Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

l know to me its a bit silly.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Let's not get carried away just yet. Remember who he is playing against. I I keep refreshing the live score on my phone whilst at the velodrome. He got a massive cheer when we found out he was two sets up.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

He's broken Federer in the third set ;)

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Brilliant but its not over yet as Federer has got out of worse scrapes then this..

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Just 1 game needed now.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Yessssss andy!!!

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Absolutely brilliant Andy.:clap::clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Time for double gold Andy! :D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

It truly will be a tough call for Sports Personality this year :spin:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19137390

:cleader:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Amazing performance from Murray. I feel so happy for him.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Silver in the mixed-doubles. Good enough.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

My god Usain was very impressive in the Semi finals.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Well Done Andy Murray. He deserves it so much

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I reckon it will go to Wiggo

---------- Post added at 20:32 ---------- Previous post was at 20:31 ----------

3 more golds and well equal 2008

---------- Post added at 20:33 ---------- Previous post was at 20:32 ----------

I must find the Gold post box in my town (Harlow)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19137832

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

lol. Chestnut is near me (as is Harlow obviously).

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

What's the betting some moron steals it and tries to melt it down... :D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

After last nights Team GB penalty shootout, Ryan Giggs finally experiences what its like to play for England in a major tournament :D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

In Harlow? Probably already down the scrap. :D

Fixed that you ;)

---------- Post added at 21:28 ---------- Previous post was at 21:08 ----------

Does anyone know what other events we are favoured for? We need about 10 more medals and 3 of them gold to match our haul in China...

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

There are still Cycling , Yachting , Boxing , Equestrian , Track and Field events plus several others events which we still have medal chances in so l think we have a great chance of beating our haul in China.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

damn

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

A true sprinting giant.:clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

On the BBC site they do a " must see moments " bit.

HERE

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I don;t see why we need to match the total from Beijing as it's a new games.. It's already great in the fact that China's dominance has dropped, more medals have gone to smaller countries. Let's compare ourselves to the rest of the countries in this games and point out that we are third in the table :clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

This is getting silly:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19152117

He didn't want to compete in the 800m so he could focus on the 1500m. Algeria failed to withdraw him, so he was forced to take part, and then thrown out of the games for not trying hard enough. Seems to me that someone needs to consider the fact that the athletes aren't there for the crowds. They are there for themselves, and should (within reason) be able to do what they think is best for their medal chances.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I could have sworn they were supposed to represent their country first and foremost..

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

No. In fact, they can take part as Independent Olympic Athletes.
if they don't want to or can't represent their country.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I read that as can't not won't..and it's more to do with countries that no longer exist and are not represented by the IOC,,if I'm reading it right..

I'm sorry for him.I think he's the victim of Sports politics.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Beth Tweddle wins bronze in the Gymnastics.:clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Yeah, it's a bit of an odd case that. However, there are two athletes that could compete for The Netherlands (as Churandy Martina did in the 100m Athletics), but who chose not to.

Either way, at the end of the day, it should be about the athletes, not their countries, not the crowds, and not other people who decide how athletes should conduct their sport. The athletes are the ones who put in all the effort to get there, and they should be able to perform in the way they see best.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Don't think that's quite right - it's if their country doesn't have an National Olympic Committee (i.e. Netherlands Antilles {committee disbanded by IOC} & South Sudan {new country} at London 2012) - it's not what the athlete chooses.

Huge congratulations to BETH TWEDDLE - best routine, BRONZE Medal

:cleader::cleader::cleader::cleader:

################################################

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Then they would just represent the corporations that support them instead..and frankly it's practically the McDonald's and Coca-Cola Olympics as it is..If that happens I wouldn't support it.:(

But this is a discussion for the 'other' thread.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

As I said above, Athletes from the Antilles can compete for The Netherlands, like the chap who finished sixth in the final of the 100 meters, so they do have a choice. But I'll admit, it's a strange case.

---------- Post added at 15:48 ---------- Previous post was at 15:44 ----------

Feel free to move it...

I'm a little surprised why athletes would represent corporations. I'm not suggesting that athletes shouldn't represent their countries. I'm just saying that they are there for themselves first and foremost, and the public don't have a right to tell them how they should behave based on their own perception of 'The Olympic Spirit'.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

In the case of the Netherlands Antilles they did have a choice because they have Dutch Nationality - this wouldn't necessarily be the case in other instances.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

That's what I said? :confused:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

That may be what you thought you said and if you'd explained your rationale we might all have understood it. My other point was that in this instance they were fortunate that they still retained their Dutch nationality - in this ever changing world this will not always be the case for others in the future

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Well if they aren't to be supported by their country then they have to have some sort of support system and I'm suggesting that the big corporations may well step in..Sports is a expensive job these days in terms of equipment,travel,clothing,venues and trainers/coaches.Not all the bodies that control the differing sports will be able to fund everyone.

---------- Post added at 16:53 ---------- Previous post was at 16:37 ----------

Another GB gold in the Equestrian..:D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

First medal in 60 years. Nicely done.

---------- Post added at 17:09 ---------- Previous post was at 17:06 ----------

Not sure how you come to that conclusion as I have yet to see or hear any mention of them on-screen :confused:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

You really don't pay attention do you?Have you seen the discussions about the underhand methods of the corporations that have been allowed into the Athletes village and into the Olympics parks?

Of course there is no adverts in the stadia.There never is..It is against the Olympic rules.However I am arguing that if athletes don't represent their countries and therefore won't get the support they currently do things MAY change for the worst..

Now I refuse to discuss this topic in THIS thread any further.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Jason Kenny wins gold in the Cycling.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

:clap::clap::clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Just before you go Maggy, a little snippet to support your thoughts....

Taken from HERE :)

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Brillant ride from Jason Kenny and Laura Trott today. So tense but another gold courtesy of Kenny and hopefully a good chance at one for Trott who leads at the end of the day.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

And tomorrow we have Queen Victoria going for another gold medal and we also have a good chance in the Keiron as well.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

They definitely need to do some gender testing on some of these female shot putters! :disturbd:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

That elimination race for the Woman's omnium was great if anyone hasn't seen it.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Definitely my favourite part of the omnium, it's really nervy and exciting!

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I am defiantly going to more Velodrome events when the games are over. It's a great sport.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

WELL DONE HOLLY BLEASDALE

To get to the final in the Pole Vault is a GREAT achievement - don't be disappointed you've a great future ahead of you

:clap::clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Seconded.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Glad it's not just me thinking that :p:

OTOH some of the female runners are really quite attractive :)

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

With respect, Chris: This thread isn't called the SPORTS RESULTS thread. It's the SPORTS DISCUSSION thread.

And quoting your opening post:

That's not exactly unambiguous either. There's bound to be some issues that start off in one thread and end up being better off in the other. I'm not sure if any of my recent posts were in breach of topic, but I actually thought they were better suited to the sports thread. Apologies if I was wrong, but should we really be second-guessing what thread is what, if you're going to hand out infractions for getting it wrong?

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Oh Feck !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19154306

Slightly embarrassing. :D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

As is that most obvious of headlines ;)

But yes.... OUCH! That's gonna leave a mark :p:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I don't think her coach was very helpful, he appeared to destroy her focus on a couple of attempts.

She seemed visibly unsure of herself and upset,as she was stood there on the runway waiting for her coach to give her the "go ahead".

Surely when she's stood at the end of the track with a pole in her hand the coach should just keep his mouth shut and let her focus and concentrate on getting the vault right.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

This is an interesting read.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19154408
"Going for Olympic gold: Does the winner take it all?"

As a non-sports-player (and not normally that interested in watching it) of course I would say that just taking part is an achievement in itself and getting any medal is fantastic. But then I can also understand that if you have worked towards getting "The Big G" for the last however-many years then I can see how not getting it is going to be really upsetting.

(For the record I missed out on my own 'Big G' at the HBA awards back in 2009; but I consoled myself with the fact that I was still one of the Top Ten Newcomers in the country :) ie at least I made the finals!)

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Some bad news for us this morning as Phillips Idowu has been eliminated from the men's qualification round for the triple jump final.

---------- Post added at 13:19 ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 ----------

But more great news as Britain’s Alistair Brownlee takes gold medal in Olympic triathlon. Brother Jonny takes bronze.:clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

With our 20th gold, this is now our most successful Olympic Games since 1908.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Absolutely fantastic and there could be more to come later today.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Laura Trott gets her second gold in the time trial :clap::clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Gold medal 21 has just arrived with Laura Trott winning gold in the Cycling.:clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

An excellent performance under testing circumstances :clap::clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I posted that before you ,does that mean i get gold :D:D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Are five gold stars acceptable to you team captain.:D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

suppose :sulk:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

You've already got three golds and a silver. Don't be greedy :p:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Sir Chris Hoy wins our 22nd gold medal in the Cycling.:clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Sir Chris Hoy just had the race of his life ,winning another gold :clap::clap::clap::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Very good. 22 Golds. This is our best result since 1908 (which shouldn't count as so few countries took part). Sir Chris Hoy is now our greatest Olympiad. Shame we couldn't get all three today but Trott is only 20 and now has 2 golds already. Big future to come.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

That was quite brilliant from Sir Chris Hoy. The reactions from his parents, especially his mum, were great! :D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Yep ,there was nice picture the BBC showed of Bradley Wiggins putting his gold medal around her neck when she was nine (i think) and that picture shows exactly how sports men and women can inspire young athletes

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Commiserations to Vicky Pendleton, but as she said, if she was going to go down to anyone it was better that it was Anna Meares putting in a barnstorming performance of her own.

I get the impression VP was more relieved than anything ... Now she can enjoy getting married and having babies, which seems to be her next great ambition.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Indeed it must be such a relief to all athletes when they can finally have a life apart from their chosen sport ,they sacrifice so much as do their families .

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

What is nice though is that not only do they inspire but they will also probably start coaching the next generation and thereby giving back to the sport that has given them so much.:)

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

So wonderful to see one great Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave congratulate another truly great Olympian in Sir Chris Hoy.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Found the picture the BBC put up of Bradley Wiggins and Laura Trott


http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1344361716

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Yes and Hoy said he felt Redgrave's 5 golds in successive games was the greatest achievement of all. They're both remarkable sportsmen in the very best sense of the word!

I have to say I'm extremely proud of the entire GB team and the way in which they've represented our nation on a global stage.

:clap: :clap: :clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Absolutely agree ,i think they have been exceptional and i for one am very proud of them all

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Very good run in the 800m by Andrew Osagie - another young hopeful for the future. :tu:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Yes he showed amazing maturity for one so young.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

So we've exceeded the Chinese results, now we need to ensure we finish third!

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Looking at the events to come its going to take a miracle for another country to beat us to 3rd now.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

and Robert Grabarz (GB high jump) just added to the tally with a bronze :D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

He comes from my home town, and is mum works in our local Sainsbury.:D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I didn't realise how many of TeamGB are actually from Yorkshire :)

:cleader::clap:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I've just watched on the BBC website about our gold in dressage....

How on earth is this an Olympic sport? It's basically horse dancing!

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I don't usually watch gymnastics, but Epke Zonderland taking the Gold in the Horizontal Bar is absolutely spectacular.

Worth a watch

I'm waiting for a slowmo to figure out what exactly he's doing :spin:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

What on earth is going on!? It's 1pm and we've not got a gold yet? Where our our golds!? WE NEED MORE!

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

what's happened is that over the last few days we won so many golds that the cd with the national anthem on it has worn out so we have to get another one before we can win anymore, and given the issues with copyright law there is a problem .I've emailed the ioc and suggested we use chariots of fire instead so we can get back to winning more golds :D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

You do know they use that as well, don't you? To introduce the medal ceremonies :)

I have one question.

Why was that chap penalised 15s in the Triathlon? Okay, to clarify. I know why he was penalise but I want to to know how you can possibly get on your bike too soon!! Surely the idea is to complete the course as quickly as possible? :confused:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

yes

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Okay. I suppose that was your point. ie it would save time changing the CD? :D

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Tell me about it. If I hear that blasted track one more time I'll start throwing things at the telly. :mad:

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

There is a zone designated for the changeover, he jumped on the bike just before the start of that zone

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

I have had enough of Olympics. I wish it was over. Sorry to say to all you sports people But there is hardly a Tv station without it. The daily papers are three quarters full of sports and even the radio stations. I feel like screaming. SORRY

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Just to cheer you up nash but there are the paralympics to come yet from 29 Aug to the 9 Sept.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

Hardly a TV station without it? I've attached the prime time viewing for tonight and circled the stations showing the Olympics. A whole two out of this subset of 25 channels.

Re: The London 2012 Olympics: Sports discussion
 

[QUOTE=denphone;35461169]Just to cheer you up nash but there are the paralympics to come yet from 29 Aug to the 9 Sept

They might not be on all the stations or are they.;)