“Put” your best face forward! There could be a whole other more challenging Olympic event called “Photogenic Shotput.”
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40 Derpiest Shotput Faces
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The 20 Hottest Olympic Track And Field Babes
Track and field events finally started today in London, so here are 20 Olympic hotties to keep an eye out for.
Louise Hazel, Britain
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Christina Vukicevic, Norway
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Lolo Jones, USA
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Darya Klishina, Russia
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Double Amputee Sprinter Advances To 400m Semifinal
No legs? No problem for the man they call “Blade Runner.”
This Is Oscar Pistorius
He is a sprinter from South Africa, and a double amputee. He is one of six Olympians to ever compete at both the Olympic and Paralympic games in the same year.
Today He Made History
He became the first double amputee runner to ever compete in the Olympics. He ran in a qualifying heat for the 400m.
And, Oh Yeah, He Was Awesome
His time of 45.44 was enough to come in second in his heat (behind only the "second fastest man in the world" Luguelin Santos of the Dominican) and qualify to move on to the semi-finals.
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Usain Bolt Might Be Greatest Sprinter Who Ever Lived
After winning the 200m gold today, Usain Bolt has won the 100 and 200 in two straight Olympics. No one else has ever done this.
Here's Usain Bolt's dominating performance in the 200m today.
Bolt's 19.32 was .12 faster than his countryman Yohan Blake and .52 faster than another Jamaican, Warren Weir. His time is also the same as Michael Johnson's legendary performance at the 1996 Atlanta Games, which stood as the world record for 12 years.
With this win, Bolt has also done the incredible: he's won the 100m and 200m, the two premiere short-distance sprinting races, two Olympics in a row. Only two other men have ever repeated as 100m champions, and no one has done it in the 200 — not even Michael Johnson.
And true to form, Bolt celebrated in a characteristically ostentations way — with a few casual push-ups.
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Usain Bolt Pulled A Classic "PSYCHE" On A Track Official With The Baton
After the 4x100m relay was over, Bolt was like, “Here you go!” and held out the baton. “NOT.”
Here's the race. Bolt gets his third gold of London and Yohan Blake gets his first.
If you pay close attention, just after the 50-second mark, Bolt extends the baton to an official and then pulls it away. PSYCHE.
The officials later forced him to give back the baton, but that hardly diminished the excitement of what the Jamaicans had just accomplished — they set a new world record, running the first 4×100m relay to break 37 seconds. And this becomes yet another moment that will go down in the history of Usain Bolt being awesome.
Related: the American men won silver and set a new national record, and the Canadian men initially took bronze before being disqualified.
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British Hero Mo Farah Wins The 5,000 Meters In A Thrilling Sprint
Farah becomes only the seventh man to win the 5,000m and 10,000m in a single Olympics. See the finish here.
Here's the last 400 meters.
Farah jostles with a number of other runners before dominating the final sprint. Unfortunately, his training partner and American runner Galen Rupp is unable to maintain the pace that he sets at the beginning of the last lap, and he fails to place.
Farah celebrated right: with a few sit-ups.
A few other incredible pictures from his victory:
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Mo Farah Running Away From Things
The British track and field gold medalist runs away from many things. Run, Mo, Run!
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Oscar Pistorius Raced A Horse In Qatar To Promote Equality For Disabled Athletes
“Blade Runner” takes on all challengers.
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian and Paralympian, raced an Arab race horse in Qatar. Oscar won, and it wasn't even close.
The race was held to promote the "Definitely Able" campaign in Qatar, which works to eliminate discrimination against disabled and Paralympic athletes. The horse really stumbled out of the gates, but it seemed like Oscar had the horse beat anyway. We'd like to see him take on a cheetah next.
H/T The Telegraph.
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Why The Super Bowl Is Awful If You Don't Care About The Super Bowl
As told by cats who clearly don’t care about the Super Bowl.
Everyone in America is basically like OMG SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. FOOTBALL. FUN.
And all your friends are like, "HEY LET'S WATCH THE GAME."
Except deep down, you're about *this* excited for the Super Bowl:
Of course, your friends are like NOOO c'mon let's have a Super Bowl party wahhh.
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25 Things Only Track And Field Runners Can Understand
Sprinters, jumpers, and long distance runners unite.
The importance of pre-race rituals.
Whatever works for you.
That feeling you get right before the gun.
The inability to simply walk up a flight of stairs.
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21 Things Track And Field Teaches You About Life
Sometimes life will throw you some hurdles, and you will trip over each and every one.
It's important to take time out of your daily routine for small rituals and traditions.
Everyone is going through life with their own unique perspective.
Looks can be deceiving.
Sometimes less is more.
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Awe-Inspiring Pregnant Woman Runs 800-Meter Race At U.S. Championships
Alysia Montano, who is eight and a half months pregnant, ran the 800 meter Thursday in the U.S. Track and Field Championships.
Alysia Montano, left competes in the quarterfinals of the 800 meter sin the U.S. outdoor track and field championships in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday.
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A five-time national champion, Alysia Montano, was ready for another race on Thursday. But this race would be just a little different, since the former University of California star was 34-weeks pregnant.
"I've been running throughout my pregnancy and I felt really, really good during the whole process," Montano said after the qualifying heat.
She finished last, but the crowd at Hornet Stadium still gave her a standing ovation. The 28-year-old ran the race in 2 minutes, 32.13 seconds. This comes about 35 seconds slower than her personal best of 1:57.34, which she ran in 2010 in Monaco.
Montano has been running all her life, and said she consulted with her doctor about her plan to continue running during her pregnancy, who encouraged the idea.
"That took away any fear of what the outside world might think about a woman running during her pregnancy," Montano said. "What I found out mostly was that exercising during pregnancy is actually much better for the mom and the baby. ... I did all the things I normally do ... I just happened to be pregnant. This is my normal this year."
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25 Signs You Ran Track And Field In High School
It’s not only a sport. It’s the sport.
You have battle scars from accidentally stabbing yourself with a safety pin while putting your bib on.
You never got to go to the mall or hang out with friends right after school because you always had practice.
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And you couldn't go out on weekends because that was always race time.
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You had a watch tan.
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21 Problems Only Hurdlers Will Understand
Fact: You always have to pee when you get in your starting blocks.
Your knees always look like this.
And your ankles look like this.
THANKS, trail leg.
You feel like you have to pee right when you get into your starting blocks.
Is the official waiting to fire the starting gun because he likes to TORTURE me?!
You shed a single tear when your coach tells you to unstack these.
OK, who put these away? -__-
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LGBT Athletes Respond To "Perfect Body"
“The perfect body is one that you’re comfortable in.”
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These Athletes Talked About Coming Out
“If there’s a sense of fear then that implies that there’s something wrong.”
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LINK: More LGBT Athletes.
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A Runner Lost Her Bronze Medal After Celebrating Early And It's Awkward AF
Yikes.
Runner Molly Huddle got a little too excited about winning the bronze medal for the 10,000-meter race at the 2015 Beijing World championships, and she ended up losing her place right before the finish line.
There goes first, second, and Molly Hud—uh-oh...
As Huddle threw up her arms in excitement, Emily Infeld leaned into the finish line and beat her. Huddle immediately fell into shock, and told Universal Sports, “Emily was right there the whole time with just more momentum. She got that bronze. It’s going to take a long time to get over."
And to make matters more disappointing, Huddle would have been the first non-African-born runner to place in the women’s 10,000 meter race since 2007. Instead, Infeld walked away with that title.
Infeld told Universal Sports she actually felt a little guilty: "I feel like Molly let up a little. I don’t think she realized how close I was. I was just trying to run through the line. I’m really thrilled.”
I guess your track coach was right: It's not over until you cross that finish line.
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24 Pictures That Will Make Way Too Much Sense To Runners
Lace up those sneakers!
When you know you need to go for a run, but just want to stay on your couch:
When every day is technically leg day, and this happens:
When you're trying to make a long run go by faster:
When your stomach is rumbling before a race, but you don't want to tempt fate:
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Track Runner Handles Fall In Best Way Possible
They don’t teach this in gym class, but maybe they should start.
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American 100-Meter Record Holder Tests Positive For Banned Substance
Tyson Gay has not said what banned substance he tested positive for, but said he “put [his] trust in someone and was let down.” He has pulled out of the world championships in Moscow next month.
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Sprinter Tyson Gay, who holds the American record in the 100-meter dash, has tested positive for banned substances, the Associated Press reports. Gay has not said what substance he tested positive for, but said the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency notified him on Friday that he had tested positive. Gay told the AP, "I don't have a sabotage story... I basically put my trust in someone and was let down."
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