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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2021 14:48:42 GMT
Only just noticed that Joe Clarke has not been selected to represent GB in the canoeing. Is he injured? Just looked on Wikipedia and there are no results after 2016, so maybe he retired? Edit: no it says he narrowly missed out on selection, weird one
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Post by musik on Jul 26, 2021 15:03:24 GMT
Hm. One of the Handball Men gold favourites Sweden beat Japan now today. But it was just by a couple of goals. Two victories out of two so far, but not convincing.
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Post by mrcoke on Jul 26, 2021 15:04:19 GMT
Have you heard of GOOGLE but China so far no what is it? Another way of spelling Yahoo.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Jul 26, 2021 15:12:09 GMT
He’s been part of the Olympic team since the age of 14 and is a household name, simple really…… without google can we name any of his dive partners or do we ever hear off his dive partners . The footage I watched earlier today just after they won gold and after the ceremony focused on them both equally…..
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Post by richie22 on Jul 26, 2021 16:03:09 GMT
without google can we name any of his dive partners or do we ever hear off his dive partners . The footage I watched earlier today just after they won gold and after the ceremony focused on them both equally….. my opinion is based solely on the radio obsession. Talking of his new son and husband, I promise you they banged on and on about young Tom, fantastic achievement for him but don’t get there obsession with constantly hyping him, with limited coverage of his partners .
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Post by andystokey on Jul 27, 2021 7:23:43 GMT
Taekwondo again 1 second wow
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 27, 2021 7:42:22 GMT
The footage I watched earlier today just after they won gold and after the ceremony focused on them both equally….. my opinion is based solely on the radio obsession. Talking of his new son and husband, I promise you they banged on and on about young Tom, fantastic achievement for him but don’t get there obsession with constantly hyping him, with limited coverage of his partners . He's a media darling due to his lifestyle, lots of equally talented athletes go under the Radar
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Post by musik on Jul 27, 2021 7:51:34 GMT
Falck about to win in table tennis!
The swedish ladies beat Russia in handball comfortably.
Sweden-New Zealand in football within a few minutes. 8 substitutions.
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Post by andystokey on Jul 27, 2021 7:56:54 GMT
my opinion is based solely on the radio obsession. Talking of his new son and husband, I promise you they banged on and on about young Tom, fantastic achievement for him but don’t get there obsession with constantly hyping him, with limited coverage of his partners . He's a media darling due to his lifestyle, lots of equally talented athletes go under the Radar It's their stories that move me more. Example Williams yesterday living in a caravan for 2 years. That's the dedication that is amazing whether it comes off or not. As it did this morning for mum of Tom Dean and poor Bianca Walkden with a second to go to the final.
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Post by spitthedog on Jul 27, 2021 8:03:33 GMT
my opinion is based solely on the radio obsession. Talking of his new son and husband, I promise you they banged on and on about young Tom, fantastic achievement for him but don’t get there obsession with constantly hyping him, with limited coverage of his partners . He's a media darling due to his lifestyle, lots of equally talented athletes go under the Radar The media like a celebrity....shock/horror! Why would anyone be remotely surprised? Its a typical British response, we like it when our Brits have some success, but when the media go on about them a bit we seem to want to resent them! Having watched the performance itself, it was a fantastic achievement to beat the phenomenal Chinese divers, both deserving of great praise, which they seem to be getting.
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 27, 2021 8:24:33 GMT
He's a media darling due to his lifestyle, lots of equally talented athletes go under the Radar The media like a celebrity....shock/horror! Why would anyone be remotely surprised? Its a typical British response, we like it when our Brits have some success, but when the media go on about them a bit we seem to want to resent them! Having watched the performance itself, it was a fantastic achievement to beat the phenomenal Chinese divers, both deserving of great praise, which they seem to be getting. Absolutely agree they deserve huge credit , anyone does who competes at that level . It doesn't change my opinion though .
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jul 27, 2021 8:28:36 GMT
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Post by Kpsje on Jul 27, 2021 8:29:36 GMT
this is what sport is all about - watching tom dean’s family and friends celebrating his gold medal in a garden at 3am!!
superb! - and not one single beer in the air (smiley face)
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Post by musik on Jul 27, 2021 11:07:34 GMT
Badminton Burestedt who won the first match in the group stage, just won his second match!
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Post by lancashirelad on Jul 27, 2021 11:20:38 GMT
this is what sport is all about - watching tom dean’s family and friends celebrating his gold medal in a garden at 3am!! superb! - and not one single beer in the air (smiley face) Absolutely brilliant sports crowd (even if the scouse relative brought a smoke bomb at the end)
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Post by cr4zyd4ve on Jul 27, 2021 19:13:47 GMT
For the record I really like Alex Scott as a pundit but she is struggling a bit as an anchor, she is coming across as a bit wooden and clumsy!! I am sure she will improve...
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 27, 2021 19:18:48 GMT
For the record I really like Alex Scott as a pundit but she is struggling a bit as an anchor, she is coming across as a bit wooden and clumsy!! I am sure she will improve... Yeh she’s wank!😉
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Post by musik on Jul 28, 2021 9:12:44 GMT
Annemiek van Vleuten!
🚴 Gold in Cycling. Revenge on many levels. Well done!
👍
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 28, 2021 11:37:44 GMT
Souths is playing for Straya. It’s 0-0. against Egypt
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 28, 2021 11:47:08 GMT
Egypt 🇪🇬 winning. Quite gormless from Souttar actually
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Post by neckender78 on Jul 28, 2021 12:26:55 GMT
I enjoy the Olympics and watching obscure sports I would never normally dream of watching. Great start to the games for BG, the professionalism, dedication, training and will to win of the athletes is incredible and puts many multi millionaire footballers to shame. You hear football managers and players after some games saying we left everything out there... No you fucking didn't they want to look at these men and women to see what leaving everything out there actually means.
I see that bellend Piers Morgan is trying to stay relevant trying to whip up a reaction saying anything but a gold medal shouldn't be celebrated. He hasnt got a clue, Georgia Brown Taylor's silver medal in the womens triathlon was unbelievable, she was on crutches 12 weeks ago after a leg stress fracture and unfortunatley had to ride the last lap of the cycling stage with a punctured tyre. 12 weeks ago on crutches and a puncture losing time on last lap and she still managed 2nd place. That is commitment, drive and dedication to be celebrated Morgan you twat.
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Post by partickpotter on Jul 28, 2021 12:51:03 GMT
I enjoy the Olympics and watching obscure sports I would never normally dream of watching. Great start to the games for BG, the professionalism, dedication, training and will to win of the athletes is incredible and puts many multi millionaire footballers to shame. You hear football managers and players after some games saying we left everything out there... No you fucking didn't they want to look at these men and women to see what leaving everything out there actually means. I see that bellend Piers Morgan is trying to stay relevant trying to whip up a reaction saying anything but a gold medal shouldn't be celebrated. He hasnt got a clue, Georgia Brown Taylor's silver medal in the womens triathlon was unbelievable, she was on crutches 12 weeks ago after a leg stress fracture and unfortunatley had to ride the last lap of the cycling stage with a punctured tyre. 12 weeks ago on crutches and a puncture losing time on last lap and she still managed 2nd place. That is commitment, drive and dedication to be celebrated Morgan you twat. Piers Morgan is a twat.
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Post by JoeinOz on Jul 28, 2021 13:09:10 GMT
I enjoy the Olympics and watching obscure sports I would never normally dream of watching. Great start to the games for BG, the professionalism, dedication, training and will to win of the athletes is incredible and puts many multi millionaire footballers to shame. You hear football managers and players after some games saying we left everything out there... No you fucking didn't they want to look at these men and women to see what leaving everything out there actually means. I see that bellend Piers Morgan is trying to stay relevant trying to whip up a reaction saying anything but a gold medal shouldn't be celebrated. He hasnt got a clue, Georgia Brown Taylor's silver medal in the womens triathlon was unbelievable, she was on crutches 12 weeks ago after a leg stress fracture and unfortunatley had to ride the last lap of the cycling stage with a punctured tyre. 12 weeks ago on crutches and a puncture losing time on last lap and she still managed 2nd place. That is commitment, drive and dedication to be celebrated Morgan you twat. Piers Morgan is a twat. Attention seeking knob. Second only to Hatie Cockpins for media twattery as a source of self promotion
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Post by noustie on Jul 28, 2021 16:25:37 GMT
No doubting Morgan is a knob but the crux for me is whether she competes next week. Imagine being one of the team who battled on to silver, which is essentially worthless in US sporting achievement, then having to watch the person who potentially cost you gold then competing against you for gold in the individuals after making a remarkable recovery from mental health issues that were so debilitating a few days previously. If she wins individual golds it’ll be treated as Hollywood stuff and vindication of putting herself ahead of the team which would succinctly sum up where we are as a culture.
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Post by meggeth on Jul 28, 2021 17:28:18 GMT
One thing I find strange about the Olympics is the medal table. If one country gets 5 gold and nothing else, it finishes above a country that gets 4 gold, 300 silver and 300 bronze. Surely it would be more fair to have a points system, eg 3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze?
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 28, 2021 17:32:11 GMT
One thing I find strange about the Olympics is the medal table. If one country gets 5 gold and nothing else, it finishes above a country that gets 4 gold, 300 silver and 300 bronze. Surely it would be more fair to have a points system, eg 3 for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze? Piers Morgan hates this😏
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Post by andystokey on Jul 28, 2021 17:56:22 GMT
I enjoy the Olympics and watching obscure sports I would never normally dream of watching. Great start to the games for BG, the professionalism, dedication, training and will to win of the athletes is incredible and puts many multi millionaire footballers to shame. You hear football managers and players after some games saying we left everything out there... No you fucking didn't they want to look at these men and women to see what leaving everything out there actually means. I see that bellend Piers Morgan is trying to stay relevant trying to whip up a reaction saying anything but a gold medal shouldn't be celebrated. He hasnt got a clue, Georgia Brown Taylor's silver medal in the womens triathlon was unbelievable, she was on crutches 12 weeks ago after a leg stress fracture and unfortunatley had to ride the last lap of the cycling stage with a punctured tyre. 12 weeks ago on crutches and a puncture losing time on last lap and she still managed 2nd place. That is commitment, drive and dedication to be celebrated Morgan you twat. Piers Morgan is a twat. Mental health issues = not having fun. Must remember that one if someone shows signs of self harm.
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Post by shakermaker on Jul 28, 2021 18:23:19 GMT
Don’t know if anyone caught the dressage earlier or whether it was considered too poncy, but it was absolutely majestic. How do they teach horses to do that? Congratulations to Charlotte Dujardin on becoming our highest achieving female Olympian.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 28, 2021 18:25:42 GMT
Don’t know if anyone caught the dressage earlier or whether it was considered too poncy, but it was absolutely majestic. How do they teach horses to do that? Congratulations to Charlotte Dujardin on becoming our highest achieving female Olympian. It is proper poncy but a lot of Olympic sports are. If there’s a Brit involved I quickly try and learn the rules and roar them on! Congrats to Charlotte, she must have been going some years now!
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Post by musik on Jul 28, 2021 19:16:17 GMT
I don't know him, but Piers Morgan isn't well informed when it comes to the Olympic favourite Simone.
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