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Rio 2016 Olympics Megathread

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  • #2372
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,198 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    This young lady has a future in movies or TV, I think. A-dork-able:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn0nPGfH1HI

    You are the type of what the age is searching for, and what it is afraid it has found. I am so glad that you have never done anything, never carved a statue, or painted a picture, or produced anything outside of yourself! Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets.

    ―Oscar Wilde predicting Social Media, in The Picture of Dorian Gray



  • #2373
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,255 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Are Argentina a side we could beat?

    There seems to be a deep gulf in class between the top hockey sides and the rest.
    Don't know a whole lot about hockey but looking at their results, they got 2 credible draws against The Netherlands and Germany who would be two of the best teams around. We'll certainly be up against it.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #2374
    yellowcandle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭yellowcandle


    Bring on track and field tomorrow!!!!! :D


  • #2375
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,286 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Are Argentina a side we could beat?

    There seems to be a deep gulf in class between the top hockey sides and the rest.

    We're a bit like the Tipp footballers of field hockey ;) On the rise but far from the finished article


  • #2376
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,286 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    Track cycling about to make its entry into this years Olympics. One of my favourite events.

    Who do GB have? Laura Trott? Do we have anyone ourselves?


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  • #2377
    marienbad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    yellowcandle wrote: »
    Bring on track and field tomorrow!!!!! :D




    Yeah let the real Olympics begin :)


  • #2378
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    yellowcandle wrote: »
    Bring on track and field tomorrow!!!!! :D

    Yeah. The planner is going to be getting serious use. Mens 100, 200, 5,000, 10,000, Triple jump, and Womans Heptathlon the stand out events.

    But first, Track Cycling. All of it.


  • #2379
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Who do GB have? Laura Trott? Do we have anyone ourselves?

    We (Ireland) have a female. Just the one. Thats all I know.

    :D


  • #2380
    Breaston Plants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 800 ✭✭✭Breaston Plants


    The Chineese girl competing in the gymnastics is no way 16 years old, looks no more than 10 or 11.


  • #2381
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    The O'Donovan brothers are gas lads.


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  • #2382
    anothernight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,539 ✭✭✭anothernight


    Breaston Plants wrote: »
    The Chineese girl competing in the gymnastics is no way 16 years old, looks no more than 10 or 11.

    Overexercising and/or malnutrition during growth stages will do that to you. It's surprisingly easy to lose your period by mistreating your body, for example, or delay puberty if it hasn't happened yet.


  • #2383
    metaoblivia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭metaoblivia


    The Chinese also recruit specifically for very small girls on their gymnastics team. It's impossible to look at them and tell their age. And there are small athletes on other teams too, like Flavia Saraiva on the Brazil team.


  • #2384
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 4,896 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    ahlookit wrote: »
    Well thats OK then. Nothing to see here, everyone move along please...

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0811/808451-olympic-tickets/

    Hickey, still the president of the OCI, the very problem in itself. When does the presidency change hands? Once every 5,000 years or so? How is the changeover managed?


  • #2385
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Hickey, still the president of the OCI, the very problem in itself. When does the presidency change hands? Once every 5,000 years or so? How is the changeover managed?

    Hickey had stated that John Delaney should be the next President in 2020. It's like North Korea.


  • #2386
    yellowcandle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭yellowcandle


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Hickey, still the president of the OCI, the very problem in itself. When does the presidency change hands? Once every 5,000 years or so? How is the changeover managed?

    They've been trying to get rid of him for years. He's like Putin!


  • #2387
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,020 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Are Argentina a side we could beat?

    There seems to be a deep gulf in class between the top hockey sides and the rest.

    5 ranking places between them it will be tough but Argentina woman would have most of the backing in Argentina ahead of the men

    ******



  • #2388
    velo.2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭velo.2010


    yellowcandle wrote: »
    They've been trying to get rid of him for years. He's like Putin!
    Yeah, but the Russians don't want to get rid of Putin!


  • #2389
    marienbad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    yellowcandle wrote: »
    They've been trying to get rid of him for years. He's like Putin!

    Is he nor elected by the various associations ?


  • #2390
    yellowcandle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭yellowcandle


    marienbad wrote: »
    Is he nor elected by the various associations ?


    Like that matters !


  • #2391
    marienbad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    yellowcandle wrote: »
    Like that matters !


    why wouldn't it matter ?


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  • #2392
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,286 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    Hickey had stated that John Delaney should be the next President in 2020. It's like North Korea.

    :eek:

    Our soccer team cant even qualify for the Olympics? He would unsuitable for that alone and thats before we mention all of the farcical situations Delaney has overseen in some capacity in the FAI (Saipan, the 5m handshake from FIFA, the shambolic treatment of the National league to name just a few) this really is laughable albeit not surprising in the least from Hickey.

    Is John Treacy in the running for this? or Philip Browne of the IRFU? Billy Walsh would also be a good candidate. Integrity, progress and honesty are not the traits looked for though id imagine.


  • #2393
    yellowcandle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭yellowcandle


    marienbad wrote: »
    why wouldn't it matter ?

    Corruption.


  • #2394
    BoJack Horseman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,247 ✭✭✭✭BoJack Horseman


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Our soccer team cant even qualify for the Olympics?

    They can if the u-21s would just reach the semi-finals of the preceding european championchips.


  • #2395
    Bored_lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Bored_lad


    No one is actually in the running he's basically going around saying who is going to succeed him. Not only as he appointed the current Vice President as his successor until 2020 who he has said will then step down after Tokyo, when John Delaney will take over. I'm sure they will also "appoint" their successors. The whole thing seems rotten to the core and it's time something was done about it. Hopefully this ticket touting scandal will force the government to step in not that that will actually do anything if they even step in.


  • #2396
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,634 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Going to play GB in the final.

    Some achievement for them considering this is the first time they've competed as one nation in Sevens.

    Sure it's the England team with a couple of lads thrown in. They are all 7's specialists. I'll be backing Fiji they are a joy to watch.


  • #2397
    yellowcandle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭yellowcandle


    Deleted User wrote: »
    :eek:

    Our soccer team cant even qualify for the Olympics? He would unsuitable for that alone and thats before we mention all of the farcical situations Delaney has overseen in some capacity in the FAI (Saipan, the 5m handshake from FIFA, the shambolic treatment of the National league to name just a few) this really is laughable albeit not surprising in the least from Hickey.

    Is John Treacy in the running for this? or Philip Browne of the IRFU? Billy Walsh would also be a good candidate. Integrity, progress and honesty are not the traits looked for though id imagine.

    John Treacy would be a great choice. He has done huge work in grass root athletics, and is a great support to aspiring Olympians


  • #2398
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,286 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    BoJack Horseman wrote: »
    They can if the u-21s would just reach the semi-finals of the preceding european championchips.

    Easier said than done. We cant even qualify for it.


  • #2399
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    munsterlegend wrote: »
    Sure it's the England team with a couple of lads thrown in. They are all 7's specialists. I'll be backing Fiji they are a joy to watch.

    Watching both semi finals would tip Fiji myself.


  • #2400
    marienbad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    yellowcandle wrote: »
    Corruption.


    You really should expand on that , any sources ,links , to support this .


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  • #2401
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,286 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Bored_lad wrote: »
    No one is actually in the running he's basically going around saying who is going to succeed him. Not only as he appointed the current Vice President as his successor until 2020 who he has said will then step down after Tokyo, when John Delaney will take over. I'm sure they will also "appoint" their successors. The whole thing seems rotten to the core and it's time something was done about it. Hopefully this ticket touting scandal will force the government to step in not that that will actually do anything if they even step in.

    The crooked investigating the crooked


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