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Bolt is going to party tonight!
London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT3|
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Bolt is going to party tonight!
Mecha_Infantry
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Not from England and I don't know how relevant this is an hour later, but the proposal CANNOT be IGNORED.
Best Spice.
Best Spice.
StealthGoblin
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The range of things little old Britain has won medals in is so weird.
Shooting, Boxing, Poncing (Equestrian), Canoeing, Triathlon, Heptathlon, Long Jump, 10km, Taekwondo, cycling, rowing, tennis etc.
Mental. Much more diverse than we could have hoped for in our wildest dreams really.
Shooting, Boxing, Poncing (Equestrian), Canoeing, Triathlon, Heptathlon, Long Jump, 10km, Taekwondo, cycling, rowing, tennis etc.
Mental. Much more diverse than we could have hoped for in our wildest dreams really.
That two different people. Jade Jones and Laura Trott.
Wrong person, below is Laura Trott with Jason Kenny, both track cyclists.
kinda realised that right away. thought their faces looked similar, Trott is blonder though.
Close enough :lol
vicissitudes
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demigod
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For those who missed it, our ladies won gold in water polo today too.
Who's the bottom left chick? Damn she's hot, looks like Athena Chu.
Napoleonthechimp
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We won a gold for kicking a Chinese woman in the face! Yay for international relations.
Also: Daley Thompson on Olympics Tonight? He's a legend.
Also: Daley Thompson on Olympics Tonight? He's a legend.
ElectricBlue187
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Is that the US diving girl?
EdwardTivrusky
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Damon hill clip?
Did this get posted? http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/os2012/article15239832.ab
Its the pictures Bolt took after the 200m.
Its the pictures Bolt took after the 200m.
Big ups to Team GB. It was looking shaky there for the first few days, but you came blazing back. Atlanta is a distant memory.
It's amazing what happens when you put a little effort (read: money) into your sports programs.
GhostWriter24
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Hope solo does not care for gravity. Not one bit.
HoodWinked
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has more to do with being the host nation.
Hope solo does not care for gravity. Not one bit.
First two are same save. It's a poor save. If there was a Japanese player running from deep on the right, goal.
Third, is a good save.
A little, but we did well in Beijing and have made progress since then too. It's mostly due to investment.
Great Britain shatters medal expectations
But what is the glut of success down to? And how has the world's 22nd most populated nation, and a perennial underachiever in sports, suddenly burst toward the forefront of the Olympic spotlight?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, money is a major part of its upturn in fortunes. In Atlanta in 1996, the Brits won just one gold medal, when legendary Olympic rower Sir Steven Redgrave won the fourth of his five consecutive Games titles.
A year earlier, however, Britain implemented the National Lottery funding program, an initiative that diverts proceeds from a state-run lottery game in areas such as sports, arts and the environment. In the 17 years since, it has plowed more than $6 billion into sports, from grass-roots level to elite-athlete funding. The fruits of that influx of support could not be seen in time for Atlanta, but the impact of the lottery money would soon be felt.
ITT, world class goal keepers give their opinions.
GB won almost as many in Beijing. It has most to do with increased investment in sport, a lot of which came after London got the games. And the lottery funding.
HoodWinked
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in 4 years i tell you i told you so, i cant wait.
GhostWriter24
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Seriously. On what planet is that first save considered "poor"?
Also, thanks for clarifying that the first two are the same save, detective.
Who thinks Brazil can get 20+ golds and 50+ medals in Rio?
GhostWriter24
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No one.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
I'll take that bet
GhostWriter24
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lol They have 11 total as of this moment. I take you're not a gambling man, are you?
demigod
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You're like the 3rd Gaf Olympic Goalie. I bet you make more saves than Hope Solo.
She should have caught it. The shot is around head hight, not too far from where she was standing.
She did not put enough power in the punch, to clear the ball from the danger area. If there was a Japanese player running in from deep - goal.
It looks impressive as her dive is exaggerated and theatrical. It's at its most exaggerated after she saves the shot. She did not need to dive that way.
Don't have to wait 4 years, just look at Beijing 2008 - 19 golds. We're only up 6 from that. Not really that much of a host advantage.
But good effort on the troll bruv.
Napoleonthechimp
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That and the lottery funding has come to full fruition. We've now got a new generation of fully funded and supported athletes.
Brazil's last two medal tallies:
2008
G: 3 S: 4 B: 8 Total: 15
2012
G: 2 S: 2 B: 7 Total: 11
The host get country gets something like a 40% bump in their medal tally so Brazil should be expecting
3.5 golds, 4.2 silvers, 10.5 bronze, or 18.2 medals.
ElectricBlue187
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They will get a lot of medals regardless they will still be 3rd just like GB
Boris should have been in the opening ceremony, I would have liked it better
Jeff Albertson
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Bolt is a legend but I kind of wish Blake won, I love his gimmick he should move over to WWE
Happy for USA or Jamaica to win the relay then either Blake or Gay takes a gold and I'm happy either way
Happy for USA or Jamaica to win the relay then either Blake or Gay takes a gold and I'm happy either way
4 years is a long time, but yeah you have to have talent, but who knows what will happen till 2016. Although I bet 5-10 golds wouldn't be outrageous.
Edit: Ahem, had to decrease it a bit.
Host nation doesn't always get a bump.
I hope they get up the medal table but I don't feel that confident about 3rd or thereabouts, it would have to be a herculean effort to take a lot away from the the other consistent nations. Also maybe Australia will be back in form Rio. Maybe.
I can see Gay pulling up with an injury before they finish, seems to happen way too frequently these games. He worries me for the relay for some reason even though he is the best they have.
the_log_ride
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Haven't popped into the thread much today. Has Korey posted his obligatory medal count pic & taunt since the U.S. are up on on the medal counts? I do enjoy those.
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