatise bout morris.

You can go to this link to refresh your memory about our past Olympians: http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=54969.0

[royal]

Lalonde Gordon must be our biggest surprise medalist ever.Only avid T&T sports fans would of known about him and even them including me didn't expect him to medal.All our previous medalist in weightlighting,track,and swimming they were pretty well known in Trinidad circles and most even on the world circuit   

[STMB]

Congrats Lalonde!
the drought is over...you made us proud

Incredibly, the first and only other T&T 400m Olympic medal since Mottley's silver in 1964

Indeed, Almost 50 years later!
And an incredible run.  He was in 5th or 6th in the last 130m and charged home for bronze...

INCREDIBLE because before the recent surge in 100m OG showings by T&T, most of our OG T&F finalists and semi-finalists have been in the 400m and 4x400m relay, but we have been so unlucky just placing outside the medals; we even had 2 in the finals in 1980 - Mike Solomon (Jarrin Solomon's dad) and Mike Coombs (both from Trincity Striders)

[royal]

 T&T Medals by sport
Sport    Gold    Silver    Bronze    Total
Athletics    1    4              5              11
Weightlifting 0    1              2               3
Swimming    0    0              1               1
Total         1    5              8              15

[D.H.W]

T&T Medals by sport
Sport    Gold    Silver    Bronze    Total
Athletics    1    4              5              11
Weightlifting 0    1              2               3
Swimming    0    0              1               1
Total         1    5              8              15

Phelps have 21

[D.H.W]

Aye I miss 100m hurdles this morning shite, i didn't see lolo run

Highlights?

[truetrini]

T&T Medals by sport
Sport    Gold    Silver    Bronze    Total
Athletics    1    4              5              11
Weightlifting 0    1              2               3
Swimming    0    0              1               1
Total         1    5              8              15

Phelps have 21

He actually has 22...18 Gold, 2 silver and 2 Bronze.

Not to mention he has won a total of 71 medals in major international long-course competition, 57 gold, 11 silver, and 3 bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships.

He set 39 world records (29 individual, 10 relay).

[royal]

T&T Medals by sport
Sport    Gold    Silver    Bronze    Total
Athletics    1    4              5              11
Weightlifting 0    1              2               3
Swimming    0    0              1               1
Total         1    5              8              15

Phelps have 21

More than have de countries in de Olympics have less medals than Phelps

[Deeks]

Lalonde Gordon must be our biggest surprise medalist ever.Only avid T&T sports fans would of known about him and even them including me didn't expect him to medal.All our previous medalist in weightlighting,track,and swimming they were pretty well known in Trinidad circles and most even on the world circuit   

Caught me and we by surprise. Nice surprrise though!!! Thanks Lalonde!

[Deeks]

what about Cleopatra and Walcott?

[D.H.W]

what about Cleopatra and Walcott?

She is out , Walcott has not started yet

[Brownsugar]

Congrats Lalonde!
the drought is over...you made us proud

Incredibly, the first and only other T&T 400m Olympic medal since Mottley's silver in 1964

Indeed, Almost 50 years later!
And an incredible run.  He was in 5th or 6th in the last 130m and charged home for bronze...

It is reported that his coach told him to take it easy at first and use his speed at the end to finish......one more foot step and he would have had silver......

I didn't know nutten bout he until the past few days when he started his heats.  And to add to the surprise he from TOBAGO!!!!.....

<<<<<<BOOOOOMMMMM!!!>>>>>>>>   

[Brownsugar]

Now to post about another Tobagonian.  Renny Quow.  What really happened there? 

Ah hearing this evening during an Andre Errol Baptiste report on the phone from London, that Renny Quow was declared unfit just before he was to take the field to run in his heat for the 400m.  It is now being alleged that he/the team knew that he was not fit before he left for London and possibly should not have made the trip at all.

He will not be in the 400 m relay.  So he will take no part in these Olympics......Interesting.....very interesting.....

[Deeks]

I have been reading about him in the newspaper clips. But was not expecting him dey.

[D.H.W]

Now to post about another Tobagonian.  Renny Quow.  What really happened there? 

Ah hearing this evening during an Andre Errol Baptiste report on the phone from London, that Renny Quow was declared unfit just before he was to take the field to run in his heat for the 400m.  It is now being alleged that he/the team knew that he was not fit before he left for London and possibly should not have made the trip at all.

He will not be in the 400 m relay.  So he will take no part in these Olympics......Interesting.....very interesting.....

Stueps so ah man get a free ride, who will replace him?

[STMB]

We have a fifth man in Machel Cedenio with a PR of 46.02, who would have run the semis to rest one of the other guys (Quow, Lendore or Lalonde), but as it stands the remaining 4 will have to run their liver string out to make the final, and if in the final, to medal. Their PBs all from this year are Gordon (44.52), Lendore (45.13), Solomon (45.31), and Cedenio (46.02).

In ONE race it is plausible for Cedenio to lead off in 46 or 45 high, Lendore and Solomon to split mid to high 44s, and Gordon to anchor in 44 flat or 43 high. On paper with clean exchanges, that can give us a 2:58 high to 2:59.

To do that twice is now a very tall order without Quow, and even a 2:59 is not assured a medal, even with a weakened US team (no Merritt).

There's the Bahamas sure to come out for redemption after not medalling with 3/2 guys in the semis/final, the US, The Belgians with the Borlee twins, Dominican Republic with Santos and Sanchez, UK, Russia, Poland, Kenya, and even Cuba and Venezuela - all capable of running right at 3:00 or under.

Maybe lightning will try twice for us and Lendore, Solomon or Cedenio would run above their form, as Gordon did.

[behind-de-bridge]

Jehue should be included in the 4X4.

[truetrini]

we will soon have to 200m men available

[Dumplingdinho]

We have a fifth man in Machel Cedenio with a PR of 46.02, who would have run the semis to rest one of the other guys (Quow, Lendore or Lalonde), but as it stands the remaining 4 will have to run their liver string out to make the final, and if in the final, to medal. Their PBs all from this year are Gordon (44.52), Lendore (45.13), Solomon (45.31), and Cedenio (46.02).

In ONE race it is plausible for Cedenio to lead off in 46 or 45 high, Lendore and Solomon to split mid to high 44s, and Gordon to anchor in 44 flat or 43 high. On paper with clean exchanges, that can give us a 2:58 high to 2:59.

To do that twice is now a very tall order without Quow, and even a 2:59 is not assured a medal, even with a weakened US team (no Merritt).

There's the Bahamas sure to come out for redemption after not medalling with 3/2 guys in the semis/final, the US, The Belgians with the Borlee twins, Dominican Republic with Santos and Sanchez, UK, Russia, Poland, Kenya, and even Cuba and Venezuela - all capable of running right at 3:00 or under.

Maybe lightning will try twice for us and Lendore, Solomon or Cedenio would run above their form, as Gordon did.

cedenio is young and ran a lot this season so his tank may be close to empty, i cant see him doing semis and finals.  i think jehue will run 1 race and cedenio the other.  i will go with cedenio in the semis and jehue in the finals since he is more experienced.  i think cedenio will do a great job and surprise ppl, he is a future star.

[STMB]

Just to get to the finals requires an A team from Trinidad. Cedenio's 400m PB is significantly better than Jehue's.

He also has enough 400m and 4x400m experience on a big stage - World Youth, World Juniors, and has run with the senior team several times this year. This is not the time to experiment with options. The team may have to break the national record just to make the finals so we have to go with our best talent.

[Socapro]

We have a fifth man in Machel Cedenio with a PR of 46.02, who would have run the semis to rest one of the other guys (Quow, Lendore or Lalonde), but as it stands the remaining 4 will have to run their liver string out to make the final, and if in the final, to medal. Their PBs all from this year are Gordon (44.52), Lendore (45.13), Solomon (45.31), and Cedenio (46.02).

In ONE race it is plausible for Cedenio to lead off in 46 or 45 high, Lendore and Solomon to split mid to high 44s, and Gordon to anchor in 44 flat or 43 high. On paper with clean exchanges, that can give us a 2:58 high to 2:59.

To do that twice is now a very tall order without Quow, and even a 2:59 is not assured a medal, even with a weakened US team (no Merritt).

There's the Bahamas sure to come out for redemption after not medalling with 3/2 guys in the semis/final, the US, The Belgians with the Borlee twins, Dominican Republic with Santos and Sanchez, UK, Russia, Poland, Kenya, and even Cuba and Venezuela - all capable of running right at 3:00 or under.

Maybe lightning will try twice for us and Lendore, Solomon or Cedenio would run above their form, as Gordon did.

In the 4x400m relay if you want to create you best possible chance of medalling then you need to establish a lead over your opponents from early in the race which means you need at least one of your two fastest runners on the opening two legs.
You then hope that the other two runners on legs 3 and 4 can run their skins off (PB's) to hold on to the lead you have established on your opponents. So we need Lalonde on either leg one or leg two and I would definitely put Jehue on the squad.

This was the order of the 4x400m relay squad when we set a new national record in June this year:-
Renny Quow >> Lalonde Gordon >> Jarrin Solomon >> Deon Lendore.

I would suggest keeping a similar order as near as we possibly can with the healthy 400m runners we currently have!
So here are some suggested relay orders for us to make the final and possibly medal.

4x400m relay Heats:
Lalonde Gordon >> Machel Cedino >> Jarrin Solomon >> Deon Lendore

4x400m relay Final:
Lalonde Gordon >> Jehue Gordon >> Jarrin Solomon >> Deon Lendore

Btw fellas, I've already created a special thread for the relays called London Olympics Men and Women's 4x100m and 4x400m Relay Thread! at this link: http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=57606.0 so please post your ideas for our relay squads performing at their best in that thread.

[Peong]

Phillips on now vs a Malaysian. Ok iz a group of them. The Spaniard had a small collision with Phillips it look like and the race paused.  Race restartin.

4th. I think he still gets to compete.
Oh ok that was the repechages and that's it.  Sprint cycling looks tough.

[truetrini]

he out

[NYtriniwhiteboy..]

has the minor final for placings..

[D.H.W]

Phillip had a good ride ! finishes 7th in  Kierin , won the race

[D.H.W]

Aye! alyuh see that Chris Hoy fellah from GB just pedal there? lord!! f**king beast mode , man switch on a next gear again at the end

[D.H.W]

Sally Pearson is an amazing hurdler

[Aviator]

Semoy just tied the NR of 22.55. She is currently the fastest of the 2 fastest losers. Let hope she makes it to the final.