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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

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  • #5642
    Diego Maradona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Diego Maradona


    robinph wrote: »
    Semis are on Tuesday. I have tickets. :D
    How much were they?


  • #5643
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    JONJO 1/2 on Betfair.


  • #5644
    titan18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,057 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    marco_polo wrote: »
    They handed him a lifetime Olympic ban which the CAS overturned.

    Yet, they still selected him. If you were that against it, you can select someone else


  • #5645
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    G'wan John Joe!


  • #5646
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    titan18 wrote: »
    Dwain Chambers just raced for Britain. If the British were tough, they wouldn't be racing him or employing doctors/coaches with dodgy histories

    They were made to pick him and there was legal cases going on until around the time of the UK trials to try and keep Chambers, a road cyclist whos name I've just forgotten and a hammer thrower out of the Olympics. Chambers won the trials so he got a place as that was the BoA rules.


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  • #5647
    nice_very
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭nice_very


    come on John Joe slap the sh1te outta him


  • #5648
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    C'mon John Joe.. ya can take this lad..


  • #5649
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    I think tonight and possibly the world champs next year will be Bolts last chance at breaking the WR. I know hes only 26 but he is starting to get injuries and probably wont be as fast again.

    After that we are just going to have to wait for the next freak of nature to come along and smash Bolts time.


  • #5650
    Hercule Poirot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭Hercule Poirot


    If John Joe wins this he is garunteed a medal right?


  • #5651
    rmchmufc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭rmchmufc


    Good luck to John Joe Nevin. Really really hope he wins this fight


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  • #5652
    Diego Maradona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Diego Maradona


    C'mon JJ pull on the fooker!


  • #5653
    el diablo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,789 ✭✭✭el diablo


    Come on JJ.

    Orange pilled.



  • #5654
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Great support in the arena for Nevin :)


  • #5655
    el diablo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,789 ✭✭✭el diablo


    Hercule Poirot wrote: »
    If John Joe wins this he is garunteed a medal right?

    Yep.

    Orange pilled.



  • #5656
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    titan18 wrote: »
    marco_polo wrote: »
    They handed him a lifetime Olympic ban which the CAS overturned.

    Yet, they still selected him. If you were that against it, you can select someone else

    Because there was zero chance any decision not to select him would have survived the appeals process.


  • #5657
    titan18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,057 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    robinph wrote: »
    They were made to pick him and there was legal cases going on until around the time of the UK trials to try and keep Chambers, a road cyclist whos name I've just forgotten and a hammer thrower out of the Olympics. Chambers won the trials so he got a place as that was the BoA rules.

    Oh, I know the whole thing about the legal case and the whole crap with selecting him etc, but Britain aren't as anti-doping as everyone keeps painting. They're the same as a lot of other countries, no China or Russia, but similar as a lot of European countries.


  • #5658
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Mexican stopping every minute or so to check on his bindle. Will be JJs chance to smack him.


  • #5659
    Colmustard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭Colmustard


    The drama kind of spoiled us last night, but its still great.


  • #5660
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    titan18 wrote: »
    Yet, they still selected him. If you were that against it, you can select someone else

    If he'd come 3rd then they could have left him out, but the UK Athletics rules are that the 1st two get a place and one of the sectors choice.


  • #5661
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Diego Maradona wrote: »
    Fucking breaks on RTE would drive you mad. :mad:

    Forget RTE > try BBC Three . . .

    If you have access.


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  • #5662
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Nice combo off the ropes there


  • #5663
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    Has round 1.


  • #5664
    garv123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭garv123


    Hon JJ


    There's a lad running the 400m from SA on bbc with two prosthetic legs.


  • #5665
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    5-5.


  • #5666
    Diego Maradona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 769 ✭✭✭Diego Maradona


    5-5. Nevin doing well


  • #5667
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Tight first round. Could go either way tbh.


  • #5668
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,355 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Is Jimmy McGee keeping scores himself or can he see the judges scores? He's fairly bloody accurate if it's the former.


  • #5669
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Is Jimmy McGee keeping scores himself or can he see the judges scores? He's fairly bloody accurate if it's the former.
    He sees them afaik
    You can get the live scores on the offical app as well sometimes.. Dont think they show the score to the crowd though


  • #5670
    keano_afc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,711 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    This is gonna be a close one I think.


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  • #5671
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    3 points ahead, go on.


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