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Olympics daily thread

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  • #3362
    FrKurtFahrt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭FrKurtFahrt


    Oldira wrote: »
    Do you think any less of the Swiss People because of the actions of Sepp Blatter? The story is a high ranking IOC member not the fact he is Irish. His nationality is NOT the big story worldwide or in Rio.

    That's somewhat different - almost every report/news feed I've seen and heard has mentioned, at some stage at least, that Hickey is the head of the Irish Olympic Council. He is inextricably linked with the IOC. Blatter was head of an organisation that did not have the word 'Switzerland' in it. I'm not ashamed to be Irish, to be clear, just a little depressed by all this.


  • #3363
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    ahlookit wrote: »
    so there's 630 bouts before it even starts properly ??? :eek:

    https://www.rio2016.com/en/modern-pentathlon-womens-fencing-ranking-round

    I don't get this at all :)

    At least the triathlon is understanable


  • #3364
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,108 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Gah.... man on rte talking about the triath-a-lon, involving swimming, cyc-a-ling and swimmeen.

    Does NOBODY do pronunciation lessons before going on air, or would nobody think of picking him up on it?

    Sorry to be a talkie-nazi - but AAAAAAAAARRRGGGHH!


  • #3365
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Gah.... man on rte talking about the triath-a-lon, involving swimming, cyc-a-ling and swimmeen.

    Does NOBODY do pronunciation lessons before going on air, or would nobody think of picking him up on it?

    Sorry to be a talkie-nazi - but AAAAAAAAARRRGGGHH!

    Yes was very irritating


  • #3366
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    there's a 2 minute guide to the modern pentathlon on the rte page (posted at 12:46)

    http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2016/0818/810173-live-rio-olympics-day-13/

    I still dont have much of an idea what the competition is about to be honest!


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  • #3367
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    ahlookit wrote: »
    there's a 2 minute guide to the modern pentathlon on the rte page (posted at 12:46)

    http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2016/0818/810173-live-rio-olympics-day-13/

    I still dont have much of an idea what the competition is about to be honest!

    From what I gathered there, they all fence against each other, then it's the swimming, then show jumping, then they do the shooting/running, all in one day!

    Sounds gaga.


  • #3368
    clairewithani
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,270 ✭✭✭clairewithani


    ahlookit wrote: »
    possibly one who values his IT equipment if the employee plans on viewing it online?

    Some sites (which we dare not mention on boards) have a huge array of popups/malware/spyware/general nasties which you wouldnt want getting into your network.

    I'd imagine most people will be nipping out for 5 mins at around 4 to find a tv.

    By the way, you sound like a great employer ;)

    Our boss brought in a telly. Great atmosphere in work today.


  • #3369
    Ososlo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,420 ✭✭✭Ososlo


    clairewithani wrote: »
    Our boss brought in a telly. Great atmosphere in work today.

    My boss wouldn't know who Thomas Barr was, if he came into the building now and hurdled over her :pac:

    Luckily I'm in a position where I can do what I want and no one cares:D


  • #3370
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Nathalia Coyle is going well in the fencing!

    Brian Keane 38th after the swim in the Triathlon

    45 minutes to the 400m hurdles :D


  • #3371
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,471 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Stheno wrote: »

    45 minutes to the 400m hurdles :D

    Jeez, those poor triathletes and pentathletes. After all they have to do and being made do the 400 h as well.:P


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  • #3372
    FrKurtFahrt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭FrKurtFahrt


    Stheno wrote: »
    Nathalia Coyle is going well in the fencing!

    Brian Keane 38th after the swim in the Triathlon

    45 minutes to the 400m hurdles :D

    Where do you find out about N. Coyle?


  • #3373
    KevinK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 661 ✭✭✭KevinK


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    So it's not actually starting today? I was wondering why there wasn't much talk about it/RTE not showing it!

    Not pretending I understand Modern Pentathlon, but according to the BBC commentators the ranking round is the main part of the fencing, tomorrow is just a bonus round.

    They said that each victory is worth 6 seconds in the combined run/shoot.


  • #3374
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    FrKurtFahrt wrote: »
    Where do you find out about N. Coyle?

    Rte live feed that was posted earlier

    http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2016/0818/810173-live-rio-olympics-day-13/

    She's 7th now


  • #3375
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    Great to see so much support in the stadium for Thomas. Go on the Barr!!


  • #3376
    Call me Al
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭Call me Al


    Oldira wrote: »
    Do you think any less of the Swiss People because of the actions of Sepp Blatter? The story is a high ranking IOC member not the fact he is Irish. His nationality is NOT the big story worldwide or in Rio.

    I can't believe that anyone would believe that.

    Mark Adams from the ICO fielded questions yesterday at the ICO press conference. He was asked who was paying the legal bills and it was very much put into an OCI context. Not to mention the fact that most of these tickets were OCI tickets and were beamed into tv screens worlwide as such.

    I think it's very much an Irish story and scandal.


  • #3377
    Call me Al
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭Call me Al


    More importantly though...

    Best of luck Barr. You can do it!!!!!!...
    I'm sitting here waiting patiently glued to the screen :-) :-) :-)


  • #3378
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Good luck Thomas!!!

    Major shock in the womens relay the USA have crashed out in the first round.


  • #3379
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    Hows the nerves? I've got butterflies in my stomach

    Here's Bob Tisdall winning his 400m hurdles semi final and final in 1932, with Pat O'Callaghan winning Gold as a bonus



  • #3380
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    Jerry Kiernan's attitude really stinks. Sits there in the corner like a curmudgeon, as if he'd won a heap of gold medals himself.


  • #3381
    Mr.Prodston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    Hoping Thomas can raise the Barr for the final :cool:


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  • #3382
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Lovely to see the support from the team

    https://twitter.com/olympiccouncil/status/766285842826555393


  • #3383
    ahlookit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭ahlookit


    good to see some tickets managed to find their way to the right hands ;)


  • #3384
    FrKurtFahrt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭FrKurtFahrt


    Come on the Blah!!!!


  • #3385
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    fook false start. chap in lane three is gone.


  • #3386
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,471 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    What a donkey to do that.


  • #3387
    spock.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,502 ✭✭✭spock.


    Good for Barr. He was a medal threat.


  • #3388
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    spock. wrote: »
    Good for Barr. He was a medal threat.

    Poor fecker though


  • #3389
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    looks like fourth :(

    New Irish record though, can't ask for more than that.


  • #3390
    FrKurtFahrt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 899 ✭✭✭FrKurtFahrt


    4th????? Oh no!!


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  • #3391
    spock.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,502 ✭✭✭spock.


    4th


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