Olympics

[Tonge moor green jacket]

What a bit of footage that was. 4 ladies giving the national anthem the beans, with joy on their faces.

Princess Royal handing out the medals too- a former olympian herself.

[jeep]

8 minutes ago, Krimzon said:

You are probably right , just remember them being around the same time ish , but I may be having a senior moment. 

 

[Marc505]

 

Gets 5 to stay alive

[L/H White]

Were doing shockingly bad in the boxing which is unusual 

Edited July 31, 2024 by L/H White

[jayjayoghani]

49 minutes ago, jeep said:

 

On 11 secs I can't see if that's a 60m or 80m marker? Either way, it wasn't an excessive distance, just stupidity. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

58 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Were doing shockingly bad in the boxing which is unusual 

Did you see the lass who "lost" to the Moroccan?

I don't know how they score the match- not really my bag- but I respect the expertise of the the commentator (Bunce?) and he said the Briton had won.

Not the first controversial result. 

[Krimzon]

21 minutes ago, ZiggyStardust said:

that rowing finish was superb, was only in the lead for the final 4 inches, out of 2km.

Unbelievable finish ! Gobsmacked . 

[L/H White]

42 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Did you see the lass who "lost" to the Moroccan?

I don't know how they score the match- not really my bag- but I respect the expertise of the the commentator (Bunce?) and he said the Briton had won.

Not the first controversial result. 

I havent seen much boxing, but the rules changed to pro boxing rules and not the usual rules of a point for contact 

[Krimzon]

37 minutes ago, L/H White said:

I havent seen much boxing, but the rules changed to pro boxing rules and not the usual rules of a point for contact 

Daft decision , nothing wrong with the old rules , just needed proper judges. 

[Marc505]

 

Anyone feeling slightly emotionally unstable today probably should leave this till later, amazing stuff.

[L/H White]

10 minutes ago, Krimzon said:

Daft decision , nothing wrong with the old rules , just needed proper judges. 

it's because they allowed pros in, which is also bullshit

[Tonge moor green jacket]

The interview with the rowers was special.

Great stories, great personalities and great athletes. 

Proud of their country who reciprocate. 

[MalcolmW]

4 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Another gold.

What a fucking run at the end from Yee.

Paced himself beautifully- reckon everyone thought he'd let the front man get away.

Malc will be mega impressed.

Yee can be expected to beat Wilde 99 times out of 100 because of his potential change of pace.

In the swim Yee was 27 secs down on the leader but 36 ahead of Wilde.

On the bike Yee and others caught the leading 6 early on but no-one wold work with him to keep Wilde at bay, as they knew they could not beat Yee on the run. Wilde's group closed to catch the 19 ahead and he made a bold attempt to break Yee. At one point the 2 French athletes were threatening Yee for any medal but he got over his bad patch. Once Wilde weakened Yee just went for it. Again.

As he has run 3:51 for 1500 and 7:45 for 3000 and under 14 minutes Parkrun, he knows unless he is completely spent he will always have a chance.

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Aye, saw it from start to finish.

Can't help thinking he ran his own race, and knew what sort of gap he could make up.

Even the commentators thought he had let Wylde get away, it's just a pity that the shit footage (not the BBC) seemed to miss the initial kick from Yee to start to close the gap.

[jmjhb]

Perhaps mentioned, but there's a Cameroonian boxer (Cindy Ngamba) playing for the Refugee Olympic Team who resides in Bolton

Edited July 31, 2024 by jmjhb

[maje]

13 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Perhaps mentioned, but there's a Cameroonian boxer (Cindy Ngamba) playing for the Refugee Olympic Team who resides in Bolton

Won on split decision tonight. Beat the 3rd seed. 

[Casino]

26 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Perhaps mentioned, but there's a Cameroonian boxer (Cindy Ngamba) playing for the Refugee Olympic Team who resides in Bolton

Great story

[L/H White]

this marchand kid been on the same inhalers as Djokovic? 

I think he could end with 5 golds 

Even Phelps wasn't doing that 

Edited July 31, 2024 by L/H White

[Traf]

36 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Perhaps mentioned, but there's a Cameroonian boxer (Cindy Ngamba) playing for the Refugee Olympic Team who resides in Bolton

Yeah, some of my clients went to support her.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

These shooters with their hands in their pockets look pretty damn cool

[Traf]

8 minutes ago, Casino said:

Great story

Isn't it just.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

45 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Perhaps mentioned, but there's a Cameroonian boxer (Cindy Ngamba) playing for the Refugee Olympic Team who resides in Bolton

Arrived in Bolton at the age of eleven, and studied at both Bolton college and the University of Bolton

[Casino]

And we tried to deport her and i think still at risk

[only1swanny]

23 minutes ago, Casino said:

And we tried to deport her and i think still at risk

trains with team GB but can't compete as she doesn't have a passport, 

Apparently her uncle lost it years ago and they only found out when they were asked to attend the immigration office. Can't go back to Cameroon as she's gay. 

[Sweep]

40 minutes ago, L/H White said:

this marchand kid been on the same inhalers as Djokovic? 

I think he could end with 5 golds 

Even Phelps wasn't doing that 

Said earlier Phelps won 8 golds in Beijing, I think, I may have misheard though. They also said he won 23 Olympic golds in total, which is utterly ridiculous.