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[numble]

That's traditional though, and has enough following to keep it. You don't need to watch everything you know

I think the only argument for excluding/including sport should be how widely is it competed at a high level globally. Eg baseball isn't done at a high level by enough countries to include. Possibly cricket and rugby too, although they are widely supported across the commonwealth.

The Olympics is a perfect venue for minority sports to get anmomentnin the spotlight. It should be inclusive. The guy in the 50m pistol probably trains hard too, why kick him out just because its not fashionable?

I wonder if there are restrictions for individual sports from the IOC. Eg in theory the swimming, athletics, rowing and cycling could go on for the entire two weeks as they all have their own dedicated arenas.

I was just replying to the idea that racewalking should be removed because its not the most efficient way of moving.

 

[Kurtofan]

I was only talking about things that would get cut. Getting in is a different matter.

You can reduce a lot of sports into fake ridiculousness.

Swimming backwards.
Swimming like a butterfly.
Throw a long thing very hard.
Throw a heavy thing very hard.
Jumping over things while running.
Throw a ball into a basket more than the other team.
Etc.

The only thing I really think should be removed are the equestrian events, since I don't think animals should be apart of the games.

Humans are animals.

 

[bjaelke]

Poor Archbold :/

I wonder if there are restrictions for individual sports from the IOC. Eg in theory the swimming, athletics, rowing and cycling could go on for the entire two weeks as they all have their own dedicated arenas.

It would be fantastic if they added Six-day racing to the Olympics as a second week competition.

 

[numble]

Humans are animals.

I was referring to animals beside the human ones.

 

[Jinjo]

Oh GAF. Shit talking about race walking. The event has been in Olympics for over hundred years now. One foot has to be on the ground all the time. So they give warning if not.

Except modern tv showed with slo-mo footage that not a single athlete had one foot on the ground between paces. Nobody was actually walking. Making all the red cards and DQ's just based on pure randomness.

 

[numble]

Except modern tv showed with slo-mo footage that not a single athlete had one foot on the ground between paces. Nobody was actually walking. Making all the red cards and DQ's just based on pure randomness.

You need 3 red cards from 3 different judges for a DQ. They have to be very blatantly up to get caught 3 times by 3 different people.

 

[bjaelke]

Fantastic time by Lasse Norman (omnium). A new personal best by him.

 

[mclem]

Brilliant shot off-air of the BBC pundits watching and cheering Mo's win just appeared on the news.

 

[Xun]

Stupidly good BBC ratings for last night, although there's some conflict as to what they exactly were:





I suspect the first figure is the 15-minute peak, the latter is the 5-minute peak, since I know they track both.

If people are wondering about Mo's celebration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mLvTDuWRyc&feature=player_detailpage#t=1522s

Does anyone have a video of him doing it?

 

[Jamie OD]

Why do people want to cut sports? No add more sports!

We need more sports!

 

[Jinjo]

You need 3 red cards from 3 different judges for a DQ. They have to be very blatantly up to get caught 3 times by 3 different people.

So a big part of the sport is who hides their cheating the best? Nice.

Not downplaying actual athlete performance here, but according to the science of movement not a single person was actually "walking", just sayin'.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Brilliant shot off-air of the BBC pundits watching and cheering Mo's win just appeared on the news.

I'd love to see/hear alternative commentaries but all I've seen is the one from the BBC's athletics coverage.

 

[bjaelke]

Coquard choking. Guess that means medals for GB, Australia and Denmark although their are two disciplines left.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Paula Radcliffe's biggest misfortune was that breaking down and crying isn't an Olympic sport instead.

 

[numble]

Women's marathon starting.

So a big part of the sport is who hides their cheating the best? Nice.

Not downplaying actual athlete performance here, but in the science of movement not a single person was actually "walking", just sayin'.

They've acknowledged that there is slight lift amongst walkers in slow motion, but they say it needs to be perceptible to the human eye, not with high frame rate slow motion cameras. If you're lifting so much and so high that 3 different people can notice it, you have an advantage on everyone else.

 

[Gregorn]

Great article on Mo Farah and Galen Rupp.

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2012/08/john_canzano_galen_rupp_mo_far.html

I don't know if you saw the 10,000 meters on Saturday. If you did, I don't know if you watched closely. But at the end, there was a moment that sums up two decades of wishing and dreaming. Farah crossed the finish line first. He was the Olympic champion. His family was in the stands. His nation was on its feet, roaring. And in that moment, Farah did the most interesting and wonderful thing.

He looked back to find out what happened to his best friend on the track.

Rupp was right behind him, as always.

I can't wait for the movie.

 

[Kurtofan]

Bryan is still leading the Omnium! Hope we get that one.

 

[bjaelke]

Bryan is still leading the Omnium! Hope we get that one.

Had a terrible 4 km individual just now. Will drop to 5-6th

 

[Kurtofan]

Had a terrible 4 km individual just now. Will drop to 5-6th

boo! They said it's his weak spot but he finished 11th of that.

 

[Kikujiro]

Badminton mens double bronze medal final between Malaysia and SKorea has been pretty great. SKorea came back from 13-19 to win 23-21.

 

[killer_clank]

Had a terrible 4 km individual just now. Will drop to 5-6th

Yup, Australia currently leading, GB and Denmark joint 2nd.

 

[duderon]

Let's go Shalane!

 

[Gomu Gomu]

There's something rather mesmerizing about watching horses jump over these obsticals.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Yup, Australia currently leading, GB and Denmark joint 2nd.

I'm British but I hope Australia win because they really need more gold medals.

 

[JonathanEx]

Brilliant shot off-air of the BBC pundits watching and cheering Mo's win just appeared on the news.

Here we go: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19134764

 

[bjaelke]

I'm British but I hope Australia win the Omnium because they really need more gold medals.

O'shea will most likely need to win one of the remaining disciplines. In case of a tie, the winner will be decided by wins and both Clancy and Norman have won a discipline.

 

[Kurtofan]

Fucking Victor Sintes.

O'shea will most likely need to win one of the remaining disciplines. In case of a tie, the winner will be decided by wins and both Clancy and Norman have won a discipline.

Coquart won one too

 

[Joel Was Right]

Just came across the story that Tower Hamlets, an Olympic Borough, have been refused all three promised contributions to the games that they were originally given - one of them including the marathon go through the borough, but they'll still suffer from the same disruption as other boroughs who are hosting events.

It's been described as as "travesty" and a "betrayal"

 

[Jamie OD]

A haiku:

Women's marathon.
It is pouring down with rain.
I nod intently.

 

[Zaph]

I can't wait for the movie.

Chariots of Fire 2: Chariot Harder

Lets make it happen GAF.

 

[luso]

Bronze medal badminton men pairs for Korea.

 

[Randdalf]

It's amazing how wet it is in London, it's sunny and bright here in the South. Steeplechase-like puddles forming on the marathon course!

 

[bjaelke]

Bronze for South Korea in badminton men's double.

Coquart won one too

But he's further back. He could go top 3, but I don't see him winning the event.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

Aus TV was showing the marathon in slow motion just before........ as if it isn't long enough already.

 

[Deadman]

Hope it stops raining before the mens 100m

 

[Majine]

Fun facts: Jesse Owens WR long jump from 1935 would've given him a bronze medal in the 2012 olympics.

 

[mclem]

Hmmm, I wonder if I should account for the marathon in my plans for getting to London. I don't need to leave for several hours yet, but I've no idea how long it takes to open roads after a marathon.

 

[numble]

Fun facts: Jesse Owens WR long jump from 1935 would've given him a bronze medal in the 2012 olympics.

He must have been doping.

 

[Deadman]

Pendleton world record in womens sprint qualifying

 

[Xun]

Fun facts: Jesse Owens WR long jump from 1935 would've given him a bronze medal in the 2012 olympics.

That's pretty impressive.

 

[BobTheBub]

Pendleton world record in womens sprint qualifying

They are saying it's a WR now!!

Edit: Was that a stealth or did I misread?

 

[killer_clank]

Victoria Pendleton is just ludicrously incredible.

 

[elseanio]

Pendleton world record in womens sprint qualifying

Think it's actually a WR. Old WR was 10.782

 

[Kinky John]

 

[slothmeister]

God damn, this GB cycling team is all kinds of awesomeness!!

 

[Deadman]

They are saying it's a WR now!!

Edit: Was that a stealth or did I misread?

Yeah it was a stealth edit It came up as olympic but then they started saying world, i dunno why

 

[Kurtofan]

COMEBACK ON GO FRANCE

 

[Wes]

Vicky <3

 

[John Dunbar]

is it expected to rain the whole day? if it does, how badly will it spoil the men's 100 meter final?

 

[Joel Was Right]

is it expected to rain the whole day? if it does, how badly will it spoil the men's 100 meter final?

I think the rain will be an advantage to the sprinters