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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #4352
    Jimoslimos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭Jimoslimos


    Colmustard wrote: »
    Just watching the women's heats for the 100 metres. Everyone always knows the fastest man in the world but I would say not many know the fastest woman.

    I don't anyway.
    Flo-Jo 1987

    No woman has come close since, Marion Jones the closest I think...and well we know how that was done


  • #4353
    opinion guy
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    ooo Bill is getting annoyed!:mad:


  • #4354
    Hercule Poirot
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    opinion guy wrote: »
    ooo Bill is getting annoyed!:mad:

    Details?


  • #4355
    opinion guy
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    Hercule Poirot wrote: »
    Details?

    He just went on a rant about Irish athletes being allowed compete when they are off form or sick and was calling for stricter guidelines.

    A tad unfair methinks. But he was quite angry in saying it. Surprisingly so.


  • #4356
    Goro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 247 ✭✭Goro


    So the Ukrainian Boxer Ievgen Khytrov knocked seven shades of shyte out of the British boxer Anthony Ogogo and still lost.

    The Judges aren't biased at all of course.


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  • #4357
    HazDanz
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    Manaudou wins 50m freestyle. Suprising!


  • #4358
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    Flo-Jo 1987

    No woman has come close since, Marion Jones the closest I think...and well we know how that was done

    Didn't Flo Jo drop dead of heart failure at a very young age, the abuse of performance enhancement drugs was speculated as a cause.


  • #4359
    el diablo
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    Why do so many of our athletes get "gastro" problems shortly before they compete? Grainne Murphy, Melanie Nocher etc.

    Same happened when Sonia O'Sullivan was pissing out her ass in Atlanta... :confused:

    Orange pilled.



  • #4360
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    opinion guy wrote: »
    He just went on a rant about Irish athletes being allowed compete when they are off form or sick and was calling for stricter guidelines.

    A tad unfair methinks. But he was quite angry in saying it. Surprisingly so.

    Agree, quite unfair, athletes are constantly being asked to perform at high profile events when they might not be 100% - the reason we don't do well at the olympics is more to do with a lack national development rather than being off form


  • #4361
    Goro
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    el diablo wrote: »
    Why do so many of our athletes get "gastro" problems shortly before they compete? Grainne Murphy, Melanie Nocher etc.

    Same happened when Sonia O'Sullivan was pissing out her ass in Atlanta... :confused:


    Ireland has one of the highest rates of irritable bowel disease in the world.
    Maybe this has something to do with it?


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  • #4362
    My name is URL
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    Michael Conlan boxing for Ireland in a minute.


  • #4363
    Diego Maradona
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    C'mon Conlon!!!!!!!!!!


  • #4364
    Colmustard
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    Goro wrote: »
    Ireland has one of the highest rates of irritable bowel disease in the world.
    Maybe this has something to do with it?

    I speculate that that may have something to do with the high amouts of alcohol we consume as a nation.


  • #4365
    Goro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 247 ✭✭Goro


    Colmustard wrote: »
    I speculate that that may have something to do with the high amouts of alcohol we consume as a nation.

    That and the fact that our tap water is made of rocks, chlorine, chalk and fluoride.


  • #4366
    opinion guy
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    Goro wrote: »
    Ireland has one of the highest rates of irritable bowel disease in the world.
    Maybe this has something to do with it?


    Does it ? never heard that before! Got a link ?


  • #4367
    HazDanz
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    Louise Hazel. Hot.

    Edit: Wins her heat.


  • #4368
    Hercule Poirot
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    HazDanz wrote: »
    Louise Hazel. Hot.

    She's no Jessica Ennis :D


  • #4369
    opinion guy
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    I wish Jimmy Magee would satop waxing lyrical about how amazing Conlon is before he's won even one fight in the Games!


  • #4370
    My name is URL
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    I'm not as confident as Jimmy is about Conlan winning this fight.


  • #4371
    Hercule Poirot
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    opinion guy wrote: »
    I wish Jimmy Magee would satop waxing lyrical about how amazing Conlon is before he's won even one fight in the Games!

    Yeah, love the way he described it as a masterclass at the end


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  • #4372
    garv123
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    I'm not as confident as Jimmy is about Conlan winning this fight.

    Ah he was always well in control


  • #4373
    Diego Maradona
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    Conlon wins 19-8, very impressive, this guy looks like a real medal prospect.


  • #4374
    Kersh
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    Super stuff though :)


  • #4375
    Diego Maradona
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    I'm not as confident as Jimmy is about Conlan winning this fight.
    What? It was never in doubt, Conlon dominated.


  • #4376
    markie29
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    great win by Conlan and little known fact jimmy magee commentated on the first modern olympics in 1896 ;)


  • #4377
    Colmustard
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    A question if you were motivated, encouraged and you got on an Olympic programme what do you think your sport could have been.

    I was a great sprinter, I am tall with very long legs I think in another life I could have done well in the long or triple jump.


  • #4378
    Duckworth_Luas
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    markie29 wrote: »
    great win by Conlan and little known fact jimmy magee commentated on the first modern olympics in 1896 ;)
    A lesser known fact is that Jimmy also commentated on the last ancient Olympics in 393.


  • #4379
    opinion guy
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    Michael Caruth looks like he is losing weight - he was houuuggggeee there a few months back


  • #4380
    markie29
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    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    A lesser known fact is that Jimmy also commentated on the last ancient Olympics in 393.


    older than Methuselah :D


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  • #4381
    el diablo
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    Duckworth_Luas wrote: »
    A lesser known fact is that Jimmy also commentated on the last ancient Olympics in 393.

    Ah come on now, Jimmy was only a toddler for those Olympics.

    Orange pilled.



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