L/H White Posted July 16, 2024 Posted July 16, 2024 looking forward to this hassan going for history, competing in the 1500m, 5k, 10k and marathon 7 races in 10 days Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 16, 2024 Site Supporter Posted July 16, 2024 Always enjoy the rowing- takes a while and watching boats creeping up on each other is tremendous. Archery, judo, modern pentathlon etc. Even watching Charlotte and her horse was brilliant. Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 16, 2024 Site Supporter Posted July 16, 2024 57 minutes ago, bolty58 said: Meh. 🤣 Redgrave et al were inspirational. Dunno if you've seen it, but there is a video somewhere of him training. Collapses from total exhaustion at the end. Complete dedication to his sport. Should show it to all would-be athletes. Stories like this are illustrative of the efforts and risks- as with football, rugby etc. Admiration for them all. Quote
Members bolty58 Posted July 16, 2024 Members Posted July 16, 2024 33 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: 🤣 Redgrave et al were inspirational. Dunno if you've seen it, but there is a video somewhere of him training. Collapses from total exhaustion at the end. Complete dedication to his sport. Should show it to all would-be athletes. Stories like this are illustrative of the efforts and risks- as with football, rugby etc. Admiration for them all. No problems with any of that. I'll see some of it. Won't go out of my way to watch it. Only my opinion of course but in comparison to a World Cup Finals tournament, there's an absolute gulf in terms of interest and excitement. Quote
L/H White Posted July 17, 2024 Author Posted July 17, 2024 Hodgkinson is 9/1 SPOTY, wins that 800 I reckon she'll be a shoe in Quote
Members Lt. Aldo Raine Posted July 17, 2024 Members Posted July 17, 2024 1 hour ago, L/H White said: Hodgkinson is 9/1 SPOTY, wins that 800 I reckon she'll be a shoe in Not if Josh Kerr wins the 1500 Quote
L/H White Posted July 17, 2024 Author Posted July 17, 2024 19 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said: Not if Josh Kerr wins the 1500 it's 2024, the female will get the vote Quote
MalcolmW Posted July 17, 2024 Posted July 17, 2024 3 Americans, 2 Ethiopians, 2 Kenyans, 3 Britons, a Ugandan, a South African and a Slovakian in contention - and only 8 places in the final. So the semis will be interesting. Quote
Members Lt. Aldo Raine Posted July 18, 2024 Members Posted July 18, 2024 19 hours ago, MalcolmW said: 3 Americans, 2 Ethiopians, 2 Kenyans, 3 Britons, a Ugandan, a South African and a Slovakian in contention - and only 8 places in the final. So the semis will be interesting. I thought you were telling us a joke at first there 🙂 Quote
deeane Koontz Posted July 19, 2024 Posted July 19, 2024 What's happened to the Olympics? Used to be a big fuss made of it years back. Seems to get less coverage. Couldn't name one athlete these days.   Quote
Ani Posted July 19, 2024 Posted July 19, 2024 On 17/07/2024 at 10:39, L/H White said: Hodgkinson is 9/1 SPOTY, wins that 800 I reckon she'll be a shoe in What price is Jimmy Anderson ? Quote
Jol_BWFC Posted July 19, 2024 Posted July 19, 2024 3 minutes ago, Ani said: What price is Jimmy Anderson ? 50/1. Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 22, 2024 Site Supporter Posted July 22, 2024 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c2v0j0j6nqlo Discuss! Â Quote
L/H White Posted July 22, 2024 Author Posted July 22, 2024 On 19/07/2024 at 17:03, Ani said: What price is Jimmy Anderson ? he's done nowt but retire maybe a outstanding achievement award or some cobblers for him Quote
Members Lt. Aldo Raine Posted July 22, 2024 Members Posted July 22, 2024 1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c2v0j0j6nqlo Discuss! Â A year in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl What a disgrace that is Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 23, 2024 Site Supporter Posted July 23, 2024 11 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said: A year in prison for raping a 12-year-old girl What a disgrace that is Exactly! From a legal perspective though (leaving the morals for a minute) he's served his time, so should he be able to go to the Olympics? For me, no- here (so presumably in the Netherlands) there are certain roles that prohibit folk with certain criminal backgrounds. There may well be the odd "minor" competing in the games. Quote
Members Lt. Aldo Raine Posted July 23, 2024 Members Posted July 23, 2024 26 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Exactly! From a legal perspective though (leaving the morals for a minute) he's served his time, so should he be able to go to the Olympics? For me, no- here (so presumably in the Netherlands) there are certain roles that prohibit folk with certain criminal backgrounds. There may well be the odd "minor" competing in the games. Legally it would seem there's no barrier because the IOC has stated the decision rests with the national governing bodies and the governing body in the Netherlands has selected him Morally, of course, it's a different question and - aside from that - the safeguarding point is a good one Quote
little whitt Posted July 23, 2024 Posted July 23, 2024 On 17/07/2024 at 10:39, L/H White said: Hodgkinson is 9/1 SPOTY, wins that 800 I reckon she'll be a shoe in Went Through Atherton on Sat Full of Olympic Flags Quote
Members DirtySanchez Posted July 23, 2024 Members Posted July 23, 2024 Wonder what's in the video https://www.bbc.com/sport/equestrian/articles/cd16ll5z086o Quote
Moderators Casino Posted July 23, 2024 Moderators Posted July 23, 2024 30 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said: Wonder what's in the video https://www.bbc.com/sport/equestrian/articles/cd16ll5z086o Read the article and wonder no more Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 23, 2024 Site Supporter Posted July 23, 2024 Aye, saw that earlier. Abusing someone she was teaching, or abusing a horse. I'll go for the latter. Quote
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted July 23, 2024 Site Supporter Posted July 23, 2024 1 minute ago, Casino said: Read the article and wonder no more Seems my guess was correct. They didn't elaborate on the wireless earlier. Quote
Members DirtySanchez Posted July 23, 2024 Members Posted July 23, 2024 25 minutes ago, Casino said: Read the article and wonder no more My mind couldn't get far enough into it without wandering where it shouldn't Quote
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