Olympics

[Whiney MacWhineface]

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?"

[Dave Cooper please]

My favourite Olympic moment in Lego:

[Somniloquism]

That's grand.

[Jon Crofts]

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.

[Ad@m]

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.

[cdbearsfan]

She doesn't look much like a Miss.

[Pat McMahon]

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.

[UK Redsox]

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 ?

[Jon Crofts]

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?

[TopDeck113]

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.

[UK Redsox]

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

[Chris Jameson]

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.

[E I Adio]

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.

[JD]

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. 

[UK Redsox]

I see that it could now be 2015 before the Olympic Park is ready for "legacy use"