1) It's very traditional.
2) One of the most demanding disciplines at the Olympics.
3) Hilarious to watch.
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1) It's very traditional.
2) One of the most demanding disciplines at the Olympics.
3) Hilarious to watch.
Just getting them in early for the golds we win in the boxing later on.
Nope!
I'm still bitter about the women's race from 2000.
That I can believe.
criesofthepast
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Most exciting events in the Olympics is at Eton Dorney.
Boxing is fixed I don't count those medals.
Alexis Vastine should have won his match against the Ukrainian the match was rigged as hell and apparently the match between the Canadian and the British was rigged as well, so boxing can go fuck itself.
France isn't one of the boxing big wig (we don't shower them with money) so we get fucked at every turn.
HoodWinked
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brazilian catching up in tkd.
RibbedHero
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It's not about showering them with money, France has never been a boxing nation.
Fucking yawn. Love all the handbangers who've watched a sport for an hour for the first time and think they know all about it.
Yeah we're not one of the big shot, big boxing nations participate more financially so they get a better treatment.
I watched enough in Beijing and London to see that it's rigged, Vastine got robbed twice.
RibbedHero
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It really is a beautiful way to start the day.
Would be fun.
BrokenSymmetry
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Only 11 golds more to catch up with China.
I think only one boxing gold (relevant to us) is contested today.
in two days ;p
Hopefully the 7th gold for The Netherlands today. Should be possible with our hockey men's team. Germany is a tough opponent though.
During that final we have 4×100 m, don't think we're really a medal contestant. Especially seeing how lucky we got trough (lol Team GB
).
Will be a fun day I guess.
If we win gold tonight I guess it will be the second best olympics for us ever.
During that final we have 4×100 m, don't think we're really a medal contestant. Especially seeing how lucky we got trough (lol Team GB
). Will be a fun day I guess.
If we win gold tonight I guess it will be the second best olympics for us ever.
BrokenSymmetry
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What happened to New Zealand's famous running tradition (Snell, Halberg, Walker, etc.)?
9pm British time for women today
3pm British time for men tomorrow
Chuckie
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It's not exactly running, they're just not walking the right way.
Nick Willis (silver medalist in Beijing) was supposed to be a medal certainty in the 1500m this year, but he only finished ninth. There's been a bit of hand-wringing about it in the media actually, but I'm not sure that there's any real explanation other than luck - we have a pretty small talent pool. The Kenyans and Ethiopians have become dominant since the eras of Snell and Walker as well.
I wonder how many UK gaffers know about Absolute Radios Spandathon on Monday?
On the breakfast show from 6-10 they are going to play Gold by Spandau Ballet, the original and listener renditions plus a live version by Tony Hadley.
They are going to play the song as many times as GB won Gold medals. So 26 times at the time of writing.
They reckon if they reach 27 or 28 plays they will get into the 10-5 "No Repeat Guarantee" which is one of the stations main features, thereby breaking the rules of the station.
What in?
Also who's looking forward to the Closing Ceremony? It'll be sad it's over, but there will be some decent music.
Shame One Direction are playing though.
BrokenSymmetry
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Oh, the modern pentathlon now has a combined biathlon-like running-shooting final event, with laser guns!
Wow, guess I'll be watching.
Would still be better than walking.
HoodWinked
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russian girl is pretty sick landed a turn around kick to the head.
HoodWinked
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anyone watching tkd?
HoodWinked
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laser guns are just fancy laser pointers.
FlashbladeGAF
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She was showing the Decker spirit. But yes, I agree with you.
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