nav[aria-label="Primary Navigation"] { padding: 0; & ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: start; align-items: start; gap: 30px; padding: 0; & li { margin: 0; } & ul li { list-style: none; } } }

Child Item

London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Mint Sauce

Okay, so After Hours doesn't usally do sports threads, barr the odd exception. But with only 11 days* to to one of the biggest sporting fortnights on the earth, and with what is preety much a Home Olympics for us, well its the closest it will ever come here. Prehaps its appropiate that the good folks of After Hours post all their thoughts, amusing observations, the scandel, and prehaps even the odd result here.

So here we go, you excited yet?

*9 days till the Football competition

PS. COME ON KATIE TAYLOR!!

Find more posts tagged with

Quick Links

Comments

steve9859

Scandinavian ladies handball players....wow!!

3ndahalfof6

steve9859 wrote: »

No...it's true. Her last 50 was faster than Lochte's last 50

Are you talking about the 15 year old Lithuanian girl who just won the gold?

That is what the original post was talking about, but for some reason it got mixed up with the Chinese girl, Shiwen Ye's swam faster than Lochte of the USA for the last 50m.

steve9859

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

Are you talking about the 15 year old Lithuanian girl who just won the gold?

That is what the original post was talking about, but for some reason it got mixed up with the Chinese girl, Shiwen Ye's swam faster than Lochte of the USA for the last 50m.

Yeh...sorry .these mixed up threads can get a bit confusing. Like an internet game of chinese whispers....

My name is URL

gabsdot40 wrote: »

Why do some of the swimmers come out wearing huge head phones. Any idea what they might be listening to?

Probably some relaxation tape. Sothing sounds of the ocean or the like

kwestfan08

Anyone watching the flyweight boxing at the moment? A Kazak and Swede grappling almost like two kids in a school yard

flyswatter

Kinda shit the way they don't show the boxing scores anymore.

shruikan2553

kwestfan08 wrote: »

Anyone watching the flyweight boxing at the moment? A Kazak and Swede grappling almost like two kids in a school yard

They seem to be more interested in some sort of kickboxing or MMA. The SWE would have greater reach but KAZ just charges at him.

Nodin

Seen a bit of this earlier on RTE2...hence the following -

"Beach volleyball abandoned after audience hears about the internet

THE Olympics’ main titillation-fest was left deserted yesterday after rumours spread through the crowd of something called the internet, where girls are entirely naked."

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/beach-volleyball-abandoned-after-someone-tells-audience-about-the-internet-2012073036232

Capt'n Midnight

gabsdot40 wrote: »

2. Are they strict on the clothing the competitors wear. I ask because I was wondering why is it necessary for the divers to wear those very small speedos. Could they not wear the kind of long swim suits the swimmers wear.

Very strict rules on the swimmers The London 2012 Olympics are to be the first in 16 years where swimmers will be forced to ditch their high-tech body suits and rely solely on technique.

Richard Hillman

flyswatter wrote: »

Kinda shit the way they don't show the boxing scores anymore.

It is but i feel its justified. I remember one of the Irish lads in the last Olympics pretty much running around the ring in the last round trying to not get hit because he knew he was ahead. It happened a lot and ruins the spectacle.

My name is URL

Jaysus.. who would have thought that North Korea would be 3rd on the gold medal table after 3 days? Their women's football team are up against the US tomorrow... should be good!

Shryke

Back to some beach volleyball. Austria are doing well against Australia.

K-9

flyswatter wrote: »

Kinda shit the way they don't show the boxing scores anymore.

It will make it very exciting if they are close after 2 rounds. We get the scores after each round still though.

Richard Hillman wrote: »

It is but i feel its justified. I remember one of the Irish lads in the last Olympics pretty much running around the ring in the last round trying to not get hit because he knew he was ahead. It happened a lot and ruins the spectacle.

I wouldn't think knowing the score at the end of the second round would make that much of a difference.

Apparently they are trying to change the system after this Olympics and make it more like professional boxing. I'd say we'll still get controversial decisions!

3ndahalfof6

Shryke wrote: »

Back to some beach volleyball. Austria are doing well against Australia.

They had grand arses on them but that was all, ohhhhhh and a good volley.

good win from 3 match points down.

Diego Maradona

Great night at the Aqua Dome tonight some brilliant races but again the empty seats are awful to see.

Barry Murphy was interviewed earlier and he said his family tried desperately for tickets since he qualified but to no avail and here we have row after row of empty seats. Terrible to see.

Hande hoche!

My name is URL wrote: »

Jaysus.. who would have thought that North Korea would be 3rd on the gold medal table after 3 days? Their women's football team are up against the US tomorrow... should be good!

It's bizarre. Communist states seem to do well in the Olympics.

oppenheimer1

Diego Maradona wrote: »

Great night at the Aqua Dome tonight some brilliant races but again the empty seats are awful to see.

Barry Murphy was interviewed earlier and he said his family tried desperately for tickets since he qualified but to no avail and here we have row after row of empty seats. Terrible to see.

Good to know you're having fun down in Tralee

3ndahalfof6

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Good to know you're having fun down in Tralee

They had to get the blueprints from somewhere.

Namlub

Olympic watersliding is a sight I'd like to see

ArmaniJeanss

Hande hoche! wrote: »

It's bizarre. Communist states seem to do well in the Olympics.

When you don't have to worry about elections you can put resources into 10/20 year sports plans with impunity, and not be overly unconcerned with hospitals, welfare, public transport, pensioners and the like.

Could you imagaine if Enda Kenny announced a 15 year plan to get a gold in the 2028 Olympics in Water Polo, at a mere cost of €2B in investment over those 15 years? Communist states can effectively do that.

Schwiiing

HazDanz wrote: »

It was a pity GB didn't get the silver in the end today.

Why? It would have been worse if the Japanese hadn't got the silver medal they were entitled to due to poor officiating.

3ndahalfof6

Namlub wrote: »

Olympic watersliding is a sight I'd like to see

How would that work?

would it be like throwing water over ice and see who could get it to slide further,

or would it be like zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz phewwwwww zzzzzzzzzz phewwwwwwww chug chug chug.

opinion guy

Hande hoche! wrote: »

It's bizarre. Communist states seem to do well in the Olympics.

I'd imagine the prospects of being a priveleged national hero in the country where there is widespread malnourishment is fairly motivating

Samich

GB womens volleyball on now, good game! Very hot too the womens team.

My name is URL

Samich wrote: »

GB womens volleyball on now, good game! Very hot too the womens team.

Great match, and definitely one of my favorite sports in these Olympics. It's a really great game to watch.. and not just for the lovely bottoms!

Samich

My name is URL wrote: »

Great game, and definitely one of my favorite sports in these Olympics. It's a really great thing to watch.. and not just for the lovely bottoms!

I love when they time the jump to hit the ball when it's at it's peak.

My name is URL

Samich wrote: »

I love when they time the jump to hit the ball when it's at it's peak.

They must be wrecked at this stage. Great contest.. hard to believe that they've been at this for over two and a half hours!

Nuri Sahin

Big congrats to GB volleyball team, that was thoroughly entertaining viewing.

Samich

My name is URL wrote: »

They must be wrecked at this stage. Great contest.. hard to believe that they've been at this for over two and a half hours!

They did brilliant.

K-9

Meh

Anyway, when does the table tennis start?