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London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT2|

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The Netherlands just beat Brazil in fencing, and we're on to the next round.

Also, just started: Netherlands VS Belgium in men's Hockey.
 
I'm pretty upset about the badminton nonsense that occurred yesterday, very upset. It is a slap to the face to others competing and spectators who paid to watch a match. The South Koreans blame the Chinese ("they started it"), the Chinese say they were saving energy and goodness knows what the Indonesians have used as their excuse because it worked (the referee actually disqualified them but then rescinded it after an appeal).

Spectators should demand their money back and be refunded and all players involved disqualified and given a ban from competing for a period of time. Anything less and the image of the sport is damaged.
 
I've just realised that since they've got Aggers and Vaughny there, it'd be even better if they went the whole hog and commentated on the archery in the style of TMS.
 
our archer beat the Indian world #1
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Oooh, this is fun. Canada vs. US in the rowing happens to also be Oxford vs. Cambridge. Therefore I am of course rooting for Canada.
 
Oooh, this is fun. Canada vs. US in the rowing happens to also be Oxford vs. Cambridge. Therefore I am of course rooting for Canada.

Mens eight both teams have rowers from University of Washington so I'm rooting for them both!

Though USA first, Canada second of course :P
 
no offense but I didn't know that India were this poor at the olympics.

Only 1 gold since 1980 for 1.4bn people. Crazy!

Yea. People here only care about Cricket and thats it. None of the other sport get 0.1% of the funding cricket gets. If they would we would be racking up medals quite often. But to be honest situation has been improving and we have medal contenders still in Boxing and Shooting and Badminton. 12 years back we didnt. 12-16 yrs back i doubt we would have a contingent bigger than 20 athletes. This time around we sent over 100 our biggest contingent ever.
 
Is there any rowing final for which the lineup has been decided in which we *don't* have representation in this time around?
 
Yea. People here only care about Cricket and thats it. None of the other sport get 0.1% of the funding cricket gets. If they would we would be racking up medals quite often. But to be honest situation has been improving and we have medal contenders still in Boxing and Shooting and Badminton. 12 years back we didnt. 12-16 yrs back i doubt we would have a contingent bigger than 20 athletes. This time around we sent over 100 our biggest contingent ever.

you have a good female boxing medal chance don't you?

also, I hope 20/20 gets into the olympics :D

oh well, you win the Meadows Gold Medal for best food ;)
 
you have a good female boxing medal chance don't you?

also, I hope 20/20 gets into the olympics :D

oh well, you win the Meadows Gold Medal for best food ;)

Good chance in Male boxing in atleast 2 weight categories. 75+ and 69+

Good chance in badminton with Saina Nehwal, our male badminton player has already reached QF but seems like he will be playing world no.1 . Shooting also has a slight chance. I was sure our Female contingent will do well at Archery but they disappointed.

So far we have won 1 Bronze medal thats it. :(
 
All I was interested in at the olympics was womens gymnastics and team USA playing basketball but all i ever get on TV here (in Australia) is bloody swimming.
Ugh, so boring!
 
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