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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!!

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flyswatter

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

Just curious why is pretty much every sport on in the olympics but rugby?
Ireland would have a good chance of getting a medal if that was included.

I think 7s is coming into the 2016 games.

Mars Bar

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

Just curious why is pretty much every sport on in the olympics but rugby?
Ireland would have a good chance of getting a medal if that was included.

Rugby 7's will be in Rio in 2016

cgpg5

flyswatter wrote: »

I think 7s is coming into the 2016 games.

Aye, along with golf. Although there are worries a lot of high ranked players will choose not to compete

buyer95

cgpg5 wrote: »

Aye, along with golf. Although there are worries a lot of high ranked players will choose not to compete

Plus the whole who will McIlroy compete for thing

cgpg5

Anthony Davis first appearance and a beauty of a dunk like that!

cgpg5

buyer95 wrote: »

Plus the whole who will McIlroy compete for thing

Indeed! It's also on a Ryder cup year!

flyswatter

cgpg5 wrote: »

Anthony Davis first appearance and a beauty of a dunk like that!

He's awesome!

RUCKING FETARD

Forging of the Mandarin mermaid: How Chinese children are taken away from their families and brutalised into future Olympians

DEFTLEFTHAND

buyer95 wrote: »

Plus the whole who will McIlroy compete for thing

McIlroy confirmed in an interview at the time of golf being accepted that'd he'd compete for GB.

Jimoslimos

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Forging of the Mandarin mermaid: How Chinese children are taken away from their families and brutalised into future Olympians

Ah no no no...., not the Daily Mail

keith16

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

Just curious why is pretty much every sport on in the olympics but rugby?
Ireland would have a good chance of getting a medal in the rugby if that was included even though there good at other sports.
It's just strange how every sport but rugby is included.

One reason that it is not included is due to the extended recovery time needed between the matches which would make any potential 15s tournament too long for the Olympics.

Tox56

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

buyer95 wrote: »

Plus the whole who will McIlroy compete for thing

McIlroy confirmed in an interview at the time of golf being accepted that'd he'd compete for GB.

He's not so clear about it now though, he will probably go for GB but it's by no means certain

flyswatter

The real question is who will McDowell play for. Ireland/GB or even.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzf3RXhNZ40

Jimoslimos

Tox56 wrote: »

He's not so clear about it now though, he will probably go for GB but it's by no means certain

Is the event limited to two per nation? It's quite possible that Lee Westwood and Luke Donald could be ranked above McIllroy and hence get the GB selection.

statesaver

Cannot understand why golf will be in the olympics in 2016.
It already is a very, very high profile sport.
It nearly has blanket tv coverage from a thursday to a sunday when it's on.
No need for it IMHO.

statesaver

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Forging of the Mandarin mermaid: How Chinese children are taken away from their families and brutalised into future Olympians

Tis a bit disturbing. The poor little feckers.

shruikan2553

statesaver wrote: »

Cannot understand why golf will be in the olympics in 2016.
It already is a very, very high profile sport.
It nearly has blanket tv coverage from a thursday to a sunday when it's on.
No need for it IMHO.

I agree. They had room for 2 sports, choose rugby and then reduced the second choice down to softball, karate and golf. So we get something we can see a few times a year already. It's the new tennis where people competing have bigger competitions to aim for.
Rugby at least is different to the likes of world cup and 6 nations. Im guessing softball was the least played and they didnt want a martial art.

steelcityblues

statesaver wrote: »

Cannot understand why golf will be in the olympics in 2016.
It already is a very, very high profile sport.
It nearly has blanket tv coverage from a thursday to a sunday when it's on.
No need for it IMHO.

And it will be behind in prestige to at least 4 other tournaments, just like tennis. Stupid stuff, but it shows the absolute greed of the IOC.

Sparks43

RUCKING FETARD wrote: »

Forging of the Mandarin mermaid: How Chinese children are taken away from their families and brutalised into future Olympians

Talk about a Chinese Take Away:D

DEFTLEFTHAND

I'm looking forward to golf being included anyway. The format of a 4 day tournament will work well and should make for an exciting final day when the medals are decided.
Alternatively they could use a matchplay format which would be equally as exciting for golf fans.

statesaver

Ye're right about tennis too. Should not be there.

Pudsy33

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I'm looking forward to golf being included anyway. The format of a 4 day tournament will work well and should make for an exciting final day when the medals are decided.
Alternatively they could use a matchplay format which would be equally as exciting for golf fans.

Think it will be a full 72 hole strokeplay event. Although matchplay would be much better. An olympic golf final

H2UMrsRobinson

statesaver wrote: »

Cannot understand why golf will be in the olympics in 2016.
It already is a very, very high profile sport.
It nearly has blanket tv coverage from a thursday to a sunday when it's on.
No need for it IMHO.

I agree. The same could also be said for Olympic football. World cup, euros, about a million other leagues. On the telly all fecking year !!!

M cebee

makes me sick
listening to michael johnson
MD waffling on about chinese swimmers

Pudsy33

H2UMrsRobinson wrote: »

I agree. The same could also be said for Olympic football. World cup, euros, about a million other leagues. On the telly all fecking year !!!

Well at least in the football there is an age restriction. Maybe tennis, golf and the like should follow suit.

K-9

Digitalism wrote: »

shes 23.

Yeah Cloe is 23 and hopefully she will qualify for the last 16 in Brazil, which would be an huge achievement for an Irish badminton player.

statesaver

Ah no, please keep womens football. Kinda infatuated with Alex Morgan since the beijing olympics.

garv123

K-9 wrote: »

Yeah Cloe is 23 and hopefully she will qualify for the last 16 in Brazil, which would be an huge achievement for an Irish badminton player.

RTE might even get a commentator who knew what they were talking about to commentate on the games if she did.

statesaver

garv123 wrote: »

RTE might even get a commentator who knew what they were talking about to commentate on the games if she did.

True. The guy today was a rubbish commentator. Maybe he's an next player and was put in there by RTE, i dunno. Glad i won't have to listen to him again for another 4 years !!

Richard Hillman

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Is the event limited to two per nation? It's quite possible that Lee Westwood and Luke Donald could be ranked above McIllroy and hence get the GB selection.

The top 15 in the world qualify and other countries have 2 entries