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celtictiger32 · 29-07-2012 01:23PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Yes, complete overhaul of sport in Ireland is what's needed. The fact that it's lumped in with arts and tourism in the government departments shows how highly they rank it in importance.

yes another good point, sport is huge worldwide it can potentially create billions so it should stand alone as a government dept.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 29-07-2012 01:25PM

Pisco Sour wrote: »

Answer me this, have you been following the progress of any of Ireland's Olympians since 2008? You seem to have a strong opinion on who should and shouldn't be sent, so enlighten me on who our athletes to watch will be on the track next week?

I don't see what your problem is? I'm expressing my opinion, an opinion a few others have made similar posts about. You don't agree, clearly, and that's fine. I follow as best I can considering how poor the coverage of Irish athletes actually is in the media here.

I have no idea who to look out for on the track as I'm not a massive fan of track events. I'd guess none of them, without meaning to be harsh.

The fact of the matter is that most of the RTE presenters and the official twitters of the relevant sports organisations are praising them for finishing 8th in their heats, or almost getting a PB. Fine if we want to send anyone who makes the Olympic set standard, but I don't like the "ah well, they did well to be there" attitude that we still seem to have in this country.

As far as I'm concerned the only one that deserves praise for just being there is Kieran Behan.

EDIT: just seen the Mod note. Will say no more about it.

QueenOfLeon · 29-07-2012 01:28PM

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

O'Leary/Burrows 3rd last at the turn in race one.

I'm watching this without commentary so finding it a bit hard to follow...is the turn a half way point, or how long is the race in total?

Dan man · 29-07-2012 01:31PM

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

I'm watching this without commentary so finding it a bit hard to follow...is the turn a half way point, or how long is the race in total?

I think they're heading back to start/finish line and then another lap.

celtictiger32 · 29-07-2012 01:34PM

canoeing started on rte

Dan man · 29-07-2012 01:36PM

celtictiger32 wrote: »

canoeing started on rte

Yep, Eoin Rheinisch scheduled to start at 2:49pm.

Corruptedmorals · 29-07-2012 01:37PM

Women's artistic gymnastics quals are on, subdivision 3 is coming up on BBC3 at 14:45. There's no Irish in it (or any subdivision) but this one has GB and the favourites- USA so it's worth a watch. GB will not medal in the team finals, but they WILL make them, which is a huge achievement for them. Routines to look out for are McKayla Maroney USA on vault, Gabby Douglas and Kyla Ross USA on bars and Beth Tweddle GB, Imogen Cairns, Rebecca Tunney GB and Aly Raisman USA on beam and Rebecca Tunney GB, Aly Raisman and Jordyn Wieber USA and Victoria Moors (Canada) on floor.

celtictiger32 · 29-07-2012 01:38PM

corrct me if im wrong but dont they do two runs and scrap the worst one, if so do they go through the order and repeat it straight away?

Dan man · 29-07-2012 01:44PM

celtictiger32 wrote: »

corrct me if im wrong but dont they do two runs and scrap the worst one, if so do they go through the order and repeat it straight away?

Yep best of 2 qualification runs count....I think maybe top 20 or so qualify for the semis which aren't on today.

Dan man · 29-07-2012 01:48PM

Eoin Rheinisch on RTE 2 now....canoe slalom qualification run 1.

Dan man · 29-07-2012 01:51PM

Good start by Eoin....top 15 qualify after run 2.

Cosmo Kramer · 29-07-2012 01:51PM

Good run from Eoin.

wnolan1992 · 29-07-2012 01:55PM

Good run from Rheinisch. Shame about the penalty. Hopefully he can improve on it during run 2.

Cosmo Kramer · 29-07-2012 01:56PM

All change in the Star class - Ireland up to second in the standings.

QueenOfLeon · 29-07-2012 02:00PM

Mark Kyle will be our last competitor in the Dressage in 10 minutes. A score in the 40's would be brilliant to add onto the 2 women's scores.

Dan man · 29-07-2012 02:01PM

Over to the BBC red button coverage in the next few mins as Irish combination of Mark Kyle and Coolio will be in the arena in eventing dressage. Don't be surprised to see a score in the 50s as this is their weakest discipline by far....to improve the Irish team score he needs to dip under 55.60 pens so that's the target.
He's due in at 3:10pm....10 mins time.

Dan man · 29-07-2012 02:02PM

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

Mark Kyle will be our last competitor in the Dressage in 10 minutes. A score in the 40's would be brilliant to add onto the 2 women's scores.

Got there before me....score in mid to low 50s is likely as dressage really isn't their strong point.... below 55.60 is the target to improve the Irish team score.

Dan man · 29-07-2012 02:04PM

Eoin is appealling the penalty score...hope it pays off.

QueenOfLeon · 29-07-2012 02:05PM

Dan man wrote: »

Eoin is appealling the penalty score...hope it pays off.

Its been removed by the looks of the scoreboard...so he's back in first place!

Dan man · 29-07-2012 02:07PM

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

All change in the Star class - Ireland up to second in the standings.

Lovely....any updates since?

Truman Burbank · 29-07-2012 02:08PM

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

Its been removed by the looks of the scoreboard...so he's back in first place!

Fabulous. Huge confidence boost for him. And me :P Really enjoyed his run.

Cosmo Kramer · 29-07-2012 02:08PM

Eoin still leading - nobody getting near it to be honest.

Dan man · 29-07-2012 02:09PM

Mark Kyle and Coolio up next.

Truman Burbank · 29-07-2012 02:10PM

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

I'm watching this without commentary so finding it a bit hard to follow...is the turn a half way point, or how long is the race in total?

The least your employer could do is supply a beanie with built-in earphones.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 29-07-2012 02:10PM

Notice at the gymnastics (on bbc3 at the mo) they've tried to solve the empty seats issue by filling them with army people! There's a massive block of Khaki along one side there. Ridiculous.

Cosmo Kramer · 29-07-2012 02:10PM

O'Leary/Burrows finish second in race one - great start for them.

Medal rivals Brazil 4th, Britain 11th

Rheinisch's time finally beaten, he's second.

Dan man · 29-07-2012 02:16PM

Mark Kyle scored a disappointing 58.70 penalties....doesn't improve the team total...Irish team stay in 10th.

Dan man · 29-07-2012 02:17PM

Excellent news on O'Leary and Burrows...it's so important to start off well. It's been a good afternoon of competition for the Irish team.

wnolan1992 · 29-07-2012 02:19PM

Fantastic for Rheinisch to get that penalty removed.

Excellent news in the sailing as well. Fair play to the lads.

Truman Burbank · 29-07-2012 02:20PM

Cracking women's road race over on BBC1, treacherous conditions especially at the bends, teaming down, 3 leaders 50 seconds ahead of The Peleton, heading for home.

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