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Rio 2016 Olympics Megathread

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  • #3002
    BigCon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭BigCon


    Minderbinder wrote: »
    Did the Chinese girls ever test positive for drugs? Or anyone who ran against Sonia?

    As far as I know those girls had to endure inhumane training practices for years prior to 1993 including having german shepherds set on them and the occasional beating. They were the first group under the coach Ma Junren. They were given antler soup daily and deer blood and venison. It probably was possible for them to do what they did without having PED's.

    Have a read of this: http://bit.ly/1mgXxjE


  • #3003
    Burial.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭Burial.


    Tom Bosworth is smashing the 20k walk, and looks to be barely breathing. Hmmmmmm


  • #3004
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,634 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Burial. wrote: »
    Tom Bosworth is smashing the 20k walk, and looks to be barely breathing. Hmmmmmm

    Is he running?


  • #3005
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,197 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    Oh, derp ...

    https://twitter.com/LugarEquivocado/status/762696531451506688

    edit: video

    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



  • #3006
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,037 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    Andrew Bree is soooooooooooooooooooo passionate and informative about swimming. The Johnny Giles of swimming. Great analyst, best on RTE thus far this Olympics


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  • #3007
    Elliott S
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Elliott S


    LorMal wrote: »
    Jesus, that is an ignorant and stupid comment to make. Sonia had to suffer drug cheats robbing her of medals and well deserved glory throughout her whole career. She never moaned or complained. She was incredibly sporting and is a true heroine of Irish Athletics (and sport) - probably our best track athlete in our entire history.
    Go away with your keyboard bull****.
    Lt Dan wrote: »
    Sonia O'Sullivan retired achieving ALOT and left the scene with nothing left to prove. She achieved everything that she could and unlike others, reached her potential!. World and European Champion, was not fit in Atlanta 1996 but was going in as World Champ, poor girl got pilloried by the public. She silver at the later stage of her career in 2000. She is a bone fide sporting hero!

    Anyone who says anything negative about her career is an idiot.

    +1, she is recognised as a world class athlete, one the greats who just never managed to get that gold. She was the best female middle distance runner in the world in the mid-late '90s. She was simply unlucky to come down ill at Atlanta 1996. That was the one that got away. Sonia was a class act and it will probably be a long time again before we see someone of her calibre come out of Ireland.


  • #3008
    Elliott S
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Elliott S


    LorMal wrote: »
    Would have had so much more without the drug cheats. Remember the 3 Chinese who beat her into 4th? No one had ever heard of them before. More drugs in them than Charley Sheen on a Saturday Night in Vegas.

    I'm also suspicious of Gabby Szabo.


  • #3009
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Minderbinder wrote: »
    Did the Chinese girls ever test positive for drugs? Or anyone who ran against Sonia?

    As far as I know those girls had to endure inhumane training practices for years prior to 1993 including having german shepherds set on them and the occasional beating. They were the first group under the coach Ma Junren. They were given antler soup daily and deer blood and venison. It probably was possible for them to do what they did without having PED's.

    She admitted to have been part of the Chinese state sponsored doping program.


  • #3010
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,507 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Is there white noise over the commentary on RTE or do I need a new telly?


  • #3011
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Collie D wrote: »
    Is there white noise over the commentary on RTE or do I need a new telly?

    Mine seems fine.


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  • #3012
    electrobanana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,420 ✭✭✭electrobanana


    Collie D wrote: »
    Is there white noise over the commentary on RTE or do I need a new telly?

    Its brown noise look at all them lads in the 20k walk their all bursting for a ****e.


  • #3013
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    Minderbinder wrote: »
    Did the Chinese girls ever test positive for drugs? Or anyone who ran against Sonia?

    As far as I know those girls had to endure inhumane training practices for years prior to 1993 including having german shepherds set on them and the occasional beating. They were the first group under the coach Ma Junren. They were given antler soup daily and deer blood and venison. It probably was possible for them to do what they did without having PED's.
    I'm also suspicious of Gabby Szabo.

    As well as the link posted by BigCon (fitting username) have a read of this:

    http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2003/0516/ireland/szabo-may-quit-athletics-after-drug-find-390579030.html

    So thats Olympics and Worlds medals Sonia was deprived of...


  • #3014
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,689 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Is there a daily line-up of Irish involvement anywhere?


  • #3015
    Elliott S
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Elliott S


    pc7 wrote: »
    Really hope Bolt is the exception to this and is just genetically a freak!

    Hope this of Phelps too!


  • #3016
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    Collie D wrote: »
    Is there white noise over the commentary on RTE or do I need a new telly?

    Good excuse to buy a big new telly to enjoy the olympics on :D


  • #3017
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,712 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Some of those walkers are lifting.


  • #3018
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,255 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    YFlyer wrote: »
    Some of those walkers are lifting.

    It must be so tempting to just burst into a sprint

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



  • #3019
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    Murphy finishes 18th in race 7, which means her 13th place in race 2 comes into play now.
    Should still be 3rd overall now, but no more margin for error.


  • #3020
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,507 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Is there a daily line-up of Irish involvement anywhere?

    Check my post history about 9am.

    Never knew that about Szabo. Always looked like herself and Sonia had a healthy, mutually respectful rivalry


  • #3021
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    I can't recall ever seeing an Olympics where there are so many empty seats at events.


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  • #3022
    Gizmo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭Gizmo55


    2 perfectly good goals ruled out in the space of a minute in the women's footy.


  • #3023
    YFlyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,712 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Minderbinder wrote: »
    Did the Chinese girls ever test positive for drugs? Or anyone who ran against Sonia?

    As far as I know those girls had to endure inhumane training practices for years prior to 1993 including having german shepherds set on them and the occasional beating. They were the first group under the coach Ma Junren. They were given antler soup daily and deer blood and venison. It probably was possible for them to do what they did without having PED's.

    Lasse Viren diet.


  • #3024
    Mushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,419 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Gizmo55 wrote: »
    2 perfectly good goals ruled out in the space of a minute in the women's footy.

    Ah was a foul for the USA one. Woeful call for Sweden.


  • #3025
    Gizmo55
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭Gizmo55


    Mushy wrote: »
    Ah was a foul for the USA one. Woeful call for Sweden.

    Yeah, maybe.


  • #3026
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,192 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    Is it strange that the walk is on in the afternoon and not early morning?


  • #3027
    R00ster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭R00ster


    Crazy finish to the Women's QF in football in extra time. US had a perfectly good goal ruled out, then Sweden went straight down the other end and had an even worse decision go against them. Ball was played backwards by a US defender and yet offside was given.


  • #3028
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    is that Paul Dempsey commentating?

    Haven't seen/heard him in years

    Pens coming up. BBC4


  • #3029
    Elliott S
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Elliott S


    GLaDOS wrote: »
    It must be so tempting to just burst into a sprint

    It's a weird sport. But I guess it demonstrates discipline!


  • #3030
    Lavinia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,123 ✭✭✭Lavinia


    ah glad for the two lads and the silver medal for IE :)


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  • #3031
    Mahony0509
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Mahony0509


    For those wondering about which Irish are left today..


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