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Ajescent on 08 August 2012

That bmx crash looked quite bad, hope she's okay.



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Ajescent on 08 August 2012

BMX racing is in now, it was introduced in 2008



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Carl on 08 August 2012

Still think Cricket and Golf should have been in this Olympics. Maybe even Snooker/Pool and Darts too.

Xant see how Archery/Shooting is all that different to Darts. Still aiming at a target.



                            

Ajescent on 08 August 2012
Carl2291 said:
Still think Cricket and Golf should have been in this Olympics. Maybe even Snooker/Pool and Darts too.

Xant see how Archery/Shooting is all that different to Darts. Still aiming at a target.


I heard golf is coming next one.

I would love to see 20/20 cricket in though

I don't think day or test would work.



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Conegamer on 08 August 2012
zuvuyeay said:

here come the russians now about time,

do they keep those gold post boxes for ever or just a while,

i don't understand why they changed the rule for cycling when they don't change it for swimming,the olympics isn't amateur anymore its about seeing the best in the world compete,i was wacthing the ladies gymanstics who are so amazing they truly are,especially in the matrix cam,how the hell do they do these things but they are restricted to 2 a country i don't agree with this if for example 3 romanians are in the top six of the world,

i don't want to be a killjoy but please the aussie v england is the battle not great britain which is 4 countries,let the aussies join up with 3 other countries to make it a fair fight,i doubt the aussies give a monkeys about a scot winning anything i know i don't

i'd like to see a break down of england,scotland,wales Ni medals before i start crowing to the aussies

I think the English have won about 16 of the 22 Golds, and around 38 of the 48 medals.



 

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ethomaz on 08 August 2012

Bronze for Adriana Araújo (woman boxing).

100th historical medal for Brazil in 22 Olympics events.



Conegamer on 08 August 2012
ethomaz said:
Bronze for Adriana Araújo (woman boxing).

100th historical medal for Brazil in 22 Olympics events.

Nice! How many are Gold do you think? I'd imagine they'll be a few more as well this week (football, boxing, athletics), so it should make a good tally going into the Rio games!

And also, Ireland finally win their first medal. At last!



 

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ethomaz on 08 August 2012
Conegamer said:
ethomaz said:
Bronze for Adriana Araújo (woman boxing).

100th historical medal for Brazil in 22 Olympics events.

Nice! How many are Gold do you think? I'd imagine they'll be a few more as well this week (football, boxing, athletics), so it should make a good tally going into the Rio games!

And also, Ireland finally win their first medal. At last!

22/100 are Gold... this edition only 2.

I expected Gold (or at least Silver) for:

- Male football
- Male/Female volleyball
- Male beach volleyball

I guess that's where Brazil have more chance for medal now.



benao87 on 08 August 2012
Carl2291 said:
Conegamer said:
I'm amazed, we have 5 boxing medals confirmed, and both hockey teams in the semis. Just how.many medals can we get? More than the US or China? I.doubt it, but who knows...



No chance, Conegamer. Maybe if they didn't stop us from destroying everyone in Cycling with the shit rule...

They're too far ahead.


I've read alot about that in this thread, whats that rule?

And I really hope Golf doesn't get in. Talking about that, why isn't inline speed skating in?



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zuvuyeay on 08 August 2012
kowenicki said:
zuvuyeay said:

here come the russians now about time,

do they keep those gold post boxes for ever or just a while,

i don't understand why they changed the rule for cycling when they don't change it for swimming,the olympics isn't amateur anymore its about seeing the best in the world compete,i was wacthing the ladies gymanstics who are so amazing they truly are,especially in the matrix cam,how the hell do they do these things but they are restricted to 2 a country i don't agree with this if for example 3 romanians are in the top six of the world,

i don't want to be a killjoy but please the aussie v england is the battle not great britain which is 4 countries,let the aussies join up with 3 other countries to make it a fair fight,i doubt the aussies give a monkeys about a scot winning anything i know i don't

i'd like to see a break down of england,scotland,wales Ni medals before i start crowing to the aussies


The Aussies have been dishing it out for years.  Now that we regularly kick their ass in cricket, won the rugby world cup against them in their own country and have beaten them at the last two olympics..... its gone strangely quiet.  They serve it but they cant take it.  I have a few aussie mates who are oh so quiet at the moment.  Its just banter.

i know its banter and i know i will come across as a prick but still i don't know of any epic australia v great britain battles in sport unless i'm forgetting something,

personally i'd like to be just england in sport in everything we do including athletics and other olympic sports like in the commonwealth games where the aussies win incidentally and sir chris hoy will be racing for scotland in glasgow in 2014,if i was french or itlaian i'd be wondering why we can have different teams for different events,there are no great britain teams in a rugby world cup or six nations or in a world cup or euros etc but GB in athletics olympics and world championships plus every minor sport going,doesn't make sense to me and i don't like it,just my politics but i'd rather we went alone or we have a britsh premier league for football/rugby etc and one national team with one govt in westminster or just split for good

on a lighter note the dutch like their hockey don't they,must have a good setup like they do for footy,always good,



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