Phil Minshull might be the worst athletics commentator ever. It's not that he has no style. He definitely has a flair for drama and storytelling. The problem is that his commentary is often completely divorced from the actual reality happening on the ground. He routinely misidentifies athletes, countries, finishing order, times, distances, fouls, qualifications, basically anything and everything. If you were only listening to the audio, you wouldn't know anything was amiss. But if you're actually watching the video, you'd be constantly confused because what he says does not line up with what you're seeing. He'll say "runner A & B are neck and neck" when in fact runner A is miles ahead and runner B isn't even in the picture, and he's misidentified runner C instead. A runner gets his/her heels clipped and falls, and Minshull's commentary is "oh that runner tripped over their own feet." It's like dude, are you even WATCHING the event? Just as a small example, at 1:01:14 we see the Pole Vault men coming out. It clearly says onscreen "Pole Vault Qualification A". Anyone who follows athletics (and definitely the commentators) would recognize the pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis who walks past the camera just as Minshull declares "the 800 meter runners starting to come out", followed shortly by Mondo Duplantis (1:01:27) who is the most recognizable pole vaulter in the world. At 58:03, he misidentifies German runner Lea Meyer as British runner Lizzie Bird, despite her wearing the distinct yellow and black shirt with "GERMANY" written on it and a bib saying "MEYER". A German outfit looks completely different from a British outfit, and "Bird" is not spelled "M.E.Y.E.R." His alternate-reality-commentary goes on and on like this the entire time. It's absolutely baffling. And then there are things that aren't factual errors but matters of interpretation. He describes this twisted, wriggling, contorted pole vault at 2:25:30 as "nicely done" and "a solid vault". His commentary is just... so bizarre. It's like he just utters random words.

3:18:16 ollie zeidler misses the start and wins

Poges cover the hands. " Safety launch

Molly Thompson-Smith's hand message: Big Moll Don't fall

39:44, 1:30:13

Αντιγόνη, η χρυσή μας αθλήτρια. Εύχομαι στο Παρίσι το 24 οι κριτές να είναι το ίδιο δίκαιοι, προσεκτικοί και διακριτικοί, οποτε η ελπίδες για να πάρει η Αντιγόνη χρυσό μετάλλιο είναι πολλές, διότι είναι η μονη που το αξίζει, χωρίς να παραβαίνει τους κανόνες. Το ξαναείπαμε παλαιότερα, αν είναι να τρεχουμε αντί να περπατάμε, τότε και η γιαγια μου βγαίνει πρώτη. Κάτι Περεζ και κάτι αλλα καρακατσουλια πρέπει να τα βγάζουν έξω από νωρίς. Αντιγόνη μας στην ελληνική ιστορία αθλητισμού.

Warholm rizz

Vanessa Mai ❤

KazbeLove! 🥰

So professional. I hope she does well next Olympics. She just a beast and a nice female

5:26:51 Men's 100m Semi-Final

I had the pleasure to meet him this year at the Munich masters , he was an absulute gentalman and had no issue with his fans asking for selfies i must say he is an inspiration , and i think he will be the best that has ever been in the single scull and an absiulute inspiration to young atheletes Respect

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I cannot understand this course yet. Is it, fortgiving and wants them to 'pace' it, or is there not enough room for mtb racing speeds, and they are suppos'e'd to be self 'merit' and they pat them on their backs.? That is an ugly repulsive track.. The gay boys, laugh and pedal away, loving anothers 'black ebony' frames..🥲😢😒😗

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What's the frame size

How do you adjust the gear shifter, they are really tight

What's the frame size

How do you adjust the gear shifter, they are really tight

She is cute. That is a hell of an indoor training facility!!

So the big question becomes, did you win despite bad technique or because of it?

Janja being a boss Semifinals Boulder 1- 1:44:38 Boulder 2- 1:55:03 Boulder 3- 2:05:24 Boulder 4- 2:15:51 Finals Boulder 1- 7:32:48 Boulder 2- 8:03:07 Boulder 3- 8:28:39 Boulder 4- 8:58:15 Interview 9:06:31

Janja being a boss Boulder 1 40:27 Boulder 2 1:21:47 Boulder 3 1:38:34 Lead 3:02:34 Interview 3:13:07 Medal ceremony 3:19:55

They should make beautiful white babies

10:18:08. Grigoras swipes squirrel tail

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1:39:30 4.místo 49,86 postup

2minutes* ARE 2Much!

3:34 "This is the Romanian trio..." UKRAINIAN, not Romanian. Ukrainian. It's quite literally spelled out in giant letters right on their shirts, in the very footage you're commentating on!

1:25:00 WTF the runner in lane 6 (de Oliveiri of Portugal) took a dive, literally. I don't mean he tripped or fell. He intentionally threw his body through the air like he was jumping into a swimming pool. How is this even legal?

Danke!

3:02:43

I keep coming back here to watch this wonderful 100m race of Gina Lückenkemper. Not only is it full of emotions, but it also is a perfect example of how our job as official timekeepers works. Those 22 seconds after the race where everyone is waiting for the timekeepers (in this case Matsport Timing) to do their job to determine whose torso crossed the line first, and why the unofficial winner time (here 11.00) is merely an estimate are so fun to watch and a great example to explain to laymen what our job actually is!

She was smart and used a hardtail which is certainly a kilo and half lighter than the other girls.

Sexy Asher Smith

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nur observierung und nachschrifft..danke.

as if it doesn't want to be what it is supposed to be..

the track seems friendly and pillowy, then in my opinion, it does neither and turns itself into a daymare of forest rough..then brutal🤔🤨🥲😢

The munich course track is an interesting bicycle trail!!

Es war eine Mega-Veranstaltung, für die ich sehr gerne tätig war. Eine Bitte habe ich nur - plant mal zukünftig einen Event, wo noch mehr Diversität integriert wird🤗

Супер девки

8:23:23

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VISTO

1:19:51 What language of instruction do they use?❓

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This European Championships sucked because Russia wasn’t there. Would have been a different story. Happy for Elizabeth Seitz getting gold though!

Ugh. The poor Latvian team. They fell on like every single routine except vault.

As a sculling coach, I consider the Men’s 1x A final to be one of the best run races I’ve ever seen