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Off Topic => Sports Arena => Topic started by: Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle on February 15, 2011, 08:39:46 AM
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You going? I've just had the ticketing arrangements through and I'm not sure what tickets to get for the opening ceremony. £20.12 category D or £2012 for category AA. What a fucking dilemma.
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Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.
Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
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If you want accommodation with your tickets, Thomas Cook have that gig and you can book in store with them or on line from 15th March.
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Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.
Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
The first two games are at the Millenium Stadium Cardiff not that you'd want the facts to get in the way of course.
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Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.
Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
The first two games are at the Millenium Stadium Cardiff not that you'd want the facts to get in the way of course.
I misheard the radio report then. It was a glib comment based on a prejudice towards Coventry and a long standing bitterness towards London and the Olympics from a Parochial angle following Birmingham's doomed bid.
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If I manage to get tickets for any events in the new stadium I'm going to smash the bogs up and ruin West Ham's new ground
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The Beach Volleyball is at Horseguard's Parade before anyone asks.
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Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.
Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
The first two games are at the Millenium Stadium Cardiff not that you'd want the facts to get in the way of course.
You just answered his question.
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I'll be avoiding as much of it as possible.
I can't get my head around why some sports are included, why some are left out and why there are events that are competitive arts rather than sport.
Synchronised Swimming & Dressage - what the feck is the point of that ?
Such non-sports should be combined with the likes of Ice Dancing and Ice Skating to create a "Competitive Arts Olympics" separate from proper sport.
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The Beach Volleyball is at Horseguard's Parade before anyone asks.
Yes please!
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I'm with UKRS - any activity where the "winner" is determined by someone's opinion and not by time, points, distance etc should be moved to X Factor Olympics
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Current Olympic Sports - Keep or Scrap ?
Diving - Scrap
Swimming - Keep
Synchronized swimming - Scrap
Water polo - Keep
Canoe/kayak (sprint) - Keep
Canoe/kayak (slalom) - Keep
BMX - Keep
Mountain biking - Keep
Road cycling - Keep
Track cycling - Keep
Artistic - Scrap
Rhythmic - Scrap
Trampoline - Scrap
Volleyball (beach) - Keep
Volleyball (indoor) - Keep
Dressage - Scrap
Eventing - Scrap
Jumping - Scrap
Freestyle - Not sure
Greco-Roman - Not sure
Archery - Keep
Athletics - Keep
Badminton - Keep (But only if Squash is added. If not, then scrap)
Basketball - Keep
Boxing - Not sure
Fencing - Keep
Field hockey - Keep
Football - Keep
Handball - Keep
Judo - Not sure
Modern pentathlon - Scrap (due to horse content)
Rowing - Keep
Sailing - Keep
Shooting - keep
Table tennis - Keep
Taekwondo - Not sure
Tennis - Keep (But only if Squash is added. If not, then scrap)
Triathlon - Keep
Weightlifting - Keep
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To be added:-
Squash
Netball
Golf
Softball
Baseball
Rugby Sevens (Union only. None of that "Northern Game" nonsense)
Cheese Rolling (Gloucestershire needs a more successful Olympian than Eddie the Eagle)
Tug of War
Lacrosse
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Rugby sevens and golf are being added for 2016 which is, ludicrously, in the same country as the 2014 World Cup.
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Add:
Darts, snooker and wanking.
Britain will add to the medal count and I might have a chance in the latter.
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Add:
Darts, snooker and wanking.
Britain will add to the medal count and I might have a chance in the latter.
As long as we're talking "distance travelled" or "volume produced" rather than some kind of artistic, subjective marking system.
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Add:
Darts, snooker and wanking.
Britain will add to the medal count and I might have a chance in the latter.
As long as we're talking "distance travelled" or "volume produced" rather than some kind of artistic, subjective marking system.
Time taken I reckon, with a biscuit, loser eats it for extra fun.
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Add:
Darts, snooker and wanking.
Britain will add to the medal count and I might have a chance in the latter.
As long as we're talking "distance travelled" or "volume produced" rather than some kind of artistic, subjective marking system.
Time taken I reckon, with a biscuit, loser eats it for extra fun.
Surely it would just make you feel a little prick.
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Add:
Darts, snooker and wanking.
Britain will add to the medal count and I might have a chance in the latter.
As long as we're talking "distance travelled" or "volume produced" rather than some kind of artistic, subjective marking system.
Time taken I reckon, with a biscuit, loser eats it for extra fun.
With the added advantage that it would give the rugby players a chance of a medal.
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(http://www.dfishinsea.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/shit-olympic-logo.jpg)
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any sport/activity where the highest acolade is or would be an olympic Gold is fine by me,
even if its sycronised swimming or beach volleyball.
an olympic medal in Darts might well become the top achievement if it was part of the games, so i might alow it.
but Golf, Tennis, Football, Rugby etc should not be allowed in,
unless the olympic Gold was bigger and better than winning the world cup or major tournament, which isnt going to happen.
as for the Olympics as a whole, i'm all for it,
a lot of money has been spent, but hopefully has gone straight back into the economy, and helped pay peoples wages and mortgages.
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I misheard the radio report then. It was a glib comment based on a prejudice towards Coventry and a long standing bitterness towards London and the Olympics from a Parochial angle following Birmingham's doomed bid.
That's a long time to be harbouring a grudge. Have you sought therapy?
At that time I won a Birmingham Olympic sweatshirt in a competition on local radio (BRMB I think) - can't remember how, but they ran it for several weeks. I won in the first week, but I thought I'd have another go since the girlfriend nicked it. Amazingly I also won the next week. As I was on a roll I kept entering and every time they sent me a sweatshirt. I finally realised that I must have been the only person who entered, such was the apathy surrounding the bid. I think I've still got one somewhere. I'm still hoping Birmingham will host the games sometime soon so that I can wear it.
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London Olympics? Can't wait. We've budgeted for that being our 2012 summer holiday. Even if all we get is tickets for some of the lesser sports, we'll be happy. Well, except badminton. The squeaking of the shoes on the court does my head in.
Arguably the best event I went to at the Manchester Commonwealth Games was the netball. so don't knock it until you've seen the best in the world in action.
I'd love to go to the athletics, swimming or the velodrome, but if it transpires it is archery, wrestling and weightlifting, bring it on!
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You'll need deep pockets to watch some of this lot.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/15_02_11_olympic_full_schedule.pdf
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I'd love to go to the athletics, swimming or the velodrome, but if it transpires it is archery, wrestling and weightlifting, bring it on!
Saw some of the road cycling around Horwich when the Commonwealth Games were on, it was alright to sit and watch. We've got the Junior Commonwealth Games over here this year, I can hardly contain my excitement.
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Apparently the football starts a few days before the opening ceremony. In Coventry.
Can anyone else think of a more underwhelming and low key start to such a huge event?
The first two games are at the Millenium Stadium Cardiff not that you'd want the facts to get in the way of course.
Did you count to ten mate? ;)
I don't see why the football can't be played in Coventry or anywhere else for that matter. We have the stadiums and infrastructure to do that. Not that FIFA paid any attention to that when they were carting vast sums of Russian money away from the world cup voting session, the gluttonous bunch of crooks.
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When would the Bham Olympic have been held if we had won?
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When would the Bham Olympic have been held if we had won?
1992
"Bring the games to Britain"
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Saw some of the road cycling around Horwich when the Commonwealth Games were on, it was alright to sit and watch
Bizarrely, the 2007 Tour De France started in London and went through Lewisham/Deptford. Bottom of our road
We were in Devon that week and missed the fackin' lot.....
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Still want to post to the Olympics.
Found this. I had such a laugh and wanted to share - you may already know this but doesn't it just make you giggle?
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I don't see why the football can't be played in Coventry or anywhere else for that matter. We have the stadiums and infrastructure to do that. Not that FIFA paid any attention to that when they were carting vast sums of Russian money away from the world cup voting session, the gluttonous bunch of crooks.
We have tickets for the football in Coventry. Mainly because it's probably the only opportunity we'll have to see a live Olympic event.
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I will watch very little of the olympics and find the whole thing a bit meh. No doubt it will end up costing millions and knowing this country we would make a loss on it. As for the ticket prices, that's just plain daft.
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Well I've got tickets to 3 events and some team GB football and I can't bloody wait. Really looking forward to it.
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just bought 2 tickets for the athletics on 9th August including 200m final and chuffed to bits even at the prices charged - the way i see it i will enjoy that night more than all the home games this season for about the same money.
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Bloody hell they are flapping bigtime down here over the arrival of the bloody torch on Friday.
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I was against the Olympics coming to Britain previously, but now it looks like I might get some work out of it so I don't mind. I've been appointed Sports Psychologist to the Swiss Ladies' Underwater Jenga Squad. Can't wait.
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The torch handover is just about to get underway in Athens and which famous sporting star will be bringing it back to Blighty?
Why it's that Olympic legend himself..................David Beckham.
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How are they allowed a lighted flame on an aircraft?
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How are they allowed a lighted flame on an aircraft?
They hold it out of the window and have an distinguisher on hand.
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The torch handover is just about to get underway in Athens and which famous sporting star will be bringing it back to Blighty?
Why it's that Olympic legend himself..................David Beckham.
He'll be knighted in a couple of years, for services to himself.
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The torch handover is just about to get underway in Athens and which famous sporting star will be bringing it back to Blighty?
Why it's that Olympic legend himself..................David Beckham.
He'll be knighted in a couple of years, for services to himself.
According to reports, one of the Greek presenters at the ceremony has already called him "Sir David Beckham".
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How are they allowed a lighted flame on an aircraft?
They hold it out of the window and have an distinguisher on hand.
Ah, I see.
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The One Show are coming to Culdrose apparently tomorrow evening, whoopee do.
I'm so excited I could just shit.
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I was against the Olympics coming to Britain previously, but now it looks like I might get some work out of it so I don't mind. I've been appointed Sports Psychologist to the Swiss Ladies' Underwater Jenga Squad. Can't wait.
Wouldn't Jenga blocks float?
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I'm with UKRS - any activity where the "winner" is determined by someone's opinion and not by time, points, distance etc should be moved to X Factor Olympics
I'm with this too. Anything decided by opinion is out.
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Will someone going to an Olympic evernt in London try to gain entry with a soft drink and snacks from non sponsorship companies and let me know what happens please.
Will someone also let me know how much food and drink costs inside the stadium.
Cheers
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I was against the Olympics coming to Britain previously, but now it looks like I might get some work out of it so I don't mind. I've been appointed Sports Psychologist to the Swiss Ladies' Underwater Jenga Squad. Can't wait.
Wouldn't Jenga blocks float?
Tch! They use specially weighted Jenga blocks, like those things they made you dive down and fetch when you were at school.
I can't wait for the final of the 4x4 synchronised bobsleigh.
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Does Beckham use the same barber as Joey Barton?
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I would love it, love it, if one of the runners threw the torch into the nearest river
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I'm waiting for batman (fathers for justice) to get in on the act. That will liven things up a bit.
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I have a ticket for the monday session in the stadium. Fair do's it was in the, if you haven't got a ticket so far... re-selling opportunity, last weekend.
But there was absolutely nothing on offer for multiple (2) tickets in the lower cost (£20 - £100) options. I went to my limit and over to get one. One!
What I expect to happen in the next month is another big sell-off with a complete range of tickets. I am going to be so pissed off if that happens. I was asking for just two, for the same event. But - 'Not available', in my price range, at any time in the Olympic stadium, on any day.
Last Sunday, the online ticketing website did not respond after it opened at 11 am, for anything in my range except individual tickets in a higher price bracket. I know, I was on the website till 2.30 pm, going through every day, every session. And once you had found one ticket that was available, you could only process one purchase, and that was it; so you couldn't get two single tickets, for instance.
So, I am going. On my own. Whoop-ee-do. I live 6 miles from the Olympic park, and they wonder why ordinary people are not thrilled at the thought of the Olympics on the doorstep.
And I would say, 'I want to be thrilled, but you are making it so bloody difficult!'
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I have a ticket for the monday session in the stadium. Fair do's it was in the, if you haven't got a ticket so far... re-selling opportunity, last weekend.
But there was absolutely nothing on offer for multiple (2) tickets in the lower cost (£20 - £100) options. I went to my limit and over to get one. One!
What I expect to happen in the next month is another big sell-off with a complete range of tickets. I am going to be so pissed off if that happens. I was asking for just two, for the same event. But - 'Not available', in my price range, at any time in the Olympic stadium, on any day.
Last Sunday, the online ticketing website did not respond after it opened at 11 am, for anything in my range except individual tickets in a higher price bracket. I know, I was on the website till 2.30 pm, going through every day, every session. And once you had found one ticket that was available, you could only process one purchase, and that was it; so you couldn't get two single tickets, for instance.
So, I am going. On my own. Whoop-ee-do. I live 6 miles from the Olympic park, and they wonder why ordinary people are not thrilled at the thought of the Olympics on the doorstep.
And I would say, 'I want to be thrilled, but you are making it so bloody difficult!'
Sorry - this is a wail. Wrong thread!
Still too bloody expensive, though.
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Don't know what you're complaining about. If you're only six miles away you've more than enough time to construct a tunnel from your house to the Olympic Park. Get digging, woman!
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Of course.
The spirit of 'Escape to Victory'!
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There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there. I bet your kids are so proud of you aren't they.
In the first round of ticket applications me and the missus managed to get tickets to the athletics on Thursday 9th August evening session athletics (mens 200m final mens triple jump final) and last weekend I managed to get tickets for the men's hockey semi final for the adlfternoon of the same day.
There are so many people moaning "I couldn't get any tickets, I tried and tried and tried" but then I say to them "did you try again on Sunday" and they're like "no why what was Sunday" and when I explain it was when mote tickets were released for those who didn't get any originally they go all quiet.
Me I pulled up 10:50 on Sunday in my van, flicked on the iPad, logged on and get presto, more tickets.
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The torch relay has started and you can watch the whole thing on a live feed via the Beeb. It's great so far, so much piss taking and it's only been going for an hour or so. You can play i-spy as well, look out for:
kids flicking the V's
a drunk mooning outside a pub
confused pensioners walking into shot
something breaking down
the flame going out
and many, many more.
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There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there. I bet your kids are so proud of you aren't they.
In the first round of ticket applications me and the missus managed to get tickets to the athletics on Thursday 9th August evening session athletics (mens 200m final mens triple jump final) and last weekend I managed to get tickets for the men's hockey semi final for the adlfternoon of the same day.
There are so many people moaning "I couldn't get any tickets, I tried and tried and tried" but then I say to them "did you try again on Sunday" and they're like "no why what was Sunday" and when I explain it was when mote tickets were released for those who didn't get any originally they go all quiet.
Me I pulled up 10:50 on Sunday in my van, flicked on the iPad, logged on and get presto, more tickets.
I'm a miserable bugger yes. Not because its difficult to get tickets but because I think the Olympics is shit.
Now its going to be on the news for weeks about some silly bloody torch. Starting off with some bunch of cornish wankers carrying it before it gets passed onto assorted worzels and goes all round the country. The media will trot the statistic out all the while `The torch will pass within 10 miles of 95% of the UK population`. Oh wow ! Does that mean they organised a really great route? No! It means that the UK is a primarily urban based population ! They probably plan it so it goes past the One Show studio on a Friday at 7pm, at which point Seb bloody Coe, David bloody Beckham, and Boris bloody Johnson will all turn up in the studio and that ginger tosser Chris bloody Evans will be there so they can all have their big bloody celebrity Olympic torchy lovefest. Then of course we will have it coming through the Midlands at some stage. Nick Owen will be on, making rubbish jokes and pretending how great it all is. They will send that hamster faced woman reporter out to show flag waving yam yam schoolkids as the torch passes through somewhere like Dudlayyy, or a bunch of morris dancers in some rural worcestershire outpost that gets its one minute of flame fame as another sad wanker does a mile trying not to burn their hand.
Me miserable? We have the Jubilee soon as well. I haven't even started yet !
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There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there. I bet your kids are so proud of you aren't they.
In the first round of ticket applications me and the missus managed to get tickets to the athletics on Thursday 9th August evening session athletics (mens 200m final mens triple jump final) and last weekend I managed to get tickets for the men's hockey semi final for the adlfternoon of the same day.
I did try for tickets, but only for something I'd actually want to watch. Jessica Ennis for instance. And the cycling, I like cycling.
I NEVER watch hockey, or fencing, or gymnastics, or rowing, or archery, or people fucking about on horses, why the feck would I want to watch them at premium prices this summer?
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I'm going to watch some tennis at Centre Court (don't care if it rains) and watch Team GB at Wembley and Millennium Stadium. I think the whole thing is a colossal waste of money but I will get better value for my £tax by actually going to a few things.
My biggest gripe is that using public transport will just not be possible for me for any of the events and that I have some tickets I can't use but there is no facility to re-sell them on the website (there was an opportunity but the shit website inevitably crashed and the facility has been suspended ever since). On the upside all the tickets were relatively inexpensive.
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I'm a miserable bugger yes. Not because its difficult to get tickets but because I think the Olympics is shit.
Now its going to be on the news for weeks about some silly bloody torch. Starting off with some bunch of cornish wankers carrying it before it gets passed onto assorted worzels and goes all round the country. The media will trot the statistic out all the while `The torch will pass within 10 miles of 95% of the UK population`. Oh wow ! Does that mean they organised a really great route? No! It means that the UK is a primarily urban based population ! They probably plan it so it goes past the One Show studio on a Friday at 7pm, at which point Seb bloody Coe, David bloody Beckham, and Boris bloody Johnson will all turn up in the studio and that ginger tosser Chris bloody Evans will be there so they can all have their big bloody celebrity Olympic torchy lovefest. Then of course we will have it coming through the Midlands at some stage. Nick Owen will be on, making rubbish jokes and pretending how great it all is. They will send that hamster faced woman reporter out to show flag waving yam yam schoolkids as the torch passes through somewhere like Dudlayyy, or a bunch of morris dancers in some rural worcestershire outpost that gets its one minute of flame fame as another sad wanker does a mile trying not to burn their hand.
Me miserable? We have the Jubilee soon as well. I haven't even started yet !
Some top bloody moaning there my friend. You can count on my vote come the revolution. >:(
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Between us my brother, sister and me have tickets for the football, athletics and hockey, which shows the randomness of any kind of lottery. Just opened an e-mail about ticket delivery, main points copied below.
The Olympic Games are just around the corner, and soon you will be holding your Olympic tickets in your hand.
Tickets will start to be delivered from late May with deliveries continuing into July. This email tells you everything you need to know about how to make sure you get your tickets safely.
Your tickets will be sent using Royal Mail‘s Tracked® delivery service.
London 2012
You will receive a notification by email and/or SMS (if you have provided your mobile number) from Royal Mail on the day your tickets are due to be delivered.
Someone will need to be there to sign for your tickets. If nobody is there, Royal Mail will leave a 'Something for you’ card. You will also be notified of the delivery attempt by email and/or SMS. Your ticket package will be returned to your local Royal Mail delivery office and held securely for 18 days.
You can visit the office to collect your package, or contact Royal Mail to arrange a redelivery to the same address. In the event you don’t collect your package, Royal Mail will send you a reminder notification by email and/or SMS before it is returned to London 2012.
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There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there.
How dare you!
It's by no means confined to this thread. Get your facts right.
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There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there.
My default position is miserable bugger, I'm actually quite cheery on here.
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I'm a miserable bugger yes. Not because its difficult to get tickets but because I think the Olympics is shit.
Now its going to be on the news for weeks about some silly bloody torch. Starting off with some bunch of cornish wankers carrying it before it gets passed onto assorted worzels and goes all round the country. The media will trot the statistic out all the while `The torch will pass within 10 miles of 95% of the UK population`. Oh wow ! Does that mean they organised a really great route? No! It means that the UK is a primarily urban based population ! They probably plan it so it goes past the One Show studio on a Friday at 7pm, at which point Seb bloody Coe, David bloody Beckham, and Boris bloody Johnson will all turn up in the studio and that ginger tosser Chris bloody Evans will be there so they can all have their big bloody celebrity Olympic torchy lovefest. Then of course we will have it coming through the Midlands at some stage. Nick Owen will be on, making rubbish jokes and pretending how great it all is. They will send that hamster faced woman reporter out to show flag waving yam yam schoolkids as the torch passes through somewhere like Dudlayyy, or a bunch of morris dancers in some rural worcestershire outpost that gets its one minute of flame fame as another sad wanker does a mile trying not to burn their hand.
Me miserable? We have the Jubilee soon as well. I haven't even started yet !
Best pre-Olympic rant yet.
I concur wholeheartedly in the spirit of absolutely depressing miserableness. This torch crap really is unmitigated tosh.
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There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there. There are so many people moaning "I couldn't get any tickets, I tried and tried and tried" but then I say to them "did you try again on Sunday" and they're like ....
...'yes.'
Wailing and ranting and complaining is allowed, even on this thread.
I haven't noticed anybody holding back on the moaning in any of the Heroes Discussions threads! Wall- to-wall weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth every weekend this past season - and some would say, with increasing justification since Christmas! It's what some of us Villa fans do when we're not being insanely optimistic about the next manager. Happy and gloomy simultaneously - that's the magic of H&V!
Have fun and congratulations on your success with booking the tickets - all three times. I work with someone who's enjoyed similar success with the Olympic booking system, so I know that there are all you lucky people out there for whom it has worked.
I may kidnap Boris and hold him for ransom in the shed! Otherwise, the tunnel idea is favourite.
UTV!
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There really are some miserable buggers on this thread isn't there. I bet your kids are so proud of you aren't they.
In the first round of ticket applications me and the missus managed to get tickets to the athletics on Thursday 9th August evening session athletics (mens 200m final mens triple jump final) and last weekend I managed to get tickets for the men's hockey semi final for the adlfternoon of the same day.
There are so many people moaning "I couldn't get any tickets, I tried and tried and tried" but then I say to them "did you try again on Sunday" and they're like "no why what was Sunday" and when I explain it was when mote tickets were released for those who didn't get any originally they go all quiet.
Me I pulled up 10:50 on Sunday in my van, flicked on the iPad, logged on and get presto, more tickets.
I'm a miserable bugger yes. Not because its difficult to get tickets but because I think the Olympics is shit.
Now its going to be on the news for weeks about some silly bloody torch. Starting off with some bunch of cornish wankers carrying it before it gets passed onto assorted worzels and goes all round the country. The media will trot the statistic out all the while `The torch will pass within 10 miles of 95% of the UK population`. Oh wow ! Does that mean they organised a really great route? No! It means that the UK is a primarily urban based population ! They probably plan it so it goes past the One Show studio on a Friday at 7pm, at which point Seb bloody Coe, David bloody Beckham, and Boris bloody Johnson will all turn up in the studio and that ginger tosser Chris bloody Evans will be there so they can all have their big bloody celebrity Olympic torchy lovefest. Then of course we will have it coming through the Midlands at some stage. Nick Owen will be on, making rubbish jokes and pretending how great it all is. They will send that hamster faced woman reporter out to show flag waving yam yam schoolkids as the torch passes through somewhere like Dudlayyy, or a bunch of morris dancers in some rural worcestershire outpost that gets its one minute of flame fame as another sad wanker does a mile trying not to burn their hand.
Me miserable? We have the Jubilee soon as well. I haven't even started yet !
(http://tweaktoday.com/images/submissions/21867/large_102b26a8-fdd8-4d89-906a-d7f33e7bddf1_jeff_dunham_walter.gif)
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Can't say i'm arsed about the Olympics but as a surprise for my son i've got tickets for the quarter final of the football at St James Park which will hopefully involve Brazil. No doubt it will be New Zealand against Egypt or some such nonsense but i'm sure he'll enjoy it.
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We all went to Shaldon to see the Torch this afternoon. I must admit I couldn't really be bothered with but me and the mrs thought it would be good for the kids to see it.
We actually had a fantastic afternoon, the atmosphere in Shladon was great, lots of happy people, bands in the pubs BBQ stalls everywhere. A cracking day.
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Thank God the Mancs didn't win the bid........they couldn't even put the right number of hurdles out today.
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Jessica was not best pleased.
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Ok, own up, who sang run rabbit run rabbit?
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D.boy - with your new user name I assume you are not logging on here from the work PC..?!!!
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Shhhhhhh (no chance, I'm on nights starting tonight)
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Thank God the Mancs didn't win the bid........they couldn't even put the right number of hurdles out today.
Whoever is responsible will be the for the high jump.
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Shhhhhhh (no chance, I'm on nights starting tonight)
On time and a half I hope?
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No, just normal hourly rate. Time and a half is only for overtime and the 1st half hour is always unpaid (it's for the queen apparently).
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Seb Coe has reiterated that Stuart Pearce is under no political pressure whatsoever to pick Beckham. The new rule that has been rushed through about having to select one player who is 37, comes from London and is called David is purely to show respect to older footballers, to the city where the games are being held and to the patron saint of Wales.
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I don't have a problem with Beckham being on the team. I don't even have a problem with him being here, there and everywhere during the Olympics. However, he should not be in consideration for lighting the flame at the opening ceremony - and apparently he is.
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I would like to see "Mr Methane" light the Olympic flame from a distance of 20 feet away with a huge Olympionesque flame throwing fart.
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Watching the torch relay, it's been heartening to see the various community representatives, volunteers, sports people and brave souls who have suffered misfortune or ill health, carrying the torch.
But above all else, nothing summed up the spirit of the Olympics in Britain more than American pop star Will I. Am, running through Somerset with the torch and texting at the same time.
Beckham must be green with envy.
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The torch passes thro 'Nam and Gloucester today and tomorrow.
Some school buses to and in Gloucester tomorrow have been cancelled due to the road closures.
Therefore, in order to get his daughter to an exam, my mate is going to have to drive down to Chepstow, over the old Severn Bridge, up the M5 and into the back of Gloucester that way.
Its a disgrace that kids with exams are being messed around because of this pointless torch bollocks.
Why are we recreating something that was devised by the Nazis for propaganda purposes anyway ?
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I would like to see "Mr Methane" light the Olympic flame from a distance of 20 feet away with a huge Olympionesque flame throwing fart.
Too right.
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I'm normally as cynically underwhelmed by things as the your typical H&V poster, but I think the UK hosting the Olympics will be right up there as one of the great sporting memories of my lifetime.
I was lucky in the first round of ticket allocation and I've managed to add to that by getting some basketball and volleyball tickets today. Not my first choices but I'm determined to enjoy the experience. However, Thursday 9th August is the day as far as I'm concerned: tickets for the evening athletics session, including the finals of the Mens' 200m and 800m - and maybe a British gold in the triple jump. Can't wait!
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Watching BBC1 right now. Wheres the One Show gone?
Thousands of idiots at Worcester cricket ground to see a bloody torch. They all look like the same sort of wankers you used to see on Henman bleedin' Hill.
Whats this ? Elephants waving Union Jack flags at a steam train? What an absolutely bloody stupid mental thing to do! What the hell is wrong with everybody?
(http://images.sportinglife.com/12/05/330/Christopher-Stokes-torch-train-elephants_2770487.jpg)
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For someone who couldn't care less about the olympics, you sure do post a lot of stuff about them.
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That looks like a scene from It Ain't Half Hot Mom.
Mr Andy " la-di-da" Lochead in the air.
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Has anyone searched "Olympic torch" on ebay, bloody hell!
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I'm normally as cynically underwhelmed by things as the your typical H&V poster, but I think the UK hosting the Olympics will be right up there as one of the great sporting memories of my lifetime.
I was lucky in the first round of ticket allocation and I've managed to add to that by getting some basketball and volleyball tickets today. Not my first choices but I'm determined to enjoy the experience. However, Thursday 9th August is the day as far as I'm concerned: tickets for the evening athletics session, including the finals of the Mens' 200m and 800m - and maybe a British gold in the triple jump. Can't wait!
I agree. I too am lucky enough to have tickets for the Rowing, Boxing and Athletics and can't wait. I think this is the sort of event that shows off Britain at its best and I was hoping that the normal cynicism would not occur. I think by and large though, with the scenes at the torch relay, that most people are really behind it and determined to enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity.
My colleague at work is taking part in the relay in Wolves next month. This will be THE highlight of her life I can assure you and because of all she has gone through, is a richly deserved honour.
Roll on July !!!
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I'm normally as cynically underwhelmed by things as the your typical H&V poster, but I think the UK hosting the Olympics will be right up there as one of the great sporting memories of my lifetime.
I was lucky in the first round of ticket allocation and I've managed to add to that by getting some basketball and volleyball tickets today. Not my first choices but I'm determined to enjoy the experience. However, Thursday 9th August is the day as far as I'm concerned: tickets for the evening athletics session, including the finals of the Mens' 200m and 800m - and maybe a British gold in the triple jump. Can't wait!
I agree. I too am lucky enough to have tickets for the Rowing, Boxing and Athletics and can't wait. I think this is the sort of event that shows off Britain at its best and I was hoping that the normal cynicism would not occur. I think by and large though, with the scenes at the torch relay, that most people are really behind it and determined to enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity.
My colleague at work is taking part in the relay in Wolves next month. This will be THE highlight of her life I can assure you and because of all she has gone through, is a richly deserved honour.
Roll on July !!!
Seconded. Can't wait have got tickets for Volleyball, Canoe Slalom, Road Cycling (top of Box Hill) and Football. Its going to be great.
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Shawn Johnson has had to retire from gymnastics at age 20. So there's one less reason to watch that so-called sport.
Saw her interviewed on TV today. wow, she's cute
(http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2012/06/03/Shawn-Johnson-retires-gives-up-Oly-bid-FE1JLQB8-x-large.jpg)
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Shawn Johnson has had to retire from gymnastics at age 20. So there's one less reason to watch that so-called sport.
Saw her interviewed on TV today. wow, she's cute
(http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2012/06/03/Shawn-Johnson-retires-gives-up-Oly-bid-FE1JLQB8-x-large.jpg)
I would.
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2012 version of the "Dream Team" is starting to look a bit less dreamy
http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/basketball/story/_/id/8112341/olympics-2012-chris-bosh-olympics-rehab-injury
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18705791
Radcliffe getting the excuses in already. Only ever manages to perform when everything is staged and set up for her benefit and there is a big cheque at the end. (In my opinion).
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2012 version of the "Dream Team" is starting to look a bit less dreamy
http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/basketball/story/_/id/8112341/olympics-2012-chris-bosh-olympics-rehab-injury
And now its looking like a nightmare.......................
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/2012/07/12/blake-griffin-team-usa/index.html#?sct=nba_t11_a2
That's not to say that the USA won't win but Spain must be in with a shout now
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My main interests will be in the boxing and athletics.
I'll probably get shouted at for this, but I quite like the GB football shirts and am thinking of getting one.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18705791
Radcliffe getting the excuses in already. Only ever manages to perform when everything is staged and set up for her benefit and there is a big cheque at the end. (In my opinion).
I think she's well past her best and won't come anywhere. When was the last time she actually won a presigous Marathon?
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agree JD. I think she's becoming the GB athletics of David Beckham.
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My main interests will be in the bolxing and athletics.
I'll probably get shouted at for this, but I quite like the GB football shirts and am thinking of getting one.
Just don't wear it when we visit Glasgow next week!
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agree JD. I think she's becoming the GB athletics of David Beckham.
Always has been. But at least Beckham always did his best for the team. Radcliffe has always been more interested in maintaining the integrity of Brand Radcliffe, and all the lucrative endorsements that go with it. (In my opinion)
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I think you're all being a touch harsh on her based on her not doing the business at the olympics. She's past her best now (she's 38, even for distance runners you're getting into veteran territory) and probably doesn't stand much of a chance in this olympics but at her best she was a tremendous runner, and probably looks back on her career upset that she hasn't got the olympic medal(s) that she should've.
You don't hold a world record for the best part of 10years if you aren't a world class athlete, yes she's done some stupid things and she's made a bit of a tit of herself a few times but to say she's in it for the money is well off target as far as I'm concerned.
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Shawn Johnson has had to retire from gymnastics at age 20. So there's one less reason to watch that so-called sport.
Saw her interviewed on TV today. wow, she's cute
(http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2012/06/03/Shawn-Johnson-retires-gives-up-Oly-bid-FE1JLQB8-x-large.jpg)
I would.
She wouldn't, I asked her for you...
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(http://s2.buzzfeed.com/static/imagebuzz/2008/8/28/18/0fa0e2d6a3f63f4062b3501fc840fca6.jpg)
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How come First Great Western can do 4 peak time returns to London for £32 if booked under the get ready for the games deal when the rest of the year it's £47 each?
Is London 2012 subsidising rail travel as well as giving free underground travel?
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(http://s2.buzzfeed.com/static/imagebuzz/2008/8/28/18/0fa0e2d6a3f63f4062b3501fc840fca6.jpg)
She looks like Warwick Davis in a wig.
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(http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/31182/2764077070104789672S500x500Q85.jpg) (http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2764077070104789672xQcSyv)
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Damn it, Michelle Jenneke isn't in the Aussie Olympic team >:(
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Right day 1 of my Olympics today with a quick trip to Mould trafford to watch Team GB get outclassed against Senegal though I'm quite interested in seeing how Uruguay get on in their game as they seem to have a strong squad with both Cavani and Suarez playing.
Next trip is to watch the Womens road race on Sunday at Box Hill when hopefully we'll be on the medal table from Saturday and Amitstead and Cooke can conjur something up.
Can't wait.
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Well bloody typical performance froma British team, gte in the lead then try and sit back on it. Stuart Pearce really is a tactically useless idiot.
Oh and well done to whoever organised the Catering today, they ran out of hot food by about 6pm across the whole stadium, just got home and I'm starving.
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Does Craig Bellamy ever stop moaning ?
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Right, I've decided who should light the Olympic flame................................... Stephen Fry.
He sums up all that its great about Great Britain
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I thought it was a great effort by the football team. Senegal were a bunch of dirty bastards.
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I thought it was a great effort by the football team. Senegal were a bunch of dirty bastards.
I think that Senegal's tackling coaches are Hutton and Delph
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Right, I've decided who should light the Olympic flame................................... Stephen Fry.
He sums up all that its great about Great Britain
I'm fairly certain I'm the only person in the world who thinks he is a pompous arse
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(http://www.talksport.co.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/ts_magazine_big_picture/jt270712.jpg)
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A chap that I work with went to one of the opening ceremony rehearsals and said there were some gunuine moments of awe.
And because of that I'll be watching it in the pub.
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Redgrave is in the BBC studio - is this because he's not lighting the cauldron or is it meant to throw us off the scent?
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I imagine you would have been watching it in the pub regardless of what he said.
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Right, I've decided who should light the Olympic flame................................... Stephen Fry.
He sums up all that its great about Great Britain
I'm fairly certain I'm the only person in the world who thinks he is a pompous arse
That's two of us that think the same.
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Right, I've decided who should light the Olympic flame................................... Stephen Fry.
He sums up all that its great about Great Britain
I'm fairly certain I'm the only person in the world who thinks he is a pompous arse
That's two of us that think the same.
That's the whole point and why he is so charming, in a British pompous arse kind of way.
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So far, so completely bonkers.
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So far, so completely bonkers.
That’s an understatement. I’m intrigued but I’m not sure I’m enjoying it.
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Never mind Danny Boyle, this is all very Rick Wakeman, who, I seem to recall, got ridiculed for this sort of thing.
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So far, so completely bonkers.
That’s an understatement. I’m intrigued but I’m not sure I’m enjoying it.
Thus far weird but brilliant.
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Bold, inventive, spectacular and bonkers. Bet the sound was good in the stadium...
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It’s getting better.
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I think it is superb. You forget sometimes how much you love your country until things like this evoke memories of growing up there.
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Yeah. Sort of. I don't get opening cermonies at all, but at least this one's got a dash of acid-flashback about it. Nice that the Sex Pistols got a look in (and a bit of Jam).
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I thought it was terrific.
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Brilliant, absolutely fantastic.
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I enjoyed the atmosphere in Shaldon when the torch went through, but I thought tonight was going to be a bit shit. How wrong I am, It's been brilliant.
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Have they lit the flame yet or does that come after the parade?
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After, not sure yet who will do it.
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My money is on Dame Kelly Holmes.
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Nearly Heskey Time.
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I think the Queen was caught texting just as the team came out.
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I am really knocked over by the lighting of the torch. This is fantastic.
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The whole thing is amazing. The cauldron and now the fireworks just cap it off.
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I thought the whole thing was fantastic, well done to those involved.
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A fantastic ceremony, completely British as it should be.
Didn't the Queen look good after throwing herself out of that helicopter !!
Not a hair out of place. Bloody marvelous.
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I wonder how many people on the roadside think that the bloke in yellow in the breakaway is Wiggo ?
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Where is this race taking place?
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Where is this race taking place?
Surrey. That is all I know.
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Sadly the drugs still work, until you're caught.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/28/london-2012-albanian-weightlifter-failed-drugs
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Despite most of us on here and People generally agreeing that last night was great advert for GB apparently it was all a lefties dominated feeble excuse of an event only catering to a minority taste according to Aidan Burley Tory MP for Stafford.
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Gold to Kazakhstan
Lets hope that LOCOG get the anthem right
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A gold medal for Borat's boys in the road race.
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Annoying about Cav failing, he'll be gutted.
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Annoying about Cav failing, he'll be gutted.
I wouldn't say that Cav failed.
The rest of the riders just left Wiggo & co to do all the work early on. Then, when the major attack came, they didn't have the legs to pull the breakaway back.
Is the women's race tomorrow over the same course ?
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Annoying about Cav failing, he'll be gutted.
I wouldn't say that Cav failed.
The rest of the riders just left Wiggo & co to do all the work early on. Then, when the major attack came, they didn't have the legs to pull the breakaway back.
Is the women's race tomorrow over the same course ?
I mean in the sense that his aim was to get gold and he failed to do that. Not sure on women's race, but I think so.
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I thought the coverage was very poor by TDF standards. The info available to the commentators and us was risable.
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One of the commentators - Hugh Porter I think it said his name was - was terrible. It seemed that every time he identified a rider, or made a comment on how things might pan out, it was immediately shown to be wrong. He makes Motson sound like Arlott.
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One of the commentators - Hugh Porter I think it said his name was - was terrible. It seemed that every time he identified a rider, or made a comment on how things might pan out, it was immediately shown to be wrong. He makes Motson sound like Arlott.
Yep, that was dreadful. Had no idea who the team was, let alone the rider.
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One of the commentators - Hugh Porter I think it said his name was - was terrible. It seemed that every time he identified a rider, or made a comment on how things might pan out, it was immediately shown to be wrong. He makes Motson sound like Arlott.
Yep, that was dreadful. Had no idea who the team was, let alone the rider.
Yeah embarrassing. On a different note, I think the winner has been done for drugs before I hope nothing sinister has gone on here.
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Handball is a very fast sport. I can imagine it looking stupid with men playing it though.
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Handball is a very fast sport. I can imagine it looking stupid with men playing it though.
HANDBALLLLLLLLLLLLL !!! ................. HANDBALLLLLLLLLL !!!
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Cav was a pissed of as expected
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/olympics-disappointment-cav-road-race-150713256.html
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Meh, Cav didn't ride as fast as others did so didn't win. Tough.
Watched the final of the archery and quite enjoyed it. Hard to imagine archery could be remotely exciting but the last Italian needed a 10 to win Gold and had only a few seconds left on the clock to do it. Balls of steel signor.
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Meh, Cav didn't ride as fast as others did so didn't win. Tough.
Watched the final of the archery and quite enjoyed it. Hard to imagine archery could be remotely exciting but the last Italian needed a 10 to win Gold and had only a few seconds left on the clock to do it. Balls of steel signor.
made all the better by the fact that it was right on the edge of going into a 9, flush centre wouldn't have been anything like as awesome a finish.
As I've not been on this thread since - opening ceremony was superb, everyone involved deserves massive credit for getting it spot on, watched in a norwegian bar with people of about 15 different nationalities and everyone thought it was perfectly British.
Gutted for Cav earlier, as mentioned elsewhere, too many riders in the peloton wanted to conserve energy for a sprint and just sat behind the brits, wiggo and co rode their hearts out for him but was always going to be too big an ask in those circumstances.
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Must admit, i'd like to see Phelps pick up a few more gongs.
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Well that cursed him.
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Can't he but think that Switzerland vs Greece women's beach volleyball is what Sepp Blatter had in mind for women's football. Some superb athleticism on view.
During the time out just now, they played the Benny Hill chase music. #nottakingthesportseriously
Cough.
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Apparently not available to watch on Freeview. Shame as I quite like beach volleyball.
#notapervehonest
Double cough
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Just packed my bags as I'm going down on Tuesday. Just in time for the real sport (Athletics) which starts on Friday. All these sitting down and/or getting wet sports are OK but you can't beat a bit of running, jumping and throwing. Can't wait getting there and picking up my uniform.
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Can't he but think that Switzerland vs Greece women's beach volleyball is what Sepp Blatter had in mind for women's football. Some superb athleticism on view.
During the time out just now, they played the Benny Hill chase music. #nottakingthesportseriously
Cough.
My 16 year old cousin is there watching it. Sticky sheets in his room tonight, I suspect.
Him and his mates are staying at Eton College. Why the organisers think that is a good place for a bunch of Forest kids is anyone's guess. They could do Legion-esque damage to the school.
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Love Cavendish responding to a reporter asking him if the Tour De France affected him: "Don't ask stupid questions. Do you know anything about cycling?!?!". He was then pulled away.
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Thing is in cycling, unlike say swimming, the fastest won't necessarily win. Also the Olympic road race rarely end in a sprint as small teams make it difficult to keep the pack together.
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One of the commentators - Hugh Porter I think it said his name was - was terrible. It seemed that every time he identified a rider, or made a comment on how things might pan out, it was immediately shown to be wrong. He makes Motson sound like Arlott.
He's doing badly again, he's not making it clear what is going on.
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Strange seeing the cyclists in pissing down rain while it's sunny outside and I have the fan on.
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Great effort Liz, unlucky not to get gold.
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Well done Lizzie Armistead...great silver and first GB medal.
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[victormeldrewmode]Finally a medal. Took long enough.[/victormeldrewmode]
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Brand Radcliffe is out the marathon.
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She's pulled out even earlier than usual.
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Currently watching the women's beach volleyball. Only because it's the British team mind.
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Not finding Uruguay losing 2-0 to 10 men Senegal funny at all. *snort*
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She's pulled out even earlier than usual.
An early pull out saves years of pain..........
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Senegal have played well today.
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Beach volleyball getting quite exciting in the final set.
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After losing the first set GB wins 2-1.
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After losing the first set GB wins 2-1.
Really enjoyed it too!
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Slightly more clothes, but GBR woman hockey team winning 4-0 at half time. Unfortunately for us (and the blonde woman seated next to them) the band seems to be in attendance.
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That was funny, watching the swimming. They mentioned a semi finalist who started competitive swimming two years ago with a scholarship. The commentator said 'this is really impressive as she was a non-swimmer two years ago' and the other commentator said, 'I take it you mean competitively, rather than would have drowned.'
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Superb.
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The swimming's been good so far. A 15 year old Lithuanian girl is taking the piss out of everyone else by just thrashing champions, breaking records, etc. It's crazy.
I do get the feeling the Brits have gone in to this a bit blaze though. Adlington almost didn't qualify for the final and the mens 4x100m freestyle swimmers got knocked out having "rested" their fastest swimmer.
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Why is it Team GB and not Team UK?
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Why is it Team GB and not Team UK?
Hasn't it always been GB in the olympics?
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better from adlington and another medal for us. I think the heat wasn't that she was blaze, more that she had no one who stood a chance of qualifying with her, so she had no one to compare to in terms of speeds.
it's no shock that the majority of the finalists were in 2 heats.
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Why is it Team GB and not Team UK?
Hasn't it always been GB in the olympics?
Anything to piss off Colin Murray
However, I also think that it should be "Team UK"
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From Drummond Murdoch on my FB page:
The full title is The Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team. Has been for a long time and never changed since 19th century.
Should be Team UK, then.
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Good swim by Tancock there.
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How many northern Irish medal chances have we got?
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I'm cheering on the Chinese weightlifter, off the sofa at the climax of the Womens road race, howling like a loon for the swimming and enjoying the men's beach volleyball as much as the women's (although the fact that the latter play in their pants was the lead in).
I love the Olympics!
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From Drummond Murdoch on my FB page:
The full title is The Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team. Has been for a long time and never changed since 19th century.
Should be Team UK, then.
Yes, but as all our labels on the sports shirts over the time are all GBR, it fits those better.
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Been channel hopping all afternoon, the weightlifting has been fantastic, in the womens 56Kg a new world record with some great clean & jerks & some amazing snatch, fnarr fnarr.
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UAE just equalised. Good run but bad defending.
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Hilarious seeing the French reel in the USA in the relay and beat them.
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Hilarious seeing the French reel in the USA in the relay and beat them.
Yup, really enjoyed that.
Particularly liked seeing the Australians balls it up. Weapons of Mass Destruction indeed.
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Hilarious seeing the French reel in the USA in the relay and beat them.
Yup, really enjoyed that.
Particularly liked seeing the Australians balls it up. Weapons of Mass Destruction indeed.
Yeah it was delightful to see the Yanks and Aussies balls it up.
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Lovely goal from Sturridge in the football.
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The French are doing the bizz in the pool. Womens 400 m gold aswell.
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I know Great Britain won, but Pearce really is a useless manager. He's getting massive praise for bringing Sinclair on, but he should have started.
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I know Great Britain won, but Pearce really is a useless manager. He's getting massive praise for bringing Sinclair on, but he should have started.
Started instead of who? It's not like we were poor in the first half apart from not putting the ball in the net.
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I know Great Britain won, but Pearce really is a useless manager. He's getting massive praise for bringing Sinclair on, but he should have started.
Yeah useless substitution. GB immediately scored two goals and put the game to bed.
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So did Vos win gold or was it awarded to her Camel toe?
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Has anybody on here got tickets?
I'm going down tomorrow as I'm working at the Athletics in the first call room. Which means I'm in a tent by the warm up track. As there are so many empty seats I'm hoping to see some events in my spare time.
Taking my notebook and hotel has WiFi so will send back reports.
Hopefully we can start winning a few more medals.
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Bloody fucking marvellous so far.
Women's cycling yesterday was great.
Family sitting round yesterday discussing the aspects and techniques of synchronised diving and merits of beach volleyball.
The only thing I haven't liked so far is the dressage.
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I think the wonderful thing about the Olympics is that it is less tribal than our major sports.
In football, aside from Villa and England games, I usually find myself having to side with a team because I hate them less than their opponents. In the Olympics i think most of us want our athletes to do well but if they do their best and fall short we still feel happy for the athletes who win medals. I was up late watching the weightlifting last night and the crowd were amazing, willing on each participant.
It is a brilliant feel good event, for me at least. And that is my excuse for watching the beach volleyball.
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James Magnussen of Australia proving yet again what a bunch of bad losers they are in the convict colony.
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Ok, a question for all you Olympic fans...
What's the shortest amount of time you need to compete to win a medal?
Ie the footballers have to play 9 hours to win a medal, but Usain Bolt could do it in about 40seconds...
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Caption time?
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/29/article-2180705-1446890C000005DC-243_634x402.jpg)
Excellent game between China and Switzerland going on at the moment too.
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The beach volleyball I have really enjoyed. Yes, looking at fit young girls in tight clothing is quite easy to enjoy even though they are so fit there is very little body fat and as a result not much up top to focus on. That aside, the games are close and exciting with each point celebrated with lots of touching and hugging, which is nice.
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Zara Dampney
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7y7jiXmt11r50tp9o1_400.jpg)
There's a risk of a damp knee for all blokes watching her play
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I'm currently watching women clean and jerk.
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I'm currently watching women clean and jerk.
Its the other way round surely?
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I'm currently watching women clean and jerk.
You should be able to see their snatch later.
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I'm currently watching women clean and jerk.
Its the other way round surely?
Depends how their snatch is.
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Zara Dampney
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7y7jiXmt11r50tp9o1_400.jpg)
There's a risk of a damp knee for all blokes watching her play
2 up front & 1 in the hole?
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Great result for the Gymnasts, I know fuck all about it but they've got a Silver medal and one guy comes from Wolverhampton and trains in the Free State of Halesowen.
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Great result for the Gymnasts, I know fuck all about it but they've got a Silver medal and one guy comes from Wolverhampton and trains in the Free State of Halesowen.
Superb, the floor routine by the ginger guy was brilliant, as above I know feck all about it, but it was pretty clear that his routine was pretty special.
Can't believe I'm passing comment on the gymnastics, the olympics does odd things to me clearly.
EDIT: Do have to wonder how much the crowd noise affected the japanese guy at the end, could the first genuine case of the home advantage pushing us up the medal table.
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hmm, maybe the judges thought the same as me then, no idea what the appeal was based on or what the rules around appeals are though.
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Gymnastics is all very impressive, but like diving etc, I don't like the fact that the scoring is based on people's opinions. How on earth for example, do you get to the position where a team can appeal and then move up the points table? Can we appeal the FA Cup final against Chelsea?
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Gymnastics is all very impressive, but like diving etc, I don't like the fact that the scoring is based on people's opinions. How on earth for example, do you get to the position where a team can appeal and then move up the points table? Can we appeal the FA Cup final against Chelsea?
We could but on what grounds I'm not not sure, outstanding effort in letting people down?
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Gymnastics is all very impressive, but like diving etc, I don't like the fact that the scoring is based on people's opinions. How on earth for example, do you get to the position where a team can appeal and then move up the points table? Can we appeal the FA Cup final against Chelsea?
Brilliant idea. I'm on to the F.A. right now...
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Impressive swim by Agnel, battered Lochte.
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to be honest I'm not all the impressed by lochte given all the hype about him before it started, hasn't looked dominating in any event other than maybe the medley but came along with a reputation as if he was going to replicate phelps.
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Its all kicking off now
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/live-video/p00w2wzb
some woman is staging a sit in..............and she has a big sword !!!!
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All these appeals today are a bit out of the spirit of things, they're clearly doing nothing to respect the time honoured British tradition of taking it on the chin and then writing a stern letter, it's just not cricket!!
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The Japanese appeal was that the judges had judged it a fall and not scored it and the Japs argued it was an unorthodox dismount. When the judges reviewed it they realised it could be one and had to score it. Nothing to do with crowd.
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Gymnastics is all very impressive, but like diving etc, I don't like the fact that the scoring is based on people's opinions. How on earth for example, do you get to the position where a team can appeal and then move up the points table? Can we appeal the FA Cup final against Chelsea?
Gymnastics and Diving both belong in a separate "Competitive Arts Olympics" (copyright Ulysses Karl Redsox) along with any other event where the winner is decided by someone's opinion.
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Whilst its no doubt hard work and looks fun to play, as a spectator sport there can't be anything in the Olympics duller than Water Polo.
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Synchronised swimming?
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Gymnastics is all very impressive, but like diving etc, I don't like the fact that the scoring is based on people's opinions. How on earth for example, do you get to the position where a team can appeal and then move up the points table? Can we appeal the FA Cup final against Chelsea?
Gymnastics and Diving both belong in a separate "Competitive Arts Olympics" (copyright Ulysses Karl Redsox) along with any other event where the winner is decided by someone's opinion.
You could argue that Boxing, Football, Hockey and anything else that relies on referee spotting and interpreting a foul (in his opinion) come under that rule.
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See my "Feck the Olympics" thread for my full list of approved and scrapped Olympic events
EDIT - the list is actually at the start of this thread
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The Japanese appeal was that the judges had judged it a fall and not scored it and the Japs argued it was an unorthodox dismount. When the judges reviewed it they realised it could be one and had to score it. Nothing to do with crowd.
I'm watching on norwegian TV with unintelligible commentary, it was a guess, had no idea what the complaint was, doesn't seem very sporting by them tbh, guess I just don't like the idea of a ruling being overturned if you have a bit of a sulk about it, doesn't seem to fit in with the spirit of the olympics, sounds like they were techincally right to appeal though...
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Gymnastics is all very impressive, but like diving etc, I don't like the fact that the scoring is based on people's opinions. How on earth for example, do you get to the position where a team can appeal and then move up the points table? Can we appeal the FA Cup final against Chelsea?
Gymnastics and Diving both belong in a separate "Competitive Arts Olympics" (copyright Ulysses Karl Redsox) along with any other event where the winner is decided by someone's opinion.
You could argue that Boxing, Football, Hockey and anything else that relies on referee spotting and interpreting a foul (in his opinion) come under that rule.
Refereeing is different to judging.
Boxing is one that I'm unsure of. However, I'd hope that the rules and scoring system could be tweaked in order to make it elligible for the main Olympics when I become head of the IOC
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well, where was he supposed to look? (http://deadspin.com/5930013/perverts-abound-at-the-london-olympics)
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Any idea what the new/demo sports are this year?
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A sport that I've previously had very little appreciation for but am now in wonderment as to how they can play it so well is hockey.
How they can control such a small ball so well with such a thin stick is beyond me. Must be like playing headers and volleys with a ball bearing.
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A sport that I've previously had very little appreciation for but am now in wonderment as to how they can play it so well is hockey.
How they can control such a small ball so well with such a thin stick is beyond me. Must be like playing headers and volleys with a ball bearing.
With only one side if I remember my old school sports lessons as well.
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Any idea what the new/demo sports are this year?
None
There haven't been any since 1992
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A sport that I've previously had very little appreciation for but am now in wonderment as to how they can play it so well is hockey.
How they can control such a small ball so well with such a thin stick is beyond me. Must be like playing headers and volleys with a ball bearing.
With only one side if I remember my old school sports lessons as well.
And only right-handed.
I played defence at school on the basis that I could hit the ball the furthest. As an adult I played in goal on the basis that I was the fattest.
I still have a pair of goalies kicking pads if anyone wants to make me an offer.
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well, where was he supposed to look? (http://deadspin.com/5930013/perverts-abound-at-the-london-olympics)
If he is bad, what does that make the camera operator transmitting her behind to millions?
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Any idea what the new/demo sports are this year?
None
There haven't been any since 1992
Being as they stopped doing mens rounders for this games I thought they would have replaced it but looking on Wiki, they will not be replaced with golf and Rugby sevens until 2016 so we are two competitions down this year.
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Adding Golf and Rugby Sevens for 2012 would have made perfect sense.
Adding those sports in Brazil; not so much
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Adding Golf and Rugby Sevens for 2012 would have made perfect sense.
Adding those sports in Brazil; not so much
We had that very debate in the pub a few nights ago.
But we were applying logic in a world where governing bodies are very often staffed by self serving, pompous eejits whose only concern is to remain in power and leave a legacy, any legacy, no matter how mindless.
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My brother is driving up to see the football in Newcastle on Saturday and they are asking people to use the designated 'Park and Walk' area. It costs £17.00, Olympic spirit.
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Sport, sport I like sport, running and jumping I'm a physical sort.
Funny how songs just pop into your head, I probably haven't heard that for over 30 years but now I can't stop singing it to myself.
I realise that I'm posting to a very limited audience here and that most will have never heard of The Stukas.
I'm a physical jerk.
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Maria Redsox is in action today
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Britain wins silver in the horsies. Well done Zara-Palmer Tomkinson and the girls.
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Gandy messed up in the pool, should have been medal contender and went out in the heats.
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I dont know about anyone else, but I am completely underwhelmed. I am a self confessed Olympics addict and I've been counting down the days for it all to get started. But now its here, we (Team GB) seem woefully inferior to the rest of the World - especially the Chinese, who are starting to bore me winning everything.
Maybe it was all the hype or maybe it is just bad luck, but we are getting beaten at everything. Just today we have underperformed in swimming, shooting, archery, badminton, judo, fencing, canoeing, diving and sailing. We just dont seem to be getting that home team bounce that other nations have had in the past.
The pressure is on the cyclists and rowers to bring home the goods.
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Tsonga wins final set 25-23.
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Tsonga wins final set 25-23.
I thought they would still be going at midnight!
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I dont know about anyone else, but I am completely underwhelmed. I am a self confessed Olympics addict and I've been counting down the days for it all to get started. But now its here, we (Team GB) seem woefully inferior to the rest of the World - especially the Chinese, who are starting to bore me winning everything.
Maybe it was all the hype or maybe it is just bad luck, but we are getting beaten at everything. Just today we have underperformed in swimming, shooting, archery, badminton, judo, fencing, canoeing, diving and sailing. We just dont seem to be getting that home team bounce that other nations have had in the past.
The pressure is on the cyclists and rowers to bring home the goods.
We have lost at all those sports but by better competitors from all over the world.......the Olympics is a world wide event and apart from the canoeing we wernt expected to do very well
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I dont know about anyone else, but I am completely underwhelmed. I am a self confessed Olympics addict and I've been counting down the days for it all to get started. But now its here, we (Team GB) seem woefully inferior to the rest of the World - especially the Chinese, who are starting to bore me winning everything.
Maybe it was all the hype or maybe it is just bad luck, but we are getting beaten at everything. Just today we have underperformed in swimming, shooting, archery, badminton, judo, fencing, canoeing, diving and sailing. We just dont seem to be getting that home team bounce that other nations have had in the past.
The pressure is on the cyclists and rowers to bring home the goods.
We have lost at all those sports but by better competitors from all over the world.......the Olympics is a world wide event and apart from the canoeing we wernt expected to do very well
There have been some British athletes that have exceeded expectations so far, but a fair few more have definitely under performed.
I still think the Cyclists and Rowers will end up with a lot of medals, but it really needs our big athletics hopes, Ennis and Farah to win for it to be a successful Olympics results wise.
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Gandy messed up in the pool, should have been medal contender and went out in the heats.
I'm glad you included that word.
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Terrific perfromance by the British women to beat Brazil 1-0 (Kelly Smith missed a penalty too). Our left back (Stephanie Houghton) has now scored three goals. Sign her up!
Brazil were frequently breathtakingly cynical too. As a reward they play World Champs Japan and we play Canada.
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For all the moaning about the make-up of the men's squad, there are two Scots and the rest of the women's team are English. (Although three play for Birmingham City).
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Try this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19050139
Apparently, I could be swimming - or make that sinking -competitively for the Marshall Islands.
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I'm closest to a Turkish taekwandoer and two British swimmers.
Not convinced of the accuracy though. I may well weigh roughly the same as them but my weight is in fat their's is in muscle.
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Latvian Volleyballer for me!
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Try this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19050139
Apparently, I could be swimming - or make that sinking -competitively for the Marshall Islands.
Apparently, Im part of Team GB's Mens 4 X 100m relay team, closest to Simeone Williamson.
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My mother's a weightlifter from micronesia and Dad is an egyptian footballer!
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On a seperate note, has anyone noticed that the BBC have got Peter Drury in to do some of the commentary, and I was certain I heard Clive Tylsley the other day to.
They really are scraping the barrel with these two, I'd much rather hear the thoughts of former olympians in that particular sport compared to their scripted nonsense and opinion.
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On the upside, Barry Davies is doing the Hockey.
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Apparently I'm competing in the Hammer.
All together now........ "You can't touch this" !
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Bad blood happening in the Badmington mathc fixing. Olympic chiefs are washing their hands of it and saying it is up to the Badmington Federation to do something.
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My mother's a weightlifter from micronesia and Dad is an egyptian footballer!
I'm surprised that, coming from that background, you weren't part of the Opening Ceremony ;)
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Bad blood happening in the Badmington mathc fixing. Olympic chiefs are washing their hands of it and saying it is up to the Badmington Federation to do something.
It seems like it isn't certain that fixing a badminton match is even against the rules of the Olympics.
It is was definitely against the rules, I doubt that the teams would have been so blatent
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On a seperate note, has anyone noticed that the BBC have got Peter Drury in to do some of the commentary, and I was certain I heard Clive Tylsley the other day to.
They really are scraping the barrel with these two, I'd much rather hear the thoughts of former olympians in that particular sport compared to their scripted nonsense and opinion.
They had Alan Green to do the Rowing on Five Live; first words - 'Who designed this commentary position? If it rains we'll get soaked. I can't see all of the course etc., etc.'
I fucking hate that ******.
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Today - we will win some Gold medals.
Just spent my first night in Stratford -fairly quiet - got a meeting to find out what we are doing in the stadium when the real sport (Athletics) starts on Friday.
I'd post a picture from my bedroom window but worried about security issues. went to pick up our uniforms yesterday. Very comfortable but you look really silly in the formal kit with that hat on.
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Right. No more messing about. I'm predicting three golds for Britain today.
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I was at the Cameroon v New Zealand women's football last night with my son and seven year old grandson. I really enjoyed the experience. Someone posted on the annoying thread that they hated people, now I'm the opposite, I love people en-masse but by and large hate individuals. One of the things I enjoyed most last night was the fact that everyone there seemed to be enjoying themselves as they should and the overall feel good factor. The volunteers were excellent too.
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I'm most like Ahmed Fathi - Egyptian Footballer according to the BBC body match.
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Some bloke in the gym this morning was loudly telling anyone who'd listen that any British athlete not singing the national anthem should not be allowed to compete. "I'd say, "there's the door", and kick them out through it. They ain't competing if they can't show respect to the country they live in." he said in a thick, Brummie accent.
Now, to me, why would anyone want to sing God Save The Queen. 1: You're asking people, especially a lot of young people, to sing about a God which they just don't believe in. In this modern age, young people just don't believe in mythical beings because they are taiught Science in school and it's pretty clear there's no such thing. 2: You're also asking people to sing about a Queen who they did not put in that position and is only there for being born to someone already in power, who was only there because they were born to someone in power etc. They cannot relate to the Queen whatsoever. You can love your country and not sing the anthem. Our country is great, but not because of a mythical being saving someone born into power, but because of the people that make up the country. How about a national anthem about that?
I would've said something to this bloke, but he was a big bloke with a skinhead who looked like he'd be a "I'm not a racist, but..." kind of bloke who'd go on EDL marches and vote BNP.
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Right. No more messing about. I'm predicting three golds for Britain today.
Stop messing about
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Now, to me, why would anyone want to sing God Save The Queen. 1: You're asking people, especially a lot of young people, to sing about a God which they just don't believe in. In this modern age, young people just don't believe in mythical beings because they are taiught Science in school and it's pretty clear there's no such thing. 2: You're also asking people to sing about a Queen who they did not put in that position and is only there for being born to someone already in power, who was only there because they were born to someone in power etc. They cannot relate to the Queen whatsoever. You can love your country and not sing the anthem. Our country is great, but not because of a mythical being saving someone born into power, but because of the people that make up the country. How about a national anthem about that?
Multiple clappy emoticon thingys.........
That paragraph perfectly sums up my views about this country's National Anthem
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Me too. Plus Spain's national anthem doesn't even have any words to sing along to and they seem to have done ok in the last few years!
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Barring a sinking situation, it appears that "Team GB (plus outlying unnamed bits)" are about to win Gold in the "Two Women having a paddle in a boat"
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I take it that the people on bikes riding along the towpath are coaches and officials. Spectators can't just peddle along an d watch the race, can they ?
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good that we're now into the events that we should do well in, hopefully a few more to follow in the rowing over the next few days, and wiggo should be right up there in a few hours as well. The first one was important as it eases the pressure on everyone else.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
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Right. No more messing about. I'm predicting three golds for Britain today.
One down.
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Right. No more messing about. I'm predicting three golds for Britain today.
One down.
I take it that Wiggo is two.
Who have you got down for the third, Michael Jamieson ?
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Women's road racer or another rower maybe? Not sure.
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armitstead and pooley stand a decent chance in the womens tt as far as I'm aware.
wiggo and froome in the mens.
Can't think of anything else today where we have a really good chance.
mens 8 in the rowing are decent but they've not clicked as a team yet, if that happens in the final we should get a medal.
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Good bronze, shame they couldn't hold off the canadians for silver.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
It's a bit embarrassing thath the women only need two rowers, but the men need eight.
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Pooley through the first check in 1st (not sure who else is to come though), armitstead 5th I think, russian girl in 2nd is up off her seat and going like the clappers, can't imagine she'll keep that up.
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pooley 3rd quickest with everyone through, so decent shout at a medal, armitstead down in about 10th.
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What do you mean "with everyone through", doesn't that mean it's finished?
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through the first time check, at 9km, oh, and was joint 4th not 3rd, I must've missed 1 go through.
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Finished but looks well out of the medals unfortunately, seems the course was too flat for her... ?
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They've disqualified the Badmington match fixers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19072677
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They've disqualified the Badmington match fixers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19072677
Good. I don't think the uk had any influence on the decision but I'd hate this Olympics to be historically remembered as the one where the Olympic spirit died.
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yeah great decision to ban them, it was just too obvious what was going on, the credibility of the sport would've been shot if they'd been allowed to compete and it'd have left a shadow over the games.
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The Japanese women's football coach said she wanted her team to draw, rather than win, so they would stay in Cardiff for their knockout game. Should they now be disqualified too?
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Feel sorry for the Spanish cyclist whose chain came off before he'd even got started.
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A cycling event is going on, no idea what as it's on in the background but noticed one bloke broke his chain as soon as he started. Must be a time trial as Wiggins has just started as i'm typing. So really sucks for the bloke who bost his bike on the start ramp.
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Froome looking good at half way. GB 1 and 2 ?
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Wiggins 11 seconds clear at half way
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By the looks of that last shot, Tony Martin could catch Froome
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By the looks of that last shot, Tony Martin could catch Froome
Wiggins looks good for gold at 3/4 mark (22 secs clear), froom battling for Bronze
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Froome finishes.....should be a bronze.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
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1st and 3rd, and totally dominant from wiggo, made it look far too easy in winning that. A fit cancellera and martin might have made it interesting I guess, but that's was still mightily impressive.
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Well done Sir Wiggo.
Pissed it in the end by almost 3/4 of a minute
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On yer bike, Sir Brad.
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Great scenes with him cycling round taking the cheers of the crowd. Top bloke.
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Great scenes with him cycling round taking the cheers of the crowd. Top bloke.
It's a bit cruel to make him cycle back!
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Meh. I'll be impressed when he can do it on a Chopper.
In reality, well done Wiggins and Froome.
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What a year for Bradley Wiggins.
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Allez Wiggo - brilliant, and well done Froome.
Surely Wiggo is a shoe in for the Beebs SPOTY - and he has a pesonality to boot.
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It's not a sport I really follow, but seeing events like this now, and the Tour de France, it is just awe inspiring what a physical test cycling can be.
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Congrats to Wiggo and Froome.
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Wiggo is just awesome, olympic gold 10 days after winning Le Tour..
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Well done Wiggo
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He looks like the love child of Weller and Freddie Mercury.
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It’d be a great opportunity for him to encourage everyone to dust off their bikes and start cycling to work.
Whilst I’m sure there will be the surge in popularity for distance cycling it’d be great if the legacy of Wiggo’s exploits was less people driving to work and generally getting that tiny bit healthier.
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The real reason he took up cycling.
http://youtu.be/JMLoUTBy47U
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Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has taken Gold in `Hanging on a zip wire waving a couple of flags and looking like a twat`.
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Oh Boris
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Awesome work by wiggins and froome.
As for boris, despite being a Tory, I can't help but find the guy a hilarious and charming buffoon.
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Here’s an ITV4 documentary about Brad Wiggins.
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The Japanese women's football coach said she wanted her team to draw, rather than win, so they would stay in Cardiff for their knockout game. Should they now be disqualified too?
There is a difference in hoping for a draw and still having the most attacks in the game and deliberately hitting the shuttlecock into the net at serve or deliberately missing shots as what happened yesterday in those matches. At least the federation has the guts to punish in this way unlike FIFA in 82.
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The Japanese women's football coach said she wanted her team to draw, rather than win, so they would stay in Cardiff for their knockout game. Should they now be disqualified too?
There is a difference in hoping for a draw and still having the most attacks in the game and deliberately hitting the shuttlecock into the net at serve or deliberately missing shots as what happened yesterday in those matches. At least the federation has the guts to punish in this way unlike FIFA in 82.
Who saw the BBC dramatisation Bert and Dickie the other week? Two British rowers in the 1948 games.
Bushnell was in the bow and Burnell the stern seat, or as Bushnell indicated later: "I was on the bridge and Dickie was in the engine room. In an attempt to avoid the favoured Danish duo of Ebbe Parsner and Aage Larsen in the semi-finals, Bushnell and Burnell deliberately came second to France in the first round. According to Bushnell: "Dickie decided we should lose the first heat so as not to meet the Danes in the semi-final. ... I wouldn't have had the nerve to do that. We could have won, but we didn't." They subsequently won both the repêchage followed by the semi-final.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Bushnell
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Another Silver in the pool. Great effort from the lad.
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That's Bradley Wiggins as Sports Personality of the Year now too you would hope/presume. What a sportsman.
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Wiggins has to be knighted now.
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Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has taken Gold in `Hanging on a zip wire waving a couple of flags and looking like a twat`.
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Thats like a scene from Dad's Army , Boris Johnson as Corporal Jones.All that's missing is is David Cameron aka Mr Mainwaring.
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How nice did those rowing girls seem in the interview with Lineker. Well done ladies.
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How nice did those rowing girls seem in the interview with Lineker. Well done ladies.
I thought they were lovely.
I thought Michael Jamieson also did himself proud, both in the pool and the interview after, when he thought to big up the young lad who finished last.
Great stuff
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Wiggins has to be knighted now.
Forget the Knighthood, he should be Lord Wiggo of Kilburn.
However, does him being Belgian by birth exclude him from such awards?
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He'd go up even further in my estimations if he were offered it and turned it down.
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Wiggins has to be knighted now.
Forget the Knighthood, he should be Lord Wiggo of Kilburn.
However, does him being Belgian by birth exclude him from such awards?
I don't think so as one of his parents was English. If they were both Belgium or Australian but had lived all his life in the UK, that might have excluded him.
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Wiggins has to be knighted now.
Forget the Knighthood, he should be Lord Wiggo of Kilburn.
Lord Wiggo of Sideburn.
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He already has an OBE (or CBE).
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Awful miss by Sturridge (although tempered that it was called offside) but good save by Butland against the Goofy Racist.
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Has Lawro's balls finally dropped as his voice seems quite deep today. I didn't realise it was him until he attempted a poor pun.
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GB through to the quarter finals. Goofy racist is going home.
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Anybody watching the boxing what the fuck is the referee doing?
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And now we have a walkover but they still have to come out with their gloves on.
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The badminton players and the mardy Korean fencer aside, I'm really heartened by the sportsmanship in the Games so far. The winners seem genuinely nice people who you want to root for, and the losers take it on the chin.
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The Great Britain football team seem to be able to pass and retain the ball. Long may it continue.
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I thought Michael Jamieson also did himself proud, both in the pool and the interview after, when he thought to big up the young lad who finished last.
Great stuff
Jamieson silver was the best performance of the day. I know there were a couple of golds won but to get silver where the gold went to a new world record time is amazing.
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Loved my day at the Olympic Park yesterday. Two woman's basketball matches: France and China beating Canada and Angola respectively. Not my sport but I enjoyed the skill and the atmosphere was great.
We were then going to rush across London to catch Wiggo in the time trial, but in the end settled for watching it on the big screens in the Olympic Park.
Off to the volleyball at Earl's Court this afternoon.
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I'm really enjoying the olympics, and have been watching stuff I'd never normally give a second thought to, eg gymnastics and swimming. But bloody hell, water polo?! Is there a shitter, less entertaining sport to watch on TV? And despite getting roundly pasted, the GB team goes through despite being bottom of the group, because all teams qualify. Eh?!
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Water Polo is rubbish agreed. I'm the same though Risso, I've really enjoyed the swimming. I like the way they don't mess around, walk out and get straight on with the race.
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Had a great day at Excel yesterday, Mens & Womens judo finals incl medals ceremonies. Transport was a doddle, we even took the Emirates Air Way from North Greenwich to Excel, top views!
Volunteers were very good, happy, smiling & jovial, good banter with the crowds.
We did have a seating issue which was dealt with swiftly & decisively by volunteers, straight no quibble upgrade to ring side seating for 4 people.
There's always a but though. Food at the venue was disgusting, no wonder the French think we are savages when it comes to food, it was embarrasing.
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Luis Suárez boo hoo hoo!!
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Men's 4 really underperformed there. They should have beaten that field.
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There's always a but though. Food at the venue was disgusting, no wonder the French think we are savages when it comes to food, it was embarrasing.
I could be wrong but I heard that the food options is largely controlled by the sponsors. Does that sound true based on what you saw?
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As far as beverages go yes, you can only purchase Coke products, ie Coca Cola, Sprite & Powerade, beer was Heineken, there was a cider as well, sweets & treats, Cadburys stuff only, same for ice-cream, Cadbury 99 Flakes only.
Food in venues varies venue by venue, at Excel the main concourse vendors that are permananet are open serving whatever food they have so the myth re McDonalds only is just that, a myth. The food court inside the specific venues are temporary just for the Games, at Excel the chice was pre packaged sandwiches from stand 1, baked potatoes from stand 2 or noodles at stand 3 all served with a Coke product, Heineken or a cider and any ice cream you like as long as it was a Cadbury 99 Flake.
I can live with the limited range, the quality & standard of the food was shambolic.
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You are most like:
Mark LEWIS-FRANCISTeam GB
Height
1.8m, 5ft 11in
Weight
95kg, 14st 13lbs
Gender
Male
Sport
Athletics
Competing inMen's 4 x 100m Relay
a sprinter ? wow !!
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Judo girl through to final, great effort.
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Judo girl through to final, great effort.
Yeah that was awesome. She was really emotional afterwards too. Call me sentimental, buts its great to see sportsmen and women showing emotion.
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Agogo beats(just) World Champion in the boxing another great effort.
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Wilson looking good in the shooting. Never would have expected to enjoy clay pigeon shooting. 4 shot lead with 12 to go. All the others are separated by 1 shot.
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And as soon as I type that he misses both shots!
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As far as beverages go yes, you can only purchase Coke products, ie Coca Cola, Sprite & Powerade, beer was Heineken, there was a cider as well, sweets & treats, Cadburys stuff only, same for ice-cream, Cadbury 99 Flakes only.
Food in venues varies venue by venue, at Excel the main concourse vendors that are permananet are open serving whatever food they have so the myth re McDonalds only is just that, a myth. The food court inside the specific venues are temporary just for the Games, at Excel the chice was pre packaged sandwiches from stand 1, baked potatoes from stand 2 or noodles at stand 3 all served with a Coke product, Heineken or a cider and any ice cream you like as long as it was a Cadbury 99 Flake.
I can live with the limited range, the quality & standard of the food was shambolic.
At the football in Coventry, last Sunday, you couldn't buy a burger (rival to McDs ?) but you could buy sausage in a 'bun' (glorified hotdog, not sold by McD) along with pies and some beef bap which someone standing next to me bought, took one bite out of and threw it away. Chips, but not on their own. So the family of 4 sitting in front had chips and mushy peas as the cheapest option.
They went as far as to cover up the brand name on everything if it wasn't linked to a sponsor - even down to the names on the hand driers in the toilets being taped over.
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And he wins Gold. Well done fella.
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Two golds in the blink of an eye. Plus 2 silvers and a guarenteed silver, possibly gold to come. Great day for Britain andthe cycling hasn't even started yet.
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Gold and Silver in the two men in a boat event. Well done fellas.
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And a silver in the womens judo. Well done girl.
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
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And he wins Gold. Well done fella.
i started watching that shooting fella, made me late for my appointment,
you just cant help get into it when there is a Gold medal for GB at stake
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that Pendleton girl and her mate have just been disqualified from going for Gold because of an ilegal changeover
oh dear
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Gutting that Pendleton and Varnish were DQ'd.
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GB has broken world records twice in heats in the velodrome in the last hour. Finals tomorrow-await the gold rush.
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Gutting that Pendleton and Varnish were DQ'd.
That's taken the shine off it a bit.
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I was nearly late for work watching the shooting, that is the great thing about the Olympics, you get drawn into watching something you'd never dream of.
Midlands Today are coming live from Halesowen Cycling Club (the base of Jess Varnish), I expect the atmosphere will be somewhat muted.
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Gutting that Pendleton and Varnish were DQ'd.
That's taken the shine off it a bit.
Extra disappointing as Jess Varnish is from Bromsgrove.
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Another Gold and WR in the cycling.
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Hoy and his boys did the business again.
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Brilliant performance that.
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The whole team, awesome. Hoy will get the plaudits but that ride was perfection.
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Superb.
Talking of cycling, is that Mark Cavendish retarded?
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Superb.
Talking of cycling, is that Mark Cavendish retarded?
Isn't he from Manx? So three legs and no tail.
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Superb.
Talking of cycling, is that Mark Cavendish retarded?
If he is, he's done alright for himself! Cycling World Champ, rich and an unbelievable Mrs.
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Chris Hoy; thirty-six years old and capable of shoving a bike around at 50mph! Awsome.
Does anyone else see the resemblence between Phillip Hindes and George Formby? ;)
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I love watching volleyball. USA v Brazil now and enjoying it. Slam shots are great and crowd shots even better... Well Brazilian girls anyway!
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that Pendleton girl and her mate have just been disqualified from going for Gold because of an ilegal changeover
oh dear
I don't know who this Pendleton girl is ... Has anyone got any pictures :P
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that Pendleton girl and her mate have just been disqualified from going for Gold because of an ilegal changeover
oh dear
I don't know who this Pendleton girl is ... Has anyone got any pictures :P
Ask D.boy. He has all sorts of pictures.
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Superb.
Talking of cycling, is that Mark Cavendish retarded?
Isn't he from Manx? So three legs and no tail.
He is. Another Manx cyclist, Peter Kennaugh, is in the team pursuit tomorrow.
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Did you see the size of the blokes in the German team in the team sprint? Bloody huge.
Looked nothing like cyclists really, more like weightlifters on bikes
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I can't get enough of this stuff. It's fantastic.
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Went to the volleyball at Earl's Court yesterday. Must be the grottiest of all the Olympic venues! Second match was Poland v Argentina and since the Polish diaspora were attending en masse I don't reckon there would have been a less partisan atmosphere if the game was being played in Warsaw.
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If this is true, the GB sprint cycling team should be stripped of their medal
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/cycling-hero-makes-shocking-crash-admission-224907807.html
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If this is true, the GB sprint cycling team should be stripped of their medal
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/cycling-hero-makes-shocking-crash-admission-224907807.html
I would agree with that. But can I say what a twat to actually even admit it. At least when the Chinese and others did stupid in Badmington, they tried to cover it by saying they were resting for the knockouts so weren't trying there hardest.
Edit: I have just seen that clip (missed the heats) and it was so blatent. Hoy was already putting his hand up before he had even hit the floor.
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If this is true, the GB sprint cycling team should be stripped of their medal
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/cycling-hero-makes-shocking-crash-admission-224907807.html
What an idiot.
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If this is true, the GB sprint cycling team should be stripped of their medal
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/cycling-hero-makes-shocking-crash-admission-224907807.html
I would agree with that. But can I say what a twat to actually even admit it. At least when the Chinese and others did stupid in Badmington, they tried to cover it by saying they were resting for the knockouts so weren't trying there hardest.
Edit: I have just seen that clip (missed the heats) and it was so blatent. Hoy was already putting his hand up before he had even hit the floor.
Rumours there could be an inquiry. The excuse is that Hindes does not speak good English and that he did not express himself well. This one could run for a bit.
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Just because Hindes is German, that's no excuse.
Wiggins is Belgian and he speaks perfect English
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Just because Hindes is German, that's no excuse.
Wiggins is Belgian and he speaks perfect English
I am sorry but that is a stupid statement. Wiggins has been brought up in an English speaking family, and lived in England since he was about 4.
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If this is true, the GB sprint cycling team should be stripped of their medal
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/cycling-hero-makes-shocking-crash-admission-224907807.html
Total Nonsense!
Hindes has only admitted it because it is quite a common thing to happen in sprint cycling, and had it happened to any of the other nations competing they would have done the same. It was like he was peddling with no chain. If it was such a problem, then that arsey commisaire would have relegated them there and then anyway.
Also the team they were competing against in that heat obviously were happy to restart or they would have protested.
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Just because Hindes is German, that's no excuse.
Wiggins is Belgian and he speaks perfect English
I am sorry but that is a stupid statement. Wiggins has been brought up in an English speaking family, and lived in England since he was about 4.
It was not meant as a serious statement.
Given that it was such a bizarre comment, I didn't think that it required a "Winky" or "Grin" emoticon
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Just because Hindes is German, that's no excuse.
Wiggins is Belgian and he speaks perfect English
I am sorry but that is a stupid statement. Wiggins has been brought up in an English speaking family, and lived in England since he was about 4.
(http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/2266518.jpg)
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Jessica Ennis into the lead in the heptathlon with a record breaking run in the hurdles.
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I am in love with Jess Ennis-FACT 8)
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Jessica Ennis into the lead in the heptathlon with a record breaking run in the hurdles.
I never had any doubt that Jessica was superb at getting her leg over
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Just because Hindes is German, that's no excuse.
Wiggins is Belgian and he speaks perfect English
I am sorry but that is a stupid statement. Wiggins has been brought up in an English speaking family, and lived in England since he was about 4.
It was not meant as a serious statement.
Given that it was such a bizarre comment, I didn't think that it required a "Winky" or "Grin" emoticon
The fact that he's from Chorley would be more of a concern when it comes to lack of understanding in any case!
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
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Katarina Johnson Thompson = delicious!
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Our medal haul is currently 6 6 6. Is anyone called Damien due up?
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Bloody hell Ennis would have won the hurdles gold in Beijing with that time!
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I am in love with Jess Ennis-FACT 8)
Unless you are from God's own county back off, we don't take kindly to outsiders making moves on our womenfolk.
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Katarina Johnson Thompson = delicious!
Horrible accent though. Would have to gag her!
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Watching the sailing.
Unless you had commentators saying we are doing brilliant, I wouldnt have a clue what was going on.
I guess its difficult to paint finishing lines on open sea.
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Katarina Johnson Thompson = delicious!
Horrible accent though. Would have to gag her!
She looks too much like a bloke I used to know, so it's a no from me. She must be devastated.
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Katarina Johnson Thompson = delicious!
Horrible accent though. Would have to gag her!
She looks too much like a bloke I used to know, so it's a no from me. She must be devastated.
Somebody will have to break the news to her very gently.
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Would this be a good time to say that Victoria Pendleton does it for me?
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If this is true, the GB sprint cycling team should be stripped of their medal
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/cycling-hero-makes-shocking-crash-admission-224907807.html
Total Nonsense!
Hindes has only admitted it because it is quite a common thing to happen in sprint cycling, and had it happened to any of the other nations competing they would have done the same. It was like he was peddling with no chain. If it was such a problem, then that arsey commisaire would have relegated them there and then anyway.
Also the team they were competing against in that heat obviously were happy to restart or they would have protested.
There was a previous competitor on the radio this morning saying much the same, ie there was clearly a mechanical failure and what happened was not controversial.
We're very good at finding fault with ourselves. In a similar vein Gabby Logan seemed very keen to suggest to the gold and silver canoeists that they had a huge advantage, being based at the Lea Valley centre. They probably did, but let them enjoy it and leave them chips alone.
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I see we're sitting 1st, 3rd and 4th in the team version of the 'rich people prancing around on horses' event.
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For another "hottie", check out the Ukranian Judo competitor now in the bronze medal match with the Britain. What a beast!
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Ainslie really good today. Ruthless tactics. Can't see him not winning now.
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Bronze in the women's judo. Well done love.
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I wouldn't say no to the lass who just won us the bronze in the judo. Mainly because i'd be too scared to.
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I see we're sitting 1st, 3rd and 4th in the team version of the 'rich people prancing around on horses' event.
One of who(m)* will probably beat Sir Wiggo to the SPOTY award
(* never know which/what to use)
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Apparently, it was all just a big misunderstanding (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19107973)
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Its a Maria-fest in the tennis at the moment.
However, it looks like Maria Redsox will end up losing to the lesser (but taller) Maria as usual.
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From what I can make out having had a chat with people in the know (my cousin used to be in the british paralympic cycling team and will be in the blind football for us this summer) the way the rule is written currently means that if something goes wrong at the start you're better off letting the bike fall and taking the restart as, if he'd tried to carry on and still had problems you can't take the restart after a certain time.
Based on that I'd guess what he was trying to say is that he may have been able to right things and carry on, but, when there's a rule to specifically cover an early crash like that, he'd be mad to not let the bike fall. \i don't see anything controversial about that, if the badminton stuff hadn't happened there would probably have been very little interest in the story at all.
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I see we're sitting 1st, 3rd and 4th in the team version of the 'rich people prancing around on horses' event.
One of who(m)* will probably beat Sir Wiggo to the SPOTY award
(* never know which/what to use)
Not a chance. They're all playing for 2nd. Zara horse face will land it most likely.
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I see we're sitting 1st, 3rd and 4th in the team version of the 'rich people prancing around on horses' event.
One of who(m)* will probably beat Sir Wiggo to the SPOTY award
(* never know which/what to use)
Not a chance. They're all playing for 2nd. Zara horse face will land it most likely.
There are still a fair few people (jess ennis for example) who can put their names into the hat, but it'd take something spectacular to out do winning le tour and an olympic gold within a fortnight of each other.
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Apparently, it was all just a big misunderstanding (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19107973)
Nice to see the French coming to our defence. Get the impression it is an accepted unofficial rule. Bit like a second service in tennis.
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Anyone see the Russian bird Zabolotnoya (sp) in the 75kg weightlifting? If she aint hiding something special in the bottom of that leotard thing...
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Anyone see the Russian bird Zabolotnoya (sp) in the 75kg weightlifting? If she aint hiding something special in the bottom of that leotard thing...
I have no idea what you mean there...
(http://polpix.sueddeutsche.com/polopoly_fs/1.340103.1273511955!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/900x600/image.jpg)
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By way of apology for that I'm going to balance the thread out with a picture of the lovely victoria...
(http://www.esquire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Victoria-Pendleton-Exclusive-for-Esquire-UK-2.jpg)
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Anyone see the clips of Alan Campbell after he'd won the rowing bronze?
Unbelievable. Talk about giving everything.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19110944
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I wouldn't say no to the lass who just won us the bronze in the judo. Mainly because i'd be too scared to.
The one who got the silver in judo yesterday (Gemma something) was on the telly later on, talking to Lineker, and looked very attractive.
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Apparently, it was all just a big misunderstanding (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19107973)
Nice to see the French coming to our defence. Get the impression it is an accepted unofficial rule. Bit like a second service in tennis.
In any case it's the foreigners who cheat not Brits!
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wow, the girls on the bikes have just destroyed the field, nearly 4 seconds quicker than anyone else, despite other teams breaking the olympic record, that's very very impressive.
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Lovely Vicky into the final, she just has an extra gear on the rest, as soon as she decided to put in a burst of speed they couldn't live with her.
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Cha ching. Gold and a WR in the cycling.
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And they don't even look out of breath! Fantastic.
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It’s got to be Sir Dave Brailsford after this. Wiggo, Cav, Hoy and Pendleton take the headlines but he’s the man in the background pushing them all forward.
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It’s got to be Sir Dave Brailsford after this. Wiggo, Cav, Hoy and Pendleton take the headlines but he’s the man in the background pushing them all forward.
This
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It’s got to be Sir Dave Brailsford after this. Wiggo, Cav, Hoy and Pendleton take the headlines but he’s the man in the background pushing them all forward.
This
agreed, in fact, the new years honours list is going to be full of people from the cycling squad, and the rowers as well, between them they're inspiring the whole country, it's brilliant to see.
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Pendleton wins gold.
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Well done Pendleton, absolute bullet train!
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She says she wants to show what she's got. Gentlemen please form a queue behind me! ;)
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I've said this before, but I'll say it again: British Cycling is the National Lottery's greatest legacy. From nowhere to the world's predominant nation on and off the road in less than 2 decades. Outstanding!
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I don't know what the criteria is for royal honours, but Brailsford can't do much more. What's left for a member of his team to win?
I just wish our football authorities could employ someone like him that's in it for the long haul. Instead we just seem to employ ex-footballers with limited ideas.
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Aaaagh so thats what the Ricoh arena looks like with a crowd.
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I have been to the rowing today with the wife and kids . Rowing is not a sport I would normally go and watch - but its what we got allocated in the ballot - and I wanted the kids to be part of the 2012 Olympics to give them some memories.
We had a great day - weather was ok, crowd was great so created a superb atmosphere and made all the better by seeing a gold medal and two bronzes for us.
Special mention to the Games helpers and the Military - they were all really great with my two kids which made their day even more special.
First time I have seen Olives for sale behind the bar at a sporting event though !!
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I've said this before, but I'll say it again: British Cycling is the National Lottery's greatest legacy. From nowhere to the world's predominant nation on and off the road in less than 2 decades. Outstanding!
I hate to say it but there’s a good chunk of Murdoch money in there too. If I take my leftie hat off, the cycling is a great example of how public/private arrangement can work.
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I just wish our football authorities could employ someone like him that's in it for the long haul. Instead we just seem to employ ex-footballers with limited ideas.
A problem with football in this country is that the clubs hold all the power. A Brailsford would be a toothless lion when players like Bale would prefer to declare themselves injured rather than play in the Olympics. Whilst that is bad for the wider game it is a huge gapping opportunity for a club to do similar i.e. the mighty Villa.
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Well done Pendleton, absolute bullet train!
Who is this Pendleton girl? Any pictures?
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I've said this before, but I'll say it again: British Cycling is the National Lottery's greatest legacy. From nowhere to the world's predominant nation on and off the road in less than 2 decades. Outstanding!
I hate to say it but there’s a good chunk of Murdoch money in there too. If I take my leftie hat off, the cycling is a great example of how public/private arrangement can work.
Sky came to the party a long way down the line....piggybacking on the success that was already there (a bit like the myth in politics of It Woz The Sun Wot Won It)
The catalyst was the public's and public money: the Lottery and Manchester City Council building the velodrome.
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Well done Pendleton, absolute bullet train!
Who is this Pendleton girl? Any pictures?
Check page 29 of this thread (posted by paul e) ;)
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Well done Ledecky. 15 years old unbelievable
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I've said this before, but I'll say it again: British Cycling is the National Lottery's greatest legacy. From nowhere to the world's predominant nation on and off the road in less than 2 decades. Outstanding!
I hate to say it but there’s a good chunk of Murdoch money in there too. If I take my leftie hat off, the cycling is a great example of how public/private arrangement can work.
Sky came to the party a long way down the line....piggybacking on the success that was already there (a bit like the myth in politics of It Woz The Sun Wot Won It)
The catalyst was the public's and public money: the Lottery and Manchester City Council building the velodrome.
You’re probably right there. Ultimately it shows that investment from the bottom up is vital. Build good facilities and go from there. The legacy of this olympic will hopefully have a comparable effect in 5 to 10 years time (assuming that a decent level of funding is maintained).
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Is Sharon Davis the worst interviewer ever?
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Well done Pendleton, absolute bullet train!
Who is this Pendleton girl? Any pictures?
You might not have heard of this site but if you go to www.google.co.uk and type in Pendleton and choose the images option, there might be some there.
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Well done Pendleton, absolute bullet train!
Who is this Pendleton girl? Any pictures?
You might not have heard of this site but if you go to www.google.co.uk and type in Pendleton and choose the images option, there might be some there.
I warn you, googling for pictures of the lovely vicky is potentially dangerous for those with heart conditions!
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Is Sharon Davis the worst interviewer ever?
Does that accolade not go to Garth Crooks?
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Loved TheBig_Sam's recent description of the Garth.
notBigSam @TheBig_Sam
Woke up from my boozy slumber there, screaming "what the fuck is that???" at the television screen. Apparently it was Garth Crooks.
For a moment I genuinely thought someone had dressed a cannonball in a cardigan, and rolled it in front of the camera. A curious little man.
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Well done Ledecky. 15 years old unbelievable
I wonder if any US coaches will be questioning the reasons behind the progress she's made over the last year?
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Bearing in mind what the USA coach said when the 16 year old Chinese girl beat her personal best by 6 seconds, wonder what he has to say about the 15 year old beating her personal best by such a large amount?
And yes, Sharon Davies is bloody awful, her stint on Big Breakfast should have served as a warning.
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Murray into the final. Well done smiler. Even if you did your usual oh i'm injured routine whenever you lost a few points.
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Murray makes a second Wimbledon final this year. Well done that man. Hopefully Federer will be too knackered.
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NBC's coverage of the Olympics is getting even worse
http://deadspin.com/5931689/nbc-sportss-broadcast-of-olympic-soccer-cuts-to-commercial-right-before-a-critical-goal
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Hey, who put that barrier on the track ? (http://deadspin.com/5931623/ethiopian-steeplechaser-slams-into-races-final-hurdle-leaves-track-in-a-wheelchair)
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Murray into the final. Well done smiler. Even if you did your usual oh i'm injured routine whenever you lost a few points.
The Ashley Young of tennis.
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Women out of the football. And Ennis leads the heptathalon after day 1. Interestingly during her interview it looked like the remote control car tournament was on in the background. Hope we win a medal in it.
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Hey, who put that barrier on the track ? (http://deadspin.com/5931623/ethiopian-steeplechaser-slams-into-races-final-hurdle-leaves-track-in-a-wheelchair)
I feel really guilty for finding that so funny.
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Apparently, it was all just a big misunderstanding (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19107973)
Nice to see the French coming to our defence. Get the impression it is an accepted unofficial rule. Bit like a second service in tennis.
In any case it's the foreigners who cheat not Brits!
Is it just me who thought this was Hindes' attempt at making a joke?
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Re: attractive women, while Vicky Pendleton is bloody gorgeous, Anna Watkins scrubbed up VERY well when she was being interviewed by Lineker this evening.
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Interestingly during her interview it looked like the remote control car tournament was on in the background. Hope we win a medal in it.
Unfortunately I think they are only used to return the hammers back to the start line. Hopefully the only Hammers we will ever see in the Olympic Stadium.
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bloomin eck, unbelievable last lap in the 10k from the winner (dibaba), seriously impressive finish, just blitzed away at the front and won by 40-50yards after being pretty much together at the bell. 62seconds for the lap.
*** watching again I think I may have sold her short, the gap was probably quite a bit bigger than that.
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bloomin eck, unbelievable last lap in the 10k from the winner (dibaba), seriously impressive finish, just blitzed away at the front and won by 40-50yards after being pretty much together at the bell. 62seconds for the lap.
*** watching again I think I may have sold her short, the gap was probably quite a bit bigger than that.
I dont know how anyone can run for half an hour at, lets be honest, not a slow pace, then produce a sprint finish like that! Amazing stuff.
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2 things -
1 The Olympics are Ace
2 the Thorpeedo says 'Look' a lot
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Yes I was blown away by Dibaba's performance in the 10k tonight. Want that from Mo Farrah tomorrow. I love track and field stuff when it's all going on!
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Great atmosphere in stadium but a bit windy if you stand at the back of the athletes seating near the flame there is a cold breeze coming in between the upper and lowertiers.
Us workers (officials) have got an early start in morning - have to check Jess Ennis in again as she starts day 2. Not seen much of the events as don't finish my shift till about 30 mins before last event.
At least we have been provided with a hotel room just outside OlympicPark.
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The single most impressive thing I've seen so far in the games was the way Victoria Pendleton just sailed around the pack on the outside as if they weren't there. Truly superb.
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That was ace.
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The single most impressive thing I've seen so far in the games was the way Victoria Pendleton just sailed around the pack on the outside as if they weren't there. Truly superb.
She is very, very attractive.
Didn't she used to be a rower too?
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Only thing I didn't understand about Pendleton's race was why did the bloke in the black uniform pull out? He was winning.
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Only thing I didn't understand about Pendleton's race was why did the bloke in the black uniform pull out? He was winning.
I think they realised he was cheating so he had to withdraw from the race. Either that or the engine gave out.
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2 things -
1 The Olympics are Ace
2 the Thorpeedo says 'Look' a lot
1. There's too much on today and I'm going to miss a shit load 'cos I'm out later.
2. It's the new "can I get". The world champion used to be horse trainer Aiden O'Brien (it's appears very popular with the Irish) and can be replaced by telling to some one to "listen" when you're answering a question, something that I would imagine is being done in the first place.
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Rebecca Adlington looks like the tall alien from Prometheus.
That is all.
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I don't know who she was, but the woman doing the interviews after the women's triathlon alongside the Serpentine was ironically way out of her depth.
And no, it wasn't Fearne Cotton.
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Gold in the mens 4 rowing (or whatever it's called). Well done fellas.
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Go on Jennis, love her.
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
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And the women win one in the 2's rowing. Well done girls.
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Well done ladies.
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Sir Steve Redgrave to British rower who cant believe she has Gold.... "You going to be on a stamp tomorrow".
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Interesting in the mens 2's.
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Seat breakage drama!
Redgrave again..."Is it in the first 100 metres? Is it a breakage and if it isnt a breakage make sure its broken".
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Not sure whether that was within 100 metres or not.
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The 100 metre mark is where the yellow bouys begin, it was before there.
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Gatlin should not be allowed in, banned twice for drugs is disgraceful. Once possibly a mistake, but twice you're just clearly a cheat.
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Well done Adam.
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Gatlin should not be allowed in, banned twice for drugs is disgraceful. Once possibly a mistake, but twice you're just clearly a cheat.
Yes he is a big cheat but we are talking about an American here and their TV money takes priority ahead of sportsmanship and Olympic spirit.
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Gemili looks a real diamond. We need to protect and preserve him for Rio.
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Gemili looks a real diamond. We need to protect and preserve him for Rio.
Indeed, would love to see him go under 10 seconds this weekend, that's a massive milestone in 100m and it'll give him huge confidence to get it out of the way early. He won't have been on a track this quick before and got a personal best of 10.05 recently so there's definitely a chance he can do it. I think it'll be a requirement to get into the final as well, the jamaicans and americans all look very strong.
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Gatlin should not be allowed in, banned twice for drugs is disgraceful. Once possibly a mistake, but twice you're just clearly a cheat.
Yes he is a big cheat but we are talking about an American here and their TV money takes priority ahead of sportsmanship and Olympic spirit.
Chambers should not be allowed to run either. There may be mitigating/unique circumstances that I am not aware of, but if you’re caught using performance enhancing drugs then you should be banned for life.
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Chambers should not be allowed to run either. There may be mitigating/unique circumstances that I am not aware of, but if you’re caught using performance enhancing drugs then you should be banned for life.
Yep, I felt very uneasy watching Chambers but, on a purely human level, I admire his pluck for taking part. He could have been booed mercilessly by the home crowd - and he confessed in his post-race interview that he was shitting himself - but he got a sympathetic reaction and he ran well. I guess we'll never know whether he's genuinely contrite about what he did but it was a very small step toward rehabilitation today.
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Agree I'm much more comfortable with Chambers, he fully admits making a mistake and has made great efforts to use his error to try and teach young kids not to take performance enhancing drugs. Gatlin has not. Michael Johnson said he's happy to accept Chambers based on that, rather than Gatlin.
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I have been admonished for placing positive posts about the Olympics on the Bah Humbug Jubilympics thread. So he is my post again, minus the apology.
I have been rather negative about the Olympics up to now, but I was offered a free ticket to the Handball for Thursday afternoon. I arrived at Olympic Park at 10.30 for a 14.30 start and had a great time.
Entry to the park and security – no queues, took about 1 minute to get through.
Olympic Park layout – excellent, wide open spaces, plenty of benches and picnic tables.
Food and soft drink – expensive but who started the rumour about McDonalds being the only food needs shooting, there are three food villages (that I found) serving Caribbean, Indian, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Thai, English, and more. Various soft drinks available in the park and stadia. I took my own food in without issue.
Beer – only Heineken (if that’s beer) and expensive, but available from bars, vendors walking around the park and inside the various arenas. Yes you can take it in to watch your event.
Big Screens – great layout in the valley to watch what’s going on. Watched rowing and tennis in the morning and cycling in the evening. Great atmosphere.
The handball itself – great stuff even though GB were slaughtered by Argentina.
Having got a free ticket and taken my own food I managed to spend only £14.60 (£13.00 discounted rail fare and £1.60 for a bottle of water)
All in all, brilliant layout and organisation. I take it all back. If you get the chance, go.
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I see Cav is returning to track cycling for the Olympics in 2016.
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Good chance of gold with Mo Fara tonight in the 10,000 meters aswell as Innes in the heptathlon.
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Wow what a choice of sports at the moment. Tennis with Mr Williams vs Ms Grunter, man in a boat (and not the good kind) race or trampoline. I've settled on the trampoline.
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Wow what a choice of sports at the moment. Tennis with Mr Williams vs Ms Grunter, man in a boat (and not the good kind) race or trampoline. I've settled on the trampoline.
Purely for the love of the sport ? I understand.
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Mainly as the other 2 would bore me to death. I only look up from the PC when it sounds like someone is going to fall off.
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Have you seen the footage of the several women who came off their bikes in the triathlon? Ouch and ouch.
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Todays report from behind the scenes.
Jess came in to first call this morning. The bay where we assembled them was a bit full so the only chair left was in the middle of the 2 rows. When all the kit was checked she sat there in the middle and looked serene, cool but confident. All the others sat in silence, there is only going to be one winner.
A sound long jump and good javelin have left her an easier job at about 8.30 tonight.
Men's 100m heats were very relaxed. plenty of banter in the callroom. Will get more serious later!
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Good chance of gold with Mo Fara tonight in the 10,000 meters aswell as Innes in the heptathlon.
Neil Innes is in the hepthathlon?
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First set to Murray and Robson (6-1).
Wimbledon is going bonkers.
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Anyone see the Senegalese tackle on the Mexican towards end of normal time?? It looked like an ad for the olympic taekwondo, kicked in the head, Twatenberg saw it and only gave a yellow card, Shocking!
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Robson and Murray win.
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Another Gold! In the womens team pursuit. They nearly lapped the Americans. Apparently last 6 races they've broken the WR each time. Well done girls.
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Unbelievable performance from the winnings cycling team, massacred the USA World record and gold.
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Current medal haul 11 Gold, 7 Silver and 8 Bronze. Only seems a few days ago folks were moaning we weren't winning any.
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In the sports of rowing and even more so cycling, we are now the undisputed world dominating all conquering force. Breaking world records on a regular basis and virtually redefining these events.
This has not happened by accident, or because we have just had a few high quality talents appear together. It has been very carefully planned over many years to get to a position where they could execute such dominance.
If its possible for us to so successfully execute such a plan for world dominance at pedalling bicycles and using oars in boats, why cant we put into place such a plan to achieve world dominance for kicking footballs?
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In the sports of rowing and even more so cycling, we are now the undisputed world dominating all conquering force. Breaking world records on a regular basis and virtually redefining these events.
This has not happened by accident, or because we have just had a few high quality talents appear together. It has been very carefully planned over many years to get to a oposition where they could execute such dominance.
If its possible for us to so successfully execute such a plan for world dominance at pedalling bicycles and using oars in boats, why cant we put into place such a plan to achieve world dominance for kicking footballs?
I guess because the only vested interest that British Cycling and Rowing have is winning Olympic golds. The Football Association had an opportunity when they led us to believe that the creation of the Premiership was first and foremost for the benefit of the national team. Of course the clubs had a different idea and I don't know how that will ever be reversed.
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In the sports of rowing and even more so cycling, we are now the undisputed world dominating all conquering force. Breaking world records on a regular basis and virtually redefining these events.
This has not happened by accident, or because we have just had a few high quality talents appear together. It has been very carefully planned over many years to get to a oposition where they could execute such dominance.
If its possible for us to so successfully execute such a plan for world dominance at pedalling bicycles and using oars in boats, why cant we put into place such a plan to achieve world dominance for kicking footballs?
I guess because the only vested interest that British Cycling and Rowing have is winning Olympic golds. The Football Association had an opportunity when they led us to believe that the creation of the Premiership was first and foremost for the benefit of the national team. Of course the clubs had a different idea and I don't know how that will ever be reversed.
We are by and large no better or worse at international level post or pre Premiership. The problem is more seated.
This was the position in 2010, I doubt it is that different now:-
There are 2.25 million players in England and only one Uefa-qualified coach for every 812 people playing the game. Spain have 408,134 players, giving a ratio of 1:17. In Italy, the ratio is 1:48, in France it is 1:96, Germany 1:150 and even Greece, the Euro 2004 winners, have only 180,000 registered players for their 1,100 coaches, a ratio of 1:135.
http://betterfootball.net/blog/opinion/where-are-englands-coaches/
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Fucking hell, that was shit from Dai Greene.
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He did better than the bloke just.
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Another Gold! In the womens team pursuit. They nearly lapped the Americans. Apparently last 6 races they've broken the WR each time. Well done girls.
Surely with that magnitude of defeat Americans are going to hint at drugs helping their rivals!
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Dai Greene is a lucky boy and just makes it through to the final.
Big big improvement required but he will be in a bad lane.
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Wow what a choice of sports at the moment. Tennis with Mr Williams vs Ms Grunter, man in a boat (and not the good kind) race or trampoline. I've settled on the trampoline.
So you are sitting in front of a PC that allows access to watch virtually any live sport moaning about your limited choice on the TV.
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Wow what a choice of sports at the moment. Tennis with Mr Williams vs Ms Grunter, man in a boat (and not the good kind) race or trampoline. I've settled on the trampoline.
So you are sitting in front of a PC that allows access to watch virtually any live sport moaning about your limited choice on the TV.
Yes I was. Is that okay with you? Or maybe I need to explain that I was using my PC for other things so couldn't stream anything on it. Happy now or is there something else you want to try and pick up on?
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Wow what a choice of sports at the moment. Tennis with Mr Williams vs Ms Grunter, man in a boat (and not the good kind) race or trampoline. I've settled on the trampoline.
So you are sitting in front of a PC that allows access to watch virtually any live sport moaning about your limited choice on the TV.
Yes I was. Is that okay with you? Or maybe I need to explain that I was using my PC for other things so couldn't stream anything on it. No wait, I don't need to explain jack to you.
Maybe you were just getting withdrawal because we hadnt seen Team GB get a medal or break a world record for a couple of hours.
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Dai Green you're a lucky lucky boy.
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Current medal haul 11 Gold, 7 Silver and 8 Bronze. Only seems a few days ago folks were moaning we weren't winning any.
With Ennis and Farah going later we should see that gold column go up, and the 2 guys in the long jump have a good chance of getting something as there's no one setting that alight.
to move down a fair few messages - Dai Greene, wasn't great but was beaten by 3 guys running seasons best after they used him as a rabbit, terrible lane draw for him, and shocking that 4 of the 6 fastest were in the same semi. in the other 2 semi's he'd have come top 2 confortably.
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
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Butland should have done better with that, Team GB down 1-0 against South Korea.
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Typical QF showing so far
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What odds losing on penalties?
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Penalty!
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Talking of penalties ............
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Ramsey scores! ...just.
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1-1 but lucky.
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Talking of penalties ............
Did you think it was a penalty.......
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Never noticed this before but aaron ramsey looks a lot like michael owen...
on topic, terrible penalty but my my that goalkeeper has had a howler. after that we need to have a go from distance, see if he's mentally strong enough to recover.
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Talking of penalties ....................
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I reckon we'll miss this one. Ramsey to go the same way.
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Both penalties IMO
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Well...I was half right.
Two very poor penalties.
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Who chose him as penalty taker? Both were shit.
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1st was a pen, 2nd was very harsh, he'd lost the ball long before the contact.
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Christine Ohuruogu ran well.............possible medal chance
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Hope not. Cheating drugtaking biatch.
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big jump from rutherford to take the lead in the long jump - 8.21 I doubt many will beat that today.
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
The only downside was the repeated screening of Paul Macartney every other shot
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Hope not. Cheating drugtaking biatch.
Didn't she do a Rio and miss drug tests rather than actually be caught using them? The fact it was tests (if memory serves me) is a tad suspicious though.
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
The only downside was the repeated screening of Paul Macartney every other shot
At least the crowd taught him how to sing Hey Jude.
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
The only downside was the repeated screening of Paul Macartney every other shot
At least the crowd taught him how to sing Hey Jude.
Why were they singing Hey Jude as I only caught the end of it as I had just come back from the Forest game.......
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Wow what a choice of sports at the moment. Tennis with Mr Williams vs Ms Grunter, man in a boat (and not the good kind) race or trampoline. I've settled on the trampoline.
So you are sitting in front of a PC that allows access to watch virtually any live sport moaning about your limited choice on the TV.
Yes I was. Is that okay with you? Or maybe I need to explain that I was using my PC for other things so couldn't stream anything on it. Happy now or is there something else you want to try and pick up on?
Sorry I touched a nerve. Just pointing out that if there was anything special to see, it was available on the PC. And with Windows 7 allowing easy snap windows or the BBC pop out player, you have a chance of having Internet open whilst viewing the stream. But as you pointed out, you don't have to explain jack ultimately.
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Hope not. Cheating drugtaking biatch.
Didn't she do a Rio and miss drug tests rather than actually be caught using them? The fact it was tests (if memory serves me) is a tad suspicious though.
She missed 3 tests, however, without knowing the full circumstances it's hard to know just how daming that is likely to be. That she had a clean test a month before the 1st one she missed was deemed as good enough for the british olympics to believe she's stupid rather than a cheat so they reinstated her after the IOC enforced year ban.
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
The only downside was the repeated screening of Paul Macartney every other shot
At least the crowd taught him how to sing Hey Jude.
Why were they singing Hey Jude as I only caught the end of it as I had just come back from the Forest game.......
Erm, because McCartney was at the Velodrome.
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
The only downside was the repeated screening of Paul Macartney every other shot
At least the crowd taught him how to sing Hey Jude.
Interesting to note that the cd release of the music from the opening ceremony doesn't include McCartney's offering...
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
The only downside was the repeated screening of Paul Macartney every other shot
At least the crowd taught him how to sing Hey Jude.
Why were they singing Hey Jude as I only caught the end of it as I had just come back from the Forest game.......
Erm, because McCartney was at the Velodrome.
Was he ..........oh ok then, thank you for the information
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
The only downside was the repeated screening of Paul Macartney every other shot
At least the crowd taught him how to sing Hey Jude.
Why were they singing Hey Jude as I only caught the end of it as I had just come back from the Forest game.......
Erm, because McCartney was at the Velodrome.
Was he ..........oh ok then, thank you for the information
It was why Oldtimer mentioned that they showed him every other shot.
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Rather appropriate Phelps finishes with a Gold. Fair play, 18 Golds, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze is some going.
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Well done Michael Phelps.......the end of a era, ending with 18 Gold Medals
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Womens Team pursuit Gold medallists and 6 x World Record Breakers....what a team..well done girls team performance of the games so far?
The only downside was the repeated screening of Paul Macartney every other shot
At least the crowd taught him how to sing Hey Jude.
Interesting to note that the cd release of the music from the opening ceremony doesn't include McCartney's offering...
Weirdly they had a lot of the walk out music for the teams, but missed out the David Holmes Torch relay clip overlay.
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Rather appropriate Phelps finishes with a Gold. Fair play, 18 Golds, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze is some going.
We could have Brits getting close to his haul but the Olympic committee decided that multiple countries can still enter 40 odd different events in the swimming, but cycling is reduced to one entry per country and cut several of the events.
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That young scouser could easily inherit Jess's title for the next Olympics if she continues improving.
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Well done Michael Phelps.......the end of a era, ending with 18 Gold Medals
According to a mate of mine Stateside, who has had personal dealings with the bloke, Phelps is a jerk.
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That young scouser could easily inherit Jess's title for the next Olympics if she continues improving.
If a kids surname is going to be Johnson-Thompson, you'd have thought that her parents would have chosen a shorter first name than Katerina. Must have been hell for her to learn as a youngster.
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Jessica Ennis....Here comes more Gold.
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That young scouser could easily inherit Jess's title for the next Olympics if she continues improving.
If a kids surname is going to be Johnson-Thompson, you'd have thought that her parents would have chosen a shorter first name than Katerina. Must have been hell for her to learn as a youngster.
I probably expect her to be known on the playground as Kat To Jo. Most probably thought she was Japanese.
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And she wins it for the icing on the cake.
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
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Well done Ennis, deserved Gold.
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Bloody hell, I don't think anyone expected her to actually win the 800 as well
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Another gold in the Long jump as well soon?
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Long jump fella looking good for a medal as well.
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8.31m in the long jump now. This is amazing!
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Shame she can't get SPOTY as well.
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The GB long jumper looks just like Neil Patrick Harris
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Bloody hell, I don't think anyone expected her to actually win the 800 as well
She pchsycologically defeated the rest even before the race stared. Brilliant.
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It looks like all the Heptaphletes are all massive friends regardless of Country.
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Mo Farrah - Time for GB middle distance running to re-assert itself in the Olympics?
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Brilliant Jennis well done, so much pressure on her and she nailed it. Go on Mo and Greg.
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Mo Farrah - Time for GB middle distance running to re-assert itself in the Olympics?
But Mo is long distance, or did I misunderstand and you are saying we need a Coe, Cram or Ovett to come through soon.
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The England and Wales football team look to be heading for extra time
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GO,GO,GO, MO !
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Mo Farrah - Time for GB middle distance running to re-assert itself in the Olympics?
But Mo is long distance, or did I misunderstand and you are saying we need a Coe, Cram or Ovett to come through soon.
Do we calling 10.000 metres a long distance?
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At least a silver in the long jump now.
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Rutherford gold
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Mo Farrah - Time for GB middle distance running to re-assert itself in the Olympics?
But Mo is long distance, or did I misunderstand and you are saying we need a Coe, Cram or Ovett to come through soon.
Do we calling 10.000 metres a long distance?
Middle distance track is normally classed as 800 up to the 3k. Long distance is 5k and 10 k.
And well done Greg, another gold.
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Another Goooooooooooood in the long jumpo
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BOOM another gold.
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
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What about the steeplechase? Isn't that middle distance as well?
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Yes get in Greg!
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Team GB, Team GB, Team GB..!
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What about the steeplechase? Isn't that middle distance as well?
Classed as middle distance although slightly different. I have edited my original post for Olympics races.
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Cha ching. Nice to see another Gold added to the pot. Well done long jumping fella.
Have a horrible feeling it's going to be a no for Mo.
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Apart from the footballers, I think that Mo is the only Olympian I've seen in person. Not at an athletics event, he was outside Wembly at the NFL a couple of years ago
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Well done Greg, come on Mo, lets have the hat trick.
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Someone just got tripped. Is Zola Budd in the race?
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Surely Farrah cant make it 3 GB athletics golds in under an hour ? Can he?
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Well this has turned into quite a day in the end. Well done Ennis and Rutherford, 'mon then Mo!
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Mean while in the football... the typical QF pattern is emerging. Nail biting extra time followed by penalties defeat.
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What's the football score?
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Former 100m world champion kicked out of Olympics for sneaking out of the Village to meet his wife (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/story/2012-08-04/Kim-Collins-booted-from-London-Games/56772714/1)
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What's the football score?
Still 1-1. Into extra time.
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On the BBC
2129:
This is the first time Great Britain has won five Olympic gold medals in one day since 1908.
Crazy times.
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What's the football score?
1 - 1........looks like penalties
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This is an incredible race and if Mo comes anywhere in the medals he would done very well.
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What's the football score?
1-1, ten mins gone in ET
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Farrah...waiting, watching.....
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Also on the BBC
ATHLETICS
Phew! What an evening this has developed into at the Olympic Stadium. Could Mo Farah ensure the night finishes with spectacular pyrotechnics? Mo Farah's wife, who is seven months pregnant, nervously watches on.
I hope she doesn't get too excited otherwise Mo might be going to hospital when he should be picking up a medal (hopefully).
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Still have a horrible feeling it's not going to happen for Mo. Really hope i'm wrong!
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Farrah starting to move
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Still have a horrible feeling it's not going to happen for Mo. Really hope i'm wrong!
Barring incident, he should be on the podium, just not sure it will be gold. But whatever happens, anyone who can be in the top 5 in the world in this race is to be respected.
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here we go...squeaky bum time
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Still have a horrible feeling it's not going to happen for Mo. Really hope i'm wrong!
Barring incident, he should be on the podium, just not sure it will be gold. But whatever happens, anyone who can be in the top 5 in the world in this race is to be respected.
Anyone who finishes it is to be respected. I'm knackered just watching it.
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Come on Mo.
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Second half of extra time just started in the football, still 1-1.
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COME ON MO
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Go on son!!!
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Yo Mo
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Fantastic. I love being 100% wrong sometimes.
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YESSSSSSS.
Glad PWS's predictions are as spot on as always. ;)
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Fucking brilliant Mo !!!!!!!!!
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Wow. So proud, nice one Mo!!!!!!
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I'm surprised that Mrs Mo didn't go into labour with all that excitement
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That was an amazing finish! Well done Mo! Hat trick complete
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Get the fucking fuck in.
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
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Must admit, not a big fan of the family getting on the track.
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Fanbloodytastic, magnificent. This Olympics is unbelievable, fantastic Mo.
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Must admit, not a big fan of the family getting on the track.
Don't remember seeing it happen before
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Yep, it's Neil Patrick Harris in "How I met the Gold Medal"
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Must admit, not a big fan of the family getting on the track.
Don't remember seeing it happen before
Remember Derek Redmond's old man coming on to help him up after he twanged something.
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Must admit, not a big fan of the family getting on the track.
Don't remember seeing it happen before
Nor me. Hopefully it won't start a trend.
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;D Can we win any more golds tonight ? ;D
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Incredible. That Mo win was an excellent example of skill, mental strength, guile and preserverance.
Brilliant brilliant brilliant .
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This is f*cking unbelievable!! What a night!!
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Must admit, not a big fan of the family getting on the track.
Well we saw photographer athletics when his daughter ran to him, so it was worth it just for that.
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Meanwhile, 5 mins left in the football, still 1-1.
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Fuck you Aiden Burley and fuck you Daily Mail. You can have your idea of Britain, we'll have ours.
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What an enjoyable day of Olympics so far. The bah humbug brigade must be hating it ;D
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I forgot all about the football, I don't think I can take a penalty shoot out!
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GB are holding on at times in the football
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Let's hope my earlier prediction of losing on penalties is as accurate as my one for Mo.
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Fuck you Aiden Burley and fuck you Daily Mail. You can have your idea of Britain, we'll have ours.
I will settle for all Britons to be like you Nev!
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So 6 gold medals in a day and just shy of seven with the men's doubles and their seat problems. And aren't we on for another possible three tomorrow with Cycling and Ainslee in the Sailing?
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Free kick Giggs?
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This is an incredible night, and it genuinely makes me feel good to be British(I didn't anticipate that happening before the games)
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"Number two Jeter......Jeter, number two"
The women's 100m world record has stood for 24 years. Not that there was anything suspicious about women's sprinting in the eighties.
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This is an incredible night, and it genuinely makes me feel good to be British(I didn't anticipate that happening before the games)
I have to agree, started with the Opening ceremony, and just got better and better.
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Penalties
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Well there's a shock. A QF goes to penalties.
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Uh-oh, here come the penalties
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Look at all you glory hunters jumping on the bandwagon! Those of us who said it was going to be great are in smug mode.
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what a fucking day!!!
best day in british sporting history, anyone who's bitched about us hosting the olympics needs to just be quiet now, the number of fantastic role models who've come to fore of british sport here is amazing.
6 golds, a silver, 2 guaranteed medals in the tennis (wonder what odds you'd have got at the bookies on that particular bet), ed clancy looking good in the omnium... and still a fair few good chances at more medals to come (not least Jess following up gold with something in the individual hurdles and mo doubling up in the 5k).
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Who's the knob presenting the football? (not Savage, the other knob)
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Any idea when the medal ceremonies will be?
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Look at all you glory hunters jumping on the bandwagon! Those of us who said it was going to be great are in smug mode.
I'm enjoying the proper sports. I just wish that there weren't all the non-sports such as the horsey stuff, diving etc getting in the way
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Not Ramsey again!???
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Any idea when the medal ceremonies will be?
Mo was wearing his medal already but I didn't see it awarded
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Scored 1-0
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Korea score 1-1
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want to get the football team in the right mindset before the pens, smartphone and videos of jess, greg and mo will do nicely!
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Cleverley 2-1
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want to get the football team in the right mindset before the pens, smartphone and videos of jess, greg and mo will do nicely!
Videos of Jess are always a good idea
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Korea score 2-2
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want to get the football team in the right mindset before the pens, smartphone and videos of jess, greg and mo will do nicely!
Videos of Jess are always a good idea
Although it might affect the run up for the Pen.
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Dawson scores! 3-2
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Korea score 3-3
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Giggs to miss.
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So what are the odds on Giggs scoring?
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I'm not too fussed about the football, I'd rather we'd win but the other wins today matter much more.
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Damn i'm on form tonight!
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Giggs scores! 4-3
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Come on Butland, you need to do something. (TBF their pens have been brilliant.)
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Korea score again! 4-4
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As soon as he shimmied.......
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There we go.
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Sturridge misses
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Sturridge you numpty
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Shimmying knobber.
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And there you go again.
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Typical!!!
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No surprise there
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Bollocks. Why are we so shit at penalty shoot-outs?
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We lose on a penalties...some things never change.
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Their last one was the only one Butland got close to. Just not close enough.
Oh well. If only Beckham was there to take one....... ::)
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Greats pens by South Koreans. Well done to them.
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Of course you can rely on the footballers to f*ck up the night...
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I still think Stuart Pearce is one of the worst managers I've ever seen.
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What a load of shitting arse bollocks. Makes me wonder why I follow football watching that shit, compared to the glory of our athletes, cyclists, rowers etc
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Losing at Olympic football is like us not getting a medal in the handball,badminton or table tennis....so what?
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Well, hopefully the Hockey girls can make up for it. I've seen how good the rowers scrub up so want to see the hockey girls on the sofa after winning a medal.
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Fancy having a nose in goal.
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Of course you can rely on the footballers to f*ck up the night...
And a great way to bring up your 5000th post
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You can always rely on the footballers to put a dampner on things. The ones who earn the most seem to fail the most.
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As I said not really fussed about the football, the athletics, cycling and rowing matter much more as they're the pinnacle of the sport.
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So 6 gold medals in a day and just shy of seven with the men's doubles and their seat problems. And aren't we on for another possible three tomorrow with Cycling and Ainslee in the Sailing?
Andy Murray is going for 2 Golds and is guaranteed at least 2 silvers
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Fancy having a nose in goal.
That's exactly what I thought. There's not enough vitriol on this thread, useless flappy twat!
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What a amazing night tonight. Absolutely brilliant on the track, I bet the atmosphere is incredible. Well done Great Britain.
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Losing at Olympic football is like us not getting a medal in the handball,badminton or table tennis....so what?
Exactly, I was hoping we would do well, but we will never play in it again as we will never qualify (need to be U21 champions / runners up, never mind the whole GB thing.)
God knows what the welsh twat in the studio was on about. At worse he was half a foot off the line, not like when they are almost on the 6 yard box as keepers used to be before that rule. And if Sturridge had just hit it without the stopping, the kepper wouldn't have been making that move anyway.
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You can always rely on the footballers to put a dampner on things. The ones who earn the most seem to fail the most.
The US Basketball team earn far more than the GB footballers and they seem to be doing OK.
BTW, I suspect that the highest paid member of Team GB in any sport is Luol Deng
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How tall is that Russian?
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What a amazing night tonight. Absolutely brilliant on the track, I bet the atmosphere is incredible. Well done Great Britain.
Yes
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Oh FFS Savage. I'm surprised you never put yourself forward to play you tart. Richards, Giggs and Bellamy all played well. So which one wouldn't you have picked in place of the semi retired Beckham.
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You can always rely on the footballers to put a dampner on things. The ones who earn the most seem to fail the most.
The US Basketball team earn far more than the GB footballers and they seem to be doing OK.
BTW, I suspect that the highest paid member of Team GB in any sport is Luol Deng
What do the US basketball team have to do with English and British footballers failing?
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Volume on mute while they play the anthem. Oh how I hate that song
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So 6 gold medals in a day and just shy of seven with the men's doubles and their seat problems. And aren't we on for another possible three tomorrow with Cycling and Ainslee in the Sailing?
Andy Murray is going for 2 Golds and is guaranteed at least 2 silvers
I never put him down for winning as he always bottles the final. ;)
(actually I forgot he was on tomorrow)
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How tall is that Russian?
I thought exactly the same as she walked out.
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You can always rely on the footballers to put a dampner on things. The ones who earn the most seem to fail the most.
The US Basketball team earn far more than the GB footballers and they seem to be doing OK.
BTW, I suspect that the highest paid member of Team GB in any sport is Luol Deng
What do the US basketball team have to do with English and British footballers failing?
You said that the ones who earn the most seem to fail the most. I was just pointing out that that doesn't seem to apply to other countries
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You can always rely on the footballers to put a dampner on things. The ones who earn the most seem to fail the most.
The US Basketball team earn far more than the GB footballers and they seem to be doing OK.
BTW, I suspect that the highest paid member of Team GB in any sport is Luol Deng
What do the US basketball team have to do with English and British footballers failing?
You said that the ones who earn the most seem to fail the most. I was just pointing out that that doesn't seem to apply to other countries
But it does to ours which was my point.
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How tall is that Russian?
I thought exactly the same as she walked out.
Ennis is 5' 5", so the Russian must have been pushing 6'3" or 6'4"
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So 6 gold medals in a day and just shy of seven with the men's doubles and their seat problems. And aren't we on for another possible three tomorrow with Cycling and Ainslee in the Sailing?
Andy Murray is going for 2 Golds and is guaranteed at least 2 silvers
I never put him down for winning as he always bottles the final. ;)
(actually I forgot he was on tomorrow)
I am sure I heard that there are 5 more "categories" (wrong word but u know what I mean) left in the track cycling and we could win them all..........
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
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How tall is that Russian?
I thought exactly the same as she walked out.
Ennis is 5' 5", so the Russian must have been pushing 6'3" or 6'4"
she's 6' 2" acording to the iaaf website.
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Mr Rooney, Mr Lampard, Mr Terry and Mr Gerard. You may have the medals and the money but you will never have the pride and affection that has been afforded to these athletes over the last few days and whats more, it's pretty obvious that you couldn't show such dignity in triumph either.
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
Alopecia, she's got a wig on now.
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Any idea when the medal ceremonies will be?
Mo was wearing his medal already but I didn't see it awarded
He has to wait til tomorrow to get the proper one. Must admit to having a bit of grit in my eye when Jessica got hers!
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
Radio 5 earlier was saying that all three had overcome medical problems, eg asthma, alopecia etc.
However, I'm not sure how hair loss affects how you ride a bike.
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
Alopecia, she's got a wig on now.
Ahh, didn't realise that one of those were her.
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
Alopecia, she's got a wig on now.
She's to Sir Bradley balanced on her head ?!?
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
Radio 5 earlier was saying that all three had overcome medical problems, eg asthma, alopecia etc.
However, I'm not sure how hair loss affects how you ride a bike.
It doesn't, apart from probably being so shy and picked on in school so you have to overcome a lot.
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
Alopecia, she's got a wig on now.
Ahh, didn't realise that one of those were her.
This is her in her wig. Caught the tale end of her being interviewed on the Beeb not long ago.
(http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_images/bc_gb/gbct_portraits/20111126-GBCT-Jo-Rowsell_560.jpg)
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
Radio 5 earlier was saying that all three had overcome medical problems, eg asthma, alopecia etc.
However, I'm not sure how hair loss affects how you ride a bike.
I'm sure it would affect your confidence, especially as a woman and that would affect your performance. Mind you there are no worries about helmet hair I suppose.
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Did anyone say whether the one female cyclist is ill or just suffering from Alopecia?
She didn't appear on the Beeb balcony like the others.
Radio 5 earlier was saying that all three had overcome medical problems, eg asthma, alopecia etc.
However, I'm not sure how hair loss affects how you ride a bike.
I'm sure it would affect your confidence, especially as a woman and that would affect your performance. Mind you there are no worries about helmet hair I suppose.
When you see her without a wig you can only imagine the stick she must have taken growing up. Especially as it started when she was only 9.
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Brilliant tweet from Newsthump.
News Thump @newsthump
Gold medals for a mixed race woman, and an African immigrant who thanked Allah. @AidanBurleyMP must be vomiting in the sink about now.
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I wasn't on earlier and so much as happened today but I loved the female rowers reaction earlier. When they were being interviewed straight after winning. one was speechless and in shock and the other was just crying with joy.
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I wasn't on earlier and so much as happened today but I loved the female rowers reaction earlier. When they were being interviewed straight after winning. one was speechless and in shock and the other was just crying with joy.
Your right and their reaction just after they won was brilliant as well.......
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I wasn't on earlier and so much as happened today but I loved the female rowers reaction earlier. When they were being interviewed straight after winning. one was speechless and in shock and the other was just crying with joy.
It was the same with Greg Rutherford's interview, it was a lot of stuttering and struggling but you could tell it was just pure shock, emotion and happiness.
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Right, Boxing now.
Oh and I briefly popped over to ITV where a trail for the forthcoming series of the X Factor was being aired. They should cancel it in shame after tonight.
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Pyschologically, it's better to win Bronze than Silver
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetorch/2012/08/03/157835076/would-you-rather-win-silver-or-bronze-be-careful-what-you-wish-for
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Right, Boxing now.
Oh and I briefly popped over to ITV where a trail for the forthcoming series of the X Factor was being aired. They should cancel it in shame after tonight.
I thought that ITV had shut down and all gone on holiday for these two weeks. Their ratings must be awful.
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Fancy having a nose in goal.
That's exactly what I thought. There's not enough vitriol on this thread, useless flappy twat!
He'll get his, he's got to go back to the STY now...that'll teach him, the loser!
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I wasn't on earlier and so much as happened today but I loved the female rowers reaction earlier. When they were being interviewed straight after winning. one was speechless and in shock and the other was just crying with joy.
Your right and their reaction just after they won was brilliant as well.......
"we're going to be on a stamp" is one of the best comments ever after winning a major tournament, in any sport. So wonderfully random that it was the first thing that went through her head after it sunk in that they'd won!
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Well, hopefully the Hockey girls can make up for it. I've seen how good the rowers scrub up so want to see the hockey girls on the sofa after winning a medal.
I thought the Hockey girls got knocked out today?
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Just, WOW. what a day. A once in a generation, if not lifetime, celebration and in England. And I'm in Nigeria. Boooooo.
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Well, hopefully the Hockey girls can make up for it. I've seen how good the rowers scrub up so want to see the hockey girls on the sofa after winning a medal.
I thought the Hockey girls got knocked out today?
Group match I think?
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That was a truly, utterly extraordinary evening. Gobsmackingly brilliant.
Farah striding away in the last lap is up there with Pendleton going round the rest of the field like they were on mobility scooters yesterday for best sight of the games for me.
I had something in my eye when his Mrs and daughter legged it on after.
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Anyone else find themselves thinking that Laura Trott is a bit of alright?
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Olympic caption competition time.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/540366_10151017423602600_1979018389_n.jpg)
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I had something in my eye when his Mrs and daughter legged it on after.
There is a weight imbalance in Mo's household!
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I'm nearly 60 and i can honestly say that today has been the greatest day of British sport in my lifetime.... i mean British not Villa,seen some good times there as well. Got to be honest i did not think Mo would even get a medal due to all those great Africans...got to say absolute fair play....and that crowd...it does prove what a difference they can make.....Holte End lets hear some noise!!!!!
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Laura....definetly better looking than Jonathan?????
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Olympic caption competition time.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/540366_10151017423602600_1979018389_n.jpg)
This picture is going to disturb teenage boys enormously!
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Olympic caption competition time.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/540366_10151017423602600_1979018389_n.jpg)
"Everybody likes a bit of girl on girl"
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Olympic caption competition time.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/540366_10151017423602600_1979018389_n.jpg)
This picture is going to disturb teenage boys enormously!
Unless your initials are ACW or JTV.
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That was a truly, utterly extraordinary evening. Gobsmackingly brilliant.
Farah striding away in the last lap is up there with Pendleton going round the rest of the field like they were on mobility scooters yesterday for best sight of the games for me.
I had something in my eye when his Mrs and daughter legged it on after.
Completely agree, it showed how sport can emotionally effect so many people.
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Anyone else find themselves thinking that Laura Trott is a bit of alright?
She is indeed.
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(http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb411/lemsta007/paddypower.jpg)
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Anyone else find themselves thinking that Laura Trott is a bit of alright?
I did spend a lot of time today wondering how the hell Andy Murray managed to hit a tennis ball with the gorgeous Laura Robson wiggling her arse five feet in front of him.
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Yesterday was the best one day of the Olympics I can remeber. Started off in late eveining watching two golds and a silver in the rowing (take that NZ :)), finishing with me waking up this morning in time to watch three gold medals in the track and field. I felt so proud to be British all day, it's been great.
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Britain 14 Australia 1. Ho ho ho.
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That Greg Rutherfords from Milton Keynes, Brilliant
How many medals you Brummies won ? (genuine question)
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That Greg Rutherfords from Milton Keynes, Brilliant
How many medals you Brummies won ? (genuine question)
Is he? Brilliant! Can I claim him as well John? That's one IOM gold and one MK gold that I'll be proud of!
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That Greg Rutherfords from Milton Keynes, Brilliant
How many medals you Brummies won ? (genuine question)
I think it's great that he's allowed to compete with the able bodied athletes, let alone beat them.
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Olympic caption competition time.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/540366_10151017423602600_1979018389_n.jpg)
Chelmsley Wood man found dead, believed to have wanked himself to death.
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Brilliant tweet from Newsthump.
News Thump @newsthump
Gold medals for a mixed race woman, and an African immigrant who thanked Allah. @AidanBurleyMP must be vomiting in the sink about now.
Love that!
Two things struck me yesterday.
Firstly, Mo, Jess et al are the best advocates of a multicultural country. Makes me so proud!
Secondly, sport is the only true meritocracy. Whether you go to a posh school or are the child of an immigrant might determine what sport you take up, but only talent and bloody hard work will get you to the top step of the podium.
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All great so far, well nearly all great except for
1. Colin Murray's inane wittering on Radio 5, that guy really is a tosser of the highest order
2. Victoria Darbyshire also on Radio 5 with her lack of perspective. It is only sport, try remembering that Victoria and don't try too hard to make it sound like life and death. Because it isn't
3. Lineker on BBC1 - you need to try harder Gary to disguise the fact you know absolutely nothing about any Olympic sport
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Was great to be there last night.
I checked in athletes in call room. Greg Rutherford such a polite young man - calls you Sir when you ask to check his kit! Pity his moment of triumph almost missed due to Jess and Mo hogging the spotlight.
Saw Jess in final call before she went out for 800m. Her lead was very comfortable so she looked quietly confident.
Went into stands to watch. First Jess, then Greg, then Mo. The 10000 takes a long time. The first 23 laps are just a procession but things gradually wound up in last 2 laps. Noise at the bell was terrific but the last 100m got loder and louder, I was in the athletes seating area so not all Brits, but all the Brits I saw were screaming and shouting him home.
It was as loud as any football match I've been to. On a par with the good old days of 20000+ on the Holte End.
Got the morning off then back for Mr Bolt et al this afternoon. Inside info - he doesn't look 100% put your money on Blake.
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Brilliant tweet from Newsthump.
News Thump @newsthump
Gold medals for a mixed race woman, and an African immigrant who thanked Allah. @AidanBurleyMP must be vomiting in the sink about now.
Love that!
Two things struck me yesterday.
Firstly, Mo, Jess et al are the best advocates of a multicultural country. Makes me so proud!
Secondly, sport is the only true meritocracy. Whether you go to a posh school or are the child of an immigrant might determine what sport you take up, but only talent and bloody hard work will get you to the top step of the podium.
Exactly. Whingers saying that we only have 'posh boy' winners - a tedious, ridiculous example of how some people just need to treat everything as class warfare in this country - forget that they are actually still winning. It doesn't matter where you come from, to be the best in the world at, say, rowing is quite difficult. I'd go so far as to say that it's not rowing etc which need to be more inclusive, as they're winning and competing at the top - perhaps the 'non-posh' sport of football could learn to be more inclusive and try and get people in from more diverse backgrounds. Just one small thing it could learn from our more successful sports.
Besides, last night disproved all that. Farah and Ennis are about as non-posh as you could hope to find, in events that couldn't be called posh and couldn't be said to be exclusive anywhere in the world. How posh are Wiggins and Sir Chris anyway, if it comes down to it? Just as Hitler's prejudices couldn't stop Jesse Owens eclipsing the field in front of his eyes, so being from a posh or poor background won't help you run faster or throw further.
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Great reaction in the studio as Mo approached the finishing line, Colin Jackson and Denise Lewis were going loopy.
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Brilliant tweet from Newsthump.
News Thump @newsthump
Gold medals for a mixed race woman, and an African immigrant who thanked Allah. @AidanBurleyMP must be vomiting in the sink about now.
Love that!
Two things struck me yesterday.
Firstly, Mo, Jess et al are the best advocates of a multicultural country. Makes me so proud!
Secondly, sport is the only true meritocracy. Whether you go to a posh school or are the child of an immigrant might determine what sport you take up, but only talent and bloody hard work will get you to the top step of the podium.
Exactly. Whingers saying that we only have 'posh boy' winners - a tedious, ridiculous example of how some people just need to treat everything as class warfare in this country - forget that they are actually still winning. It doesn't matter where you come from, to be the best in the world at, say, rowing is quite difficult. I'd go so far as to say that it's not rowing etc which need to be more inclusive, as they're winning and competing at the top - perhaps the 'non-posh' sport of football could learn to be more inclusive and try and get people in from more diverse backgrounds. Just one small thing it could learn from our more successful sports.
Besides, last night disproved all that. Farah and Ennis are about as non-posh as you could hope to find, in events that couldn't be called posh and couldn't be said to be exclusive anywhere in the world. How posh are Wiggins and Sir Chris anyway, if it comes down to it? Just as Hitler's prejudices couldn't stop Jesse Owens eclipsing the field in front of his eyes, so being from a posh or poor background won't help you run faster or throw further.
There's an argument to be had that the working class nature of football in this country, and with it the suspicion of anyone intelligent, is exactly what been holding our national game back.
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Brilliant tweet from Newsthump.
News Thump @newsthump
Gold medals for a mixed race woman, and an African immigrant who thanked Allah. @AidanBurleyMP must be vomiting in the sink about now.
Love that!
Two things struck me yesterday.
Firstly, Mo, Jess et al are the best advocates of a multicultural country. Makes me so proud!
Secondly, sport is the only true meritocracy. Whether you go to a posh school or are the child of an immigrant might determine what sport you take up, but only talent and bloody hard work will get you to the top step of the podium.
Exactly. Whingers saying that we only have 'posh boy' winners - a tedious, ridiculous example of how some people just need to treat everything as class warfare in this country - forget that they are actually still winning. It doesn't matter where you come from, to be the best in the world at, say, rowing is quite difficult. I'd go so far as to say that it's not rowing etc which need to be more inclusive, as they're winning and competing at the top - perhaps the 'non-posh' sport of football could learn to be more inclusive and try and get people in from more diverse backgrounds. Just one small thing it could learn from our more successful sports.
Besides, last night disproved all that. Farah and Ennis are about as non-posh as you could hope to find, in events that couldn't be called posh and couldn't be said to be exclusive anywhere in the world. How posh are Wiggins and Sir Chris anyway, if it comes down to it? Just as Hitler's prejudices couldn't stop Jesse Owens eclipsing the field in front of his eyes, so being from a posh or poor background won't help you run faster or throw further.
Absolute nonsense, sport should be inclusive and open to all but it's a fact that in many sports where you come from and which school you go to will have as much influence on your opportunities as your innate ability.
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There's an argument to be had that the working class nature of football in this country, and with it the suspicion of anyone intelligent, is exactly what been holding our national game back.
Well exactly. This isn't a majority working class nation anymore, and the idea that the most popular sport in the country is the preserve of one class is holding us back, no question.
Absolute nonsense, sport should be inclusive and open to all but it's a fact that in many sports where you come from and which school you go to will have as much influence on your opportunities as your innate ability.
Chris, I agree that they give you these chances within Britain, and I don't think we'd argue about the necessity to fund sport better in schools (it's pretty obvious - we have an youth obesity problem and every single study ever carried out on this subject has shown that kids - especially boys - learn better when they have regular exercise. A win-win).
However, my point was more to do with the fact that, irrespective of where they come from or what class or school or whatever, to go out there, against the best in the world, just you and them - no class membership is going to help you there. You just have to be the best.
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That Greg Rutherfords from Milton Keynes, Brilliant
How many medals you Brummies won ? (genuine question)
Is he? Brilliant! Can I claim him as well John? That's one IOM gold and one MK gold that I'll be proud of!
Can we claim Greg Rutherford as he had a trial at the Villa?
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Sashas Grandad, am loving your updates. Please keep em coming.
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Sashas Grandad, am loving your updates. Please keep em coming.
Yes, please. Opportunity of a lifetime for you, and great vicarious experience for us.
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That Greg Rutherfords from Milton Keynes, Brilliant
How many medals you Brummies won ? (genuine question)
Is he? Brilliant! Can I claim him as well John? That's one IOM gold and one MK gold that I'll be proud of!
No probs, those who have lived in MK post codes need to stick together
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That Greg Rutherfords from Milton Keynes, Brilliant
How many medals you Brummies won ? (genuine question)
I think it's great that he's allowed to compete with the able bodied athletes, let alone beat them.
And a carrot top ;D
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One of the great sports/pop-culture writers if the internet age, Bill Simmons (aka "The Sports Guy") of Grantland.com is attending his first Summer Olympics.
Here are his first two columns.............
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8204984/10th-checkpoint
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8213663/handball-handball-handball
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Of course there's a close correlation between medal success and financial background.
I went to a private day school, and we had two swimming pools (one outdoor, one in), several tennis courts, four or five rugby pitches, squash courts, a shooting range, a full size athletics track, a cricket pitch, and a multi purpose sports centre. Most of my mates went to the local comp where they had nothing by comparison. There is a huge disparity in facilities between state and private schools.
You need talent in the first place, of course, but anyone one thinks access to facilities (then theres having parents financially able to fund you as a teenager) doesn't make a huge difference is kidding themselves.
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Paulie, you've described what we agree on: that the kids who get to the top in certain sports in this country get there in no small way thanks to having superior facilities, which in turn is mostly thanks to a better financial background. However, once you get there, you still have to be better than everyone else around the world - a world which doesn't care about class in the same way we do.
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If Colin Moynihan is concerned about the dominance of privately educated sports men and women achieving success then there surely has to be an issue.
One idea I heard on the radio was for the private system to make their facilities available to the local community to justify their charitable status which seems reasonable enough.
We live in a hugely unfair society, as has been demonstrated starkly over the last few years and any attempt, in any area, to redress the balance can only be a good thing. However, the great thing about sport is that while this may take place in the background we can still cheer our athletes to success, regardless of their background.
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One of the great sports/pop-culture writers if the internet age, Bill Simmons (aka "The Sports Guy") of Grantland.com is attending his first Summer Olympics.
Here are his first two columns.............
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8204984/10th-checkpoint
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8213663/handball-handball-handball
I'm probably alone here, but I think he comes over as a bit of a prat. Maybe I don't get his sense of humour.
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One of the great sports/pop-culture writers if the internet age, Bill Simmons (aka "The Sports Guy") of Grantland.com is attending his first Summer Olympics.
Here are his first two columns.............
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8204984/10th-checkpoint
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8213663/handball-handball-handball
I'm probably alone here, but I think he comes over as a bit of a prat. Maybe I don't get his sense of humour.
You're not alone Nick. There have been other articles in the past that I've posted by writers who are stars Stateside (one was even a Pulitzer prize-winner) but were deemed no good by my H&V peers.
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Britain 14 Australia 1. Ho ho ho.
Can I steal that for my Facebook status?
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Britain 14 Australia 1. Ho ho ho.
Can I steal that for my Facebook status?
I don't see why not.
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Silver in the yachting. Sounds like they should have got a Gold but well done fellas.
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Silver in the yachting. Sounds like they should have got a Gold but well done fellas.
yeah, they'll be disappointed, they had a good lead, needed to finish 6th to win and went from 5th to 7th in the last hundred metres. Have to feel very sorry for them.
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Gold for Ainsley. GB 15 Australia 1.
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Gold for Ainsley. Well done fella.
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Murray takes the first set.
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Firstly, Mo, Jess et al are the best advocates of a multicultural country.
And don't forget the ginger guy ,apparently, from Milton Keynes. He belongs to the most under privileged group in the Country!
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Gold for Ainsley. Well done fella.
Clearly gold for Ben is written somewhere in the depths of the Olympic Charter!
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That Greg Rutherfords from Milton Keynes, Brilliant
How many medals you Brummies won ? (genuine question)
No we haven't done very well. A bluenose tried to get into the games disguised as a Fencer but I am afraid his guise didn't work!
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10 games in a row for Murray.
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Jess has wiped the floor with her fellow hepathletes and clearly with her looks there in no way Rutherford or Farah were going to knock her off the front page. At another time their achievements would have been worthy of banners on front pages.
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Are we sure that Mo won the 10,000m last night?
I went for a coffee this morning and the only paper I could find was the Mail on Sunday. I looked in both the sports bit and the news sections and they have hardly mentioned it.
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Are we sure that Mo won the 10,000m last night?
I went for a coffee this morning and the only paper I could find was the Mail on Sunday. I looked in both the sports bit and the news sections and they have hardly mentioned it.
Would that be the Daily Mail? If so, they're probably too busy trying to have him deported for not being born in Britain.
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Murray 2 sets up. 6-2 6-1
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Murray two sets up. C'mon Andy.
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6-2 6-1. This is mental! Just keep up anything near this form and he'll do it, Rog looks leggy.
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I thought that the Olympics were a Three Set tournament.
Is it just the final that's Five-Setter ?
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I thought that the Olympics were a Three Set tournament.
Is it just the final that's Five-Setter ?
That's right. They still have the champion tie-break in the final set though.
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Bet Murray wishes this was 28 days ago.
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Match points.
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Well done smiler. Another Gold for the kitty.
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Well done Andy. Phenomenal achievement.
Britain 16 Australia 1.
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Well done Murray! Amazing performance
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BBC cuts to Fed just as Murray was about to hug his mum
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What a performance that was!
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Huge for Murray. Proves he can beat the likes of Federer in the longer form, which will be huge going into the US Open later this year. Also huge because he didn't just win - he bloody well blew Federer away today. Also beat Djoko in the semi and, because he kept this match down to as little time as possible, has as much left in the tank as he could do for later on with Robson in the mixed doubles. Absolutely perfect.
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Brilliant from Murray.
Made Henry McGee look ordinary.
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Excellent silver and bronze for the gymnastic pommel horse lads.*
(* A sentence I would never have imagined writing on here)
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So the next four possible golds. Mixed doubles, women's individual sprint, omnium and maybe the 5,000m. That would be 20 and more than we got in Beijing. Fantastic.
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Do we have any hopes in the boxing this year? We usually do alright at that.
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So the next four possible golds. Mixed doubles, women's individual sprint, omnium and maybe the 5,000m. That would be 20 and more than we got in Beijing. Fantastic.
It was only a few days ago when there was a lot of moaning about our lack of medals, especially Gold. Bet none of them admit it though.
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Do we have any hopes in the boxing this year? We usually do alright at that.
As of last night we had 6 boxers into the QF's
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The Scousette Natasha something is doing very well in the women's lightweight division. Don't know about the rest.
It was only a few days ago when there was a lot of moaning about our lack of medals, especially Gold. Bet none of them admit it though.
Oh of course not. As long as they feel appropriately stupid.
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The Scousette Natasha something is doing very well in the women's lightweight division. Don't know about the rest.
It was only a few days ago when there was a lot of moaning about our lack of medals, especially Gold. Bet none of them admit it though.
Oh of course not. As long as they feel appropriately stupid.
Wasn’t it on the front page of the Sun?
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So the next four possible golds. Mixed doubles, women's individual sprint, omnium and maybe the 5,000m. That would be 20 and more than we got in Beijing. Fantastic.
Women's sprint final isn't til tuesday, though I think we could have gone past 25 golds by then
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It was only a few days ago when there was a lot of moaning about our lack of medals, especially Gold. Bet none of them admit it though.
Oh of course not. As long as they feel appropriately stupid.
They are probably too stupid to feel stupid, especially the tabloids.
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As an aside, I’m loving the pundits on the BBC. McEnroe, Johnson and Thorpe have added humour and often detailed knowledge of the sports they cover. Redgrave is a kind of father figure for all the rowers too.
Well done BBC.
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So the next four possible golds. Mixed doubles, women's individual sprint, omnium and maybe the 5,000m. That would be 20 and more than we got in Beijing. Fantastic.
Women's sprint final isn't til tuesday, though I think we could have gone past 25 golds by then
Ah true, hmm. Was trying to think of the next few gold chances. Men's sprint's another one.
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So the next four possible golds. Mixed doubles, women's individual sprint, omnium and maybe the 5,000m. That would be 20 and more than we got in Beijing. Fantastic.
You gotta love the omnium. I just love the way they... ummmm what is it?
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I went to the Olympic stadium last night and witnessed three golds for team GB. I have never known a noise from a sporting event like it, my ears are still ringing from the roar of the crowd.
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Six different types of cycling race. Whoever does best overall wins. A bit like heptathlon.
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I went to the Olympic stadium last night and witnessed three golds for team GB. I have never known a noise from a sporting event like it, my ears are still ringing from the roar of the crowd.
To say I'm incredibly jealous is an understatement
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BBC cuts to Fed just as Murray was about to hug his mum
Fuckin FBI... Bastards get everywhere!
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So the next four possible golds. Mixed doubles, women's individual sprint, omnium and maybe the 5,000m. That would be 20 and more than we got in Beijing. Fantastic.
Women's sprint final isn't til tuesday, though I think we could have gone past 25 golds by then
Ah true, hmm. Was trying to think of the next few gold chances. Men's sprint's another one.
I think there's some kind of equestrian medal being decided tomorrow, but I have no idea if we have a chance.
Christina Ohurugu (sp?) is defending her 400m title tonight though
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Andy's back, and he's brought some sexy jailbait with him. C'mon Andy and Laura.
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Andy's back, and he's brought some sexy jailbait with him. C'mon Andy and Laura.
Because a woman is involved, I'm guessing this is best of three.
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Christina Ohurugu (sp?) is defending her 400m title tonight though
She's bound to win as the drugs are still in her system.
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Andy's back, and he's brought some sexy jailbait with him. C'mon Andy and Laura.
Because a woman is involved, I'm guessing this is best of three.
If it goes to 1-1 they have what they call a champions tie-break.
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Andy's back, and he's brought some sexy jailbait with him. C'mon Andy and Laura.
Because a woman is involved, I'm guessing this is best of three.
It's actually best of two. If it goes one set each, they have a "Super Tie Break" decider (first to 10, must win by at least two).
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PWS beat me to it.
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That Belarusan(?) woman has a weird high pitched grunt/sigh when she hits the ball. And thanks for the answer guys.
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Andy's back, and he's brought some sexy jailbait with him. C'mon Andy and Laura.
Could this be another Gold for Australia ?
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So far so good. First set Murray/Clungey.
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Meanwhile, Maria Kirilenko gets a bronze.
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Need to step it back up here in the tennis.
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We're just making a rod for our own backs now with all this success,
We'l never live this one up
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Penalty shoot out in the tennis.
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I would predict it will be Silver in the doubles but not a big loss as the other pair were expected to win it.
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We won't win this now. Murray will bottle it as usual. <reversepsychologysmiley>
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Is it just me or has the font on H&V suddenly gotten smaller?
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Looks like the Omnium is out for Gold medals.
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Bugger. Ah well, we can't win EVERYTHING.
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
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Bugger. Those double faults were costly. Still, well done both, especially Murray having already played a match today.
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Bronze in the Omnium and Silver in the Tennis.
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Ah silver for Murray and Robson, Robson's level really dropped in that tie break.
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Ah silver for Murray and Robson, Robson's level really dropped in that tie break.
TBH I think the pressure got to her a bit. But she is still young.
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Seems to be a common feature of Robson's game where she has the raw talent to compete with players in the top 10 but psychologically goes right off the boil when the pressure is on. I'm not sure thats all that easy to coach someone out of, hope I'm wrong though and she is still very young. Two gold medals in the Tennis would just have been greedy anyway!
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Right, I think its time for a sort of guess the crowd type thing for the mens 100m, but for the winning time and winner.
My guess is going to be Yohan Blake in 9.55 secs
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The Flash 0.01565 seconds.
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Reading the Observer sports section this morning, sounds like this is an extremely fast track, so it could well be a record.
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Right, I think its time for a sort of guess the crowd type thing for the mens 100m, but for the winning time and winner.
My guess is going to be Yohan Blake in 9.55 secs
Bolt of lightening at 9.69.
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The Flash 0.01565 seconds.
Jogging then.
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Right, I think its time for a sort of guess the crowd type thing for the mens 100m, but for the winning time and winner.
My guess is going to be Yohan Blake in 9.55 secs
Bolt of lightening at 9.69.
Blake in 9.67. Bolt will be slow off the blocks and struggle to bronze.
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The Flash 0.01565 seconds.
Jogging then.
Backwards. On his hands.
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The Flash 0.01565 seconds.
Jogging then.
Backwards. On his hands.
And carrying a rucksack full of housebricks.
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Well that was impressive from Gatlin.
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Druggie gets the first semi at 9.82.
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I've heard it a few times now re how fast the track is, why is that? Is it a special surface or is it the design of the stadium that reduces cross & headwinds or just the fact its a new surface? Anyone seen any plausible explanations.
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The beach volleyball continues to delight. The Yanks have just demolished the Italians, one of which I fell hopelessly in love with although she played poorly.
New additions to the DJ's between point music includes Dolly Parton's 9 to 5, which evokes an image that takes a long time to erase. Another womens QF just before ten.
"Downing Street, let me hear ya!"
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I've heard it a few times now re how fast the track is, why is that? Is it a special surface or is it the design of the stadium that reduces cross & headwinds or just the fact its a new surface? Anyone seen any plausible explanations.
I was wondering the same myself
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Bolt wow! he jogged the last 30m
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Bolt struggled at 9.87 there.
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Bolt looked pretty good then. 9.87 and he strolled the last part.
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Bolt struggled at 9.87 there.
Struggled? He started looking round at 65m and started to ease off.
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Bolt struggled at 9.87 there.
I don't think so, he stopped running a long way out.
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Bolt struggled at 9.87 there.
Struggled? He started looking round at 65m and strarted to ease off.
It was TiC remark. He had a spare tank to cll on if required.
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Bolt struggled at 9.87 there.
Struggled? He started looking round at 65m and started to ease off.
I'm going to take a wild guess that aftab was taking the piss after so many folks have said Bolt was going to struggle.
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Come on Adam
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Good luck Adam enjoy the experience.
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Fuck me it could be a fast final.
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10.06, so unlucky Adam. Well done though.
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Blake eased off too! Its going to be close to 9.5 if they push to the line
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Top run by Adam coming 3rd in this exalted company at 10.06. Well done young lad.
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Blake eased off too! Its going to be close to 9.5 if they push to the line
Yes it will be fast but not 9.5 more likely 9.6x for gold medal.
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Wahey, got to see Denise's arse jumping up and down then. Wow.
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I think its clear now why Albrighton has'nt featured in our pre-season, he's been representing Great Britain in the gymnastics. Won a bronze today aswell on the horse box :-)
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Wahey, got to see Denise's arse jumping up and down then. Wow.
Yeah she's still pretty hot!
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Adam Gemili says he's going to stay in athletics and not return to football - fucking right you are mate. You'd be mad to through away the potential you have.
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Adam Gemili says he's going to stay in athletics and not return to football - fucking right you are mate. You'd be mad to through away the potential you have.
It's one of those decisions on what is more important. If he is Champ level or better in football then he will probably be on a minimum of £100k a year but if he could improve his running he could be one of the top 10 of the 100 metres but not earn anywhere near the same amounts.
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Adam Gemili says he's going to stay in athletics and not return to football - fucking right you are mate. You'd be mad to through away the potential you have.
It's one of those decisions on what is more important. If he is Champ level or better in football then he will probably be on a minimum of £100k a year but if he could improve his running he could be one of the top 10 of the 100 metres but not earn anywhere near the same amounts.
If he becomes a sub ten second runner from the UK he'll earn a lot more than that in sponsorship and endorsements.
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UKR Sr. is here tonight watching the athletics and we were just discussing how dominant GB used to be in men's middle distance.
We couldn't come up with the name of anyone competing in the 1500m or 800m.
Is there anyone any good in those races these days ? Likewise, the sprints, apart from Christine O., is there anyone of note these days ?
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Perri Shakes-Drayton is good in 400 hurdles. As you will have seen the mens 1500 were not up too much. There's not a lot else in the sprint distances, but Adam Gemili has a lot of promise.
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I'm sure I heard Gary Spinaker refer to the Gymnast Max Whitlock as Max Hastings when he was interviewing the two GB medal winners.
Highest paid sports presenter?
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Right, I think its time for a sort of guess the crowd type thing for the mens 100m, but for the winning time and winner.
My guess is going to be Yohan Blake in 9.55 secs
Blake will never run that quick. Bolt may well do that tonight though.
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Bolt in 9.51.
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Adam Gemili says he's going to stay in athletics and not return to football - fucking right you are mate. You'd be mad to through away the potential you have.
It's one of those decisions on what is more important. If he is Champ level or better in football then he will probably be on a minimum of £100k a year but if he could improve his running he could be one of the top 10 of the 100 metres but not earn anywhere near the same amounts.
True, but what if he isn't Championship level?
He was playing for Dagenham and Redbridge and spent last season on loan to Thurrock. There are thousands of footballers who play at the level and never get any better - there's a lot of competition to get to as high a level as the Championship
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Adam Gemili says he's going to stay in athletics and not return to football - fucking right you are mate. You'd be mad to through away the potential you have.
It's one of those decisions on what is more important. If he is Champ level or better in football then he will probably be on a minimum of £100k a year but if he could improve his running he could be one of the top 10 of the 100 metres but not earn anywhere near the same amounts.
True, but what if he isn't Championship level?
He was playing for Dagenham and Redbridge and spent last season on loan to Thurrock. There are thousands of footballers who play at the level and never get any better - there's a lot of competition to get to as high a level as the Championship
Indeed and as I said if he can get to a level of running sub 10 seconds which I think he's fully capable of, then endorsements and sponsorship will eclipse those earnings. Also personally speaking I'd rather be at the top of my sport in my country, than an also ran at another sport.
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Adam Gemili says he's going to stay in athletics and not return to football - fucking right you are mate. You'd be mad to through away the potential you have.
It's one of those decisions on what is more important. If he is Champ level or better in football then he will probably be on a minimum of £100k a year but if he could improve his running he could be one of the top 10 of the 100 metres but not earn anywhere near the same amounts.
True, but what if he isn't Championship level?
He was playing for Dagenham and Redbridge and spent last season on loan to Thurrock. There are thousands of footballers who play at the level and never get any better - there's a lot of competition to get to as high a level as the Championship
I think the fact he opted for athletics is a good indication of the level he may have reached as a footballer.
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Whenever I hear the commentator say "Perri Shakes-Drayton", I can't stop myself saying "Johnny Hates Jazz".
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I find it so refreshing the honesty displayed by the British athletes when they have failed to achieve what they set out to achieve. There's no excuses; just straightforward honesty with apologies to so many people for, as they see it, failure.
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Meh. Silver for drugs tests misser.
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Great effort Christine for silver.
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Adam Gemili says he's going to stay in athletics and not return to football - fucking right you are mate. You'd be mad to through away the potential you have.
It's one of those decisions on what is more important. If he is Champ level or better in football then he will probably be on a minimum of £100k a year but if he could improve his running he could be one of the top 10 of the 100 metres but not earn anywhere near the same amounts.
True, but what if he isn't Championship level?
He was playing for Dagenham and Redbridge and spent last season on loan to Thurrock. There are thousands of footballers who play at the level and never get any better - there's a lot of competition to get to as high a level as the Championship
Well then, definitely Athletics is the best for him then. I didn't know what level he was at when mentioned earlier.
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I've heard it a few times now re how fast the track is, why is that? Is it a special surface or is it the design of the stadium that reduces cross & headwinds or just the fact its a new surface? Anyone seen any plausible explanations.
I was wondering the same myself
This may help
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19134279 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19134279)
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I really hope no one is DQ in the 100m final. I know they can delay things but for the final i'd prefer they were allowed one false start.
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Whenever I hear the commentator say "Perri Shakes-Drayton", I can't stop myself saying "Johnny Hates Jazz".
Or "Doctor Who assistant shocks Tamworth"
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And i'm sure someone just fell in the steeple chase but the commentators didn't even mention it.
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I really hope no one is DQ in the 100m final. I know they can delay things but for the final i'd prefer they were allowed one false start.
Same here.
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3000m Steeplechase......No Princess Anne ?
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It appears that Phill Jupitus is competing in the Hammer for Italy
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Blake Gay Bolt
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Bolt will win, sub 9.65.
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Bolt will win the 100m, he makes it look so easy.
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Blake Bolt Gatlin
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This could be special.
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Just not Gatlin please.
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Once again Bolt in 9.69 followed by Blake and Bailey. Druggie to miss out on a medal.
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How about opening a seperate match thread so we can comment while the race unfolds ?
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Splendid. And he could even afford a poor start.
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If Bolt could start a race well...........
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Bolt will win, sub 9.65.
Not bad!
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Didn't Colin Jackson say 9.64?
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Stunning!
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Rounded down to 9.63.
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Didn't Colin Jackson say 9.64?
9.63 now.
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Didn't Colin Jackson say 9.64?
9.63 now.
Colin must be gutted.
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Is he in the 200 this year?
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Didn't Colin Jackson say 9.64?
9.63 now.
Colin must be gutted.
He should be.
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Didn't Colin Jackson say 9.64?
9.63 now.
Colin must be gutted.
He should be.
Like a fish?
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Just a shame that Blake and Bolt never went back to check on Powell afterwards.
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Although Denise was getting excited again we never saw her luscious arse this time.
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Although Denise was getting excited again we never saw her luscious arse this time.
She saw what was said on here about her.
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Although Denise was getting excited again we never saw her luscious arse this time.
She is well fit and ... Yes you would smash it.
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Shame Gatlin got Bronze other than that top race.
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So then, potential future golds. Pendlebird in the cycling, Kenny in the cycling, some in the boxing (?), Mo in the 5k. Anyone else?
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So then, potential future golds. Pendlebird in the cycling, Kenny in the cycling, some in the boxing (?), Mo in the 5k. Anyone else?
Theres still some sailing regatta's to be finalised
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Also Philips Odowu if he's fit, triple jump I think?
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Laura Trott in the women's omnium is a good gold prospect too.
Love these Olympics.
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So then, potential future golds. Pendlebird in the cycling, Kenny in the cycling, some in the boxing (?), Mo in the 5k. Anyone else?
Theres still some sailing regatta's to be finalised
Mens hockey could have a chance after today, I think there's some canoeing to be finished. Shanaze Read is expected to get a medal in the BMX, the Brownlee brothers should get a 1-2 in the triathalon, open water swimming and some equestrian events we're expected to do well in as well.
Still think we could push 55-60 medals at this rate
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Loving the gold post boxes.
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Tonight's report from behind the scenes.
You might not believe this but (I should have taken a photo)
As it's a long walk from first call room to the stadium - the 8 100m finalists were transported in 3 golf buggies. 3 jamaicans + Tyson Gay in first, 2 more in 2nd, 2 more in 3rd plus me!
Sorry if anybody took my advice last night and put money on Blake. Usain found his form at last.
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Loving the gold post boxes.
Loved the woman rower "We're gong to be on a stamp!"
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The Olympics have been the best sporting and TV thing ever. Absolutely bloody brilliant.
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Bolt will win, sub 9.65.
Not bad!
2/100 out ... That is the difference between first and last in this race!
No seriously good call well done.
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The Olympics have been the best sporting and TV thing ever. Absolutely bloody brilliant.
I can't remember being too bothered about watching the Olympics before.
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Can we not just continue with the Olympics and sack the football season? Took my kids to the Brazil v Honduras match yesterday and my son was doubly excited in that we were going to an Olympic event and seeing Brazil, didn't tell them we were going until Saturday morning, fair to say they were excited! Fantastic atmosphere in and around the ground with plenty of Brazilans at the game.
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I even watched some sailing today and enjoyed it. I had a lump lump later in my throat when Murray got his Gold. It's probably the biggest tournament he will ever win but I hope I'm wrong
I'm going soft.
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Going back to the caption competition picture should help you with that problem Bren.
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If you watch the replay of the race here you can see the bottle land at the back of lane 5 just before the gun goes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19143304
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So then, potential future golds. Pendlebird in the cycling, Kenny in the cycling, some in the boxing (?), Mo in the 5k. Anyone else?
Off the top of me head......
One of the Brownlee brothers (probably Alistair beating Johnathon in a 1-2) in the triathlon,
dressage team event,
jumping team event,
Charlotte Dujardin for the individual dressage,
Beth Tweddle in the uneven bars,
Robbie Grabarz a chance in an open high jump,
Perri Shakes Drayton has a real medal chance for the 400 hurdles,
good chances in both the mens and womens 470 class in the sailing,
Laura Trott in the omnium,
Sir Chris Hoy should win the Keirin,
Nick Skelton should have a reasonable chance in the individual jumping.
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So then, potential future golds. Pendlebird in the cycling, Kenny in the cycling, some in the boxing (?), Mo in the 5k. Anyone else?
Off the top of me head......
One of the Brownlee brothers (probably Alistair beating Johnathon in a 1-2) in the triathlon,
dressage team event,
jumping team event,
Charlotte Dujardin for the individual dressage,
Beth Tweddle in the uneven bars,
Robbie Grabarz a chance in an open high jump,
Perri Shakes Drayton has a real medal chance for the 400 hurdles,
good chances in both the mens and womens 470 class in the sailing,
Laura Trott in the omnium,
Sir Chris Hoy should win the Keirin,
Nick Skelton should have a reasonable chance in the individual jumping.
As you had a question mark over the boxing - One of the female boxers(Savannah Marshall) stands a really good chance of gold and, from everything I've read, we should be looking at 4-5 medals minimum in the boxing, we're guaranteed a bronze already after campbell got to the semi (for those that don't know they don't have a 3rd place fight, so both losing semi-finalists get a bronze).
We also have Brabants in the canoe sprint who should be in the mix for a medal.
Philips Idowu (if fit) should be looking at a medal.
Mens and womens hockey have both looked good so far (although the women somehow lost against china, but a win today makes that meaningless and puts them in the semi).
Shanaze Reade in the womens BMX stands a chance. She was overwhelming favourite in Beijing and missed out, she's now only considered to be in with a medal shout but it's one of those sports where anyone of the top 5-6 could win.
In the mens we have a guy who would have been a medal shout but he broke his collarbone in May. He's been picked and is supposedly fit but whether he's in the right place in terms of training will be debateable.
Can't think of anyone else who's been touted as having a major chance.
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Why are Australia doing so poorly in this one? The USA have dominated the pool granted but even so 1 gold so far for the Aussies is very poor. Germany too have not been their usual selves. And where and how have Kazakhstan suddenly appeared on the sporting radar?
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That Greg Rutherfords from Milton Keynes, Brilliant
How many medals you Brummies won ? (genuine question)
Is he? Brilliant! Can I claim him as well John? That's one IOM gold and one MK gold that I'll be proud of!
No probs, those who have lived in MK post codes need to stick together
I lived in Cranfield for a year, am I included?
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So then, potential future golds. Pendlebird in the cycling, Kenny in the cycling, some in the boxing (?), Mo in the 5k. Anyone else?
My dark horse, or outside bet. Goldie Sayers in the javelin. Might be injured, but may still have one good throw in her.
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Yorkshire Republic 7th in the medal table.
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And where and how have Kazakhstan suddenly appeared on the sporting radar?
Cycling and weightlifting. They have a good chemist?
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And where and how have Kazakhstan suddenly appeared on the sporting radar?
Cycling and weightlifting. They have a good chemist?
They are number one exporters of potassium.
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Yorkshire Republic 7th in the medal table.
Are dressing badly and being rude to strangers now Olympic events?
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And where and how have Kazakhstan suddenly appeared on the sporting radar?
Cycling and weightlifting. They have a good chemist?
They are number one exporters of potassium.
And let's not forget pubic hair, hair of the pubis.
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I do hope our resident school teachers will use the unique opportunity presented to underline the intracacies of the English language.
Great Britain has won Gold.
Australia has one Gold.
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Spinning around in a cage and throwing a 2kg lenticular disc as far as you can, is not a worthwhile sport.
Discus...
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Yorkshire Republic 7th in the medal table.
Are dressing badly and being rude to strangers now Olympic events?
Sod off and get your own flat cap you soft southern shite.
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Yorkshire Republic 7th in the medal table.
Are dressing badly and being rude to strangers now Olympic events?
They couldn't even win that event. The Welsh would pick up all the golds.
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A Canadian fella in the show jumping (I think) is taking part in his 10th Olympic games. That's quite impressive.
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Well, I'm off to see the athletics this evening! Hoping for some more medals...
I will give H&Vers a wave. Look out for it.
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A Canadian fella in the show jumping (I think) is taking part in his 10th Olympic games. That's quite impressive.
I've got caught up in all this madness but I draw the line with the equestrian shite. Getting medals when some poor fucking beast has done all the graft.
Fuck off.
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Bit harsh on the Algerian who has been thrown out.
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Not really, if he'd taken it easy and finished with a poor time they'd have been able to argue it off as a slight pull that he didn't want to aggrivate, etc. by jogging for a little way then walking back he's made it a bit too obvious. Much like the badminton, throwing an event is ok so long as you're not obviously doing it.
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True but it's still harsh when he should have been withdrawn by the Algerians. He obviously wanted to concentrate on the 1500m final he was in. Which to me is fair enough. Maybe he could have withdrawn before the race saying he had a niggle, but I think kicking him out is a bit OTT.
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It is, and he'd probably have got away with it most years but when they've kicked 4 teams from the badminton for trying to throw matches they'd have been open for complaints if they'd let him carry on. It was just very naive to do things as he did. Run 50yards then tense up and sit down pretending you've got cramp and you're fine, make it clear from the off that you're not even going to try to run and you're kicked out.
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Hope the weather we've had doesn't come into play down in that there London.
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From my hotel overlooking the athletes' village, there are a few dark clouds but hopefully they will blow by.
Just about to walkover for my evening shift. Doubt tonight will be as exciting as last night. Riding shotgun for Mr Bolt will take some beating.
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We have been stuck on 16 Golds for over 24 hours.
Moynihan Out ! Hunt Out ! Coe Out! Boris Out !
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We have been stuck on 16 Golds for over 24 hours.
Moynihan Out ! Hunt Out ! Coe Out! Boris Out !
GOLD MEDAL - Great Britain (show jumping team gold)
An impeccable final round from Peter Charles on Vindicate ensures gold for Great Britain.
Phew - no need to panic!
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We have been stuck on 16 Golds for over 24 hours.
Moynihan Out ! Hunt Out ! Coe Out! Boris Out !
GOLD MEDAL - Great Britain (show jumping team gold)
An impeccable final round from Peter Charles on Vindicate ensures gold for Great Britain.
Phew - no need to panic!
Boris In !
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We have been stuck on 16 Golds for over 24 hours.
Moynihan Out ! Hunt Out ! Coe Out! Boris Out !
GOLD MEDAL - Great Britain (show jumping team gold)
An impeccable final round from Peter Charles on Vindicate ensures gold for Great Britain.
Phew - no need to panic!
I can't believe Nick Skelton is still riding. Oh those boring Saturdays waiting for Starskey and Hutch while my Mom and Dad watched Paul Shockamola aboard Towerlands Anglezark in the puisance. Is David Broome still alive? What about Harvey Smith? I'd love to see him ride past Lord Coe and give the V's.
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Terrible Gold count for the Aussies ( just 2 to date, arf arf).
But the Russians must be massively disappointed too. They finished with 23 golds in Beijing, but are presently on 5.
Thats why we are going to finish 3rd in the table.
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Halfway to another potential gold in the mens sprints. Kenny just needs another win.
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Terrible Gold count for the Aussies ( just 2 to date, arf arf).
But the Russians must be massively disappointed too. They finished with 23 golds in Beijing, but are presently on 5.
Thats why we are going to finish 3rd in the table.
Most of the traditional gold for Russia events are being won by the Chinese. And the yanks slaughtered the swimming that the Aussies normally get a lot of their golds in.
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Oh My god, he got killed by Kenny.
Edit, he lead the sprint for the whole lap which is very hard to do.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
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That is exhilarating to watch. Bring back Salford Park velodrome, rebuild Aston Lower Grounds stadium. Lets have a Villa cycling team*
*Written whilst in the midst of olympic excitement. I'll have forgotten about it once the football season starts.
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Brilliant from Kenny. Now the best event of the lot, omnium elimination race, these are great fun.
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Taken at a Trott.
How she got through on a couple of them without coming a cropper I will never know.
Only one event we haven't took a medal in and that was because of a pounced upon rule.
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what a fantastic race, can we have more like that.
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Seeing Laura without her helmet, she could be a rightful heir to Queen Vic, but it looks like she is a smoker (or can't brush her teeth properly.)
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Love that elimination race! What fun.
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Seeing Laura without her helmet, she could be a rightful heir to Queen Vic, but it looks like she is a smoker (or can't brush her teeth properly.)
I cant see that she would smoke due to the effect it would have on her breathing/lung capacity...........
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Seeing Laura without her helmet, she could be a rightful heir to Queen Vic, but it looks like she is a smoker (or can't brush her teeth properly.)
I cant see that she would smoke due to the effect it would have on her breathing/lung capacity...........
I would have thought so as well, it might have been the light but it looked like she had yellowing teeth on one side of the mouth only.
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Salford Stadium was situated in Salford Park and comprised of a redgra running track surrounded by a 403m tarmac cycle velodrome with banked ends hence why the running track was the odd size of 397y (approximately 363m). The running track existed before the cycle one and on 11th July 1951 the combined cycle and running track was opened as Salford Stadium as a contribution to the Festival of Britain. The running track had 6 lanes but was later reduced to 5. There used to be uncovered terracing around most of the track, uncovered benches with seating for about 100, floodlights down the back straight and some buildings adjacent to the track. Lozells Harriers were the last athletics club to be based here. They merged with Small Heath who subsequently merged with Solihull. Both tracks were in fairly good condition up until they and all the stadium buildings were demolished in April 2000 to make way for 5-a-side football pitches but the running track had not been used seriously for some time. The infield was a well maintained grass pitch although prior to the demise of the tracks did not seem to be used for anything.
from the runtrakdirectory
I remember going along to what I think was called the Birmingham Games during the early sixties before Spaghetti Junction got built.Shame Manchester has one over us with their velodrome...have found the cycling absolutely fascinating, wonder if the Villa cycle team has a good ring to it
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Seeing Laura without her helmet, she could be a rightful heir to Queen Vic, but it looks like she is a smoker (or can't brush her teeth properly.)
I cant see that she would smoke due to the effect it would have on her breathing/lung capacity...........
I would have thought so as well, it might have been the light but it looked like she had yellowing teeth on one side of the mouth only.
Cigarettes are good for your health actually, if she has asthma or hay fever it may be just the thing to give her the edge at such a high level of competition.
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Well I feel sorry for Holly Bleasdale, but she clearly needs a sports psychologist. She looked completely mentally wrong throughout her pole vault efforts.
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Well I feel sorry for Holly Bleasdale, but she clearly needs a sports psychologist. She looked completely mentally wrong throughout her pole vault efforts.
I agree it all seemed a bit much for her and her coach wasnt helping IMO by telling her when to jump
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Pretty much all the coaches were doing that, mainly because in the qualifying rounds the jumpers had issues planting the pole with the variable wind at the take-off point.
I admit though that it looked like it was very distracting, and she never looked like she believed.
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Seeing Laura without her helmet, she could be a rightful heir to Queen Vic, but it looks like she is a smoker (or can't brush her teeth properly.)
I cant see that she would smoke due to the effect it would have on her breathing/lung capacity...........
I would have thought so as well, it might have been the light but it looked like she had yellowing teeth on one side of the mouth only.
Cigarettes are good for your health actually, if she has asthma or hay fever it may be just the thing to give her the edge at such a high level of competition.
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Oh the good old days
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I suppose tonight people in the stadium can rightly say they were there when Usain Bolt got his gold medal.
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Anyone know why they're not using lane 1 in the single lap races?
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Anyone know why they're not using lane 1 in the single lap races?
I know one of the people working in the stadium and I have just messaged him so I will get back to you
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Makes the bends too tight I think.
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Makes the bends too tight I think.
Begs the question why build it with 9 lanes in the 1st place.......
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Because it's not too tight on the non sprint events.
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Kirani James is a sporting chap, wins the gold and then goes to shake hands with all the other competitors.
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It's a bit like spinal tap with the amps going up to 11.
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Well done Kirani James. Exceptional talent.
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Incidentally, what happened to the lad who was selected ahead of the world no. 1 for the GB taekwondo team?
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Incidentally, what happened to the lad who was selected ahead of the world no. 1 for the GB taekwondo team?
It does not start until Weds
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It does not start until Weds
Right. Ta.
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Agogo into boxing semis, guaranteed a bronze. Well done.
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Is his first name Einstein?
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Is his first name Einstein?
No Ugo. Lets hope he doesn't meet a Baat Think in the semi final.
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Great game on bbc3 between Canada and USA women, currently 3-3 with 4 minutes extra time to go. The US are dirty bitches.
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Oh and the Canadian number 6 is a stunner.
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Anyone know why they're not using lane 1 in the single lap races?
Athletes prefer not to run in lane 1 as bends too tight. Having 9 lanes mean we can get away with less heats, e.g. today we had 9 in some of the 200m heats. It also means if we get a tie for 8th place in a final we could have 9 in final. Very unlikely with electronic timing but it might help.
In all events they have got away with only heats - semis -finals. Apart from 100m which had a prelim round which was a bit like sunday league teams entering the FA cup.
That's an official view from my position in first call room.
Met my mate Usain again tonight. He came in to call room en route to get his medal. He complained to me it was too cold in our marquee. "Are you in charge of the temperature gauge?" - "No I replied we've got the air conditioning on. Any way - You are supposed to be the coolest man on the planet!"
You may find this hard to believe but it is true!
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It's amazing that they only roll around like big girls when they are actually really hurt, unlike the professional men's teams .
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It's amazing that they only roll around like big girls when they are actually really hurt, unlike the professional men's teams .
Some of the tackles would have Ashley Young bricking it.
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Oh and the Canadian number 6 is a stunner.
Some of the Dutch hockey team were swee--eet.
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And the gun club win it with 30 seconds to go.
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Yanks in literally the last seconds of the game. Although the ref seemed to allow lots of time even considering the injuries.
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Ohhhhh the US win it in the 122nd minute. Was looking forward to pens.
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I only flicked it over for the last 10 mins, but apparently the penalty for US of A was a very dodgy call.
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Ohhhhh the US win it in the 122nd minute. Was looking forward to pens.
So was I, lots of close up shots of Hope.
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Ohhhhh the US win it in the 122nd minute. Was looking forward to pens.
So was I, lots of close up shots of Hope.
Oh yes, she was another cracker.
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Anyone know why they're not using lane 1 in the single lap races?
Athletes prefer not to run in lane 1 as bends too tight. Having 9 lanes mean we can get away with less heats, e.g. today we had 9 in some of the 200m heats. It also means if we get a tie for 8th place in a final we could have 9 in final. Very unlikely with electronic timing but it might help.
In all events they have got away with only heats - semis -finals. Apart from 100m which had a prelim round which was a bit like sunday league teams entering the FA cup.
That's an official view from my position in first call room.
Met my mate Usain again tonight. He came in to call room en route to get his medal. He complained to me it was too cold in our marquee. "Are you in charge of the temperature gauge?" - "No I replied we've got the air conditioning on. Any way - You are supposed to be the coolest man on the planet!"
You may find this hard to believe but it is true!
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Thanks a lot for the information and your "insight/updates" are fascinating............
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Anyone know why they're not using lane 1 in the single lap races?
Athletes prefer not to run in lane 1 as bends too tight. Having 9 lanes mean we can get away with less heats, e.g. today we had 9 in some of the 200m heats. It also means if we get a tie for 8th place in a final we could have 9 in final. Very unlikely with electronic timing but it might help.
In all events they have got away with only heats - semis -finals. Apart from 100m which had a prelim round which was a bit like sunday league teams entering the FA cup.
That's an official view from my position in first call room.
Met my mate Usain again tonight. He came in to call room en route to get his medal. He complained to me it was too cold in our marquee. "Are you in charge of the temperature gauge?" - "No I replied we've got the air conditioning on. Any way - You are supposed to be the coolest man on the planet!"
You may find this hard to believe but it is true!
Thanks a lot for the information and your "insight/updates" are fascinating............
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An Israeli athlete arrived today without his spikes and was asking his fellow athletes if they had a spare pair. Oscar (Pistorious) nearly wet himself when he was asked the question. "I wish I had 2 legs to put them on!"
re: the Algerian who got thrown out. I can't officially comment -as it might still go to appeal.
Looking forward to getting home next week, having a rest then getting back for the paralympics.
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Just had a really great time at the athletics, today. I had no idea the pole vault was so entertaining. What adds to the tension is the countdown clock. They have a minute to run down the alley and complete their attempt at getting over the bar. If they decide to pull out before that, then as long as the bar hasn't fallen off they can have another go.
(You realise I have no idea what I'm talking about but that's what it looked like.)
The clock begins 0.59, 58, 57... as the athlete examines the wind direction, the pole, the crowd, the signals from her coach, the results of the shot put at the other end, latest tweets, etc. before hoisting up the pole and getting going. One of the American jumpers waited until '0.09' (seconds to go) before beginning her run, accelerated and cleared the bar, landing on the purple mat just as the clock hit 0.00! She got a major cheer for perfect vault, perfect timing.
The biggest cheers of the night apart from the obligatory ones for Holly Bleasdale went to the Cuban jumper, Silva. She had such a terrific personality and attitude and everybody sitting around me was so disappointed when she crashed out in the last round. The influence of the coaches was very obvious, though, with a constant procession across the track to get advice and stern hand signals about waiting for the wind to die down, during the event.
Other highlights of tonight -
The gold medal guy (400m Hurdles) from Dominica(?) who burst into tears during his national anthem. The whole crowd had been quiet throughout all the anthems earlier but stopped being quiet and gave him a huge round of sympathetic applause and a big 'Awww!' over the last verse!
The medal ceremony for Usain Bolt - what a moment.
Kirani James steaming away with the 400 metres gold.
Just cheering on GB athletes in the womens 200 heats and definitely getting Dai Greene up to fourth place through sheer volume and willpower as spectators. (he was about 7th when he passed us, before the second bend.)
It has been a wonderful day at the olympic park and I am dead pleased I went.
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re: the Algerian who got thrown out. I can't officially comment -as it might still go to appeal.
I thought they had annouced last night that he was allowed back in. I suppose you might not have heard that news being under the stand.
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re: the Algerian who got thrown out. I can't officially comment -as it might still go to appeal.
I thought they had annouced last night that he was allowed back in. I suppose you might not have heard that news being under the stand.
Not gone in yet. My shift does not start till 8.30.
He had good grounds for an appeal so I would anticipate he would get back in. He was OK according to IAAF rules - there was some pressure from IOC after the table tennis.
I'm out in the tent by the warm up track - only get to go under the stand on special occasions. Like when I escorted the 100m finalists on their buggy ride.
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Kirani James is a sporting chap, wins the gold and then goes to shake hands with all the other competitors.
I was mighty impressed by that too. I took an instant liking to him.
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Watching the highlights last night, just how quick was Kenny in that sprint? Really impressive and pleased for him as being picked ahead of Hoy must have put tremendous pressure on him.
Hope Vicky P can do the same today.
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Bloody hell since Saturday which was brilliant, our athletics has massively gone off the boil. Sayers and Idowu out at qualifying stage, really poor.
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Is Sergey Bubka turning out in the men's polevolt again ?
He used to be like Peter pan, never aged and could fly
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Bloody hell since Saturday which was brilliant, our athletics has massively gone off the boil. Sayers and Idowu out at qualifying stage, really poor.
Sayers is a disappointment and should have done better, Idowu was always touch and go whether he was going to be fit enough, physically he looked ok but I guess he was so far short on training that mentally he wasn't fully prepared, I wouldn't say he was poor, unlucky is the better term for me.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
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2 More medals for Yorkshire...........We wont hear the last of that
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An Israeli athlete arrived today without his spikes and was asking his fellow athletes if they had a spare pair. Oscar (Pistorious) nearly wet himself when he was asked the question. "I wish I had 2 legs to put them on!"
That’s fantastic and really puts my fuckwittedness into context. Train your whole adult life for a once in a life time event, and you forget your shoes. Inspirational.
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2 More medals for Yorkshire...........We wont hear the last of that
I was going to attempt some witty wordplay based on Bowie's "The Bewlay Brothers". However, the lyrics are so freaking weird that I gave up.
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2 More medals for Yorkshire...........We wont hear the last of that
A fine tradition. They still have Boycott to go in the Bat and Ball individual endurance time trial too.
Their best medal tally since Truman got treble gold at Barcelona in bar billiards, shove ha'penny and skittles.
I'll see thee.
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2 More medals for Yorkshire...........We wont hear the last of that
A fine tradition. They still have Boycott to go in the Bat and Ball individual endurance time trial too.
Their best medal tally since Truman got treble gold at Barcelona in bar billiards, shove ha'penny and skittles.
I'll see thee.
Not forgetting Michael Parkinson in the the second round of the Argentinian badger wrestling.
Ayup.
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2 More medals for Yorkshire...........We wont hear the last of that
A fine tradition. They still have Boycott to go in the Bat and Ball individual endurance time trial too.
Their best medal tally since Truman got treble gold at Barcelona in bar billiards, shove ha'penny and skittles.
I'll see thee.
Not forgetting Michael Parkinson in the the second round of the Argentinian badger wrestling.
Ayup.
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I'll tell you what you don't see very often these days, red post boxes.
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On a semi serious note then.
This has been absolutely brilliant. I think it's showcased how well we can do if we put our minds to it; in terms of organisation, putting on a show and then performance. But where next? How do we sustain it and build on it?
I'd heard Spurs were maybe going to look at incorporating handball facilities. You hear on the continent that some of the football clubs are more sports clubs than solely football. Is this the way forward for some of the sports like handball/basketball/volleyball? Get more exposure through association with Villa, Man U or whoever?
There will be a drive to do more at schools but you can't play the above sports on a playing field so how do you build that?
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You hear on the continent that some of the football clubs are more sports clubs than solely football. Is this the way forward for some of the sports like handball/basketball/volleyball? Get more exposure through association with Villa, Man U or whoever?
Bring back the Aston Villa baseball team
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
TWENTY POSH TOFFS ON HORSES MEANS WE BEAT THE BEIJING TOTAL
USA ON 29...we are going for 3 golds in cycling, plus the boxers....how close can we get to USA ?
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Well done the toffs.
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I don't really understand any of the horsey stuff, but the way they get the horses to prance around like that looks pretty impressive to my untrained eyes.
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I don't really understand any of the horsey stuff, but the way they get the horses to prance around like that looks pretty impressive to my untrained eyes.
So how has the NBC coverage been USAV? Lots of tweets about them deciding to not show major events live like the 100 m.
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I don't really understand any of the horsey stuff, but the way they get the horses to prance around like that looks pretty impressive to my untrained eyes.
So how has the NBC coverage been USAV? Lots of tweets about them deciding to not show major events live like the 100 m.
The NBC coverage has generally been excellent................except their ludricous decision to not show the big stuff live. It's all about the advertising dollars here, so they will tape delay stuff like the opening ceremony, the 100m final etc so they can show it in prime time (7pm -12pm EST/PST).
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Anyway, I believe the current score is...
GREAT BRITAIN 20 (twenty) AUSTRALIA 2.
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Another gold! Laura Trott in the omnium. And ADVILLAFAN owes me £5.
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Gold for Laura Trott :-)
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Unbelievable. Totally unbelievable. Hopefully two more to come this evening yet!
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Could be another two in the velodrome before teatime as well!
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Well done love.
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Anyway, I believe the current score is...
GREAT BRITAIN 20 (twenty) AUSTRALIA 2.
Forget the Aussies, the yanks are looking over their shoulder...29-21
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I'm in love
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30-21 unfortunately with basketball finals still to come. No chance!
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Anyway, I believe the current score is...
GREAT BRITAIN 20 (twenty) AUSTRALIA 2.
Forget the Aussies, the yanks are looking over their shoulder...29-21
30-21.
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1-0 Pendleton.
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A bit close that!
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pendleton by 0.001secs - never in doubt.
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1-0 Pendleton.
By a 1000th of a second. Great race by Mears, unbelievably close.
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Wow what a tight finish that was.
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Looks to me like the convict was trying to dig the elbow into Pendleton. Cheating twunt.
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Pendleton was toying with her.
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Looks to me like the convict was trying to dig the elbow into Pendleton. Cheating twunt.
Yeah the yank bird had a few digs at Trott yesterday as well, seems to be fairly accepted as part of the sport.
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So Pendleton has been relegated while the convict gets away with elbowing. Fix!
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Bugger Pendleton relegated so it's one-nil to the convict.
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And they penalise Pendleton for it, wtf.
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Relegated. Always the danger when you ride like she does. She has to win twice in a row now.
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Ah well, 2-1 will be more exciting than 2-0. Fingers crossed...
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Wasn't for elbows, she crossed the red line, fair cop on the replay.
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Shit.
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Arse. The Aussie wins.
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Fucking rubbish Pendleton.
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Should be 1-1.
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Wasn't for elbows, she crossed the red line, fair cop on the replay.
But did the convicts elbow attempts cause her to cross the line?
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Pendleton should have opened the gap then when Mears stopped. Oh well, think the first was harsh but I think it knocked her then.
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Wasn't for elbows, she crossed the red line, fair cop on the replay.
But did the convicts elbow attempts cause her to cross the line?
Well all the (slightly biased) experts reckon that seemed to happen and is a natural thing to lean back into the competitor when bumped. I wonder if it was a ploy in the first place.
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Come on S'Chris.
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Come on S'Chris.
Boom.
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Yes, tremendous ride and come back on the last corner.
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Bosh. Congrats fella. #22 in the bag.
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Hoy wins. Most successful British Olympian ever.
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Absolutely brilliant Chris Hoy...quite rightly Sir Chris.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
TWENTY POSH TOFFS ON HORSES MEANS WE BEAT THE BEIJING TOTAL
TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO HOY !
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The greatest ever British Olympian. Total hero.
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So much credit for Hoy, 4 golds, a knighthood and global acclaim as one of the all time greats, and still had the heart to put in another 4 years and bag 2 more golds. Absolute legend.
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Hoy wins. Most successful British Olympian ever.
Redgrave will have to get back in the boat now.
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So much credit for Hoy, 4 golds, a knighthood and global acclaim as one of the all time greats, and still had the heart to put in another 4 years and bag 2 more golds. Absolute legend.
Quite right. And only 36. Kind of makes you think what you've been doing with your own time.
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Still totting up the golds, brilliant.
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So how many high jumpers are still in it with Grabarz? (And if he wasn't mercilessly teased at school for that surname I will have lost my faith in today's youth)
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Great last 200m from Osagie in the 800m to get through to the final.
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Osagie did well there but watching the 800M semi line up and the general lack of Brits in there I wonder what happened to Coe/Ovett/Cram legacy?
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Through to the semi final in the Hockey after a nervy draw against the Spanish.
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Bronze for Grabarz.
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Through to the semi final in the Hockey after a nervy draw against the Spanish.
Very nervy, but god knows what the Spanish coach and players were moaning about when the right decision on the last minute pen corner was reached by the refs conferencing together.
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How come the Americans are allowed to race in their PJ's when the rest of the women have to run in their knickers?
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How come the Americans are allowed to race in their PJ's when the rest of the women have to run in their knickers?
To hide their todgers probably.
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Andy Carroll's won the high jump!
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I watched all the the Clean and Jerk from the weightlifting. Riveting stuff
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I watched all the the Clean and Jerk from the weightlifting. Riveting studd
Is that a cry for help UKR?
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BBC commentators seemed convinced 1500 metres winner Makhloufi was doping. Either they know something we don't or they 're going to owe someone an apology.
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Wonderful stuff from Horse Guards Parade.
Beach volleyball in the pissing rain, now that's made me proud!
The only downside is that in the Womens competition, the USA won both semi's and will play each other in the final.
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I watched all the the Clean and Jerk from the weightlifting. Riveting studd
Is that a cry for help UKR?
Nope, it's an iPad and fat fingers
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Wonderful stuff from Horse Guards Parade.
Beach volleyball in the pissing rain, now that's made me proud!
The only downside is that in the Womens competition, the USA won both semi's and will play each other in the final.
How come some sports allow more than one competitor / team per country but cycling is restricted to just one?
As Simon Brotherton was saying on the radio commentary, this rule means that the standard of competition is a lot lower than at the World Championships.
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BBC commentators seemed convinced 1500 metres winner Makhloufi was doping. Either they know something we don't or they 're going to owe someone an apology.
I thought the race looked odd. He ran the middle 200m of the last lap in 25 secs and blew a field full of Kenyans away. His improvement has come from nowhere apparently which always gets suspicions up by those who look closely at these things.
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How come the Americans are allowed to race in their PJ's when the rest of the women have to run in their knickers?
Having checked quite a few pairs of knickers and all in ones in the last few days - I can confirm they are free to wear what they want providing it fits the rules on adverts. I could bore you with IOC rule 50 but won't.
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As discussed previously (possibly on this thread - not sure) government funding is based on the number of medals won. Today we reached the government’s target of 48 medals which will make it difficult to cut the cash based on their own rules. That’s the theory anyway, watch this space in November.
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How come the Americans are allowed to race in their PJ's when the rest of the women have to run in their knickers?
Having checked quite a few pairs of knickers and all in ones in the last few days - I can confirm they are free to wear what they want providing it fits the rules on adverts. I could bore you with IOC rule 50 but won't.
A couple of questions if you don't mind
1. Why don't they have the 100m on the final night in the stadium? It's often the most hyped / anticipated, so why not end on it? Do the organisers decide the order of events or do the IOC? - last weekend would have been the perfect one to end on from a British perspective.
2. Does Philips Idowu receive public funding? - I know he says not but UK athletics suggest he does.
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They finish on relays including the 4 x 100 m so to run the 100 m itself the same night isn't possible.
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How come the Americans are allowed to race in their PJ's when the rest of the women have to run in their knickers?
Having checked quite a few pairs of knickers and all in ones in the last few days - I can confirm they are free to wear what they want providing it fits the rules on adverts. I could bore you with IOC rule 50 but won't.
Doyou have to check them afterwards as well? How much for a pair of Ennis's?
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Had another great day at the Olympic Park. Spain beating Croatia in the women's handball quarter final and then watching the cycling on the big screen.
Having seen handball live for the first time I have to say it's a fabulous sport: quick, skillful and physically aggressive. It's a sport that we could do well in as it lends itself perfectly to being played in school halls and sports centres all year round.
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How come they had the 800m semis and 1500m final on the same night? If that had been the case 32 years ago, Coe and Ovett wouldn't have been able to compete in both.
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2. Does Philips Idowu receive public funding? - I know he says not but UK athletics suggest he does.
He is not directly funded any more but he does recieve money from UK Athletics in appearance fees and for promoting athletics at various events.
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BBC commentators seemed convinced 1500 metres winner Makhloufi was doping. Either they know something we don't or they 're going to owe someone an apology.
I thought the race looked odd. He ran the middle 200m of the last lap in 25 secs and blew a field full of Kenyans away. His improvement has come from nowhere apparently which always gets suspicions up by those who look closely at these things.
They described him as "contoversial" and seemed distinctly non-plussed when he won. I thought it was a bit unprofessional really. He'd just won the Olympic final, give him a bit of credit. If he then fails a dugs test that's the time to criticise.
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BBC commentators seemed convinced 1500 metres winner Makhloufi was doping. Either they know something we don't or they 're going to owe someone an apology.
I thought the race looked odd. He ran the middle 200m of the last lap in 25 secs and blew a field full of Kenyans away. His improvement has come from nowhere apparently which always gets suspicions up by those who look closely at these things.
They described him as "contoversial" and seemed distinctly non-plussed when he won. I thought it was a bit unprofessional really. He'd just won the Olympic final, give him a bit of credit. If he then fails a dugs test that's the time to criticise.
1500 meters is my favourite track event and it was all a bit odd last night. There seemed a great amount of bias and dismission from Auntie Beeb after the win and Lord Coe seemed postively annoyed about it.
I don't recall the same attitude after Ben Johnson won in Seoul'88 and plenty of people in the know knew then that he was pumped full of nandralone...... Beeb were also extremely suspicious of the Chinese athlete who blitzed the swimming gold and ended up with egg on their faces. Time will tell I guess.
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What I dont understand is in the cycling Pendleton's opponent clearly elbowed her and should have lost the first leg of the final. But we didnt object......why not?
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He was subject to a disqualification from an event the day before for "not trying" (similar to the badminton players) but managed to provide a sick note saying he was ill, then 24 hours later he runs like that? This wasn't him going a bit faster than expected (like the young swimmer), or even Ben Johnson who at that time just seemed mind blowingly fast (and also very early in our awareness of drug assisted sport), this was a bizarre series of events culminating in the most unlikely looking race I have ever seen. They did well not to suggest cheating of some description. They went more for "baffled", & "confused" to transmit their feelings on the matter without making any direct accusations.
As a previous athlete myself, my feelings on the conclusion race were actually extreme disappointment. It was a feeling that was completely undeniable. As one of my friends put it on facebook - it stunk more than a 3 day old haddock from Arbroath. I can imagine that Cram & Foster felt simply sickened by what they saw there, and I just detected that they found it impossible to fake the set of emotions that that performance should have drawn if they felt it was genuine.
Cheating often doesn't come out for years, sometimes not atall. Of course there is a possibilty this was a genuine performance, but it is harsh to expect 2 of our greatest athletes to be disingenuous enough to commentate on that victory as if it was simply spectacular rather than odd. It was, at the very least - odd! Very odd indeed. Not just fast - undeniably odd.
Of course - this is the real tragedy of drug assisted cheating - when someone does something amazing, we now have to wonder how that happened, rather than just enjoying their achievement.
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What I dont understand is in the cycling Pendleton's opponent clearly elbowed her and should have lost the first leg of the final. But we didnt object......why not?
You cant object...we saw Dave Brailsford speaking to the French Judge trying to explain what happened but it is his decision and he awarded the race to Anna Meares
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This wasn't him going a bit faster than expected (like the young swimmer), or even Ben Johnson who at that time just seemed mind blowingly fast (and also very early in our awareness of drug assisted sport), this was a bizarre series of events culminating in the most unlikely looking race I have ever seen.
I'll admit at the time that I also thought that Johson was just fast, but then I did not know that he had struggled the entire season and indeed right up to the games. Most of those in the know, knew this of course and smelled a rat.
I agree by the way on the bizarreness of the 1500 metres last night. The guy ran the last 200 metres in around 25 seconds which is frankly ridiculous for a middle distance event. His turn of speed on the turn stank indeed like a bad day at Grimsby docks. All in all, it was the most bizarre of 1500 metre finals.
I'm sure we will find out sooner rather than later if it was legit or not. I just hope that it is indeed sooner and we don't have to spend the next 4 years wondering if one of the great events of the games was rigged, in the same way as we now look back at LA84 and just see it is the Drugs Olympics.
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Why does no-one suspect Bolt of drugs after what he's achieved? Or do people and I've missed it?
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Why does no-one suspect Bolt of drugs after what he's achieved? Or do people and I've missed it?
The difference there is that everone has witnessed Bolt run 100m in 9.58 secs so a time of 9.63 secs is well within himself, whereas this Makhloufi character has never run this fast in 1500m before, even in this season by all accounts.
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My Dad has been an England athletics coach and still coaches at club level. His athletes have come up for testing in the middle of a lads holiday in Majorca for example, but have never missed a test! He always knows where they are and directs the testers to them. He is angry that athletes who have missed tests are still allowed to compete because the testing regime is there to ensure a sport that we can believe in, and in his eyes there is no excuse for non-co-operation with testing, and should be no second chances for cheats.
He is routinely suspicious of top athletes.
However - he says that everyone in athletics knows that Usain Bolt has been exceptional since he was a child. He came through as a junior literally head & shoulders above everyone else, and there has been no sudden improvement, or a any particular season or training camp where he started showing exceptional form. He has improved with the steadiness you would expect with age, but has simply always been good.
Similarly, Mo Farrah has shown the steady improvement that you would expect of someone who is taking his training as seriously as he is, and has always shown that abillity/potential.
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After throwing out the 8 badminton players earlier in the games for not trying, surely the Australian team should also all be thrown out, double standards here from the IOC.
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What I dont understand is in the cycling Pendleton's opponent clearly elbowed her and should have lost the first leg of the final. But we didnt object......why not?
You cant object...we saw Dave Brailsford speaking to the French Judge trying to explain what happened but it is his decision and he awarded the race to Anna Meares
From the commentary I heard, I'm not even sure that what the Aussie rider did (ie leaning in) was against the rules
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What I dont understand is in the cycling Pendleton's opponent clearly elbowed her and should have lost the first leg of the final. But we didnt object......why not?
Pendleton is on record deescribing Mears as a dirty b**** in previous tussles between them!
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What I dont understand is in the cycling Pendleton's opponent clearly elbowed her and should have lost the first leg of the final. But we didnt object......why not?
You cant object...we saw Dave Brailsford speaking to the French Judge trying to explain what happened but it is his decision and he awarded the race to Anna Meares
From the commentary I heard, I'm not even sure that what the Aussie rider did (ie leaning in) was against the rules
It's not, but the judges can take into account other reasons for coming out of the sprinters lane. They decided that Vicky deliberately came out to block off Mears and not because of the action of Mears on the corner.
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How come the Americans are allowed to race in their PJ's when the rest of the women have to run in their knickers?
Having checked quite a few pairs of knickers and all in ones in the last few days - I can confirm they are free to wear what they want providing it fits the rules on adverts. I could bore you with IOC rule 50 but won't.
Doyou have to check them afterwards as well? How much for a pair of Ennis's?
Think she might have left a pair on my bedroom floor the other night!
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Think she might have left a pair on my bedroom floor the other night!
Hope you did her proud. After that fantastic effort she deserved it.
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How come the Americans are allowed to race in their PJ's when the rest of the women have to run in their knickers?
Having checked quite a few pairs of knickers and all in ones in the last few days - I can confirm they are free to wear what they want providing it fits the rules on adverts. I could bore you with IOC rule 50 but won't.
Doyou have to check them afterwards as well? How much for a pair of Ennis's?
Think she might have left a pair on my bedroom floor the other night!
Was that after she recovered from the rohypnol?
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After throwing out the 8 badminton players earlier in the games for not trying, surely the Australian team should also all be thrown out, double standards here from the IOC.
Actually, up until Anna Meares and Sally Pearson I had been trying to work out why Australia had boycotted the Olympics.
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Think she might have left a pair on my bedroom floor the other night!
Hope you did her proud. After that fantastic effort she deserved it.
So good - she had to pull out of the individual 100m hurdles
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I was angry that Victoria got relegated I thought she won fair she didn't look like she bumped Anna Mears.
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Jessica Ennis gold postbox in Sheffield vandalised
A Royal Mail employee applied a new layer of gold paint to the postbox
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A postbox that was painted gold in Jessica Ennis's home city of Sheffield, to celebrate her Olympic triumph, has been vandalised.
The graffiti was scrawled on the postbox in Barkers Pool in the city centre.
A new layer of gold has been applied by a Royal Mail employee, a Sheffield City Council spokeswoman said.
Ennis received the honour for winning the gold medal in heptathlon at the London Games.
One person who saw the graffiti said: "It's disgusting. It's a shame. I have a lot of respect for Jessica Ennis and what she's done for Sheffield."
A Royal Mail spokesman said it was "extremely disappointed" about the vandalism.
"We have teams around the UK which look after and maintain our 115,000 post boxes and we have already repaired the damage to this box," he added.
Leader of Sheffield City Council, Julie Dore said: "We are all so proud of Jess and her fantastic success, which is not only a great achievement for her and her team but also is a huge achievement for the city.
"This is our moment to shine so what a shame it is that someone has chosen to tarnish this by vandalising a postbox painted gold in honour of our local hero.
"I hope they feel thoroughly ashamed of themselves."
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After throwing out the 8 badminton players earlier in the games for not trying, surely the Australian team should also all be thrown out, double standards here from the IOC.
Actually, up until Anna Meares and Sally Pearson I had been trying to work out why Australia had boycotted the Olympics.
Before those 2 we were told to explain to any foreign competitors the differences in the English language.
You say "Great Britain won Gold" and "Australia one Gold" almost a week of winding up Aussies.
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I was angry that Victoria got relegated I thought she won fair she didn't look like she bumped Anna Mears.
She didn't, she cycled above the red 'sprinter's line', which is the line below which the cyclist on the inside of the track must stay so he/she isn't gaining unfair advantage over the cyclist trying to come around on the outside.
Harsh but ultimately fair I'm afraid.
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It's the second time she fouled up as well, you would think when you have dedicated years to a particular sport that you would know the rules, and be able to abide by them, same applies to Jonathan brownlee yesterday,
No excuses I'm afraid
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Ireland off the mark.
Bronze in the posh toff jump off.
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Womens boxing medal also guaranteed
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Just flicked onto the Spain v France basketball and seems something is amiss. Commentators seem unhappy with something, no idea what though.
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The commentators are from the Daily Mail and don't like what the workshy bastards stand for.
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Dutch women win a penalty shoot-out in the hockey. Some cuties in that match as well.
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Dutch women win a penalty shoot-out in the hockey. Some cuties in that match as well.
And in the GBR v Argentina match. Almost like watching St Trinians.
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Bolt was so so good in the 200. Eased off and let his momentum carry him for about 80m. Blake was also impressive but his easing off was maybe a little more risky. Christian Malcolm got a pretty respectible 3rd in his semi, don't think he'll have been quick enough to get to the final though, but will be close.
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Proctor goes out, some of these athletes have really under performed.
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Dutch women win a penalty shoot-out in the hockey. Some cuties in that match as well.
And in the GBR v Argentina match. Almost like watching St Trinians.
Just had a look and not quite the standard of the Dutch and NZ. Plus we're losing so back to the athletics for me.
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She's still very young 9th in the olympic final is still a decent achievement and, as a 22year old, she will hopefully grow from the experience. Similar situation with Holly Bleasdale, pressure plays a massive part in the technical events and some of our younger athletes just haven't been able to handle having the hopes of the home nation on them.
Like Adam Gemili and Lawrence Okoye this competition came too early and Rio is where we'll see just how good they are.
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4th place for the Brit in the Hurdles final, good effort.
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GBR girls 2-1 down with 50 seconds to go have resorted to long balls!
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Bolt was so so good in the 200. Eased off and let his momentum carry him for about 80m. Blake was also impressive but his easing off was maybe a little more risky. Christian Malcolm got a pretty respectible 3rd in his semi, don't think he'll have been quick enough to get to the final though, but will be close.
Think Blake is going to get closer to him in the final. he was in first semi and when he came into call room he got hold of the microphone we use to call the athletes in with. he started to wind Bolt up.
Bolt came in for second semi - a bit quiet - in today's Telegraph his manager complained that we had taken his skipping rope off him (as it is a training aid and not permitted). Did think we should have given him a full body search in retaliation.
Should be a good final tomorrow.
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Just returned from Olympic Park. Four of us for morning athletics. But didn,t leave the park until 8.00pm ish. Absolutely fantastic day out. Forget the stories about security, queues etc. Just superbly organised. Left home at 7.45 (OK I know I am only 35 miles away, but this was at rush hour time) and in the Park before 9.00am).
And can I give credit to MCDonalds, the healthy eating sponsors. Busiest time of day, walked upto the Orbit area outlet (the smaller of the 2 McDonalds), girl with handheld device took order, walked up to till and paid, walked up to counter and and four complete meals were waiting for us in bags and on trays. Must have taken about 90seconds total. And the prices the same as in the High Street. Absolutely gobsmacked.
Late in the day now, but travelling tip that may even be useful for those driving down from Midlands. Ebbsfleet International Station. Close to Bluewater, and easily accessible off M25. On the HS1 line and the journey time by Javelin High Speed Train into Stratford International, one of the entry gates for the Olympic Park, is 11mins. Parking for the Olympics is £8.00 for the day, and can be pre-booked. As far as I could see non-prebooked was drive in with no problem. Train is discounted for Olympic ticket holders. Can be pre-booked on line, but no long queues for pay on day. £7.20 adult return, and £3.60 child return. (Peak adult return is normally about £30.00)
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Jessica Ennis gold postbox in Sheffield vandalised
A Royal Mail employee applied a new layer of gold paint to the postbox
Continue reading the main story
A postbox that was painted gold in Jessica Ennis's home city of Sheffield, to celebrate her Olympic triumph, has been vandalised.
The graffiti was scrawled on the postbox in Barkers Pool in the city centre.
A new layer of gold has been applied by a Royal Mail employee, a Sheffield City Council spokeswoman said.
Ennis received the honour for winning the gold medal in heptathlon at the London Games.
One person who saw the graffiti said: "It's disgusting. It's a shame. I have a lot of respect for Jessica Ennis and what she's done for Sheffield."
A Royal Mail spokesman said it was "extremely disappointed" about the vandalism.
"We have teams around the UK which look after and maintain our 115,000 post boxes and we have already repaired the damage to this box," he added.
Leader of Sheffield City Council, Julie Dore said: "We are all so proud of Jess and her fantastic success, which is not only a great achievement for her and her team but also is a huge achievement for the city.
"This is our moment to shine so what a shame it is that someone has chosen to tarnish this by vandalising a postbox painted gold in honour of our local hero.
"I hope they feel thoroughly ashamed of themselves."
The police released a statement saying that the "graffiti" was actually just that someone has scrawled "Go Jess" on the post box.
It wasn't some kind of gang-tag situation.
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Just flicked onto the Spain v France basketball and seems something is amiss. Commentators seem unhappy with something, no idea what though.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19185268
Spain were taking dives so one of the French players gave them a reason to go down
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NB - I think that it might be John Amaechi on the commentary
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Geddaroom
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Aw....they make a very happy couple...wonder what sport any progeny might take up?
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I think that Becks is about to sneeze in the upper right pic
LA Galaxy have games at the moment, so why isn't Becks playing. Is he injured, banned or just in more of a semi-retirement that usual ?
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I think that Becks is about to sneeze in the upper right pic
LA Galaxy have games at the moment, so why isn't Becks playing. Is he injured, banned or just in more of a semi-retirement that usual ?
Due to the various global photo opportunities, I would imagine he's been given time off to keep his face in the news for not doing much.
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Channel 4 says this about open water swimming
Course: 10km around the Serpentine. 25 athletes will swim six laps of the course marked by buoys, with a timing gate after each lap recording lap times. At the finish swimmers slap an overhead board to record their overall time after passing through a timing gap. There are no heats, just one straight final.
The course could be a factor as swimmers will have to navigate six buoys rather than the usual four, due to the fact that the Serpentine's is smaller than usual courses. A great deal of energy is taken up in this manoeuvre, although at least the swimmers won't have to deal with jellyfish or dead animals and the like that often darken the open waters of other lakes and rivers.
No just shopping trolleys and rats
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Geddaroom
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Oh no, my Laura is cheating on me. Is that Kenny? I will kill him.
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Brit girl takes 4th in the long swim. Must be gutting to swim for 2 hours and miss a medal by a couple of seconds.
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Brit girl takes 4th in the long swim. Must be gutting to swim for 2 hours and miss a medal by a couple of seconds.
There's plenty of us lining up to make Keri-Anne feel better
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Horses dancing to music at Greenwich.
Why didnt they get Bruce Forsyth along ?
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Horses dancing to music at Greenwich.
Why didnt they get Bruce Forsyth along ?
Because no one wanted to ride him.
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And another Gold. Well done love.
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Not my cup of tea at all that but anyone who can make a horse dance to the theme from The Great Escape is fine by me. The control those riders exert over the horses using almost imperceptible movements is mind blowing.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
TWENTY POSH TOFFS ON HORSES MEANS WE BEAT THE BEIJING TOTAL
TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO HOY !
TWENTY THREE
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Doing well in the ladie's kicking fuck out of each other competition.
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another medal in the equestrian begs the question, just how big a difference does not having to put the horses on a boat make?
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another medal in the equestrian begs the question, just how big a difference does not having to put the horses on a boat make?
I think we have proved at Eton Dorney this week that we have plenty of humans to do the rowing.
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Looks like a Gold in the women's boxing.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
TWENTY POSH TOFFS ON HORSES MEANS WE BEAT THE BEIJING TOTAL
TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO HOY !
TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
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Not my cup of tea at all that but anyone who can make a horse dance to the theme from The Great Escape is fine by me. The control those riders exert over the horses using almost imperceptible movements is mind blowing.
Agreed. Mom must have been nervous in the post performance interview, great bit of back-tracking:
Charlotte Dujardin's mother Jane on BBC One after watching her daughter win gold in the dressage: "All the pressure was really on her. I'm so proud - it's unbelievable. When my mother died I knew I had to use the money I inherited to buy Charlotte a horse. She could make a donkey do anything. Not that he's a donkey, but she has made him a grand prix horse. I knew she had all the talent, but didn't have the break until I could buy her the horse."
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And a finalist in the women's Taekwondo.
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And a finalist in the women's Taekwondo.
Yep - this could be another day like Saturday. We have guaranteed at least silver in Taekwondo and sailing - let's make 'em gold!
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Good effort by the fella in his Taekwondo semi-final. And there's been some spectacular crashes in the BMX today.
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Just been having a peruse of the medal table (the one on the BBC site is good and gives a breakdown of all Countries' medals). The range of sports in which GB has won (or guarateed to win) is quite staggering. If Swimming was taken out of the Olympics, Team GB would be well ahead of the USA (16 golds in swimming!).
I know we have done well in cycling, but if you take that out, GB is still comfortably in third place, and would probably still improve on the Beijing performance.
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I think I heard them mention earlier that this is the first games where we've won a medal in every kind of discipline.
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London 2012: How Team GB's Olympic golds are more varied than USA's
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2012/aug/08/london-2012-teamgb-olympic-golds
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Just been having a peruse of the medal table (the one on the BBC site is good and gives a breakdown of all Countries' medals). The range of sports in which GB has won (or guarateed to win) is quite staggering. If Swimming was taken out of the Olympics, Team GB would be well ahead of the USA (16 golds in swimming!).
I know we have done well in cycling, but if you take that out, GB is still comfortably in third place, and would probably still improve on the Beijing performance.
If they didn't limit the cycling to one competitor per country per race type we could have won more medals of lower types as well.
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They have just interviewed Rutherford and he either had a trial or was on the kids books at Villa as he admitted he could have been a Villa player but was too lazy to push for it.
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TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
Nicola Adams family originate from Nechells ... So no more Yorkshire BS please.
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They have just interviewed Rutherford and he either had a trial or was on the kids books at Villa as he admitted he could have been a Villa player but was too lazy to push for it.
Over the last two seasons he would have fitted right in!
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He ran the second 200m with a broken leg!
American runner Manteo Mitchell has revealed he ran the last 200m of the Olympic men's 4x400m relay heats with a broken left leg.
Mitchell began the race for the United States, who went through to Friday's final as the second fastest team despite Mitchell's injury.
"As soon as I took the first step past the 200m mark, I felt it break." Manteo told the USA Track and Field website.
"I didn't want to let the three guys or the team down, so I just ran on it."
Mitchell still managed to finish the opening lap in 46.1 seconds as the US team, also featuring Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Bryshon Nellum, went on to set a qualifying time of two minutes, 58.87 seconds.
"It hurt so bad," the 25-year-old added. "I'm pretty amazed that I still split [close to] 45 seconds on a broken leg."
USA Track and Field chief executive Max Siegel said: "Manteo has become an inspiration and a hero for his team-mates.
"Without his courage and determination to finish, Team USA would not be at the starting line in the final. The team has rallied around him and we are all looking forward the final days of competition."
The US men's team are the defending champions and have won every 4x400m Olympic title that they have contested
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Hockey boys are in trouble 4-1 down at HT v Netherlands
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TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
Nicola Adams family originate from Nechells ... So no more Yorkshire BS please.
On Nechells Moor bar t'at.........On Nechells Moor bar t'at.........On Nechells Moor bar t'at.........
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David Rudisha was unbelievable in the 800m first athlete at these games to break a world record on the track.
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Quality 200m final.
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One of the American 4x400 guys ran the last 200metres of his leg with a broken leg as he "didn't want to let the team down". Hard bastard.
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One of the American 4x400 guys ran the last 200metres of his leg with a broken leg as he "didn't want to let the team down". Hard bastard.
See my post on the previous page. 200m on a broken leg and he still ran that fast. As I believe the kids say, WTF!!!
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
Why did he slow down...........
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
Why did he slow down...........
Aliens made him do it.
Or he may have realised he wasn't on for a WR when he glanced at the clock so showboated a bit. He cracks me up the cocky fecker.
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
Why did he slow down...........
Michael Johnson said that he had looked at the clock and knew he wasn't going to break it so he just slowed up.
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
Why did he slow down...........
Michael Johnson said that he had looked at the clock and new he wasn't going to break it so he just slowed up.
Maybe but he was only .12 of a second off breaking it and he eased off at least 15/20 yards from the finish
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The Jamaican 200m team thanking Birmingham people.
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Woo hoo. You hear Bolt and Weir praising Brum ?
Usain is obviously a Villa fan.
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Big it up big it up Da Birmingham Crew.
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Perhaps we can paint a few of our post boxes Green,Gold and Black......the respect those 3 just showed the people of Birmingham was quite remarkable bearing in mind what they had just done 5 minutes before. Respect,,,,absolute respect.....I know living not far from Uni the stir the Jamaican team caused and its great that they thanked us for the love!!!!
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Never mind the "Steve Davis" of running, the blasted Jarmans have won the first set in the Beach Volleyball final. In brighter news the DJ has dropped a bit of James Brown and his mate on the mic appears to be the big gob off-of the X Factor.
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The Jamaican 200m team thanking Birmingham people.
There you go. That's anther gold medal for Birmingham on top of one Nicola Adams won.
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
Why did he slow down...........
Gareth Barry was walking across the finishing line!
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I believe the youngsters call it Birmz these days. Apparently they were thanking the city on R5 after too
Great publicity that.
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Woo hoo. You hear Bolt and Weir praising Brum ?
Usain is obviously a Villa fan.
I think we should give him a trial.
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Dutch batter us 9-2 in the hockey.
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Rudisha and Bolt are incredible.
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Dutch batter us 9-2 in the hockey.
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
Why did he slow down...........
Michael Johnson said that he had looked at the clock and new he wasn't going to break it so he just slowed up.
Maybe but he was only .12 of a second off breaking it and he eased off at least 15/20 yards from the finish
Bolt himself said he could see he was outside world record time, so he eased off.
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David Rudisha was unbelievable in the 800m first athlete at these games to break a world record on the track.
Agreed, Bolt will take the headlines, but that was the run of the games. Awesome and beautiful to watch.
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Another one for kicking someone occaisionally.
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I didn't understand it but it's another gold. Counting Jamaica as part of Birmingham I reckon Britain now has about 40 golds. Fuck off America.
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TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
Nicola Adams family originate from Nechells ... So no more Yorkshire BS please.
Nicola Adams. Born in Leeds. Yorkshire.
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Another one for kicking someone occaisionally.
Having a young son who started taekwondo a couple of months ago, seeing how much he enjoyed explaining to me and his mum about what was happening was pretty ace.
He is going to be so excited to watch that in the morning (since it was WAAAAY past his bedtime) and it's the wee things like that which are making these games so good.
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I'm not knocking it and hopefully it will spur your son on to become the best he can be which is the true benefit of the games. But, like judo, the same apparent actions seem to score or not score depending upon some minute difference that I just don't have the knowledge to notice.
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
Why did he slow down...........
No million dollar bonus for breaking world record at Olympics - only gets a medal and a bunch of flowers.
He'll get paid millions trying to break it at meetings and eventually when they offer a big enough bonus he'll break it.
Today was a relatively quiet day at the games. I met an old Jamaican bloke who was one of their team managers, he asked me about which numbers to wear for the 4x4 heats. Only realised who he was when I saw his badge. Don Quarrie Olympic champion 1976 200m in Montreal. He only won it once not like Usain.
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I'm not knocking it and hopefully it will spur your son on to become the best he can be which is the true benefit of the games. But, like judo, the same apparent actions seem to score or not score depending upon some minute difference that I just don't have the knowledge to notice.
Not really, apparently the vests they wear have sensors to tell whether a kick or punch has landed, and head shots can be challenged if the fighter thinks it has or hasn't landed.
Obviously this is at top level and not at club level, but it seems a good sport to get into to me.
Judo I agree with, seems much more up to the referee.
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TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
Nicola Adams family originate from Nechells ... So no more Yorkshire BS please.
Nicola Adams. Born in Leeds. Yorkshire.
I said family...ehhh!
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Quality 200m final.
Unbelieveable. Bolt actually slowed down before he reached the line. Could have easily broken the world record.
Olympic Record maybe, but I think that the World Record was out of reach
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Rudisha was incredible. Best track performance of the games by far (yes, including Bolt's double-repeat).
This wasn't the 800m of my childhood, when Coe would wait and kick off the last bend or Ovett/Elliott/Cram would wind things up on the last lap.
Yesterday's race was an 800m sprint, with pretty consistent 200m splits.
Apparently the time of the British bloke who finished 7th or 8th would have won the gold in 2008.
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Woo hoo. You hear Bolt and Weir praising Brum ?
Usain is obviously a Villa fan.
Actually it was Yohan Blake who interupted the Big Man to praise Birmingham first. That bloke doesnt get enough credit he is a fantastic runner.
I have a feeling that its Larry Holmes and Ali all over again.
Usain is a marketing mans dream and at home so is Nicola Adams who has the likeability factor in bundles rather like Fred Dibnah did.
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Woo hoo. You hear Bolt and Weir praising Brum ?
Usain is obviously a Villa fan.
Actually it was Yohan Blake who interupted the Big Man to praise Birmingham first. That bloke doesnt get enough credit he is a fantastic runner.
I have a feeling that its Larry Holmes and Ali all over again.
Usain is a marketing mans dream and at home so is Nicola Adams who has the likeability factor in bundles rather like Fred Dibnah did.
On the subject of the interview with Bolt, Blake and Weir, shame on the BBC for trying to conduct it during the Kenyan national anthem for David Rudisha. All were trying to show their respect to a great athlete but Phil Jones insisted on sticking a microphone in their faces.
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I'm not knocking it and hopefully it will spur your son on to become the best he can be which is the true benefit of the games. But, like judo, the same apparent actions seem to score or not score depending upon some minute difference that I just don't have the knowledge to notice.
Not really, apparently the vests they wear have sensors to tell whether a kick or punch has landed, and head shots can be challenged if the fighter thinks it has or hasn't landed.
Obviously this is at top level and not at club level, but it seems a good sport to get into to me.
Judo I agree with, seems much more up to the referee.
Judo is pretty straightforward actually, you score points for 3 basic actions.
1: You throw your opponent onto their back
2: You hold them down for 25 seconds
3: They submit whilst in a hold.
Judo scoring is not open to interpretation.
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That's good news about the Judo scoring system, meaning that is a proper Sport and will therefore remain in the Olympics when I become head of the IOC
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And when you do can you make sure that medals are presented by legends of the sport rather than Dr Hoffman of Stuttgart IOC member for Germany?
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Last night was the last of my Olympic events: the evening session of the athletics. Cracking view from the second tier just adjacent the flame (albeit the Union flag obscured the javelin throwers at the moment of release).
Whilst I'll always remember being in the stadium to witness Bolt win his 200m gold, the highlight was the 800m. A World Record and every runner getting a season's best, personal best or a national record.
One negative: well spoken, white kids draped in the Jamaican flag. Glory hunters! Still give it a week or so and they'll be trying on their brand new Man City tops.
The great positive: the volunteers. Cheerful, great sense of humour and helpful. A real credit to their city and their country.
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One negative: well spoken, white kids draped in the Jamaican flag. Glory hunters! Still give it a week or so and they'll be trying on their brand new Man City tops.
I saw a white woman draped in Jamaican flag at a stadium exit, being interviewed by a TV crew. She was an embarassing sight, all emotional and making a right show of herself. My initial reaction was to interupt the interview and tell her to "stop being a silly bitch".
But as I was in my official uniform, I had to be careful what I said.
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Where were you working last night Mr Grandad ?
The Beeb showed lots of behind the scenes shots (especially up in the 450s channels) and I kept wondering whether any of the old codgers wandering around was you.
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The whole BBC 42 channel (or whatever) total coverage thing has been amazing this time around. And the BBC didn't have to pay a penny for any of it.
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Woo hoo. You hear Bolt and Weir praising Brum ?
Usain is obviously a Villa fan.
Actually it was Yohan Blake who interupted the Big Man to praise Birmingham first. That bloke doesnt get enough credit he is a fantastic runner.
I have a feeling that its Larry Holmes and Ali all over again.
Usain is a marketing mans dream and at home so is Nicola Adams who has the likeability factor in bundles rather like Fred Dibnah did.
On the subject of the interview with Bolt, Blake and Weir, shame on the BBC for trying to conduct it during the Kenyan national anthem for David Rudisha. All were trying to show their respect to a great athlete but Phil Jones insisted on sticking a microphone in their faces.
They did it last week as well during the rowing, interviewing somebody while the NZ anthem was playing. Disrespectful.
Phil Jones is a knob, he's getting right on my tits.
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The whole BBC 42 channel (or whatever) total coverage thing has been amazing this time around. And the BBC didn't have to pay a penny for any of it.
Those channels have been great, especially because the raw feeds meant no interviews.
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This wasn't the 800m of my childhood, when Coe would wait and kick off the last bend or Ovett/Elliott/Cram would wind things up on the last lap.
Yesterday's race was an 800m sprint, with pretty consistent 200m splits.
I thought the 800m was a bit of a throwback to the 70s/80s runs of Coe and Ovett and Cram - which were basically employing an early pacemakler then running alone from the front chasing a world record. Agreed the big races were not quite like that.
Coes 800m run is still astonishing - see link - still the second fastest man in history more than 30 years later. And dont you miss David Coleman btw.
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These were the days
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Nicola Adams. Born in Leeds. Yorkshire.
I thought it would have been obvious to everybody the Addams Family are from Yorkshire. Was Uncle Fester was from Barnsley or Sunny Scunny, Chris?
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Where were you working last night Mr Grandad ?
The Beeb showed lots of behind the scenes shots (especially up in the 450s channels) and I kept wondering whether any of the old codgers wandering around was you.
Last night I was in final call but I was hiding in a bay when the TV cameras were on. Did you see Bolt pretending to hit the American? He's a bit of a poser when the cameras are on. But a nice chap otherwise.
I'm one of the younger old codgers on view. I've still got my own teeth/hair/marbles. Will be in final call again today and 2moro.
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Any chance when it's all over you could post any photos of yourself either with or without athletes? I'm sure there are others on here who, like me would like to see them.
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Any chance when it's all over you could post any photos of yourself either with or without athletes? I'm sure there are others on here who, like me would like to see them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84642770@N05/7752547860/in/photostream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/84642770@N05/7752547860/in/photostream)
Will post some more when i can work out how to use flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84642770@N05/7752545502/in/photostream/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/84642770@N05/7752545502/in/photostream/)
Took one athlete's picture as I had been judging event when he did his qualifying height back in March
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Thanks SashasGrandad; I'm just disappointed you didn't leave the knickers on the floor ;) Seriously, much appreciated and I look forward to seeing more.
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Woo hoo. You hear Bolt and Weir praising Brum ?
Usain is obviously a Villa fan.
Why were they praising Brum? Did they train there?
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Woo hoo. You hear Bolt and Weir praising Brum ?
Usain is obviously a Villa fan.
Why were they praising Brum? Did they train there?
At the university.
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Einstein Agogo is outclassed in his boxing match.
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Nicola Adams. Born in Leeds. Yorkshire.
I thought it would have been obvious to everybody the Addams Family are from Yorkshire. Was Uncle Fester was from Barnsley or Sunny Scunny, Chris?
Scunny is my guess as it's in Lincolnshire.
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Lutalo Muhammad easily beaten in the taekwondo. That means the whole Aaron Cooke issue will be re-visited
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Liam Phillips and Shanaze Reade into the BMX finals later on this afternoon...........
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Lutalo Muhammad easily beaten in the taekwondo. That means the whole Aaron Cooke issue will be re-visited
Fortunately for Taekwondo GB the squad as a whole has performed well. So they have a few brownie points in the bag.
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Reade nowhere in the final.
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And the Brit bloke balls it up as well in the BMX.
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Bronze in the lasses hockey though.
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And we mess up the final change in the 100m relay.
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And we mess up the final change in the 100m relay.
As inevitable as a quarter final exit on penalties
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And we mess up the final change in the 100m relay.
As inevitable as a quarter final exit on penalties
Are we out?
If so, that means the Dutch coach cannot achieve his target of 8 (?) track and field medals.
He said he’d resign if that was the case.
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4th in the 4x 400 relay. Not our day today it seems.
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4th in the 4x 400 relay. Not our day today it seems.
Rooney had a very good last leg though. Something occurred to me earlier. Where is Linford Christie surely one of the TV stations must have employed him. Hes upset the Beeb in the past but appears to know his stuff and I would expected he would have put in an appearance somewhere.
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4th in the 4x 400 relay. Not our day today it seems.
Rooney had a very good last leg though. Something occurred to me earlier. Where is Linford Christie surely one of the TV stations must have employed him. Hes upset the Beeb in the past but appears to know his stuff and I would expected he would have put in an appearance somewhere.
Saw Linford at the warm up track on Wednesday - he's here but not running!
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4th in the 4x 400 relay. Not our day today it seems.
Rooney had a very good last leg though. Something occurred to me earlier. Where is Linford Christie surely one of the TV stations must have employed him. Hes upset the Beeb in the past but appears to know his stuff and I would expected he would have put in an appearance somewhere.
Saw Linford at the warm up track on Wednesday - he's here but not running!
He’s a coach now according to a documentary screened by the BBC just before the Games.
If you haven’t seen it, it was about the 88 Olympic’s 100m final. Basically Johnson got caught but pretty much every athlete was using performance enhancing drugs. Very interesting if you’re into this running malarky.
EDIT - to make this post more relevant. The BBC basically infer that he was doped up to his eyeballs too and so I’d imagine Linford Christie may not want to work for the BBC.
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Well he was caught once but given the benefit of the doubt. I definitely think it is still going on with designer drugs developed with certain governments help that the IOC aren't testing for or can't detect. But if everyone is doing it then it kind of equals out.
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Tonight was a bit more old school GB Olympics with a lack of real quality, though some of them may develop. And even though our lady hammer-thrower came last (she did really well in qualifying) it was refreshing that she puts some of her success down to her ballet lessons rather than her predecessors who may well have put theirs down to pie-eating.
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Well he was caught once but given the benefit of the doubt. I definitely think it is still going on with designer drugs developed with certain governments help that the IOC aren't testing for or can't detect. But if everyone is doing it then it kind of equals out.
With out ruining it, okay I’m going to ruin it....
The big news - for me - was that the US Drug Agency (or something like that) conducted their own tests the year before the 88 Games and Carl Lewis amongst many others failed but they did nothing about it.
I think that’s how it went. Watch it on iPlayer if you want the details.
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A week after the event Sweden appeal the photo finish in the women's triathlon, to be fair it was close but surely after a week it's time to move on.
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Another sit down gold medal. Thank goodness the Olympics are ending, our domination is getting embarrassing!
;) ;D
Anyway, congratulations Ed McKeever.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
TWENTY POSH TOFFS ON HORSES MEANS WE BEAT THE BEIJING TOTAL
TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO HOY !
TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
TWENTY FIVE.....TWENTY SIX.......
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A week after the event Sweden appeal the photo finish in the women's triathlon, to be fair it was close but surely after a week it's time to move on.
I guess they've been discussing the rules and specifically if they contain anything regarding a photo finish. In running the torso is accepted as the measuring point but that gold was given by any part of the body. If there's nothing in the rules specifying that, and there is no precedent to be found then they can argue that it should have gone with the running standard.
I can totally understand it taking a while for them to run though all the history books and see if anything similar has occurred and what happened, and then review the rules in full.
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1 - 0 Mexico after 29 seconds............
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1 - 0 Mexico after 29 seconds............
Brilliant commentary from Lawro:
“The sun is shinning, it’s a real pressure game, I can really see Brazil turning it on here.”
within seconds 1-0 Mexico.
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Another sit down gold medal.
You kneel in kayaking.
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Another sit down gold medal.
You kneel in kayaking.
No they dont, they seem to be sitting to me.
Kneeling is something people do in church.
Kayaking – the act of paddling a kayak, for moving along the surface of a body of water such as a river, lake, or sea. Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and by having two blades on the paddle instead of one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_canoeing_and_kayaking
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Another sit down gold medal.
You kneel in kayaking.
No they dont, they seem to be sitting to me.
Kneeling is something people do in church.
You're right, ignore me, I was watching canoe sprinting yesterday and mixed them up.
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2 - 0 Mexico.......Brazil have been average to poor
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Another sit down gold medal.
You kneel in kayaking.
No they dont, they seem to be sitting to me.
Kneeling is something people do in church.
You're right, ignore me, I was watching canoe sprinting yesterday and mixed them up.
Canoeing or kayaking. Sitting or kneeling. This should be in the Olympics, and with the music just like the horsey people had the other day.
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Your Mo Farah predictions for the 5000m please.
I say he will do 12:53 and win.
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Go on Mo.
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Fly Mo........
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Mo to win, not sure on the time tho.
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Really hope i'm wrong (as usual) but I think he'll struggle to even get bronze. I reckon the 10K on that track will have taken too much out of him. Go Mo! But don't go slowmo.
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How great must it be to get a cheer like that just for you.
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I think it'll be very tough for Mo.
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This is a very odd race.
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I think he’ll finish 4th.
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Come on Mo
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Come on Mo
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Go on Mo!!!
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COME ON MO
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Well done that man.
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You're a fucking legend Mo!
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I like Mo.
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Fucking fantastic.
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Mo Farrah, Mo' Golds.
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Kudos Mo and thank you.
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He has now completed 20k on that track.
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I need some onions to cut, otherwise people will think I am soft.
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That was bloody brilliant as was the commentary and analysis from Brendan Foster and Steve Cram. Makes the football lot sound even more moronic.
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I feel such a twat. I'm on my own in my place and was stood up shouting "go on son, GO ON" at the TV during that last 200m.
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Incredible
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Fookin brilliant that was. Well done Mo.
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I feel such a twat. I'm on my own in my place and was stood up shouting "go on son, GO ON" at the TV during that last 200m.
And? I expect most of us was as well.
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Unbelievable. Mo you fecking beauty.
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
TWENTY POSH TOFFS ON HORSES MEANS WE BEAT THE BEIJING TOTAL
TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO HOY !
TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
TWENTY FIVE.....TWENTY SIX.......
TWENTY SEVEN SIR MOHAMED FARAH
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I feel such a twat. I'm on my own in my place and was stood up shouting "go on son, GO ON" at the TV during that last 200m.
And? I expect most of us was as well.
I was from about 400 metres!
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Fantastic. Surely his Mrs must pop now ?
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His missus don't look too happy there, did he forget to do the washing up before he left?
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Was there a mini domestic going on then between him and his Mrs?
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Was there a mini domestic going on then between him and his Mrs?
Having seen her face I can understand why spends his time running.
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Ah Denise's arse again!
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Yay, Denise Lewis's arse bouncing again. Can we have a Mo race every week?
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Ah Denise's arse again!
AKA Colin Jackson.
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Step up to the Marathon Mo. Spend more time training.
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Is it me, but does Tom Daley sound a bit Thorpey? That could upset most of the Ladies at work who like watching him.
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Is it me, but does Tom Daley sound a bit Thorpey? That could upset most of the Ladies at work who like watching him.
Very much so.
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Shana Cox royally fucked that up.
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Our Taekwondo winning lady is rather attractive.
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Terrible first dive from Daley.
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He gets to do his dive again. Still don't think he'll get a medal though.
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Anybody noticed the athletics commentators always seem to say Great Britain, Britain, GB, or Team GB. Except in the relays where I always hear at some stage they refer to them as Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Is it a BBC directive that if its a team event as opposed to an individual to say that ?
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Why is Victoria Pendleton making announcements at the diving?
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Fuckin hell that relay was quick.
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Would've liked to see Bolt have to catch somebody up on the last bit.
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Jamaica relay team smash the world record.
Now for the interview.......4 Jamaicans bigging up brum instead of just the 3 the other night.
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Looks like anther gold in the boxing.
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Jamaica relay team smash the world record.
Now for the interview.......4 Jamaicans bigging up brum instead of just the 3 the other night.
I notice the BBC never replayed that bit again afterwards.
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Ha ha I see Usain gave it the Mo celebration at the end, nice touch.
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Yep, another gold in the boxing.
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Usain has been ambushed by a woman.
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Gold Number 28. Get in!
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GET IN !
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THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
TWENTY POSH TOFFS ON HORSES MEANS WE BEAT THE BEIJING TOTAL
TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO HOY !
TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
TWENTY FIVE.....TWENTY SIX.......
TWENTY SEVEN SIR MOHAMED FARAH
TWENTY EIGHT Boxing gold...two more to come?
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Jamaica relay team smash the world record.
Now for the interview.......4 Jamaicans bigging up brum instead of just the 3 the other night.
I notice the BBC never replayed that bit again afterwards.
It's still available on the website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19203492#asset
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There's just been more thanks for Birmingham University. Brilliant.
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Usain 'bigged up' Birmingham again.
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Jamaica relay team smash the world record.
Now for the interview.......4 Jamaicans bigging up brum instead of just the 3 the other night.
I notice the BBC never replayed that bit again afterwards.
Not being funny but why would they?
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Jamaica relay team smash the world record.
Now for the interview.......4 Jamaicans bigging up brum instead of just the 3 the other night.
I notice the BBC never replayed that bit again afterwards.
Not being funny but why would they?
Because they can't stop mentioning fucking whippet county.
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Daley top (just) going into the last dives.
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Jamaica relay team smash the world record.
Now for the interview.......4 Jamaicans bigging up brum instead of just the 3 the other night.
I notice the BBC never replayed that bit again afterwards.
Not being funny but why would they?
Because they can't stop mentioning fucking whippet county.
Hey, that boxing gold we just got ? He's from Hull. Ayup !
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Don't tell him, his head is big enough at the moment anyway.
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Just like the Yorkies......get somebodyelse to pay for their games!
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Daley top (just) going into the last dives.
Although it sounds like he has used the best dive already and the other still have to use it. So unless he cocks up, bronze only for him.
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Track & field events seem to dominate, but watching the divers, bloody hell, can't think of any sport that would petrify me more.
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Bronze for Tom unless the others cock up their dives now.
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Don't tell him, his head is big enough at the moment anyway.
I've lost track, who you talking about?
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Bronze it is.
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Track & field events seem to dominate, but watching the divers, bloody hell, can't think of any sport that would petrify me more.
Me either. You wouldn't even get me up there, let along doing a fucking handstand at the edge.
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Track & field events seem to dominate, but watching the divers, bloody hell, can't think of any sport that would petrify me more.
Me either. You wouldn't even get me up there, let along doing a fucking handstand at the edge.
And none of them slipped off the edge. I watched most of those bloody dives over the last 2 nights with no absolute howlers.
Grrrr
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Remember that American fella years ago who smacked his head during his dive?
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Remember that American fella years ago who smacked his head during his dive?
Greg Louganis, aye he's a coach for them now. Apparently he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS before those Olympics but didn't admit it until years later.
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Having had a look through there's 3 events where we we stand a chance of medals tomorrow
We have 2 medals in the boxing guaranteed but the finals will decide the colour.
We have a decent chance in the womens pentathlon, with out team being the women who came 1st and 2rd in the world championships earlier in the year.
30 golds would be amazing, so lets hope we get them from that very little list.
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Usain 'bigged up' Birmingham again.
But only after Yohan Blake had done it first...again! what a crackin bloke he is.
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Usain 'bigged up' Birmingham again.
But only after Yohan Blake had done it first...again! what a crackin bloke he is.
Apart from that shit claws thing he does all the time.
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It's not great, is it.
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Have time entertainment sorted for the Everton game; a relay race around the pitch between the Jamaican 4x100m squad and a Villa team made up of the Hercules, Bella, Chip and......... well, I'm not sure but maybe Legion or Mr Woodhall.
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Usain 'bigged up' Birmingham again.
But only after Yohan Blake had done it first...again! what a crackin bloke he is.
Apart from that shit claws thing he does all the time.
I love that, precisely because it's so lame. I love the fact that he's confident enough to do something so daft right before the biggest race of his life.
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Kinda wish he'd been on the podium with mo and bolt so they could ratote through them, Mo doing the blake claws thing would be awesome.
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Usain 'bigged up' Birmingham again.
But only after Yohan Blake had done it first...again! what a crackin bloke he is.
Apart from that shit claws thing he does all the time.
I love that, precisely because it's so lame. I love the fact that he's confident enough to do something so daft right before the biggest race of his life.
The trouble is when he does it, it makes him look like a gay panda. I'm guessing some agent has told him to do it as he always looks like he seems embarrassed when he does.
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I'm a bit disappointed that it's pretty much all over now. I'd like another couple of weeks of it.
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Does David Beckham every actually play football nowadays?
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Does David Beckham every actually play football nowadays?
He pretty much semi retired in 2007, not that people didn't think he should have been in the football squad for some silly reason.
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Best picture from the Olympics?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/486596_10151032678957600_1607677842_n.jpg)
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He gets to do his dive again. Still don't think he'll get a medal though.
You're dead good at this prediction lark aren't you?
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We won't win the FA Cup next season.
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Old news now but I really hope that this happens... "TWENTY SEVEN, SIR MOHAMED FARAH”
He sums up what Britain can and should be i.e. fucking amazing.
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Don't tell him, his head is big enough at the moment anyway.
I've lost track, who you talking about?
Try field, maybe you can win at that.
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28 golds! Unbelievable performance all round. I can remember Olympics in the past where we were thought to be doing well if we won four. I can remember Atlanta in 1996 where we only won one.
We've now won more golds at these Games than Germany, France and Italy combined. And more than we won at all the Games between 1972 and 1996 put together.
There have been many highlights these last two weeks, but for sheer emotional impact, the most memorable moments for me have been Mo Farah's two wins. My wife, daughter and I were all on our feet cheering, shouting and, yes, crying last night as he ran those last couple of laps, my wife was actually sobbing as he crossed the finish line. He joins a very small elite club of athletes who have won Olympic gold in both long distance events, and we're very lucky to have witnessed it.
Fantastic.
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My good lady made a very good point last night. You really wouldnt like to sit next to Michael Johnson on the tube/bus etc
He must have won the gold medal for spreading his legs the farthest a human being is capable of doing.
Top performance from the BBC studio team though they came up with the goods when it mattered.
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Remember that American fella years ago who smacked his head during his dive?
Greg Louganis, aye he's a coach for them now. Apparently he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS before those Olympics but didn't admit it until years later.
He knew he had HIV when the accident happened, he also never told the medics that treated the cut to his head, in a recent interview he said he was very worried as the medics never wore gloves.
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Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
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Huge crowds for the marathon and London is looking spectacular. Having a surname beginning with K appears to be an advantage in this event, even more so being called Kiprotich or an anagram of it.
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Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
Interesting indeed.
Also interesting was a stat on the BBC the other night - no white sprinter has *ever* run 100m in less than 10 seconds.
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Apart from that French fella?
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Wrong. A French bloke did fairly recently.
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PWS beat me to it. In the meantime I checked. Christophe Lemaitre ran 9.92 last year.
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Thanks to a quick Google (but don't tell the missus) Wiki reckons:
Nearly all the sprinters who have beaten the 10-second barrier are of West African descent. Namibian (formerly South-West Africa) Frankie Fredericks became the first man of non-West African heritage to achieve the feat in 1991 and in 2003 Australia's Patrick Johnson (who has Irish and Indigenous Australian heritage) became the first sub-10-second runner without an African background.[5][6][7][8] Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre became the first white European under ten seconds in 2010 (although Poland's Marian Woronin had unofficially surpassed the barrier with a time of 9.992 seconds in 1984).[9] In 2011, Zimbabwean Ngonidzashe Makusha became the 76th man to break the barrier, yet only the fourth man not of West African descent.[10] No sprinter of predominantly Asian or East African descent has officially achieved this feat.[11][12][13]
Colin Jackson (an athlete with mixed ethnic background and former world record holder in the 110 metre hurdles)[14] noted that both his parents were talented athletes and suggested that biological inheritance was the greatest influence, rather than any perceived racial factor. Furthermore, successful black role models in track events may reinforce the racial disparity.[12]
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Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
That’s awesome. It’s a shame that they did not try and put some sort of average line so you could see which runners were abnormal for their era. With my mind’s eye it looks like Bolt, Hines and Owen appeared to be getting times ahead of their generation.
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I think the sophistication of your drugs program also assists.
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29 Golds. Anthony Joshua Super-Heavweight boxer.
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29!!!!!!!!!!
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GET IN !
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/7/26/1343300338568/London-2012-Olympic-gold--008.jpg)
THATS ONE !
WIGGO !
THATS TWO !
NOW WE ARE FOUR
CYCLED TO FIVE
NOW WE HAVE ROWED TO SIX
SEVEN
EIGHT
NINE
TEN !
ELEVEN
TWELVE - ENNIS MAGNIFICENT !
THIRTEEN. GREG RUTHERFORD WINS THE LONG JUMP!
MO FARAH.....YOU ARE FUCKING WONDERFUL !
THREE GB ATHLETIC GOLDS IN AN HOUR !
FOURTEEN GOLDS IN TOTAL
AINSLEE SAILS TO FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN ANDY MURRAY
SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN THE REAL KING KENNY !
NINETEEN BEIJING GOLD MEDAL COUNT MATCHED
TWENTY POSH TOFFS ON HORSES MEANS WE BEAT THE BEIJING TOTAL
TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO HOY !
TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR NICOLA ADAMS (Yorkshire) MAKES OLYMPIC HISTORY
TWENTY FIVE.....TWENTY SIX.......
TWENTY SEVEN SIR MOHAMED FARAH
TWENTY EIGHT Boxing gold...two more to come?
TWENTY NINE The Boxing done. Is that our lot?
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Yes.
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Have we got a chance in the Moderate Pentagon?
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Uh-oh, the pesky Italians are appealing the boxing result.
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Uh-oh, the pesky Italians are appealing the boxing result.
Doesnt surprise me. I rang a lad who boxes at heavyweight in the midlands and he said the Italian won by a couple of points.
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Uh-oh, the pesky Italians are appealing the boxing result.
Doesnt surprise me. I rang a lad who boxes at heavyweight in the midlands and he said the Italian won by a couple of points.
General consensus on a couple of boxing forums is that the Italian deserved to win but it was close.
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Appeal rejected.
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Uh-oh, the pesky Italians are appealing the boxing result.
Doesnt surprise me. I rang a lad who boxes at heavyweight in the midlands and he said the Italian won by a couple of points.
General consensus on a couple of boxing forums is that the Italian deserved to win but it was close.
It was but I thought three points would be a bit too much to pull back in the last round. How come in boxing you can appeal
and in cycling (and Im talking Fancy Pants Pendleton being elbowed) you cannot. The video evidence was there for everyone to see.
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Overall this Olympics has been absolutely fantastic, well done to the organisers and the country as a whole.
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Overall this Olympics has been absolutely fantastic, well done to the organisers and the country as a whole.
Well said that man.
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Overall this Olympics has been absolutely fantastic, well done to the organisers and the country as a whole.
well i did my bit,
shouting loudly and jigging around in front of the telly, i hope the athletes appreciate this
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All those lottery tickets I bought have finally paid off. GB sport owes me. I'll settle for Sexual Heptathlon with Jessica Ennis or Kinky Keirin with Victoria Pendleton.
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This Olympics has been bloody brilliant for a number of reasons, one of which is my kids have spent hours racing on their bikes in the back alley having watched the efforts of our cyclists. Unfortunately the closing ceremony tonight is looking like its going to be spectacularly awful, I hold all those who were clamouring for Beckham to be involved personally responsible for the appearance of the fucking Spice Girls this evening.
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I don't have any problem with the Spice Girls appearing at the Closing Ceremony, so long as live crocodiles appear too.
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All those lottery tickets I bought have finally paid off. GB sport owes me. I'll settle for Sexual Heptathlon with Jessica Ennis or Kinky Keirin with Victoria Pendleton.
The mass attraction to Victoria Pendleton puzzles me.
Much prefer Rebecca Romero.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00785/rebecca-romero-460_785162c.jpg
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BOBFOC.
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All those lottery tickets I bought have finally paid off. GB sport owes me. I'll settle for Sexual Heptathlon with Jessica Ennis or Kinky Keirin with Victoria Pendleton.
The mass attraction to Victoria Pendleton puzzles me.
Much prefer Rebecca Romero.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00785/rebecca-romero-460_785162c.jpg
You're mad. The Pendleton:
(https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQT0077RPsjzJZB8Q08rXH1_xQdrg0tGg4HEYkEoMFLp9FBq7lU)
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Sorry.
Just doesn't do it for me.
Perhaps i'm on the turn.
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Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
Interesting indeed.
Also interesting was a stat on the BBC the other night - no white sprinter has *ever* run 100m in less than 10 seconds.
OK, so apart from that French bloke, no white sprinter has ever - officially - run a sub 10 seconds 100 metres.
I'm pretty sure that's what the BBC in fact said, and I was just talking bollocks.
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Sorry.
Just doesn't do it for me.
Perhaps i'm on the turn.
I have a few friends who frequent a nice little pub in Earls Court who'd be happy to meet you upstairs. Make sure you wear a nice frock though. :-)
Queen Vic rules.
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Overall this Olympics has been absolutely fantastic, well done to the organisers and the country as a whole.
It has been absolutely brilliant.
Wonderful opening ceremony so much better than Beijing.
Even more medals than the ones we got in Beijing.
Much better genuinly enthusiatic crowds than in Beijing.
But most of all the much better BBC coverage for just one reason............................
Boing Boing, remember Beijing ? Good job he left the Beeb, the whole thing could have been ruined.........
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/images/bank/programmes_tv/sport/olympics2008/300adrian_chiles.jpg)
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Best compliment I can give the games is that i'm really disappointed they are over.
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And the final medal table.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/EnglishPride2004/medaltable.jpg)
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Well done Great Britain. For excellent organisation and the 65 medals. Well played the Gb athletes and Seb and Co.
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Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
Where's Alan Wells?
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Well that was fun.
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On reflection a great games but why so many swimming events?
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Summing events?
Competitive maths?
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Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
That’s awesome. It’s a shame that they did not try and put some sort of average line so you could see which runners were abnormal for their era. With my mind’s eye it looks like Bolt, Hines and Owen appeared to be getting times ahead of their generation.
I'd say Bob Hayes was the outstanding sprinter of his generation rather than Jim Hines. Hayes ran the first 100m at the Olympics in under 10 seconds (9.91 - albeit wind assisted) in the semi finals. It was 32 years until anyone set a faster time
His anchor leg in the 4x100 is up there with any time set today. Some estimate the split was 8.5 seconds...and that was on a cinder track (with borrowed shoes!)
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Well it's clear that Rio will do dance and song better than London. Breast of luck to them.
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Just back from my first pop concert.
George was crap - did 2 songs - 2 too many. But after that it got a lot better.
Had to look in programme to see who some of the younger acts were. Who the brierley hill is Tinnie Tempah? Beady Eye and Muse - never heard of them. Muse was just loud noise.
Spice Girls were OK, The Who not bad. Good pyrotechincs. But lots of athletes were sneeking out.
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Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
Apologies if this has already been posted, but I found this quite interesting.
Comparison of all 100m winners (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp)
Interesting indeed.
Also interesting was a stat on the BBC the other night - no white sprinter has *ever* run 100m in less than 10 seconds.
OK, so apart from that French bloke, no white sprinter has ever - officially - run a sub 10 seconds 100 metres.
I'm pretty sure that's what the BBC in fact said, and I was just talking bollocks.
With regards to Bolt, I would really like to see him crack his own world record. Looking at the final you can see he doesn't get a good start compared to others but the transition and mid run stage he literally is Bolting. Then he backs off at the end. Just imagine the time if he perfects his start and then blasts through to the end??? I am currently running in the Pose Running Method and in the book they talk about Bolt and applying their theory on running, it is thought that with a slight increase on his angle whilst running would assist him to possibly break the WR even further.
He frustrates me in that why does he back off right at the end, or is he playing us and waiting for his own peak? Either way he is truly an amazing athlete.
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I think it has been stated elsewhere. When the Grand Prix and suchlike events come round, where there is a magabucks bonus for breaking a WR, then we will see Usain busting a gut through the tape. At the Olympics you just get the gold medal for finishing first, nothing else no matter how fast you run.
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It's the first time i have taken an interest in the Olympics since 1972. How tawdry it makes football in general and the World Cup in particular look.
Genuine joy at winning and heartfelt sorrow from he losers. No rehearsed celebrations, no shameless sense of entitlement. It genuinely seemed like they were there to enhance the event rather than the other way round.
The spontaneous joy from Jade Jones and Nicola Adams together with Anthony Joshua talking about being an amateur and wanting to stay an amateur to improve were the highlights for me.
On the final day a very promising young footballer decides to retire to Man City's bench for a contract or two and cry all the way to the bank. What a contrast.
It doesn't matter whether Joshua stays true to his word. His thoughts in victory were of wanting to improve, and not 'great, I'm rich' or 'I am now the centre of the universe'.
In order to get her gold Jones had to follow up years of dedicated training by producing excellence three times in a day. What a refreshing change from having to put up with serial big event bottlers like Rooney and Lampard.
What a contrast also with those who think 3 or 4 million a year is not enough to keep their waistline in check or take umbrage at being asked to move 70 miles or whatever so that they actually spend more time training than they do travelling.
Even the TV coverage was a comparative revelation. The presenters were on the whole good, the commentators did a fine job and with one or two exceptions (notably the footballers) the assorted ex-athlete studio guests were articulate and worth listening to.
Best of all, no Sky. Not a damp squib Super Grand Slam Sunday in sight.
If he ever loses the desire to run, Usain Bolt could always set up a charm school. 'How to have a massive ego and still be very likeable'. Essential learning for most top flight footballers, not to mention Kevin Pietersen.
It may take a while and is probably too much to hope for anyway, but maybe more events like this will put football in a position where it has to trade in the Ferraris and once more give us sportsmen who are worth cheering and believing in.
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Steve Rose's post sums up how I felt about the Olympics, and I was one off the doubters to start with.
Ther delight of the three young ladies when they won the women's pursuit in cycling was a joy to behold as was the rower who told the interviewer "We are going to be on a stamp".
Wonderful, you hope that the spirit of these people won't ever be dampened or put out.
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It's the first time i have taken an interest in the Olympics since 1972. How tawdry it makes football in general and the World Cup in particular look.
Genuine joy at winning and heartfelt sorrow from he losers. No rehearsed celebrations, no shameless sense of entitlement. It genuinely seemed like they were there to enhance the event rather than the other way round.
The spontaneous joy from Jade Jones and Nicola Adams together with Anthony Joshua talking about being an amateur and wanting to stay an amateur to improve were the highlights for me.
On the final day a very promising young footballer decides to retire to Man City's bench for a contract or two and cry all the way to the bank. What a contrast.
It doesn't matter whether Joshua stays true to his word. His thoughts in victory were of wanting to improve, and not 'great, I'm rich' or 'I am now the centre of the universe'.
In order to get her gold Jones had to follow up years of dedicated training by producing excellence three times in a day. What a refreshing change from having to put up with serial big event bottlers like Rooney and Lampard.
What a contrast also with those who think 3 or 4 million a year is not enough to keep their waistline in check or take umbrage at being asked to move 70 miles or whatever so that they actually spend more time training than they do travelling.
Even the TV coverage was a comparative revelation. The presenters were on the whole good, the commentators did a fine job and with one or two exceptions (notably the footballers) the assorted ex-athlete studio guests were articulate and worth listening to.
Best of all, no Sky. Not a damp squib Super Grand Slam Sunday in sight.
If he ever loses the desire to run, Usain Bolt could always set up a charm school. 'How to have a massive ego and still be very likeable'. Essential learning for most top flight footballers, not to mention Kevin Pietersen.
It may take a while and is probably too much to hope for anyway, but maybe more events like this will put football in a position where it has to trade in the Ferraris and once more give us sportsmen who are worth cheering and believing in.
This
Fantastic post and highlights all the things wrong within our game
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Apparently, the luvverly young lady from Belarus that won the shotput has failed a drug test
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/13/article-0-146B312D000005DC-461_468x286.jpg)
Belarus ?!?...................... More like Bella Emberg
The Gold now goes to New Zealand
(http://static.stuff.co.nz/1344857264/209/7471209.jpg)
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i loved every second of the Olympics, i wasnt with the doubters anyway as i love all sports,
but you cant compare the Olympics that take place every 4 years to premieship football which is every week.
we all know there is loads wrong with football,
but we still love it and will be fixed to it again come next week,
but my facebook page is full of (mainly women) who are posting stuff about how football players have been humiliated by the Athletes, which i actually agree with, but they arnt interested in football anyway and are just using the Olympics as a stick to beat it with, so i wont be likeing it.
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Apparently, the luvverly young lady from Belarus that won the shotput has failed a drug test
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/13/article-0-146B312D000005DC-461_468x286.jpg)
Belarus ?!?...................... More like Bella Emberg
The Gold now goes to New Zealand
(http://static.stuff.co.nz/1344857264/209/7471209.jpg)
I saw some of this. The woman(?) from Belarus was throwing much further than the woman from NZ. Now we know why.
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I enjoyed it, but am now at a loss without it.
Even if I wasn't fully watching it, it was on in the background on the TV or radio.
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Apparently, the luvverly young lady from Belarus that won the shotput has failed a drug test
I said to Mrs. Reducer at the time that I used to work for him at the Pru, only his name was Dave Maloney at the time. She didn't bat an eyelash, until she saw some of the other competitors and exclaimed "Why is he throwing with the women?"
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My favourite Olympic moment in Lego:
(http://minifigs.me/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/P1060768-300x300.jpg)
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That's grand.
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Imagine coming second or third in an Olympic final & a week later it turns out the winner was a drugs cheat. Your moment at the top of the podium denied by their cheating, even worse surely finish fourth & not get that podium moment, denied by a drugs cheat.
I did read somewhere that an Olympic medal has been presented before to a fourth placed athlete who lost out to a higher placed drug cheat weeks after the Olympics finished & in the home country, I do hope the IOC see fit to establish this as common practice.
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Imagine coming second or third in an Olympic final & a week later it turns out the winner was a drugs cheat. Your moment at the top of the podium denied by their cheating, even worse surely finish fourth & not get that podium moment, denied by a drugs cheat.
I did read somewhere that an Olympic medal has been presented before to a fourth placed athlete who lost out to a higher placed drug cheat weeks after the Olympics finished & in the home country, I do hope the IOC see fit to establish this as common practice.
It is bad, but what were the IOC thinking handing "her" the medal in the first place?! One look was enough to tell you something was amiss.
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She doesn't look much like a Miss.
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Woo hoo. You hear Bolt and Weir praising Brum ?
Usain is obviously a Villa fan.
Why were they praising Brum? Did they train there?
At the university.
Cheers Yossarian.
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British stars of the Olympics and Paralympics are due to celebrate their success with a victory parade through the streets of central London later.
Tens of thousands of spectators are expected for the parade, the day after the London 2012 Paralympics concluded.
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From 13:30 BST on Monday, about 800 British Olympic and Paralympic athletes - including Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis, Hannah Cockcroft and Jonnie Peacock - are set to travel on 21 open-top floats, grouped in alphabetical order by their sport, for what is being called "The Greatest Team Parade".
Since when did Team GB win 800 medals at the Olympics/Paralympics ?
How can it be a "Victory Parade" if it includes people who didn't win anything ?
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It says about 800 British Olympic & Paralympic athletes not 800 medal winners.
You'd really deny the people who didn't win a medal the chance to take part in this?
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I guess its semantics, but if we are going to call it a "victory" parade, I would venture to suggest that a higher proportion of those on the open top buses are worthy of the accolade than are the Villa players who, season after season, trudge around the pitch after the last home game of the season enduring a lap of "honour".
As far as I am concerned it has been a fitting end to a simply fantastic six weeks or so. The summer of many of our lives.
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It says about 800 British Olympic & Paralympic athletes not 800 medal winners.
You'd really deny the people who didn't win a medal the chance to take part in this?
Yep.... no medal, no bus ride
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If the England cricket team can have one for winning the Ashes in a sport most of the country couldn't give a toss about then the Athletes most certainly deserve one. Could have done without the bloody Pet Shop Boys and Noisettes though.
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I see that in the US, NBC had exclusive TV rights to the Paralympics. They showed four, one hour slots.
I realise that we were given blanket coverage as it was in London, but what a missed opportunity.
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It says about 800 British Olympic & Paralympic athletes not 800 medal winners.
You'd really deny the people who didn't win a medal the chance to take part in this?
Yep.... no medal, no bus ride
They're Olympians whether they won a medal or not. That is still something to be proud of.
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I see that it could now be 2015 before the Olympic Park is ready for "legacy use"
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I see that in the US, NBC had exclusive TV rights to the Paralympics. They showed four, one hour slots.
I realise that we were given blanket coverage as it was in London, but what a missed opportunity.
That coverage wasn't even on NBC, it was on NBC Sports channel.
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just a hunch, but I’m not sure that the para olympics fits into the US health system.