London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

mike65

400m final up soon, can Dai Green make it a very good Welsh games? (the principality has as many golds as Australia right now)

Colmustard

Tox56 wrote: »

Pleasantly surprised to read about the Brownlee brothers going in the triathlon tomorrow, possible gold + silver there for GB. They're Number 1 and 2 in the world apparently.

I have nothing but respect for ironman triatletes

I did a sprint triathlon a 750m swim, 20 k cycle and a 5 k run and I was half dead after that, as for my time, everyone else had a stop watch I had a stop calender.

P_1

mike65 wrote: »

400m final up soon, can Dai Green make it a very good Welsh games? (the principality has as many golds as Australia right now)

Read somewhere that Yorkshire have more golds than Australia too.

Kerrydude1981

Colmustard wrote: »

I have nothing but respect for ironman triatletes

I did a sprint triathlon a 750m swim, 20 k cycle and a 5 k run and I was half dead after that, as for my time, everyone else had a stop watch I had a stop calender.

LOL

Colmustard

This should be good.

Go green.

Kerrydude1981

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

cgpg5

Wow disappointing for Greene

titan18

Deleted User wrote: »

Usain Bolt was seen in a nightclub at 4o'clock thus morning with 3 of the Swedish handball team. Love it

According to the original article on it, that's not what happened at all. They ran into his coach in the canteen, asked could they see him, and the coach told them to go on up. Yohan Blake was there and a few others aswell apparently. They were there for an hour to an hour and a half, and ate McDonalds. Bolt was sober

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/os2012/article15219328.ab

CatFromHue

Bill :pac::pac::pac::pac:

Seren_

"Why is it that no Kenyan women have won the 3000m steeplechase and 9 Kenyan men have?"

"That might be due to the fact that it's only been in the Olympics since 2008 Bill"

Colmustard

I have to say Colin Jacksons punditry impresses me, he has a great knowledge of his subject.

Daroxtar

Gerry Kiernans hair deserves its own medal.

blueser

Colmustard wrote: »

I have to say Colin Jacksons punditry impresses me, he has a great knowledge of his subject.

Take it you didn't see the ''off screen'' shots of him during the 100m final last night then? He was filmed up in the BBC ''pundit's area'' (for want of a better phrase!) during the race and he was like; ''Look at whatsisname!'', and ''Go on big man!''. Granted, he wasn't supposed to be onscreen at the time, and so it was an unscripted, off the cuff moment, but even so. Michael Johnson looked distinctly unimpressed! And Denise looked mighty fine as usual!

My name is URL

Kaylyn Kyle is so damn hot. Good game of football this is

WumBuster

Whats the deal with that water jump

Colmustard

blueser wrote: »

Take it you didn't see the ''off screen'' shots of him during the 100m final last night then? He was filmed up in the BBC ''pundit's area'' (for want of a better phrase!) during the race and he was like; ''Look at whatsisname!'', and ''Go on big man!''. Granted, he wasn't supposed to be onscreen at the time, and so it was an unscripted, off the cuff moment, but even so. Michael Johnson looked distinctly unimpressed! And Denise looked mighty fine as usual!

I did, but I like those pictures, I wouldn't be able to contain myself either and I would be screaming the place down.

Pdoghue

Jackson and Lewis, albeit easy on the eye, are both annoyingly hyperbolic in their analysis.

patmac

Good news for Robert Heffernan the Italian reigning 50km champion has been done for EPO and is suspended for the final.

fionnsda

WumBuster wrote: »

Whats the deal with that water jump

They add 4 seconds to your time if you hit the water!

opinion guy

Katie Taylor gets loudest cheer of the Olympics!!!

:eek:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/loudest-cheer-olympics-far-created-irish-female-boxer-163836554.html

blueser

Pdoghue wrote: »

Jackson and Lewis, albeit easy on the eye, are both annoyingly hyperbolic in their analysis.

You can have Jackson if you want him. I've already put my towel on Denice's sun-lounger (oo-err Missus!).

kwestfan08

Felix Sanchez reminding me what these games are all about.

Colmustard

opinion guy wrote: »

Katie Taylor gets loudest cheer of the Olympics!!!

:eek:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/loudest-cheer-olympics-far-created-irish-female-boxer-163836554.html

Yay the Irish, our fans are great in any sport. Us Irish love sport.

My name is URL

opinion guy wrote: »

Katie Taylor gets loudest cheer of the Olympics!!!

:eek:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/loudest-cheer-olympics-far-created-irish-female-boxer-163836554.html

That's interesting. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to make it seem like a bad thing though.

More evidence that Ireland has some of the best traveling supporters in the world. Pity we don't have more cause for celebration, mind.

funnights74

opinion guy wrote: »

Katie Taylor gets loudest cheer of the Olympics!!!

:eek:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/loudest-cheer-olympics-far-created-irish-female-boxer-163836554.html

Just saw this on the RTE site,:D some achievement after the racket at the opening ceremony and the buzz when the uk won 3 golds on sat night.

The decibel level during Katie Taylor's fight with Natasha Jonas this afternoon hit 113.7 - the highest recorded at London 2012 so far.

daisybelle2008

Is Jonas out of medal contention in the boxing now?

fionnsda

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

Is Jonas out of medal contention in the boxing now?

Yes

johnmcdnl

opinion guy wrote: »

Katie Taylor gets loudest cheer of the Olympics!!!

:eek:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/londonspy/loudest-cheer-olympics-far-created-irish-female-boxer-163836554.html

Band wagon fans rabble rabble - won't go to fight in local boxing club rabble rabble

P_1

Some match in the football between the Yanks and the Canadians.:eek:

Namlub

Loling at the American pole vaulter and her coach screaming at each other