Rio Olympic Games 2016

[Dave Cooper please]

Oh yes, so it is, just looked, swimming, badminton and hockey coming up. Wouldn't bother if I wasn't on a night shift, but I am so I will.

[paul_e]

Indeed. Britain exceeded expectations to reach the Gold Medal match and may do better in future, I assume now it's an Olympic sport it will receive more Lottery funding?

Fiji were fantastic. They must have been under immense pressure coming from a country that had never achieved a single medal before, but they didn't show it. Fair play to them.

Apparently it's guaranteed a place in the next olympics but negotiations are to take place about further games so not cut and dried. I would have thought the success of this
tournament should help sway the decision.

I think it would be a shocking decision to drop it now after it's been such a good tournament.  Hopefully a lot more countries will show an interest as well because it's actually fairly easy to start up with and it's been around long enough that you've got plenty of decent coaches who'd be happy to get a country started off in the game.  If it does take off it will only be good for the 15 a side format if only for the interest level it generates.

I'd like T20 in (as mentioned earlier) for the same reason, get more countries involved in the bite sized versions and people who really take to it will explore the other formats and expand the sports.  I'd honestly love to see one or both start to get the sort of partcipation football has because I think they're both better sports for anyone other than ultra casual fans.

Back to the funding I think in the UK 7s is starting to become something the clubs are interested in as well (as a way to generate extra stadium income given they only have 14 guaranteed home games a season) there's been fairly high profile 7s tournaments in the summer for a couple of years now so i'm not sure it needs any more.

[rob_bridge]

7s were brilliant.

Well done Fiji - genuinely don't mind GB finishing 2nd in that event.

[ACVilla]

Great and unexpected win for the cyclists, including Philip Hindes, an excuse to show this toe curling interview after they won in 2012. You can see Jason Kenny and Sir Chris Hoy thinking "nooooooo, don't say that":

[PGW]

A few times to look out for today if stuck at work:
Jessica Ennis-Hill starts Heptathlon she should be on at 13:50
Jo Pavey in 10000m final at 15:10
Andy Murray singles 16:00
Glover & Stanning Womens pairs rowing final 13:30
Some skeet shooting at 13:00

[Comrade Blitz]

"I am not for doping and I have never used it." - Yulia Efimova

Well, except for the steroids and the meldonium.

[taylorsworkrate]

Should be winning 2 golds in the next hour or so in the rowing

[PGW]

Ireland just won silver in Mens double rowing....o'Donovan brothers

[dave shelley]

Ireland just won silver in Mens double rowing....o'Donovan brothers

That's a great achievement for those lads.  Two likable, laid back individuals who, like all serious athletes that show a happy-go-lucky exterior; hide a steely determination.  Great for Ireland, great for their hometown of Skibbereen.  A beautiful spot BTW.  I'm delighted for them.

[PGW]

Jess won the 100m hurdles with fastest time in the final heat 12.84 sec

A poor Latvian girl not so lucky, she was put in first heat because officials took her shot put length 13.48 or something like that
as her 100m hurdle time which meant she had to run with the duffers, she won the heat but about.4 of a second below her average time.
She should have been running with Jess i think.

[PGW]

Womens Pair - Glover & Stanning about to start

[PGW]

Womens Pair - Glover & Stanning about to start

Gold

[PGW]

Jo Pavey has started in womens 10000m as well

[PGW]

Coxless 4's starting now

[PGW]

Coxless 4's starting now

Gold