London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT|
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The entry at City of Coventry Stadium doesn't look too shabby. 
Napoleonthechimp
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Don't worry, fat middle-aged Italians won gold in the male team archery. It leaves the door open for all of us!
Of course, if you have a natural talent for a particular sport then you might have a chance if you dedicated yourself.
looks like lola was right, we just need da gun competition
Battersea Power Station
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WOWOWOWOW. Both Americans won their bouts to get into the quarterfinals. This is unprecedented in men's sabre fencing.
Fencing: Men's Sabre Individual, Quarterfinal
Piste 1
Aron Szilagyi HUNGARY vs Max Hartung GERMANY (two really young guys who are in new to this stage of the Olympics)
Piste 2
Nicolas Limbach GERMANY vs Nikolay Kovalev RUSSIA (The German is still the heavy favorite, while Kovalev is a surprise quarterfinalist, and amazingly, the only one of the Russians left in the tournament.)
Piste 3
Diego Occhiuzzi ITALY vs Tim Morehouse USA (this is an amazing result for Tim, and he'll have to fight hard to keep going against his tricky, patient Italian opponent)
Piste 4
Rares Dumitrescu ROMANIA vs Daryl Homer USA (Daryl just beat tournament favorite Alexey Yakimenko of Russia with speed and power, something Dumitrescu has tons of. This will be a match of physical display.)
GO USA!
Rest of the would aint bout that gun life.
at 21? still plenty of time to do your thing!
I see the first clay come each time. But where the hell is the second coming from when they do. I pause and see nothing.
killer_clank
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Dunno. Seems like in most sports these days if you don't start as a teenager and go to some elite training camp you have no chance.
It comes out so fast, I went clay pigeon shooting once and couldn't hit one
So fast.
killer_clank
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This is amazing.
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¡Vamos México!
Hoy, Marco Fabián anota.
Hoy, Marco Fabián anota.
DOBERMAN INC
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Does the BBC plan to have any of their content for download later on, like they do with regular programming?
tycoonheart
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Damn Rhode demolished competition.
She was amazing, and considering the commentator said that she was told by doctors years ago to give up the sport due to injuries
I got goosebumps on Friday night, and again listening to it now.
Honestly, one of the best things i have heard in a long time.
Napoleonthechimp
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Most of the British archers started out when they were kids/teenagers but they haven't won gold in many years. It seems if you spent a couple of years getting the technique perfect and then applying some thought into training and mental conditioning you could dominate that sport.
Of course the more athletic sports require extreme training for many years and even the professionals find that draining.
I think it has more to do with enjoying it enough to the point where you dedicate every day to training. If you're already an adult then you've probably found your own niche lifestyle and might struggle to break old habits.
EDIT: To me Archery seems like a very Zen thing, which really appeals to me.
Ah yes. That whole segment was one of the best audio/visual experiences I've had in a long time. Absolutely stunning.
theignoramus
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USA vs France mens bball about to start.
Reluctant-Hero
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I went to high school with Kerri. She was a year ahead of me and was an amazing player even back then. She still looks the same as she did in high school, crazy.
Mecha_Infantry
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And the stadium isn't full
What a fucking disgrace IOC and the guys who ran this ticketing system
So many people have complained about not getting tickets
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The red uniform doesn't look that bad. :O
tycoonheart
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Huh? Looks pretty full to me.
sazabirules
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Why are the seats so far away? (basketball)
word.
Mecha_Infantry
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Far from it...wait until you see the top and cheaper sections of the stands. Huge chunks of seats
Knux-Future
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Yolo
SolidSnakex
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The NBC streams seem to be working surprising well today. Did they do something to them since yesterday?
Probably just the sports broadcast on BBC1 and BBC3
eg: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01ldjhr/Olympics_London_2012_BBC_One_Day_1_9.0011.30/
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