London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

littlefriend

Anyone know when gymnastics is on?

steve9859

littlefriend wrote: »

Anyone know when gymnastics is on?

It's finished, at least on the bbc red button....it was a morning session.

littlefriend

Thanks Steve9859. How do I find out when its on though?

ArmaniJeanss

littlefriend wrote: »

Thanks Steve9859. How do I find out when its on though?

Fiddle about with this page.
http://www.london2012.com/schedule-and-results/

For example if you click into List View on a particular day it'll give you exact times and events within each sport.
You can then further exapand to see say that the Archery at 15.00 is Korea v Ukraine.

Anyone

Irish boxer John Joe Nevin on in a few mins.

DebDynamite

Mick Dowling just talking about John Joe Nevin there "he's a great thinker, with a "TH", while pointing to his head, just incase anyone misheard him :pac:

Tazzer

DebDynamite wrote: »

Mick Dowling just talking about John Joe Nevin there "he's a great thinker, with a "TH", while pointing to his head, just incase anyone misheard him :pac:

still laughing - had to rewind to watch it a few times!

metaoblivia

littlefriend wrote: »

Thanks Steve9859. How do I find out when its on though?

The 2nd men's qualifying subdivision featuring two of the favorites - Japan and the USA - will start in about an hour. Then there's a 3rd subdivision after that.

FanadMan

Sea Filly wrote: »

Got a little bit emotional when Team Ireland was announced and was really surprised at the cheer they got! :eek:

I'd say that there were a lot of cheers from the British for us last night. Despite what some people here have been saying, our two countries are quite close. (don't tell anyone but I got a bit teary too )

FanadMan

Come on John Joe!!!!! Time for some ass kicking

DebDynamite

Very emotional interview there with Kieran Behan on RTE. What an inspiration this guy is. Shame it just didn't come together for him today.

littlefriend

metaoblivia wrote: »

The 2nd men's qualifying subdivision featuring two of the favorites - Japan and the USA - will start in about an hour. Then there's a 3rd subdivision after that.

What channel? Red button bbc? Sorry, I don't really know how it all works.

Hercule Poirot

John Joe has it in the bag

SharpshooterTom

Bradley Wiggins The Belgian

"Bradley Wiggins (DOB 28 April 1980) was born in Ghent, Belgium, where his Australian father, Gary, an endurance cyclist, was based. When his parents separated in 1982, he moved to London with his mother to stay with his maternal grandparents at the Dibdin House estate in Maida Vale."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Wiggins

Lol so all those narrow minded people who define nationality "where you are born and thats it" please step foward and call Bradley Wiggins Belgian? Any? Thought not.

Isn't nationality in the state of the mind and not necessarily where you are born?

Mo Farrah Somalian etc? Its amazing how many British atheletes come from all sorts of different backgrounds, very nice to see.

Its interesting how this country seems to have such a problem with defining irishness, screaming plastic paddies etc, yet the Brits don't seem to have a problem with it.

wonderboysam

Lol is this Jimmy McGee commentating?

westendgirlie

Can someone give john joe a quick call? Get him to KO this ^^^ fella.

Stop ruining the thread thomasflynn.

westendgirlie

Well done john joe

Beefy78

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

yet the Brits don't seem to have a problem with it.

We don't have a problem with it when they're good at sport

SharpshooterTom

Beefy78 wrote: »

We don't have a problem with it when they're good at sport

I know I figured. Its the same here.

leahyl

Go John Joe, Go John Joe, GO GO go John Joe :-D

DebDynamite

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

Bradley Wiggins The Belgian

"Bradley Wiggins (DOB 28 April 1980) was born in Ghent, Belgium, where his Australian father, Gary, an endurance cyclist, was based. When his parents separated in 1982, he moved to London with his mother to stay with his maternal grandparents at the Dibdin House estate in Maida Vale."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Wiggins

Lol so all those narrow minded people who define nationality "where you are born and thats it" please step foward and call Bradley Wiggins Belgian? Any? Thought not.

Isn't nationality in the state of the mind and not necessarily where you are born?

Mo Farrah Somalian etc? Its amazing how many British atheletes come from all sorts of different backgrounds, very nice to see.

Its interesting how this country seems to have such a problem with defining irishness, screaming plastic paddies etc, yet the Brits don't seem to have a problem with it.

What do you want us to say? In your "what Nationality am I?" thread, you said yourself you don't really support Ireland at sport, nor do your consider yourself Irish (apologies if I'm wrong). Why do you keep bringing this up?

Hercule Poirot

DebDynamite wrote: »

What do you want us to say? In your "what Nationality am I?" thread, you said yourself you don't really support Ireland at sport, nor do your consider yourself Irish (apologies if I'm wrong). Why do you keep bringing this up?

Attention?

Mars Bar

China with gold and bronze and Poland with silver already.

bnt

WALSHY16291 wrote: »

Rumours of a betting scandal involving an Irish Athlete. More details to come!

It's not a rumour, but there aren't many more details. The IOC and the Irish Olympic Council are looking in to it, according to the AP (on Fox News). They aren't going to identify the athlete or the sport until it's fully investigated.

SharpshooterTom

DebDynamite wrote: »

(apologies if I'm wrong).

Yeah you are wrong.

I noticed the weather forecast is looking pretty crap. Well lots of rain anyway for the first week/10 days which isn't a problem considering a lot of it is indoors, temps are barely hitting 20. Foreign athletes wont recognise it as a summer.

cozar

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Whole illusion was that it was one flame that travelled miles all over the world,
They just ruined that illusion forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

illusion ruined alright and all previous memories erased, (Ali lighting flame on a big stage etc) future hosts can do what they like now with the flame. i know years ago it was just the one flame for thousands of miles.

westendgirlie

I've never watched the cycling before. I must say, they are bloody fit!

Exciting race too

DEFTLEFTHAND

How is Nicolas Roche doing in the cycling?

westendgirlie

Haven't seen him near the front of chasing group. About 20km to go and chasers about a minute behind leading pack.

NegativeCreep

Anyone know where I can watch the artistic gymnastics on the telly? Really wanna watch it :L

SharpshooterTom

I've noticed Wimbledon v2 has started today.

I thought I was going to hate the olympics with all pompus snarly attitude, but some of the sports such as tennis might be interesting. Federer favourite for the gold? I suspect he is. I hope its not Murray anyway.

westendgirlie

BBC red button

Hercule Poirot

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

I've noticed Wimbledon v2 has started today.

I thought I was going to hate the olympics with all pompus snarly attitude, but some of the sports such as tennis might be interesting. Federer favourite for the gold? I suspect he is. I hope its not Murray anyway.

Djokovic and Federer are joint favourites with Paddy 13/8

Murray third @ 6/1

Diego Maradona

Deadly crash in the cycling

westendgirlie

Oh no one of leaders just crashed out at corner.

Hercule Poirot

He's soldering on though, but he won't finish anywhere unfortunately

Chagan

Unfortunate for Cancellara

SharpshooterTom

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Djokovic and Federer are joint favourites with Paddy 13/8

Murray third @ 6/1

With Nadal out Murray should be looking at medal then. I think some of the fitness of these tennis players will be called into question, is it best of 5 sets?

westendgirlie

Yeah he's hurt

Hercule Poirot

ThomasFlynn wrote: »

With Nadal out Murray should be looking at medal then. I think some of the fitness of these tennis players will be called into question, is it best of 5 sets?

Best of three to the best of my knowledge - think its only the grand slams that have 5

Murray will probably get a medal, JW Tsonga is fourth fave @ a whopping 20/1

Diego Maradona

School teacher from Kilkenny Darren O'Neill is fighting in 5 minutes.

nice_very

)'Neill boxing now on rte

shruikan2553

Dont know how people are using BBC red button, when I try to select live olympics it just says "please wait..." all I want to see is judo, taekwondo and archery but doesnt look like Ill be getting to see any of it. Is there somwhere online that I can watch it?

SharpshooterTom

Hercule Poirot wrote: »

Best of three to the best of my knowledge - think its only the grand slams that have 5

Murray will probably get a medal, JW Tsonga is fourth fave @ a whopping 20/1

Don't know what happened to Del Potro, former major winner, was expecting him to push Murray for 4th seed.

Hercule Poirot

Roche is in the chasing group (peloton?), about a minute behind the leaders

IrishAm

O'Neill is fighting well. Good match up this.

Cookiemunster

shruikan2553 wrote: »

Dont know how people are using BBC red button, when I try to select live olympics it just says "please wait..." all I want to see is judo, taekwondo and archery but doesnt look like Ill be getting to see any of it. Is there somwhere online that I can watch it?

Scroll up to the A-Z at the top of the screen. It shows what events you can watch.

NegativeCreep

Is this BBC red button only for sky viewers?

Hercule Poirot

Cycle race finished:

Khazakstan gold
Columbia silver
Bronze tbc

Scanlas The 2nd

Just looking at the boxing now. It's been long since proved conclusively that athletes wearing red have a competetive advantage over other colours. Wearing red should be banned.