@Samfr: One medal in the athletics tonight and this would be GB's most medals in a day since 1908. #Rio2016
What chances have we got. Outside chance in the high jump and very very outside chance in the Women's 1500m and Mens 110m hurdles...as in if people fall over.
@Samfr: One medal in the athletics tonight and this would be GB's most medals in a day since 1908. #Rio2016
What chances have we got. Outside chance in the high jump and very very outside chance in the Women's 1500m and Mens 110m hurdles...as in if people fall over.
What 2016 has shown us is that Team GB do not require a home crowd in order to excel - that we can not only retain Golds in cycling, rowing and equestrian events, but also branch out into unknown territory like gymnastics and field. – If Team GB could produce a team of decent swimmers, who knows what we could achieve in Tokyo.
What 2016 has shown us is that Team GB do not require a home crowd in order to excel - that we can not only retain Golds in cycling, rowing and equestrian events, but also branch out into unknown territory like gymnastics and field. – If Team GB could produce a team of decent swimmers, who knows what we could achieve in Tokyo.
We were very very close in lots of events in the swimming. 7 x 4th places.
Athletics is one sport where you are seeing a much wider diversity in nations doing well. Gone are the days of ~10 nations dominating all the finals and hovering up all the medals e.g. You don't see many finals now where there are 2-3 Americans.
What 2016 has shown us is that Team GB do not require a home crowd in order to excel - that we can not only retain Golds in cycling, rowing and equestrian events, but also branch out into unknown territory like gymnastics and field. – If Team GB could produce a team of decent swimmers, who knows what we could achieve in Tokyo.
Our swimming team has actually been pretty decent this Olympics, 1 gold, 5 silvers. That is better than our current athletics tally, 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
Trump has tweeted this statement on his Facebook page which led me to observe that his official page has twice as many likes (over 10 million) as Hillary's. Possibly significant given the probable age distribution on Facebook.
Just as we won the Cold War, in part, by exposing the evils of communism and the virtues of free markets, so too must we take on the ideology of Radical Islam.
While my opponent accepted millions of dollars in Foundation donations from countries where being gay is an offense punishable by prison or death, my Administration will speak out against the oppression of women, gays and people of different beliefs.
God they are boo-ing the pole vaulter again. Pathetic. Another negative on the Rio Olympics.
Not defending just because I live here, but there`s a context. Obviously there`s no defence in booing.
First, Brazil doesn`t win many medals, so any chance is grabbed like the last one. Second, we have a football culture here, so we don`t know how to "do olympics". Third, the french didn`t even compliment the brazilian, so people were already angry.
Was it wrong? Probably. What about today? Dare I say that people would have applaud him if he didn`t say that the crowd was behaving like the nazis or that we won because of religion or some mystic thing.
Another thing, he`s an athlete, he must have focus no matter the crowd.
Russia Stripped Of Beijing Women's 4x100m Relay Gold Yulia Chermoshanskaya's sample was retested and was found to contain traces of several anabolic steroids, including stanozolol.
The Russian Federation team is disqualified from the women's 4x100m relay," the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.
"The corresponding medals and diplomas are withdrawn and shall be returned."
02:21, UK, Wednesday 17 August 2016
This was from the Bejing olympics in 2008 and they retain samples for 10 years and can retest with newer methods.
Russia Stripped Of Beijing Women's 4x100m Relay Gold Yulia Chermoshanskaya's sample was retested and was found to contain traces of several anabolic steroids, including stanozolol.
The Russian Federation team is disqualified from the women's 4x100m relay," the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.
"The corresponding medals and diplomas are withdrawn and shall be returned."
02:21, UK, Wednesday 17 August 2016
This was from the Bejing olympics in 2008 and they retain samples for 10 years and can retest with newer methods.
Russia Stripped Of Beijing Women's 4x100m Relay Gold Yulia Chermoshanskaya's sample was retested and was found to contain traces of several anabolic steroids, including stanozolol.
The Russian Federation team is disqualified from the women's 4x100m relay," the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.
"The corresponding medals and diplomas are withdrawn and shall be returned."
02:21, UK, Wednesday 17 August 2016
This was from the Bejing olympics in 2008 and they retain samples for 10 years and can retest with newer methods.
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Joshua Buatsi won a bronze in the past hr, don't know if that is included in the medal table
Must do better...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37102063
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37099465
Think of David Cameron's resignation honours list - then think about our Olympic stars
Mr Mobot
The two boxers
Brownlee brothers
Taekwondo
Women's hockey
But there is definitely a much more diverse make up. The 400m in particular.
Blimey, that’s an amazing stat, - in an annoyingly frustrating way, but lots of room for improvement.
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Just as we won the Cold War, in part, by exposing the evils of communism and the virtues of free markets, so too must we take on the ideology of Radical Islam.
While my opponent accepted millions of dollars in Foundation donations from countries where being gay is an offense punishable by prison or death, my Administration will speak out against the oppression of women, gays and people of different beliefs.
-Donald J. Trump
First, Brazil doesn`t win many medals, so any chance is grabbed like the last one. Second, we have a football culture here, so we don`t know how to "do olympics". Third, the french didn`t even compliment the brazilian, so people were already angry.
Was it wrong? Probably. What about today? Dare I say that people would have applaud him if he didn`t say that the crowd was behaving like the nazis or that we won because of religion or some mystic thing.
Another thing, he`s an athlete, he must have focus no matter the crowd.
Russia Stripped Of Beijing Women's 4x100m Relay Gold
Yulia Chermoshanskaya's sample was retested and was found to contain traces of several anabolic steroids, including stanozolol.
The Russian Federation team is disqualified from the women's 4x100m relay," the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said.
"The corresponding medals and diplomas are withdrawn and shall be returned."
02:21, UK,
Wednesday 17 August 2016
This was from the Bejing olympics in 2008 and they retain samples for 10 years and can retest with newer methods.
http://news.sky.com/story/russia-stripped-of-beijing-womens-4x100m-relay-gold-10540178
How many other clean athletes were robbed of their medals? If they give the medals to rightful owners would they ever mean the same?
On the plus side Brazil just won a medal.......
Belgium stands to be upgraded to the relay gold, with Nigeria moving up to silver and Brazil to bronze.
Like I said will it ever mean the same...getting it "in the post" 8 years later so to speak.
If taking unexpected train journeys was an olympic sport, our JohnO would be a shoo-in for his deserved hereditary dukedom
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