Usain Bolt

Thanks for that BlueBelle I really shouldn't get involved in discussions on sport as I know so little. I was just amazed that someone could be banned twice and come back. Can you be banned for life? I think I'm right in saying that tests on old samples are now revealing banned drug use years later as the testing procedures get more sophisticated? It's all very sad really and I suppose is a result of sport being increasingly big business

Maryliza I think although the guy had to be banned there were some question marks around the drugs he used The first ban was presumable because of a drug he had taken since childhood for ADHD so if you like not taken purposely to enhance his running The second was a mystery as he was adamant he had taken nothing in the end they put it down to a muscle rub used by his physio and possibly containing a banned substance Now only he knows if he was innocent or guilty both times but I think there were enough question marks to not ban him for life and if they were both innocent mistakes and I did say IF, how sad for him

When it was said there appeared to be an objection by Germany I did have a little panic but what ever it was, it wasn't us.

And a silver for the girls too, well done them . We have gone from 13th to 5th in the medals table after winning two silver and one gold this evening. Yeeeeeppppeee

With my 'glass half full' mentality I sit there before the race saying 'of course, we'll drop the baton' and then after the race I sit there saying 'did we do anything wrong; are you SURE we didn't do anything wrong...we MUST have done something wrong...'

Tegan, same for me, over the years we have had several baton drops, . BUT WE DID IT THIS TIME and third best time ever run in the 4 x 100

Wow; so chuffed; we've followed Adam throughout his career. Shame about Bolt. Hope it doesn't overshadow our achievement. And, all I was hoping for was that we wouldn't drop the baton....

Gold for G.B. and N.I, well, done, well run, well deserved

Bolt seemed to have suffered an injury

True Tegan.

Team tactics did for Mo ...

Mo won silver, pity he couldn't have gone out with a gold, but silver is great .

Now waiting for Bolt, feeling really ashamed, we have a British team in the final tonight but I am cheering for Jamaica,

I'm not into sport at all but couldn't miss this story of course, it was everywhere. This is probably a bit naive of me but how can you be banned twice (or even once) and then be allowed to compete? Given that its your performance that counts but you take a drug to enhance that performance how is that not fundamentally incompatible with being a competitive athlete? Am I missing something? Sorry if this is a stupid question

Yes Grumppa, I felt really sorry for Coleman,

Yes] grumppa - I agree with you - such a shame for him to be doing so well (CC) and then be "gazumped" by Gatlin - life just ain't fair !!

Anybody else a bit sorry for Christian Coleman, who also beat Bolt but whose achievement was swamped by Gatlin's history?

Anyone watching the women's marathon?

London's sparkling in the sunshine!

granny yes a lovely young man, who was able to resist just like Marley did, the lure of America and American culture.

He stayed true to his roots and deserves to be recognised. I have no doubt he will make up for all the years of extraordinary hard work by having a good time now. And very well deserved it will be.

whitewave I loved that programme. I was struck by how he had to rein in his playfulness when in serious training, but it still came out didn't it? I think he is amazing.

The big events , Olympics, World, Commonwealth games should be celebrated , the joy and excitement on the faces of youngsters was wonderful to see.

I don't like the way they're making these sporting events more 'showbizzy'.

DD1 had our tickets as we are on holiday. She said that a streaker ran the 100m before the final!
We live 45 mins away on the train.

I, too thought he wouldn't win tonight. It often happens that, the more a sporting event gets 'bigged up' the more of a disappointment it turns out to be. Mind you, at least it was over quickly; I spent all of Mo's race last night convinced he was going to get beat. It was like watching penalty shoot outs. Think I was more exhausted than him at the end of it!

I had a doubt that Bolt would take gold after watching the semi yesterday but Bronze! And a drugs cheat takes gold

I find this very sad.

inews.co.uk/opinion/im-olympic-champion-i-serving-coffee-soon/

This is what could happen when they are no longer champions.

Apparently Mo is going to do roadrunning from now on.
Lots of that over in the UK.
My son is going to do the Morpeth to Newcastle marathon this year, a good roadrun.

Oh yes my son has no children, makes a massive difference and if course we live very close. He motors up to Ebbfleet I think and takes the train-one stop- to Stratford.