London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Diego Maradona

C'mon JJ pull on the fooker!

el diablo

Come on JJ.

My name is URL

Great support in the arena for Nevin

el diablo

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

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

Yep.

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.

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.

keith16

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

Colmustard

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

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.

LordSutch

Diego Maradona wrote: »

Fucking breaks on RTE would drive you mad. :mad:

Forget RTE > try BBC Three . . .

If you have access.

My name is URL

Nice combo off the ropes there

JONJO THE MISER

Has round 1.

garv123

Hon JJ


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

JONJO THE MISER

5-5.

Diego Maradona

5-5. Nevin doing well

My name is URL

Tight first round. Could go either way tbh.

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.

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

keano_afc

This is gonna be a close one I think.

JONJO THE MISER

3 points ahead, go on.

Colmustard

garv123 wrote: »

Hon JJ


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

I am not sure if that is fair, now perhaps it is OK but this tech will get better and perhaps give them an unfair advantage.

the groutch

12-9

Diego Maradona

12-9 to Nevin, brilliant stuff!

Our first medal is on the way!

Hercule Poirot

Colmustard wrote: »

I am not sure if that is fair, now perhaps it is OK but this tech will get better and perhaps give them an unfair advantage.

MJ said the same when he qualified for the semi, the crowd will accept him on condition he doesn't win, if he does then people will start to cry foul

el diablo

Bronze imminent.

ahyeahok

The amount of air punches by the mexican

garv123

Colmustard wrote: »

I am not sure if that is fair, now perhaps it is OK but this tech will get better and perhaps give them an unfair advantage.

They were talking about that and everyone said let em compete..But then someone said what happens if they beat a brittish athlete for gold and they werent so sure:pac:

He came last anyways.

garv123

this is gonna be tight

keano_afc

Super fight.

robinph

garv123 wrote: »

They were talking about that and everyone said let em compete..But then someone said what happens if they beat a brittish athlete for gold and they werent so sure:pac:

He came last anyways.

They are very specific legs that he is allowed to use and lots of arguing about them has been done before they let him take part in the World Championships last year. They do make SA run in the outside lane and put him on the first leg for the 4x400m relays if they use him.

johnmcdnl

Fair ****s to you John Joe - first guaranteed medal for us - delighted

Cavan is on the international map woooot

Diego Maradona

And Ireland at long last has it's first medal of London 2012, Well done John Joe Nevin

My name is URL

Great spirit shown by Nevin. We need to do better as a country in the Olympics, but John Joe thoroughly deserving of a medal in these games. He's worked hard for it.

Anyone

Get in there

Colmo52

WooHoo!!!

nice_very

19-13 great score well done John Joe, we are on the medals table at last

ahyeahok

G'man John Joe

Lollers

CONGRATULATIONS John Joe \0/

JONJO THE MISER

First medal.

Seren_

That was some fight! Wuuuuhey John Joe ya cint ya!!!

LordSutch

Yers yes yes, Nevin has done it.

rmchmufc

BRILLIANT!!

Delighted for Nevin

P_1

Wow, didn't expect him to outscore the Mexican by 3 in the last round, especially after having to take the count.

Happy days we're finally on the medal table

Anyone

Brilliant fight. He was clever when he got hit with the body shot, took his count so he couldnt get hit again.

el diablo

nice_very wrote: »

19-13 great score well done John Joe, we are on the medals table at last

Thought it looked closer than that but I'm not complaining.

Laois_Man

Dunno how he only won that fight by 5 points!

snubbleste

Rté panel commentator: "Every kid at home should want to be John Joe Nevin"

Predalien

el diablo wrote: »

Thought it looked closer than that but I'm not complaining.

Think the other lad threw a lot, but didn't get many clean shots in.

keano_afc

We're on the medal table! Look out Qatar and Chinese Taipei, we're coming to get you!

Shryke

Well done to him. He might do better yet.