London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT3|
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Napoleonthechimp
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The closing ceremony should be an announcement to all people in the stadium to GTFO.
Buses to Heathrow IMO.
Aye, I love the modern pentathlon, but the riding part seems really random. You could get a horse that really doesn't like the rider, then you're fucked.
yeah, Texas is how you British perceive it to be.
I thought the opening ceremony had great highlights and great music selection, but British musical exports are some of the best. The love story part was all downhill.
Would be interesting to see, though it might be a bit too "militaristic" for the Olympics and would be hard to spectate unless you put it inside some kind of glass box.
I have to say, I love watching lots of obscure sports like table tennis, horse dancing and basketball for a few weeks. Its such a nice change from the usual.
Yeah. I think the big winner here might be handball. Nobody had heard of it before this Olympics (including the GB team until 4 years ago) but now I'm hearing there's a lot of interest.
I've always wondered why, in a country with such ropey weather, we don't play more indoor sports.
Good Job Bob
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It all depends on the rider.
You can see a rider perform terribly with a horse, and then another rider later on perform great with the same horse.
Good Job Bob
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Pacifier?
Keep the logo, switch the text. Best of both worlds.
Butt-plug.
Delusibeta
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BBC 1's re-running the boxing while they wait for the closing ceremony.
Napoleonthechimp
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The Rio 2016 games better be a two week long carnival with some sports on the side, if not then they're missing a trick.
lazybones18
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What time does the Closing Ceremony start?
There's still about 2 hours to go. Lots of boxing?
Subliminal
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Interestingly, the biggest fire that London has seen 'for years' is just down the road from the Olympic park
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19234182
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19234182
ryutaro's mama
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For all those people shouting about "wah wah wah, the US gets to send more people than other nations" you still have to qualify.
For example, if the US didn't make it outta the FIBAS tournament in basketball, they aren't going to the Olympics.
US doesn't just get to show up and have an automatic bid. Only the host nation gets that benefit.
For example, if the US didn't make it outta the FIBAS tournament in basketball, they aren't going to the Olympics.
US doesn't just get to show up and have an automatic bid. Only the host nation gets that benefit.
- Mo Farah's 10k Victory
- Cav in the road race on the first day
- Usain Bolt
- Gatlin
- Bert le Clos' two interviews on the BBC
- Track Cycling
Lots of montages!
Napoleonthechimp
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How quickly they forget about "the great fire".
perfectchaos007
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That's part of the reason why host nations receive an average 40% medal bump in their final tally. More teams sent = more opportunities to medal.
Napoleonthechimp
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Ugh... Hearing NBC commentators on the BBC makes me shiver.
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Hasn't handball been part of the olympics since 1972? It seems to be only a lot of americans who never heard of it before and think it's the kid wall game.
it will probably at least be 12 years till the olympics comeback to our timezone.
Candidates for 2020 are Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo. That's one in a central European timezone, one in and eastern european timezone and one on the opposite side of the world. That's pretty good odds.
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Very, very proud of our country (UK) hosting an amazing Olympics and doing brilliant for considering how small of a country and how small our sports budget and centres has been compared to other countries and we've hit it right out of the park to show that England still has it. Such a proud moment for me
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ryutaro's mama
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And my point is, the US only gets to send so many teams/athletes because we qualify and have to qualify just like all the other non-host nations.
Highlight of the Games - Team GB's Men's Gymnastic Team Bronze Win!
Lowpoint of the Games - Victoria Pendelton being DQ and losing a gold.
Athlete(s) of the Games - Beth Tweddel
Biggest Villian of the Games - Anna Mears
Funniest Moment of the Games - Usain Bolt and Wenlock posing together.
Sport you've most enjoyed watching - Gymnastics
Lowpoint of the Games - Victoria Pendelton being DQ and losing a gold.
Athlete(s) of the Games - Beth Tweddel
Biggest Villian of the Games - Anna Mears
Funniest Moment of the Games - Usain Bolt and Wenlock posing together.
Sport you've most enjoyed watching - Gymnastics
Subliminal
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Highlight of the Games Super Saturday, hands down.
Lowpoint of the Games The DQs in track cycling, or in general, all the dodgy judging
Athlete(s) of the Games Mo Farrah
Biggest Villian of the Games Justin Gaitlin
Funniest Moment of the Games Pole vault stick snapping.
Sport you've most enjoyed watching Track Cycling, as always.
Lowpoint of the Games The DQs in track cycling, or in general, all the dodgy judging
Athlete(s) of the Games Mo Farrah
Biggest Villian of the Games Justin Gaitlin
Funniest Moment of the Games Pole vault stick snapping.
Sport you've most enjoyed watching Track Cycling, as always.
Napoleonthechimp
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I think a lot of the USA's success has to do with the mentality surrounding competitive sports. There is a lot more emphasis on it from a young age when compared with countries like the UK.
6 miles away...
That must contribuit a small % to getting more medals for the home team. If they wernt good enough to qualify on their own then they're certainly not in medal contention. I doubt actually it results in any extra medals.
ryutaro's mama
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So why do people have to try and discredit what we do then?
For a nation full of obese people, I guess we do ok.
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