Olympics daily thread

Ososlo

Ethiopia's Lilesa makes protest gesture at marathon finish

mansize

Time for C4

walshb

Posting that a boxer came 5th just doesn't seem right. Not right in the sense of how a swimmer or runner comes 5th

Strazdas

Tell me how wrote: »

Just watched an interview with Bianca Walkden on Youtube. British Judo bronze medallist.
She came back from 2 ACL injuries to compete in Rio.
Loved the accent and down to earth attitude.
It's people like that I admire wrt to Olympics.

Yes I saw her being interviewed on BBC1 late last night after she won the bronze (in Taekwondo in fact). She's a great girl, from Liverpool and very down to earth.

Strazdas

Ososlo wrote: »

Yeah let's hope so.

Are the Paralympics shown live on normal tv?

Only in detail by Channel 4 in the UK. I think RTE have a nightly highlights package though.

Joe_ Public

The coverage of the 2012 Paralympics was really good. Loved the highlights show with the Aussie presenter, he was fun and very easy to listen to, hope he's back again.

mansize

Joe_ Public wrote: »

The coverage of the 2012 Paralympics was really good. Loved the highlights show with the Aussie presenter, he was fun and very easy to listen to, hope he's back again.

The last leg with Adam Hills will be back- himself Josh and Alex have been on C4 a lot

ThisRegard

mansize wrote: »

They have to qualify to reach that stage tbf. Less places

I know, that's why I specified at the game themselves. But all athletes had to qualify.

Joe_ Public

mansize wrote: »

The last leg with Adam Hills will be back- himself Josh and Alex have been on C4 a lot

That's the guy yeah....havent actually seen him since but he was good, josh is alright too. All round good eggs really.

mansize

ThisRegard wrote: »

I know, that's why I specified at the game themselves. But all athletes had to qualify.

Some have more limited qualifying spaces

R00ster

mansize wrote: »

The last leg with Adam Hills will be back- himself Josh and Alex have been on C4 a lot

They said that they will actually be broadcasting from Rio itself. The three of them have done really well out of the 2012 program. It was a great idea from C4.

Stheno

Am I the only one here for the closing ceremony????

Ososlo

Stheno wrote: »

Am I the only one here for the closing ceremony????

Anseo!

Looks a bit boring so maybe not for long!

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

Am I the only one here for the closing ceremony????

Nope but im not a big fan of this dressing in bird costume synchronised dancing event

Stheno

Same here I reckon I'll wait to see team Ireland come out and then off to bed.

Thanks to you all fellow posters for a fantastic thread which truly enriched my experience of these Olympics

Ososlo

Stheno wrote: »

Same here I reckon I'll wait to see team Ireland come out and then off to bed.

Thanks to you all fellow posters for a fantastic thread which truly enriched my experience of these Olympics

Me too! It's been an absolute blast!!!

mickmackmcgoo

This is like the Euro vision from 30 years ago. Olympics truly over. Great thread though.

Strazdas

Stheno wrote: »

Am I the only one here for the closing ceremony????

I'm here too. The sound is actually much better on RTE2.....the BBC one is atrocious and I think they're just playing it as heard through the speakers in the stadium

Strazdas

George Hamilton has failed to spot Gary O'Donovan with the Irish flag twice now

Strazdas

Strazdas wrote: »

George Hamilton has failed to spot Gary O'Donovan with the Irish flag twice now

Im afraid George is half blind these days spent most of the Euros mixing up Brady, Wes and Long if I remember correctly. Although ud reckon the tricolour would stick out maybe he is colour blind too

Strazdas

Deleted User wrote: »

Im afraid George is half blind these days spent most of the Euros mixing up Brady, Wes and Long if I remember correctly. Although ud reckon the tricolour would stick out maybe he is colour blind too

Well the three of them have black hair.....anyone could make that mistake

Stheno

I'm off to bed and ending my viewing again, many thanksbto you all

Strazdas

Stheno wrote: »

I'm off to bed and ending my viewing again, many thanksbto you all

You too! Hopefully a few people drop in tomorrow though.....we need to discuss the Irish plans for Tokyo

https://twitter.com/Natalyacoyle/status/767507870250401792

Strazdas

That stadium looks and sounds suspiciously short on spectators......I can see many empty seats in the background

dulpit

Good man Rob Heffernan. He woke George up... :pac:

Strazdas

dulpit wrote: »

Good man Rob Heffernan. He woke George up... :pac:

And we saw the O'Donovans and Scott Evans

I wonder if Annalise and Thomas Barr are there?

Joe_ Public

Strazdas wrote: »

And we saw the O'Donovans and Scott Evans

I wonder if Annalise and Thomas Barr are there?

The O'Donovans and Scott Evans. What a night it would be on the raz with those lads!

dulpit

I think only one of the O'Donovans is there, the other lad is at the world/European rowing championships (You think they'd have held off on them starting until the Olympics are fully over)

Strazdas

dulpit wrote: »

I think only one of the O'Donovans is there, the other lad is at the world/European rowing championships (You think they'd have held off on them starting until the Olympics are fully over)

Checking social media and Thomas Barr is definitely there and it seems Annalise Murphy too