Rio Olympic Games 2016

[Ron Manager]

USA's first gold is in a shooting event. There's a surprise

That's what Lady Ron said!

[Ron Manager]

Apologies if I'm late with this but, Adam Peaty has just broken the world record in the 100m Breaststroke heats.

Absolutely took it apart!

[wittonwarrior]

Apologies if I'm late with this but, Adam Peaty has just broken the world record in the 100m Breaststroke heats.

Absolutely took it apart!

When you watch Peaty his technique  is everything you are told not to do for breast stroke, his leg strokes are more like  a  butterfly kick  rather than wide and then clicking together.  Probably the reason why we seldom win any swimming gongs.

[paul_e]

Apologies if I'm late with this but, Adam Peaty has just broken the world record in the 100m Breaststroke heats.

Absolutely took it apart!

Phenomenal athlete, over a second (in a sub minute race) ahead of anyone else in the world and has been the best in 50 and 100m for a couple of years and yet hardly anyone has heard of him and he has absolutely no chance of any major recognition, bet he won't even make the back covers tomorrow despite destroying his own world record in the heat.  He was one of 2 (along with Rutherford) that I tried to champion for sports personality of the year, was far more deserving than the likes of Murray, Hamilton and Fury but profile matters far more than ability.

[cdbearsfan]

Peaty has been the biggest bright spark for Britain so far. Should win gold, shame that hardly anyone will see it as it's on so late. Good win for the hockey girls against the Convictesses.

[TopDeck113]

The cycling road race was brutal - more like one of the Spring Monuments than the stages of the Tour that most people are familiar with, so fitting then that the winner should be from the heartlands of that form of the sport.

I also enjoyed the women's rugby sevens. 

[ADVILLAFAN]

My nan had the cycling on yesterday. Not my cup of tea but I did enjoy the scenery around Rio

[paul_e]

i hope Van Vleuten is ok from the women's roadrace but her crash looked truly horrific, Nibali broke both collar bones yesterday and her's looks far worse.

[four fornicholl]

I can understand most sports, but fk me fencings beyond me!

[SashasGrandad]

I can understand most sports, but fk me fencings beyond me!

You just need 2 posts 6ft apart - then nail a panel in between.

[olaftab]

The cycling road race was brutal - more like one of the Spring Monuments than the stages of the Tour that most people are familiar with, so fitting then that the winner should be from the heartlands of that form of the sport.

I also enjoyed the women's rugby sevens. 

I enjoyed the beach volleyball and I am pleased  Lizard Armistead didn't win a medal.

[olaftab]

I can understand most sports, but fk me fencings beyond me!

Things like fencing and shooting should have no place in modern Olympics.

[PeterWithesShin]

That was a horrible leg break that fella had in the vault.

[paul_e]

i hope Van Vleuten is ok from the women's roadrace but her crash looked truly horrific, Nibali broke both collar bones yesterday and her's looks far worse.

Quoting myself but BBC have said she's conscious but has 3 breaks in her back and has severe concussion so she's in intensive care.  Not a surprise in the slightest, I'd go so far as to say I suspected worse.

There is a video of it on youtube if anyone wants to watch, it's really nasty though, flips off the bike, lands on her head and then slams into the concrete 'kerb' and just sort of crumples in place and doesn't move.

[paul_e]

Apologies if I'm late with this but, Adam Peaty has just broken the world record in the 100m Breaststroke heats.

Absolutely took it apart!

Phenomenal athlete, over a second (in a sub minute race) ahead of anyone else in the world and has been the best in 50 and 100m for a couple of years and yet hardly anyone has heard of him and he has absolutely no chance of any major recognition, bet he won't even make the back covers tomorrow despite destroying his own world record in the heat.  He was one of 2 (along with Rutherford) that I tried to champion for sports personality of the year, was far more deserving than the likes of Murray, Hamilton and Fury but profile matters far more than ability.

I'm soo glad that this was wrong and he's been being bigged up all day, he thoroughly deserves this.  On the BBC Mark Foster made a very brief comparison to Usain Bolt (in terms of how far ahead of the field he is) which sums up why I think he needs to be a lot more of a household name.