Olympics

[jesperado]

Which events will you all be watching?

I will probably watch:

Diving - it looks nice
Weightlifting - it looks dangerous
Gymnastics - it never fails to impress me. Go Beth Tweddle!
Basketball - I am very excited by the prospect of Kobe and Lebron being in the same team. Go USA!

[Dark-Cide Lorraine]

Diving, swimming and a bit of gymnastics.

Oh, and Curling of course.:p

[nathan]

I'm watching the opening now, it's crazy!

[Markoos]

I'm looking forward to the Policemen Beating Pro-Tibet Protesters event most of all.

[Davos]

I will be watching the 'Trying to beat godonlyknows in a discussion using italics' event.

I think it's the toughtest event the Olympics has to offer.

[Dark-Cide Lorraine]

Just saw the highlights of the ceremony on the news.

That would have been great to see.

[jesperado]

I will be watching the 'Trying to beat godonlyknows in a discussion using italics' event.

Davos, you're in third place already.

[catriona]

I'll probably watch most of it as I'm not working atm. The track and field events are the 'proper' lympics in my view but I'll also be watching any sports that we've got a decent chance in like cycling, swiming, diving, rowing and sailing.

Does anyone know if Murray's competing in the tennis? He's 6th in the world now and as most tennis players don't take the lympics seriously he should have a chance of a medal.

[Russ]

I'll be honest. I'm just hoping for lots of footage of the stadiums.

[Davos]

I'll be honest. I'm just hoping for lots of footage of the stadiums.

*sigh

stadia

[Davos]

I will be watching the 'Trying to beat godonlyknows in a discussion using italics' event.

Davos, you're in third place already.

I'd be a lot further down the rankings if I wasn't so god-damned rock hard!

[Russ]

*sigh

stadia

*sigh*

I'll stadi you!

[Davos]

*sigh*

I'll stadi you!

chase me

[Hughie]

Oh, and Curling of course.:p

Bit of a wait though until Vancouver in 2010!



I'll probably watch whatever is on when I'm in. I think I will be away when most of the track cycling is on though which is a bit annoying. Also look out for Preston's Helen Clitheroe in the 3000m Steepleshase - heats next Friday I think.

[TMISv2.0]

The bean-flicking

[executiverocker]

I cant wait till "Maggie Thatcher the musical" and using a burnt out fiesta as the olympic flame in 2012

[Internets]

LOLYMPICS!

I managed to tune in just as Qatar entered the fray.

[Hughie]

LOLYMPICS!

I managed to tune in just as Qatar entered the fray.


Yes, LOLYMPICS indeed, the way Qatar "buys" many athletes from other countries!

[Davos]

LOLYMPICS!

I managed to tune in just as Qatar entered the fray.

that's not a country, it's a chest complaint.

[executiverocker]

haha

"IRAQ!"

*shows picture of george bush stone cold face*

[Hughie]

haha

"IRAQ!"

*shows picture of george bush stone cold face*

Have they let Iraq compete in the end? I thought they had been denied the other week.


Edit: I'm not watching the TV so I can't see for myself.

[executiverocker]

yeah they are there

[Fugazi]

As are Iran.

Nukes be damned.

I was wondering how we're going to top the opening ceremony in four years' time, but then I realised, all we need to do is stick a Tibetan in the middle of the stadium, wearing a t-shirt with "Human Rights" on it.

[jesperado]

As are Iran.

Nukes be damned.

I was wondering how we're going to top the opening ceremony in four years' time, but then I realised, all we need to do is stick a Tibetan in the middle of the stadium, wearing a t-shirt with "Human Rights" on it.

We won't need the olympic torch, we'll just get some Tibetan monks to protest.

[Internets]

Basketball - I am very excited by the prospect of Kobe and Lebron being in the same team. Go USA!They'll never be as good as the 1992 'Dream Team'

[Hughie]

yeah they are there

Cheers, caught up on the story now. So they will have 4 there after all. All sorts of stuff has been going on in Iraq with a previous olympic committee being kidnapped. Lots of athletes being murdured (including the whole of the Tae Kwon Do team). The female sprinter had to re-locate to the north of the country after being shot at whilst training in Baghdad and the rowers were navigating dead bodies floating in the river!

I usually like to watch the teams walk past to see who has the smallest team. Any single person teams so far?

edit:spelling

[executiverocker]

and while people are watching the pretty fireworks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7548715.stm

[Edinburgh]

Just been watching it. Princess Anne as our waving slag in the crowd? What a jyp.

Bush just looks bored.

[Jonnysus]

i hope robert mugabe turned up. i can imagine him ****ing shit up in the world leaders' box.

or at least making it all socially awkward

[Heartbox]

Wow, some African country has a boxer called Prince Octopus!

[shed]

When's the BMX racing on?

[Jonnysus]

besides the fireworks, the opening ceremony is pretty dull looking. although i missed the Iraq bit

there's some guy running round the track with a stick on fire. there's lots of glowsticks

[executiverocker]

you missed the dance of a 1000 dildos

[executiverocker]

hahaha the flame is threatening to go out

[Internets]

The dude with the torch and the scroll behind him are rad.

[Jonnysus]

those fireworks are almost as cool as the ones in Leyland in november

[Hughie]

When's the BMX racing on?

Wednesday 20 August

0200-0548: Men's and women's BMX seeding runs, men's BMX quarter-finals

Thursday 21 August

0200-0418: Women's BMX semi-finals, men's BMX semi-finals, women's BMX final, men's BMX final

you can download a spreadsheet from here with more detailed timings.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7492282.stm

[Stenic]

They'll never be as good as the 1992 'Dream Team'

every single olympic's they get called the "dream team" but this year it is quite possibly the best squad since 1992.
im quite looking forward to hopefully GB winning lots of gold medals in cycling + the usual gold medals we win in sports like rowing + sailing.

[Buddy Revell]

i didnt get chance to watch the orympic opening celemony, but i shall endeavour to watch the boxing, judo, weightlifting - particularly the russian wimmins snatch hur hur - and possiblythe curling. i like watching the gymnastics too.

as a former runner, i wouldnt mind watching paula radcliffe, but if im honest, ill only be watching it to see if she shits herself again.

[Internets]

GB winning lots of gold medals in cycling + the usual gold medals we win in sports like rowing + sailing.They owned in the double skulls.

[Chuck Norris]

Chuck Norris thinks the olympics are for the untalented and gay.

[Barbara]

Conversation went as such with my brother this morning after England came first in their rowing heat;

Me: Well, if we are going to win anything, it'll be this
Jay: Indeed
Me: When does the binge drinking event start? We'll win that
Jay: Next week, I think. Just after the synchronised queuing

[catriona]

Conversation went as such with my brother this morning after England came first in their rowing heat;

Me: Well, if we are going to win anything, it'll be this
Jay: Indeed
Me: When does the binge drinking event start? We'll win that
Jay: Next week, I think. Just after the synchronised queuing

OMG! You're so funny!

[Barbara]

OMG! You're so funny!

You're not

[catriona]

You're not

Neither are you.

[Marsha]

Neither are you.oh, she is!

[shed]

Wednesday 20 August

0200-0548: Men's and women's BMX seeding runs, men's BMX quarter-finals

Thursday 21 August

0200-0418: Women's BMX semi-finals, men's BMX semi-finals, women's BMX final, men's BMX final

you can download a spreadsheet from here with more detailed timings.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7492282.stm

Ace.

I believe this girl is going to destroy everyone at it
http://www.uksport.gov.uk/assets/Image/News/cycling_reade_310707m.jpg

[Pumpactionsunshine]

oh, she is!

this.


wasp.

[dogzilla]

The Olympics are properly shit. I think it's shocking we even bother spending money sending athletes to the Beijing wankfest, let alone the insane amount it's costing us to host the 2012 ones here

[godonlyknows]

The Olympics are properly shit. I think it's shocking we even bother spending money sending athletes to the Beijing wankfest, let alone the insane amount it's costing us to host the 2012 ones here

Such a joyless bitch.

[dogzilla]

I'm not a sporty person, but I can appreciate the skill* and talent in actual sports, and why they make people excited to watch it. But seeing who can jump the highest is not a ****ing sport. Neither is who can throw a stick the furthest, or jumping in water, or having a bit of a run





* not skill the bum disease

[Edinburgh]

The Olympics are properly shit. I think it's shocking we even bother spending money sending athletes to the Beijing wankfest, let alone the insane amount it's costing us to host the 2012 ones here

I'm not a sporty person, but I can appreciate the skill* and talent in actual sports, and why they make people excited to watch it. But seeing who can jump the highest is not a ****ing sport. Neither is who can throw a stick the furthest, or jumping in water, or having a bit of a run





* not skill the bum disease

Christ, that's just stupid. I am also not a sporty person the olympics is the only decent thing out there. Not like football, basketball or whatever the hell else where they're just overpaid to help make the business richer. The olympics is actually about sportsmanship.

[Internets]

But seeing who can jump the highest is not a ****ing sport. Neither is who can throw a stick the furthest, or jumping in water, or having a bit of a runA kicking a ball in a net, or hitting a ball over a net, or bouncing a ball, or playing bows and arrow, or having a swim, or throwing a frisbie liked a retard, or pretending you're Thor, or etc etc etc

[dogzilla]

A kicking a ball in a net, or hitting a ball over a net, or bouncing a ball, or playing bows and arrow, or having a swim, or throwing a frisbie liked a retard, or pretending you're Thor, or etc etc etc
I believe there is a difference between taking part in a competitive team sport, and performing one physical action

[dogzilla]

The olympics is actually about sportsmanship.
THE AMAZING SPORTSMANSHIP OF SEEING WHO JUMP THE FURTHEST INTO SOME SAND!

It's a waste of money. They could be spending it on getting better sports and health facilities for kids across the country, rather than on some big white elephant in London that's going to look shit compared to the Beijing one anyway

[dogzilla]

rather than on some big white elephant in London
Though if the Olympics featured actual elephants I'd probably be into them

[shed]

Though if the Olympics featured actual elephants I'd probably be into them

http://www.kantor.com/blog/elephant-thumb.jpg
Elephant Polo for 2012?

[dogzilla]

There's no Olympic sport that wouldn't be wildly improved by getting elephants to do it

[Internets]

I believe there is a difference between taking part in a competitive team sport, and performing one physical actionSo a relay is okay but running isn't?

[dogzilla]

So a relay is okay but running isn't?
Your mum is okay but your face isn't

[Buddy Revell]

what do you consider to be sports then?

and lol at "having a bit of a run". i dont think theres any track events that could be described as "having a bit of a run".

i mean, i dont consider curling to be a sport, but sprinting? yep.

i suppose if you can imagine gods on mount olympus doing it, then its a sport.

[dogzilla]

What have you got against curling?

I just don't think it's particularly amazing that people who devote their whole life to getting good at doing one thing can get really good at it. It's more interesting when they then have to interact with other people also doing that thing, in cooperation and/or opposition

I don't have any problem with people wanting to get into athletics and archery and weightlifting and shotput and whatever. I just don't think we should be funding them huge amounts of money to do so

I'm not even saying that money shouldn't be spent on sports. I just think it would be much better used to help create facilities and events for stuff that the majority of kids would actually take part in

[Internets]

I'm not even saying that money shouldn't be spent on sports. I just think it would be much better used to help create facilities and events for stuff that the majority of kids would actually take part inI think though that if there wasn't a rad event for the kids to dream of taking part in then they wouldn't bother anyway.

[dogzilla]

Maybe they could come up with some sort of sport involving knives

[Buddy Revell]

What have you got against curling?

I just don't think it's particularly amazing that people who devote their whole life to getting good at doing one thing can get really good at it. It's more interesting when they then have to interact with other people also doing that thing, in cooperation and/or opposition

I don't have any problem with people wanting to get into athletics and archery and weightlifting and shotput and whatever. I just don't think we should be funding them huge amounts of money to do so

I'm not even saying that money shouldn't be spent on sports. I just think it would be much better used to help create facilities and events for stuff that the majority of kids would actually take part in

i agree for the most part, particularly about the funding. it goes against the very roots of the olympics.

against curling, you ask? like i said, i dont like the idea that something can be considered a sport if one cant see gods on mount olympus doing it.

darts? not a sport.
snooker? not a sport.
curling? not a sport.
rifle/air rifle? not a sport. (imho)
driving a car? not a sport.


they all take a massive amount of skill and dedication, but they shouldnt be considered an olympic sport in my eyes.

and i think the olympics should solely be about individual sportsmen and wimmin. the whole point of the olympics was to find the greatest athlete in the greek area, who would be fit to stand amongst the gods on mount olympus. i cant see zeus bestowing a ribbon upon the head of the wimmins beach volleyball team, but i can see atlas giving the weightlifting champion a curt nod of respect. make sense? thought not.

[Heartbox]

Wow, some African country has a boxer called Prince Octopus!

Double wow. He won the Commonwealth Gold Medal by beating a guy whose first name is Swissroll! (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200603/ai_n16236427)

[executiverocker]

Double wow. He won the Commonwealth Gold Medal by beating a guy whose first name is Swissroll! (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200603/ai_n16236427)

haha amazing!

[procopius]

i cant see zeus bestowing a ribbon upon the head of the wimmins beach volleyball team,

I, and I suspect anyone familiar with Greek Myth, can very much see Zeus bestowing something on her, likely having assumed the form of something improbable while he did so.

[Buddy Revell]

I, and I suspect anyone familiar with Greek Myth, can very much see Zeus bestowing something on her, likely having assumed the form of something improbable while he did so.

"come 'ere, sweet 'art...bet youve always wanted fo' shag an occypuss, eh?"

zeus was awesome. but i doubt the prize for winning the olympic ribbon was a shag off zeus in the form of a swan, particularly as all the competitors were male. back in them days anyway.

mind you, they were greek, so i wouldnt put it past them...

[Tarnishedglitter]

*sigh

stadia

It comes from Greek not Latin. Hence it's "stadiums".

[catriona]

It comes from Greek not Latin. Hence it's "stadiums".

According to Dictionary.com it can be either.

[the sexy olympics]

This sensual 2008 olympics promises plenty of oily endeavour!

[TMISv2.0]

i cant see zeus bestowing a ribbon upon the head of the wimmins beach volleyball team

Maybe a pearly necklace...

[catriona]

Murray just lost the first set of his opening round to some Taipei dude who's ranked 77th in the world.

[Dark-Cide Lorraine]

Watched the 4x100m men's swimming this morning. It was such a great comeback at the end. Good stuff.

Synchronised diving was great too.

[procopius]

Watched the 4x100m men's swimming this morning. It was such a great comeback at the end. Good stuff.

Synchronised diving was great too.

Translation: Lorraine has been watching fit young men in skimpy clothing this morning, and dribbling slightly.

To be fair, if I was able to spend time in front of the telly, I'd be doing the same.

[Internets]

I think they should stop showing the events live and then broadcast them when everyone gets home from work.

I've managed to miss every piece of Olympic action since the opening ceremony, save for the non-event of GB winning a rowing heat.

There isn't even a highlights programme.

[Dark-Cide Lorraine]

Translation: Lorraine has been watching fit young men in skimpy clothing this morning, and dribbling slightly.

To be fair, if I was able to spend time in front of the telly, I'd be doing the same.

Unfortunately not as skimpy as they used to be. Damn those aquadynamic suits.

[catriona]

I think they should stop showing the events live and then broadcast them when everyone gets home from work.

I've managed to miss every piece of Olympic action since the opening ceremony, save for the non-event of GB winning a rowing heat.

There isn't even a highlights programme.

Is this meant to be a joke? There is a highlights programme plus it's all on the iPlayer.

[Internets]

Is this meant to be a joke? There is a highlights programme plus it's all on the iPlayer.There's a poxy little hour long show at 7pm for just under an hour. An hour! Match of the Day is/was longer than an hour. It needs to be on at about 10ish for at least 2 hours.

Good point about the iPlayer. I often forget that thing even exists.

[bigred]

how did that kid get on? did he end up 7th? and was he only in the synchronized diving or is he doing the singles as well?

[godonlyknows]

has anyone twatted their head yet?

[catriona]

There's a poxy little hour long show at 7pm for just under an hour. An hour! Match of the Day is/was longer than an hour. It needs to be on at about 10ish for at least 2 hours.

Good point about the iPlayer. I often forget that thing even exists.

I think the iPlayer may be the reason why the highlights show is so short. Or maybe it's because we haven't got to the athletics yet - I'm not sure there enough highlights to fill more than an hour just yet.

[catriona]

how did that kid get on? did he end up 7th? and was he only in the synchronized diving or is he doing the singles as well?

He's in the singles too - in fact that's his main event. I don't think they expected to do anything special in the synchronised event.

[catriona]

Andy Murray's out of the Lympics. He's also playing in the doubles with Jamie though.

[Internets]

Taken from Yahoo Sports

Michaela Breeze could only manage to lift 185kg in the snatch

[Klute]

has anyone twatted their head yet?

Yeah, this bloke did! (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7kPNjkGf4vM)

[catriona]

Yeah, this bloke did! (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7kPNjkGf4vM)

lol.

I was going to reply: "of course they haven't, they're world class athletes".

I'm glad I didn't now as I would have looked stooooopid.

[Casey]

I'm sure Dave meant at this Olympics.

[Klute]

I'm sure Dave meant at this Olympics.

Indeed he did, I was wilfully misunderstanding him for the purpose of LOLZ.

[Klute]

lol.

I was going to reply: "of course they haven't, they're world class athletes".

I'm glad I didn't now as I would have looked stooooopid.

That was aaaages ago though, Greg Louganis, most famous head-twat in the history of diving.

[catriona]

That was aaaages ago though, Greg Louganis, most famous head-twat in the history of diving.

Now I look like an idiot for not noticing that. Great.

I really should be doing my dissertation anyway.

[Internets]

Which events will you all be watching?

GymnasticsChina owned at the gymnastics today.

[Klute]

lol.

I was going to reply: "of course they haven't, they're world class athletes".

I'm glad I didn't now as I would have looked stooooopid.

To be fair, not saying the bit about world class athletes is fairly valid, even if the time scale is awry, as Louganis was famously one of the best divers ever and he managed to make the basic error of not evading the bit of wood he just jumped off.

[Anneka]

Just watching the mens gymnastics its madness i tell you! the upper body strength some of these guys have is amazing!

[Dawn]

Go Gail and Nathan!! w00t :D

Was great to see these two win a hard fought game of badminton to knock out the Chinese pair (one of whom was one half of the pair that pipped them to gold in Athens!!!)

[JohnnyYen]

It'd all be much more fun if they were allowed to take drugs. I have no truck with these whiney bastards going "ooooh, level playing field, role models, blah blah..." Point one, there's no level playing field when our guy has £250 trainers and a lottery-funded nutritionist, and Surinam's guy has a pair of flip-flops I donated to Oxfam. Point two, they're not role models, kids do not base their lifestyle choices on Someone Who Is Good At Throwing Javelins. Point three, if it's a thrill to see someone run 100m in 9 seconds, it must be way more of a thrill to see them run it in 7, even if they are on so many drugs that their piss can fuel a Volvo.

[procopius]

I think the drugs should be mandatory. Can you imagine how much more entertaining the hammer-throw would be if they had to do it with a couple of tabs of acid inside them? Or synchronised swimming on Valium?

[Heartbox]

It'd all be much more fun if they were allowed to take drugs. I have no truck with these whiney bastards going "ooooh, level playing field, role models, blah blah..." Point one, there's no level playing field when our guy has £250 trainers and a lottery-funded nutritionist, and Surinam's guy has a pair of flip-flops I donated to Oxfam. Point two, they're not role models, kids do not base their lifestyle choices on Someone Who Is Good At Throwing Javelins. Point three, if it's a thrill to see someone run 100m in 9 seconds, it must be way more of a thrill to see them run it in 7, even if they are on so many drugs that their piss can fuel a Volvo.

Like that disabled runner, Oscar Pistorius, running like some kind of cybernetic faun, while his competitors still have two wooden table legs.

[Jonnysus]

It'd all be much more fun if they were allowed to take drugs. I have no truck with these whiney bastards going "ooooh, level playing field, role models, blah blah..." Point one, there's no level playing field when our guy has £250 trainers and a lottery-funded nutritionist, and Surinam's guy has a pair of flip-flops I donated to Oxfam. Point two, they're not role models, kids do not base their lifestyle choices on Someone Who Is Good At Throwing Javelins. Point three, if it's a thrill to see someone run 100m in 9 seconds, it must be way more of a thrill to see them run it in 7, even if they are on so many drugs that their piss can fuel a Volvo.

give the marathon runners acid and speed.

[Jonnysus]

russia vs georgia at volleyball

couldn't they just sort it that way in the first place?

[Train_of_Thought]

lol!

[executiverocker]

russia vs georgia at volleyball

couldn't they just sort it that way in the first place?

The commentator shouting "WHO WILL SURVIVE??"

[bigred]

thats nothing, on the first day of the mens gymnastics the commentator said abuot a chinese gymnast after he came acroper "they've just shown the first chink" then paused realising what she was saying then continued "in their armour"

twas loleriffic.

[Stenic]

russia vs georgia at volleyball

couldn't they just sort it that way in the first place?

if only every conflict could be resolved by half naked women diving about in sand?

[catriona]

thats nothing, on the first day of the mens gymnastics the commentator said abuot a chinese gymnast after he came acroper "they've just shown the first chink" then paused realising what she was saying then continued "in their armour"

twas loleriffic.

Video or it didn't happen.

[bigred]

Video or it didn't happen.

it bloody did i tell you! and no im not trapsing through i player to find it.

[catriona]

it bloody did i tell you! and no im not trapsing through i player to find it.

Didn't happen then.

[catriona]

Did you hear about the Spanish basketball (?) team and their 'slitty eye' photoshoot? That made me lol.

[godonlyknows]

A similar thing happened in the wimbledon commentary, apparently (chink in the armour).

Amazingly Wogan reported it back in the morning show and pissed himself about it.

I just went home for lunch and watched our ladies get knocked out of the 4x200m swimming relay.

[godonlyknows]

Also, that spoiler tag really is a piece of shit.

Call me old fashioned, but one key thing about spolier tags is that they should conceal the words.

[Davos]

Also, that spoiler tag really is a piece of shit.

Call me old fashioned, but one key thing about spolier tags is that they should conceal the words.

you old-fashioned bastidge. Not edgy at all.

[Fugazi]

russia vs georgia at volleyball

couldn't they just sort it that way in the first place?

Just the women's teams.

In string bikinis.

Make love, not war. Especially hot lesbian love.

[bigred]

Just the women's teams.

In string bikinis.

Make love, not war. Especially hot lesbian love.

i have sand in my vagina.

[executiverocker]

Hot damn, just read Michaels Phelps diet

Breakfast:
Three fried egg sandwiches;
cheese;
tomatoes;
lettuce;
fried onions;
mayonnaise;
three chocolate-chip pancakes;
five-egg omelette;
three sugar-coated slices of French toast;
bowl of grits;
two cups of coffee

Lunch:
Half-kilogramme (one pound) of enriched pasta;
two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread; energy drinks

Dinner:
Half-kilogramme of pasta, with carbonara sauce;
large pizza; energy drinks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7562840.stm

Thats like 10,000 calories a day.

[Joe]

12,000 apparently!

[PeteLMC]

Imagine what diet this judo dude lives on.

http://nimg.sulekha.com/Sports/original700/2008-8-15-6-36-5-763eb9ed4a304b7aa0a8811e13087301-763eb9ed4a304b7aa0a8811e13087301-2.jpg

[Juggsy]

Imagine what diet this judo dude lives on.

http://nimg.sulekha.com/Sports/original700/2008-8-15-6-36-5-763eb9ed4a304b7aa0a8811e13087301-763eb9ed4a304b7aa0a8811e13087301-2.jpg

*hurls*

I've just been greatly amused listening to the Brit commentators pronouncing all the oriental names.

[executiverocker]

ha... Johnson is gonna be pissed at Usain Bolt

[executiverocker]

sarah stevenson back on

[Dark-Cide Lorraine]

When did synchronised team swimming get so bloomin' impressive?

I was astounded by the Russian team's routine earlier. Incredible stuff.

[PeteLMC]

I'm gonna be so gutted when the Games finish. I was fairly indifferent when they began but it has been a joy to behold.

Did anyone just see Kenenisa Bekele win the 5000/10,000m double? - truly amazing.

[executiverocker]

Bloody hell, boxing was a bit rough, but a gold medal though! 4x400m relay now, lets see how they balls this up.

edit: 4th! bad start killed it.

I WANT TO SEE THIS

"Blimey - it's all going off in the taekwondo. Former Olympic champion Angel Valodia Matos has been expelled for kicking his match referee in the head after he was disqualified from his bronze medal play-off match. "

[executiverocker]

ha!

BOSH

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0823/oly_g_matos_600.jpg

[Train_of_Thought]

I'm gonna be so gutted when the Games finish. I was fairly indifferent when they began but it has been a joy to behold.



thats my exact point of view. I've been able to watch pretty much all of it and have really enjoyed and been immensely impressed with lots of events/athletes.

The boxing was hilarious today! More like a wrestling match. Awesome we got the gold though.

[AlpineJoe]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y137/Gerner/WTF.jpg

[Buddy Revell]

Bloody hell, boxing was a bit rough, but a gold medal though! 4x400m relay now, lets see how they balls this up.

edit: 4th! bad start killed it.

I WANT TO SEE THIS

"Blimey - it's all going off in the taekwondo. Former Olympic champion Angel Valodia Matos has been expelled for kicking his match referee in the head after he was disqualified from his bronze medal play-off match. "

he landed a kick CLEANLY to his head and didnt knock him out. the pussy.

[James]

I'm gonna be so gutted when the Games finish. I was fairly indifferent when they began but it has been a joy to behold.

Did anyone just see Kenenisa Bekele win the 5000/10,000m double? - truly amazing.

This. Constant drama for weeks, and not a shitty soap in sight.

[PeteLMC]

thats my exact point of view. I've been able to watch pretty much all of it and have really enjoyed and been immensely impressed with lots of events/athletes.

The boxing was hilarious today! More like a wrestling match. Awesome we got the gold though.

This. Constant drama for weeks, and not a shitty soap in sight.

Mmm, it's renewed my faith in sportsmanship and spectacle in sport. Being deluged with Premiership footie its easy to get cynical with sport, but the Olympics - and also the Federer/Nadal Wimbledon final - have been the best sporting events I've seen in donkeys.

[doktorb]

I've loved the Olympics this year, but have been shaken by just one sentence in the commentary to the Closing Ceremony

"London Mayor Boris Johnson will be centre stage at the handover......"



:D:p


One of my highlights this year was in the men's mountain bike final. The guy from Zimbabwe stopping to ask some spectators where the finish line was :D

[AAA]

really enjoyed the games this year, watched some sports i wouldn't normally pa any attention to and found them interesting.
ive also been impressed by the bbc coverage especially the 'red button' stuff, usually always something to watch.

ill have nothing to watch now!:mad:

[executiverocker]

Boris GET YOUR HANDS OUT YER FECKIN POCKETS

[RocknRollPartyGirl]

What is leona lewis doing!?!?!?!

[executiverocker]

I thought it was quite good, better than I hoped. Although David Beckham appearing even though GB doesnt have a football team?

[shed]

Boris!
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44955000/jpg/_44955485_boris_getty.jpg

[RocknRollPartyGirl]

I didnt watch any of the olympics but i enjoyed the closing ceremony.Got a bit excited when i thought the bus was going to turn in to a transformer but it turned out to be some grass city scape :(

[PeteLMC]

I didnt watch any of the olympics but i enjoyed the closing ceremony.Got a bit excited when i thought the bus was going to turn in to a transformer but it turned out to be some grass city scape :(

Haha, snap!

Leona absolutely murdered Whole Lotta Love. She looked terrified that her dress (if you can call it that) was going malfunction at any point.

Jimmy wins gold for gurning too.

[ghost]

I thought it was quite good, better than I hoped. Although David Beckham appearing even though GB doesnt have a football team?

It will.

[PeteLMC]

It will.

Doubt it.

Britain has been prevented from entering because the four home countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - compete separately in other international matches.

There would have to be a changing in the rules for us to enter.

[ghost]

Doubt it.

Britain has been prevented from entering because the four home countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - compete separately in other international matches.

There would have to be a changing in the rules for us to enter.

The Britain team will probably be made of entirely Englishmen.

[PeteLMC]

Hmmm. Well not sure how that'll go down the Scots, Welsh and N Irish!

[ghost]

Hmmm. Well not sure how that'll go down the Scots, Welsh and N Irish!

They've said they don't want to be part of it because they think it will compromise their individual standing with FIFA.

[Cuckoo For Caca]

The Britain team will probably be made of entirely Englishmen.

Because, let's face it, the others are shite at footy.

Heck, we're pretty shite ourselves.

[bik]

thank god that is over with. clogging up bbc and bbc sport and the news and the newspapers.

totally boring.

[doktorb]

Alas, I must disagree. I found it superb from the start. Never thought I'd be up at 3 finding women's taekwondo or the team table tennis or competitive swimming much of a draw...but it was :)

The BBC did us proud, and us pro-licence fee payers the world of good, by showing so much across all platforms, without asking for any extra money. Their online service was superb.

As for the Great Britain Football team, wll the only parallel I can draw is our hockey team. It flies the flag for "Great Britain" but is almost entirely English.

[Internets]

Doubt it.

Britain has been prevented from entering because the four home countries - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - compete separately in other international matches.

There would have to be a changing in the rules for us to enter.Not necessarily a changing of the rules, but rather the individual nations getting over themselves.

[Cuckoo For Caca]

I'd rather be a Scot footballer winning a bronze medal in the Olympics than being a Scot footballer winning nothing, ever.

[doktorb]

Boris Johnson is clearly going to make this the Olympics in his own image....=P

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7580165.stm

[shed]

Boris Johnson is clearly going to make this the Olympics in his own image....=P

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7580165.stm

Ping Pong is coming home haha!

[doktorb]

There goes any hope of a Cultural understanding during the games......

[executiverocker]

PING PONG IS COMING HOME woooooooooooooo

[doktorb]

You can't imagine Ken Livingstone having the same effect on people really. Gawn Boris!

[Michael]

Was Jackie Chan singing on the closing ceremony yesterday? :)

And too, We will have a football team, it'll probably just not include Scotland, they said the other day about the need to 'protect the future of Scottish football' and instead of us all joining up together as one nation, we should compete against eachother in a home nations play-off with the winning representing us as the British team. :confused: I lol'd, nulifies the whole point of being in a team.
BTW Sepp Blatter has already said, a GB footy team wouldn't affect any future international football in terms of Scotland, Wales, N.Ireland & England entering competitions as themselves so i can't see Scotland's problem other than they are worried they'll be hardly represented in the side, well tough shit, get better at football.
Tbh i hope we go ahead with it and Scotland are excluded on the basis of their FA being a shower of wankers.

[bik]

and the only thing they have is an awesome keeper.


every other player is clearly division 1/liverpool quality

[Michael]

and the only thing they have is an awesome keeper.


every other player is clearly division 1/liverpool quality

lolz

So, i was just reading about Baseball being taken out of the Olympics for 2012? What's everyone's tip to replace it?

I'd like to see Darts. Guaranteed gold medal from the Power :)

[bik]

dj'ing?

i'd take silver easy

[doktorb]

At the moment only one sport is guaranteed to replace baseball and softball, both voted out of 2012....










...women's boxing. The IOC has finally decided that there is enough structure and organisation to allow women's boxing as a full Olympic discipline.

[bik]

At the moment only one sport is guaranteed to replace baseball and softball, both voted out of 2012....










...women's boxing. The IOC has finally decided that there is enough structure and organisation to allow women's boxing as a full Olympic discipline.

lol

can they punch each other on the tit?

[Alcmene]

I would like to see 10 Pin Bowling as an Olympic sport.

[Michael]

What a crap event to add. Correct me if i'm wrong but Rugby still isn't represented in any form still is it? Rugby sevens would be fantastic to see, Darts or Rugby for me....womens Boxing?! :confused:

[robracingthetide]

and the only thing they have is an awesome keeper.


every other player is clearly division 1/liverpool qualitySquad:

Lots of Englishmen.

Healy as sub.

Gordon in goal (with Scottish flag cunningly integrated into the goalie kit only?).

There are a couple of young Welsh lads who might even deserve their place rather than being token additions (like Healy).

Fergie as manager, Beckham as assistant.

[bik]

Squad:

Lots of Englishmen.

Healy as sub.

Gordon in goal (with Scottish flag cunningly integrated into the goalie kit only?).

There are a couple of young Welsh lads who might even deserve there place rather than being token additions (like Healy).

Fergie as manager, Beckham as assistant.

gordon is an awesome keeper. if he was english, and we had giggs from 2001, and wes brown was never born, we'd have won the world cup

[Buddy Revell]

What a crap event to add. Correct me if i'm wrong but Rugby still isn't represented in any form still is it? Rugby sevens would be fantastic to see, Darts or Rugby for me....womens Boxing?! :confused:

womens boxing should be in there. in fact, it should have been in there long ago. whats the point in denying women the right to compete for gold medals in a sport theyve been accepted in for ages?

[Michael]

womens boxing should be in there. in fact, it should have been in there long ago. whats the point in denying women the right to compete for gold medals in a sport theyve been accepted in for ages?

I just think there's bigger sports to add than Women's boxing. Sure, it's a honourable sport to be a part of, not denying that but following the (wrongful) exclusion of Baseball, they should be incorporating a sport what can really boost the Olympics another level. I think Rugby could do this no problem, Cricket is a contender and so is Darts but for me Rugby ultimately would make people tune in and turn up to see it.

[Buddy Revell]

I just think there's bigger sports to add than Women's boxing. Sure, it's a honourable sport to be a part of, not denying that but following the (wrongful) exclusion of Baseball, they should be incorporating a sport what can really boost the Olympics another level. I think Rugby could do this no problem, Cricket is a contender and so is Darts but for me Rugby ultimately would make people tune in and turn up to see it.

i dont see it as adding another sport. i see it as an overdue inclusion of women into a sport that already exists. hell, women compete in taekwondo, and in wrestling (iirc), why not boxing? its retarded.

adding rugby would be good too, but it would end up being too regimented. its a rough sport as it is, and unless there were changes to the rules...i dont see it happening.