2016 Olympics

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holtelower

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Well its hard to believe 4 yrs have gone by, but alas they have and here we go again.

Now about 40 mins into the opening ceremony and my thoughts.......

Christ, this makes Ashley Westwood look exciting ! - got to be the most boring opening ceromeny in history, just goes to highlight how well we did it.

Dreadful !
 
Never liked the opening ceremonies, my solution? I don't watch them! lol

Looking forward to the games though. Bring it on.
 
Mixed feelings about the Olympics - all the drug-related scandal of the past few years has discredited it in my eyes, and allowing the Russians in and all the shirking of responsibility by the IOC just makes a mockery of it all.

Having said all that, great to see Adam Peaty smash his own world record in the space of a couple of days and bring home a gold medal.

I'll still dip into it over the next couple of weeks - can't help myself. Although now the football season has started, not much else matters for the next 9 months!
 
That was something special wasn't it?

Adam Peaty...wow. Imagine how it feels to go into an event just knowing you are going to win... that's what he said he did.. and HE DID! What a time. What a performance.

Great silver for the 400m lady as well, name has slipped out of my old noggin. That was a really impressive swim because the American ahead of them all was so far ahead it could have blown others timing/pacing.
 
Gymnastics = peodophilia for cowards !.

Re russians, dont think we can talk with a cyclist who didnt take one and a heavyweight champion who has failed one.
 
Everytime i turn on the tv team GB is finishing fourth or fifth. Last night mens gymnastics and womens rugby. Tonight womens pairs diving and womens gymanstics. Fencing the night before. And they all seem happy!. When the likes of china, japan etc don't win they look furious!
 
Still some good medal prospects coming up.

Not sure I want to see sports people happy at coming 4th / 5th (although some know they are building for the next Olympics) but the countries who drill their athletes and are quite brutal in their recruitment and training structures, not totally sure that is what I want to see either.

It is just a fact of life though, some have done well just to get there, they weren't really in with the shout of a medal and they've done well to compete.

The women pair divers have only been together 8 months, the one has just done her GCSE's and they are looking to build for the next Olympics from what they said in interview.
 
If the chinese finish out of the medal places of course they look unhappy knowing what is coming when they return home.
 
Irish boxer, Michael O'Reilly has been disqualified. He was one of the best hopes for a medal too!

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rio-2016-olympics/michael-oreilly-faces-two-year-ban-after-being-expelled-from-olympics-34952153.html
 
holtelower - 9/8/2016 22:11

Re russians, dont think we can talk with a cyclist who didnt take one and a heavyweight champion who has failed one.
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I wasn't suggesting GB was squeaky clean by any means, but a couple of suspect drug tests is just a little bit different to decades of state-sponsored/enforced doping.
 
Enjoyed the gymnastics tonight when I got in from the meeting. First time I have really had a chance to watch any of the Olympics as it has been pretty busy in the KK household of late.

Don't know why however I have always enjoyed the gymnastics. I like the swimming and diving too
 
Loving all this. Only thing I don't like is how the Brazilians boo the opponents, that's not the spirit of the Olympics!

 
Yes they were talking about this on the radio today. Apparently their custom is to pick a side and support them and boo the opposition.

They need to read up on the tradition of the Olympics if that is the case.
 
By the way a truly stunning performance from the Ethiopian lady in the 10,000 metres knocking a huge 14 seconds off the world record.

I t's a shame in the current climate that you have to raise eyebrows and the run.
 
Loving the olympics. Great stories everywhere. British trampolining is on the up aswell !

My only beef is why the hell the likes of golf, tennis, football are in the games. These sports have their day in the sun and more. Rule should be that if the Olympics are not the pinnicle of your sport then shouldnt be allowed in.
 
Really don't understand why anyone follows the Olympics. Personally I care not a jot for them.
 
Great post wurzel. Very informative and cheerful that.

Be boring if we all liked/disliked the same things.
 
And because someone like Bryony Page who probably slogs her guts out day in day out in a sport that gets no coverage at all travels to Rio wins a medal and gets her day or two in the sun. Whats not to like?
 
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