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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #2072
    DebDynamite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭DebDynamite


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    Bradley Wiggins The Belgian

    "Bradley Wiggins (DOB 28 April 1980) was born in Ghent, Belgium, where his Australian father, Gary, an endurance cyclist, was based. When his parents separated in 1982, he moved to London with his mother to stay with his maternal grandparents at the Dibdin House estate in Maida Vale."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Wiggins

    Lol so all those narrow minded people who define nationality "where you are born and thats it" please step foward and call Bradley Wiggins Belgian? Any? Thought not.

    Isn't nationality in the state of the mind and not necessarily where you are born?

    Mo Farrah Somalian etc? Its amazing how many British atheletes come from all sorts of different backgrounds, very nice to see. :)

    Its interesting how this country seems to have such a problem with defining irishness, screaming plastic paddies etc, yet the Brits don't seem to have a problem with it.

    What do you want us to say? In your "what Nationality am I?" thread, you said yourself you don't really support Ireland at sport, nor do your consider yourself Irish (apologies if I'm wrong). Why do you keep bringing this up?


  • #2073
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    DebDynamite wrote: »
    What do you want us to say? In your "what Nationality am I?" thread, you said yourself you don't really support Ireland at sport, nor do your consider yourself Irish (apologies if I'm wrong). Why do you keep bringing this up?

    Attention?


  • #2074
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,188 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    China with gold and bronze and Poland with silver already.


  • #2075
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,165 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    WALSHY16291 wrote: »
    Rumours of a betting scandal involving an Irish Athlete. More details to come!
    It's not a rumour, but there aren't many more details. The IOC and the Irish Olympic Council are looking in to it, according to the AP (on Fox News). They aren't going to identify the athlete or the sport until it's fully investigated.

    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



  • #2076
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    DebDynamite wrote: »
    (apologies if I'm wrong).

    Yeah you are wrong.

    I noticed the weather forecast is looking pretty crap. Well lots of rain anyway for the first week/10 days which isn't a problem considering a lot of it is indoors, temps are barely hitting 20. Foreign athletes wont recognise it as a summer. :D


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  • #2077
    cozar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,568 ✭✭✭cozar


    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Whole illusion was that it was one flame that travelled miles all over the world,
    They just ruined that illusion forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    illusion ruined alright and all previous memories erased, (Ali lighting flame on a big stage etc) future hosts can do what they like now with the flame. i know years ago it was just the one flame for thousands of miles. :(


  • #2078
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    I've never watched the cycling before. I must say, they are bloody fit!

    Exciting race too


  • #2079
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    How is Nicolas Roche doing in the cycling?


  • #2080
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Haven't seen him near the front of chasing group. About 20km to go and chasers about a minute behind leading pack.


  • #2081
    NegativeCreep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,351 ✭✭✭NegativeCreep


    Anyone know where I can watch the artistic gymnastics on the telly? Really wanna watch it :L


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  • #2082
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    I've noticed Wimbledon v2 has started today.

    I thought I was going to hate the olympics with all pompus snarly attitude, but some of the sports such as tennis might be interesting. Federer favourite for the gold? I suspect he is. I hope its not Murray anyway.


  • #2083
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    BBC red button


  • #2084
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    I've noticed Wimbledon v2 has started today.

    I thought I was going to hate the olympics with all pompus snarly attitude, but some of the sports such as tennis might be interesting. Federer favourite for the gold? I suspect he is. I hope its not Murray anyway.

    Djokovic and Federer are joint favourites with Paddy 13/8

    Murray third @ 6/1


  • #2085
    Diego Maradona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Diego Maradona


    Deadly crash in the cycling


  • #2086
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Oh no one of leaders just crashed out at corner.


  • #2087
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    He's soldering on though, but he won't finish anywhere unfortunately


  • #2088
    Chagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,017 ✭✭✭Chagan


    Unfortunate for Cancellara


  • #2089
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    Hercule Poirot wrote: »
    Djokovic and Federer are joint favourites with Paddy 13/8

    Murray third @ 6/1

    With Nadal out Murray should be looking at medal then. I think some of the fitness of these tennis players will be called into question, is it best of 5 sets?


  • #2090
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Yeah he's hurt


  • #2091
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    With Nadal out Murray should be looking at medal then. I think some of the fitness of these tennis players will be called into question, is it best of 5 sets?

    Best of three to the best of my knowledge - think its only the grand slams that have 5

    Murray will probably get a medal, JW Tsonga is fourth fave @ a whopping 20/1


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  • #2092
    Diego Maradona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Diego Maradona


    School teacher from Kilkenny Darren O'Neill is fighting in 5 minutes.


  • #2093
    nice_very
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    )'Neill boxing now on rte


  • #2094
    shruikan2553
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭shruikan2553


    Dont know how people are using BBC red button, when I try to select live olympics it just says "please wait..." all I want to see is judo, taekwondo and archery but doesnt look like Ill be getting to see any of it. Is there somwhere online that I can watch it?


  • #2095
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    Hercule Poirot wrote: »
    Best of three to the best of my knowledge - think its only the grand slams that have 5

    Murray will probably get a medal, JW Tsonga is fourth fave @ a whopping 20/1

    Don't know what happened to Del Potro, former major winner, was expecting him to push Murray for 4th seed.


  • #2096
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    Roche is in the chasing group (peloton?), about a minute behind the leaders


  • #2097
    IrishAm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭IrishAm


    O'Neill is fighting well. Good match up this.


  • #2098
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    shruikan2553 wrote: »
    Dont know how people are using BBC red button, when I try to select live olympics it just says "please wait..." all I want to see is judo, taekwondo and archery but doesnt look like Ill be getting to see any of it. Is there somwhere online that I can watch it?

    Scroll up to the A-Z at the top of the screen. It shows what events you can watch.


  • #2099
    NegativeCreep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,351 ✭✭✭NegativeCreep


    Is this BBC red button only for sky viewers?


  • #2100
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    Cycle race finished:

    Khazakstan gold
    Columbia silver
    Bronze tbc


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  • #2101
    Scanlas The 2nd
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,144 ✭✭✭Scanlas The 2nd


    Just looking at the boxing now. It's been long since proved conclusively that athletes wearing red have a competetive advantage over other colours. Wearing red should be banned.


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