London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

rainbow kirby

British girl in a gold medal match in taekwondo so I suppose the BBC kinda have to show it...

Olympic (WTF) TKD is fcuking awful to watch though. Hop and kick... Slightly biased though here as an ITF black belt :pac:

leahyl

Ooh she's on RTE!!

Aidric

cgpg5 wrote: »

Your man's a serious commentator on beeb! Very excited too about Katie winning

Ron McIntosh is his name. One of the finds of the Olympics for me.

Timmy McCarthy still edges him, mind.

The_Kew_Tour

Pete Taylor seems like lovely bloke.

Jimmy Iovine

robinph wrote: »

The 100m and 200m were nothing like the Beijing ones. Everyone else is now a lot closer to him and he beat the 100m time from Beijing. People are getting closer.

Oh yea. Blake will surely get the 200 record soon enough. That's as long as Bolt doesn't get there before him.

The 100 is still a way off. That will stand for longer than the 200 in my uneducated opinion.

It's ridiculous to even be talking about lowering a 100 m run of 9.58 though. Where will it stop?

I remember being back in primary school and looking up all the records in the Guinness BOR and the 100 metres one was held by Maurice Greene then. I thought the 9.79 would never be broken. But sure I know nothing.

Mr.Crinklewood

Surprised the lads in the studio aren't pissed.

karma_

Anyone wrote: »

Twitter congrats from Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Oscar De la Hoya. Thats some tribute.

G'wan girl you deserve it all.

Ahhh I'm not sure, that lad Higher and a couple of the other doom merchants appeared to think otherwise and I have faith in their opinion!

leahyl

Poor aul Pete he's shattered! Katies ready to fight again!!

Colmustard

rainbow kirby wrote: »

British girl in a gold medal match in taekwondo so I suppose the BBC kinda have to show it...

Olympic (WTF) TKD is fcuking awful to watch though. Hop and kick... Slightly biased though here as an ITF black belt :pac:

I seen the run up to this, it a good sport to watch, I believe from the commentators Jade Jones is really up against it,

Come on Jade.

opinion guy

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Oh yea. Blake will surely get the 200 record soon enough. That's as long as Bolt doesn't get there before him.

The 100 is still a way off. That will stand for longer than the 200 in my uneducated opinion.

It's ridiculous to even be talking about lowering a 100 m run of 9.58 though. Where will it stop?

I remember being back in primary school and looking up all the records in the Guinness BOR and the 100 metres one was held by Maurice Greene then. I thought the 9.79 would never be broken. But sure I know nothing.

I'd say Bolt could break his 100m record in the next year ....if he is arsed that is. Apparently the temperature was a bit too cold for the best runs in London for the 100m - and he still ran a 9.6

efb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmSrQUG9HSE

Séan Bán gets emotional

Mysteriouschic

What were the comments that the russian said before the boxing match?

The_Kew_Tour

16 years since we won Gold!

Long time, but worth the wait.

Jimmy Iovine

opinion guy wrote: »

I'd say Bolt could break his 100m record in the next year ....if he is arsed that is. Apparently the temperature was a bit too cold for the best runs in London for the 100m - and he still ran a 9.6

Yea Gillick said that a few days ago. It'd be incredible if he managed to do it. I really hope he just decides to pull the finger out some day and break it.

jos28

Aer Lingus should step in and fly her granny over or better still break out the Government jet

Mr.Crinklewood

Katie just made me cry a little bit ( when talking about her granny )

Jimmy Iovine

Bill is some man for his hyperbole.

leahyl

It's all about the benjamins BABY!

Todd Gack

EchoO wrote: »

London 1908...

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/08/london-olympics-1908/

Look at those empty stands LOCOG 1908 must've been crucified.

Colmustard

Taekwando is mad and impossible to spell.

But it's good.

Guy:Incognito

Colmustard wrote: »

Taekwando is mad and impossible to spell.

But it's good.

Looks like the British girl is going to win gold. On th eother hand maybe its really easier to scroe points in this and the Chinese girl will win 10-2 in th elast minute. Ive no idea.:)

leahyl

I feel like we can take on the world now lads!! Come on Barnes, Nevin and Conlon!!! Give us 3 more golds!!!

Guy:Incognito

What are the yellow and red cards all about?

steve9859

You little beauty!!!!!!

Mysteriouschic

I found what the Russian said before the boxing. It's terrible I can't believe she'd actually say that.

http://thescore.thejournal.ie/judges-favour-superstar-katie-says-russian-opponent-ochigava-ahead-of-gold-medal-showdown-551422-Aug2012/

And if you read the twitter the guy who says what she said as it was to the russian journalists there's more.
https://twitter.com/SlavaMalamud

cgpg5

Gold. Well done team GB! WHat a games for them

Aidric

Another gold for GB, Jade Jones.

opinion guy

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Yea Gillick said that a few days ago. It'd be incredible if he managed to do it. I really hope he just decides to pull the finger out some day and break it.

Lol.....I'm sure Bolt will do it when he is good and ready and not when we all think he should do it :pac:

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

What are the yellow and red cards all about?

Wondering that myself.

Good win for the Welsh girl!!!

bwatson

Fantastic from Jade Jones!

3 more gold medals for Great Britain today and all 3 were won by women. The girls of Team GB have been astonishingly successful these games.

opinion guy

Bloody hell what is Jade Jones saying ?:eek:

The_Kew_Tour

leahyl wrote: »

I feel like we can take on the world now lads!! Come on Barnes, Nevin and Conlon!!! Give us 3 more golds!!!

If any of them win tomorrow they will take some beating in the final.

They are all underdogs. I would take 2 wins right now. That would be unreal.

But the way the last few days have went it wont surprise me to see all 3 win.

cgpg5

LEAVE HER ALONE!!!

Let her enjoy the moment!

cgpg5

GB won 9 golds 8 years ago :-O

Shryke

Huge forehead on that ninja coach.

robinph

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

What are the yellow and red cards all about?

Think it is penalty for low kicks or stepping out of the square. Get two yellows and the other ones gets a point.

Guy:Incognito

They better hope the guy in the mens tomorrow , muhammad I think, wins it or there'll be some proper giving out about Aaron Cook be left out.

steve9859

cgpg5 wrote: »

GB won 9 golds 8 years ago :-O

Return for GB in Atlanta 1996 was one gold. Redgrave/Pinsent in the pair was the only one

opinion guy

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

They better hope the guy in the mens tomorrow , muhammad I think, wins it or theres be some proper giving out about Aaron Cook be left out.

Who are these people of which you speak ?

cgpg5

What a games for GB.

For the hell of it I'll go Wiggins, Farah, Hoy, Peddleton, Brownlee, Murray, Ennis, AInsley, daley, Greene as nominations for SPOTY.

Sea Filly

steve9859 wrote: »

Return for GB in Atlanta 1996 was one gold. Redgrave/Pinsent in the pair was the only one

I reckon that after that they decided there and then to turn it around.

The_Kew_Tour

cgpg5 wrote: »

What a games for GB.

For the hell of it I'll go Wiggins, Farah, Hoy, Peddleton, Brownlee, Murray, Ennis, AInsley, daley, Greene as nominations for SPOTY.

Wiggins all day long to win it.

titan18

opinion guy wrote: »

Who are these people of which you speak ?

Aaron Cook was the European Champion and world number 1 and they left him out of the Olympics. Huge appeals etc, was pretty big. He trains by himself instead of their high performance program

Guy:Incognito

opinion guy wrote: »

Who are these people of which you speak ?

Aaron Cook (GB ) is the world number 1 in his weight class. There was a big row before the games and they picked someone else ahead of him , using some rubbish about thinking he might not be able to hadnle the pressure or something, ignoring the fact he's world no1.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Cook_(taekwondo)

leahyl

Just came in on a montage to Katie Taylor on BBC there with "the Worlds Greatest" playing :-)

shrewdness

cgpg5 wrote: »

What a games for GB.

For the hell of it I'll go Wiggins, Farah, Hoy, Peddleton, Brownlee, Murray, Ennis, AInsley, daley, Greene as nominations for SPOTY.

Jason Kenny will surely be in there ahead of the likes of Greene or Daley seeing as he's won 2 golds!

Could be a boxer or two in there depending on how that turns out for them. Already one gold medal winner today with Adams.

cgpg5

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Wiggins all day long to win it.

You'd imagine so. Jess is quite popular too though. Murray has to win US open to have a chance. If Farah wins 5000m he could be in with a shout for top 3

steve9859

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Aaron Cook (GB ) is the world number 1 in his weight class. There was a big row before the games and they picked someone else ahead of him , using some rubbish about thinking he might not be able to hadnle the pressure or something, ignoring the fact he's world no1.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Cook_(taekwondo)

I think he was a bit wild as well. Wouldn't toe the line, and went off training a lot by himself....wouldn't listen to the national coaches

Todd Gack

opinion guy wrote: »

I'd say Bolt could break his 100m record in the next year ....if he is arsed that is. Apparently the temperature was a bit too cold for the best runs in London for the 100m - and he still ran a 9.6

Hope the fire in him is still burning for both the 100 and 200, he'll still only be a few days short of 30 in Rio. No man has ever won 3 consecutive individual Olympic track titles in the same event to be best of my knowledge. Robert Korzeniowski did it in the 50 walk alright.

I'd also like to see him take a crack at 400 which he started out at. Michael Johnson's WR is 13 years old now so it'd be a great incentive and a rivalry with Olympic and World champion Kirani James, who is still only is only 19, and getting better and better could be spectacular.

robinph

They have had to put up a better fence outside the shipping containers that they keep Gabby in as so many people are hanging around outside.

Edit: Ennis. :P

Downlinz

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

If any of them win tomorrow they will take some beating in the final.

They are all underdogs. I would take 2 wins right now. That would be unreal.

But the way the last few days have went it wont surprise me to see all 3 win.

I would take 1 win, they all have seriously difficult opponents and would all have to box to heights they've never hit before to progress. That said with the way the draw is I think they'll all either win Bronze or Gold, I don't see the other side of their draws posing problems if they can beat their next opponent.