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Rio 2016 Olympics Megathread

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  • #3062
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Collie D wrote: »
    Is there a more pointless event than horse dancing?

    I find it kind of relaxing. It must take a lot of skill from the rider to get the horse to cooperate.


  • #3063
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    bnt wrote: »
    Well, everyone on the inside of the track needs credentials to be there, and those folks did appear to be wearing IDs and official clothes. There was no malice evident, it just appears to be a "break the tape" stunt gone wrong. It was after the finish line, no impact on the result, but amateurish is the right word in my opinion.

    Doesn't look like Rio though? The athletics track is blue, isn't it? And that venue looks like an indoor arena.


  • #3064
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    ahlookit wrote: »
    what channel is that on :D

    It's on the same channel as the stupidest **** competition.
    timthumbni wrote: »
    The Egyptians taking after the Lebanese as text book examples of how NOT to behave in an Olympics but both would be right up there contesting the medals in the stupidest **** competition.


  • #3065
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    maudgonner wrote: »
    Doesn't look like Rio though? The athletics track is blue, isn't it? And that venue looks like an indoor arena.
    Video is old, are people thinking it's from this week?


  • #3066
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    Leo DiCaprio in a penalty shootout in the archery.
    Top drama

    BBC red button.


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  • #3067
    timthumbni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    Great silver by Team GB in the women's trampoline. The wee British girl was so happy. They get higher than a Russian weightlifter.


  • #3068
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,404 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Jaysus these O'Donovan brothers are so, so, so country.


  • #3069
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    recylingbin wrote: »
    Leo DiCaprio in a penalty shootout in the archery.
    Top drama

    BBC red button.

    Bottled it. Korean lad into the final.


  • #3070
    Mahony0509
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Mahony0509


    "Spent two hours tryin to pee into a cup"


  • #3071
    The Talking Bread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,037 ✭✭✭✭The Talking Bread


    bnt wrote: »
    Well, everyone on the inside of the track needs credentials to be there, and those folks did appear to be wearing IDs and official clothes. There was no malice evident, it just appears to be a "break the tape" stunt gone wrong. It was after the finish line, no impact on the result, but amateurish is the right word in my opinion.
    maudgonner wrote: »
    Doesn't look like Rio though? The athletics track is blue, isn't it? And that venue looks like an indoor arena.

    because it is amateur and it isn't Rio!

    Its one of those viral tweet videos! Isn't that obvious!


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  • #3072
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    That lactic ashid ish a hoor, biy


  • #3073
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    Jeez, Niall O'Toole isn't in much better shape than Neville Maxwell :D


  • #3074
    ScrubsfanChris
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    Dream come ture?
    Well we never dreamt of a silver medal

    Great to see they aren't content with 2nd, screw the plucky irish mentality and being happy with what you get. Not to say they are depressed with silver that is ;)


  • #3075
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    The lad on the left looks like he has a few bodies hidden in the mountains somewhere.


  • #3076
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    maudgonner wrote: »
    Doesn't look like Rio though? The athletics track is blue, isn't it? And that venue looks like an indoor arena.

    And it states that it's an indoor college meet in the US


  • #3077
    meath4sam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭meath4sam


    The two boys remind me of Bevis and Butthead, well done lads.


  • #3078
    Spudmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,292 ✭✭✭Spudmonkey


    Gas men. Brilliant stuff!


  • #3079
    Dick phelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭Dick phelan


    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.

    Gold medal winner the girl who beat her was a drug cheat


  • #3080
    jojofizzio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭jojofizzio


    Paul throwing the German fella evils...


  • #3081
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,507 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    No rest for the rowers. World Championships next week?!


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  • #3082
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    Blair Scrawny Hawk wrote: »
    And it states that it's an indoor college meet in the US

    Yeah, I only saw the tweet, where the comments are not in English, but it clearly didn't look like Rio.

    But in fairness, the way they did the ribbon break in the 20k walk earlier was pretty much the same, and they looked like they were confused whether they should string it across for 4th place or not.


  • #3083
    Mahony0509
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Mahony0509


    Absolute legends.


  • #3084
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    Wow, France has over 100,000 registered rowers.

    What an achievement to come so close to beating them.


  • #3085
    marienbad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    maudgonner wrote: »
    Wow, France has over 100,000 registered rowers.

    What an achievement to come so close to beating them.

    I don't think people realize just how big rowing is in certain countries , so for Ireland to only have 3 boats in Rio and 2 reach Finals and I medal is some achievement .


  • #3086
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    Ireland leading the sailing 49ers race.


  • #3087
    nehe milner skudder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭nehe milner skudder


    there is only one time in life coming second is laudable and rowing isn't it!!!!!!!!!!


  • #3088
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,418 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    nehe milner skudder wrote: »
    there is only one time in life coming second is laudable and rowing isn't it!!!!!!!!!!

    Don't post in this thread again. You're just looking for a reaction.

    Mod


  • #3089
    Collie D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,507 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Jaysus, that's not a Waterford accent


  • #3090
    Kerrydude1981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,192 ✭✭✭✭Kerrydude1981


    Wont be back in Skibbereen till September,give the pubs time to stock up on the drink :D


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  • #3091
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,634 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    The O Donovan lads are unreal. A small town with little rowing resources and cool as cucumbers. The story of the Olympics for this great Island.

    Hopefully the hockey lads can get over Argentina though up against it going on results to date.


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