NPR

weegie01 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:03 pm

Hugo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:45 pm Shit, Dina just couldn't hold onto 3rd.

Although Asher Smith was no more than an outside bet for a medal, this is happening a bit too often for comfort for the UK medal total. Their target is pretty steep and there are just too many people either not getting medals or not getting the colour expected. Although the published target is 50 to 70, anything under 60 will cause a bit of explaining.

weegie01 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:03 pm

Hugo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:45 pm Shit, Dina just couldn't hold onto 3rd.

Although Asher Smith was no more than an outside bet for a medal, this is happening a bit too often for comfort for the UK medal total. Their target is pretty steep and there are just too many people either not getting medals or not getting the colour expected. Although the published target is 50 to 70, anything under 60 will cause a bit of explaining.

Hugo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:14 pm

weegie01 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:03 pm

Hugo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:45 pm Shit, Dina just couldn't hold onto 3rd.

Although Asher Smith was no more than an outside bet for a medal, this is happening a bit too often for comfort for the UK medal total. Their target is pretty steep and there are just too many people either not getting medals or not getting the colour expected. Although the published target is 50 to 70, anything under 60 will cause a bit of explaining.

Absolutely, prior to the race I was thinking Dina was a good bet for 6th, she ran a good race, what a shame that she couldn't cling on in the last few metres.

Both her and Neita (in the 100) missed bronze by the narrowest of margins. It's heartbreaking, they are a pair of very likable ladies.

weegie, is there any discipline that we have overachieved?

Hugo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:14 pm

weegie01 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:03 pm

Hugo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 7:45 pm Shit, Dina just couldn't hold onto 3rd.

Although Asher Smith was no more than an outside bet for a medal, this is happening a bit too often for comfort for the UK medal total. Their target is pretty steep and there are just too many people either not getting medals or not getting the colour expected. Although the published target is 50 to 70, anything under 60 will cause a bit of explaining.

Absolutely, prior to the race I was thinking Dina was a good bet for 6th, she ran a good race, what a shame that she couldn't cling on in the last few metres.

Both her and Neita (in the 100) missed bronze by the narrowest of margins. It's heartbreaking, they are a pair of very likable ladies.

weegie, is there any discipline that we have overachieved?

Biffer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:35 pm

Hugo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:14 pm

weegie01 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:03 pm

Although Asher Smith was no more than an outside bet for a medal, this is happening a bit too often for comfort for the UK medal total. Their target is pretty steep and there are just too many people either not getting medals or not getting the colour expected. Although the published target is 50 to 70, anything under 60 will cause a bit of explaining.

Absolutely, prior to the race I was thinking Dina was a good bet for 6th, she ran a good race, what a shame that she couldn't cling on in the last few metres.

Both her and Neita (in the 100) missed bronze by the narrowest of margins. It's heartbreaking, they are a pair of very likable ladies.

weegie, is there any discipline that we have overachieved?

Rowing?

Dogbert wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:05 pm

Biffer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:35 pm

Hugo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:14 pm

Absolutely, prior to the race I was thinking Dina was a good bet for 6th, she ran a good race, what a shame that she couldn't cling on in the last few metres.

Both her and Neita (in the 100) missed bronze by the narrowest of margins. It's heartbreaking, they are a pair of very likable ladies.

weegie, is there any discipline that we have overachieved?

Rowing?

Rowing indeed

Great Britain hit a 49-year low in Tokyo. 2 medals , one Silver , one Bronze.

Team GB had led the rowing medal table for the last three Games: in Tokyo, they were 14th.

The current GBR rowing team is in transition, with all bar eight athletes making their Olympic debut in Paris ( out of 42 ) in 10 separate boats.

8 of those boats won medals , 3 gold , 2 Silver, 3 Bronze, GBR second in the rowing medal table behind the Netherlands , although we won the same number of medals as the Dutch.

GBR surpassed their previous best medal haul for an overseas Olympics.

S/Lt_Phillips wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:13 pm

Dogbert wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:05 pm

Biffer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:35 pm

Rowing?

Rowing indeed

Great Britain hit a 49-year low in Tokyo. 2 medals , one Silver , one Bronze.

Team GB had led the rowing medal table for the last three Games: in Tokyo, they were 14th.

The current GBR rowing team is in transition, with all bar eight athletes making their Olympic debut in Paris ( out of 42 ) in 10 separate boats.

8 of those boats won medals , 3 gold , 2 Silver, 3 Bronze, GBR second in the rowing medal table behind the Netherlands , although we won the same number of medals as the Dutch.

GBR surpassed their previous best medal haul for an overseas Olympics.

My annoying Dutch colleague is now extremely confident that team NL will finish ahead of team GB in the medal table. This will make him insufferably smug. Irritatingly he's probably right. The men's hockey team are certainties to win gold, Lavreyson will win 2 more in cycling, one of the sailing classes is guaranteed gold, Femke Bol is odds-on in the 400m and Hassan is very highly rated in 10k and marathon. They have other strong chances too, like the women's hockey team. Orange twat.

S/Lt_Phillips wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:13 pm

Dogbert wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:05 pm

Biffer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:35 pm

Rowing?

Rowing indeed

Great Britain hit a 49-year low in Tokyo. 2 medals , one Silver , one Bronze.

Team GB had led the rowing medal table for the last three Games: in Tokyo, they were 14th.

The current GBR rowing team is in transition, with all bar eight athletes making their Olympic debut in Paris ( out of 42 ) in 10 separate boats.

8 of those boats won medals , 3 gold , 2 Silver, 3 Bronze, GBR second in the rowing medal table behind the Netherlands , although we won the same number of medals as the Dutch.

GBR surpassed their previous best medal haul for an overseas Olympics.

My annoying Dutch colleague is now extremely confident that team NL will finish ahead of team GB in the medal table. This will make him insufferably smug. Irritatingly he's probably right. The men's hockey team are certainties to win gold, Lavreyson will win 2 more in cycling, one of the sailing classes is guaranteed gold, Femke Bol is odds-on in the 400m and Hassan is very highly rated in 10k and marathon. They have other strong chances too, like the women's hockey team. Orange twat.

S/Lt_Phillips wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:13 pm

Dogbert wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:05 pm

Biffer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 9:35 pm

Rowing?

Rowing indeed

Great Britain hit a 49-year low in Tokyo. 2 medals , one Silver , one Bronze.

Team GB had led the rowing medal table for the last three Games: in Tokyo, they were 14th.

The current GBR rowing team is in transition, with all bar eight athletes making their Olympic debut in Paris ( out of 42 ) in 10 separate boats.

8 of those boats won medals , 3 gold , 2 Silver, 3 Bronze, GBR second in the rowing medal table behind the Netherlands , although we won the same number of medals as the Dutch.

GBR surpassed their previous best medal haul for an overseas Olympics.

My annoying Dutch colleague is now extremely confident that team NL will finish ahead of team GB in the medal table. This will make him insufferably smug. Irritatingly he's probably right. The men's hockey team are certainties to win gold, Lavreyson will win 2 more in cycling, one of the sailing classes is guaranteed gold, Femke Bol is odds-on in the 400m and Hassan is very highly rated in 10k and marathon. They have other strong chances too, like the women's hockey team. Orange twat.

Jethro wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 5:31 am

S/Lt_Phillips wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:13 pm

Dogbert wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:05 pm

Rowing indeed

Great Britain hit a 49-year low in Tokyo. 2 medals , one Silver , one Bronze.

Team GB had led the rowing medal table for the last three Games: in Tokyo, they were 14th.

The current GBR rowing team is in transition, with all bar eight athletes making their Olympic debut in Paris ( out of 42 ) in 10 separate boats.

8 of those boats won medals , 3 gold , 2 Silver, 3 Bronze, GBR second in the rowing medal table behind the Netherlands , although we won the same number of medals as the Dutch.

GBR surpassed their previous best medal haul for an overseas Olympics.

My annoying Dutch colleague is now extremely confident that team NL will finish ahead of team GB in the medal table. This will make him insufferably smug. Irritatingly he's probably right. The men's hockey team are certainties to win gold, Lavreyson will win 2 more in cycling, one of the sailing classes is guaranteed gold, Femke Bol is odds-on in the 400m and Hassan is very highly rated in 10k and marathon. They have other strong chances too, like the women's hockey team. Orange twat.

Take the moral high ground and ask him how his Rugby team is doing

Biffer wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:49 pm
Depends what happens in track cycling, GB have good chances in several more events. I assume there's a chance in sailing, we often get something there.

But nothing from boxing, taekwondo, or other sports we often get something in is a blow to the overall position.

Biffer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 1:05 pm

Blackmac wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 12:43 pm

Calculon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 12:34 pm


Does the IOC even have their own set of rules in place? All i can see is they supply advice, that is very "inclusive", to other sporting bodies

Fucking BBC doesn't even mention what the issue is, just that he failed eligibility rules. pathetic.

How is someone born with female genitalia meant to know they have xy chromosomes?

inactionman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:25 am Some shenanigans in the 5k - the French runner Hugo Hay knocked over George Mills on the home straight and he took out a few other runners o his way to the deck.

Mills is the son of ex-footballer Danny Mills, himself no shrinking violet, so like a chip off the old block he had a few words with Hay the finish line. Not quite the Olympian spirit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/vi ... 5n67qen07o

Mills has been advanced to the next round by the race ref.

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:42 am

inactionman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:25 am Some shenanigans in the 5k - the French runner Hugo Hay knocked over George Mills on the home straight and he took out a few other runners o his way to the deck.

Mills is the son of ex-footballer Danny Mills, himself no shrinking violet, so like a chip off the old block he had a few words with Hay the finish line. Not quite the Olympian spirit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/vi ... 5n67qen07o

Mills has been advanced to the next round by the race ref.

Couple of dodgy elbows by the Frenchie there.

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:11 pm

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:42 am

inactionman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:25 am Some shenanigans in the 5k - the French runner Hugo Hay knocked over George Mills on the home straight and he took out a few other runners o his way to the deck.

Mills is the son of ex-footballer Danny Mills, himself no shrinking violet, so like a chip off the old block he had a few words with Hay the finish line. Not quite the Olympian spirit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/vi ... 5n67qen07o

Mills has been advanced to the next round by the race ref.

Couple of dodgy elbows by the Frenchie there.

Didn't look all that much to cause the falls and as has been said Mills had got himself in a bad position, but the race officials obviously saw enough to make that call

Slick wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:13 pm

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:11 pm

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:42 am

Couple of dodgy elbows by the Frenchie there.

Didn't look all that much to cause the falls and as has been said Mills had got himself in a bad position, but the race officials obviously saw enough to make that call

They were going pretty fast to be fair

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:17 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:13 pm

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:11 pm
Didn't look all that much to cause the falls and as has been said Mills had got himself in a bad position, but the race officials obviously saw enough to make that call

They were going pretty fast to be fair

Hay definitely gave a couple of nudges and enough to catch Mills slightly off balance I guess. As you say getting into the sprint at that stage and camera angles don't help to clarify much. Hay did looks just a little contrite though when confronted..

duke wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:19 pm

tabascoboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:17 pm

Slick wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:13 pm

They were going pretty fast to be fair

Hay definitely gave a couple of nudges and enough to catch Mills slightly off balance I guess. As you say getting into the sprint at that stage and camera angles don't help to clarify much. Hay did looks just a little contrite though when confronted..

Did Hay get DQ'd?

Openside wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 8:10 am

Biffer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 1:05 pm

Blackmac wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 12:43 pm

Fucking BBC doesn't even mention what the issue is, just that he failed eligibility rules. pathetic.

How is someone born with female genitalia meant to know they have xy chromosomes?

because they have a clitoris the size of a marrow

Jock42 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 3:56 pm Have they changed the sprint format? Did it not used to be best of 3?

S/Lt_Phillips wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 4:46 pm

Jock42 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 3:56 pm Have they changed the sprint format? Did it not used to be best of 3?

I think the later stages are still best of 3

inactionman wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 8:32 am Just on the topic of medals, the boxers missed outy by some tight margins. The scoring has always been a bit impenetrable to me, but it seemed on another day we might have had a few more finalists.

Sandstorm wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 6:29 pm Team GB Gold Medal hype train is derailing….