London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Colmustard

I am watching the ladies water polo, bloody hell what a gruellingly difficult sport, the level of fitness must be huge, all the athletes look like goddesses just to add to my enjoyment.

I wonder which sport is the most physically gruelling, the rowing, the cycle road race, the marathon, the triathlon, boxing, judo, maybe the 100k walk.

johnmcdnl

RedRightHand wrote: »

The shooting was quite good. RTE probably wouldn't broadcast it for fear of being seen as 'insensitive to the victims of gun violence'. Actually I'm surprised that the BBC broadcast it.

Sorry but that's a load of bolix

Alessandra

Come on Del Potro!

Colmustard

Originally Posted by RedRightHand
The shooting was quite good. RTE probably wouldn't broadcast it for fear of being seen as 'insensitive to the victims of gun violence'. Actually I'm surprised that the BBC broadcast it.

Come-on I think people know when they are looking at a peaceful sport rather then anything violent. If what you say is even remotely true surely they couldn't show boxing because they would be insensitive to victims of violence.

BraziliaNZ

Wow our Annalise is a good bit ahead in 1st place now overall, came 2nd today in first race

snubbleste

Colmustard wrote: »

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I wonder which sport is the most physically gruelling, the rowing, the cycle road race, the marathon, the triathlon, boxing, judo, maybe the 100k walk.

A 100k walk? :eek::eek:

nice_very

mens trampoline final coming on rte after the break, something you dont see everyday, should be a bit of craic

ormond lad

Colmustard wrote: »

I am watching the ladies water polo, bloody hell what a gruellingly difficult sport, the level of fitness must be huge, all the athletes look like goddesses just to add to my enjoyment.

I wonder which sport is the most physically gruelling, the rowing, the cycle road race, the marathon, the triathlon, boxing, judo, maybe the 100k walk.

There is no 100k walk only 20k and 50k

Tox56

GB starting to rake in the medals

cgpg5

And that is surely that!!! Delpo crumpled really there. Cracking effort

el diablo

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Wow our Annalise is a good bit ahead in 1st place now overall, came 2nd today in first race

Is this on TV? It was very important that she did well in the first couple of races today.

snubbleste

PP offering DelPotro @ 15/1 to win the match..will I?

tayto lover

He's not finished yet.

tayto lover

Breaks back immediately. Brilliant tennis this.

marco_polo

Race 8 underway, Go Annalise!!!!

FatherTed

Wow Federer breaks del Portro who breaks him right back. 10-10 now

bwatson

Good to see Annalise bouncing back today at Portland.

Big Ben Ainslie looks to be on the war path too. Sounded like he was hard done by in yesterday's races and seemed really determined to get back into gold contention in his interview.

NapoleonInRags

RTE's online coverage is woeful... they've just posted this on their website:

'Annalise Murphy has extended her overall lead in the women's Laser Radial. She now holds a six point lead over second-placed Evi Van Acker of Germany, who's in second place.'

How many facts can you get wrong in such a short statement?

Colmustard

marco_polo wrote: »

Race 8 underway, Go Annalise!!!!

Where are you watching that? I can't find it on the BeeB

tayto lover

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

RTE's online coverage is woeful... they've just posted this on their website:

'Annalise Murphy has extended her overall lead in the women's Laser Radial. She now holds a six point lead over second-placed Evi Van Acker of Germany, who's in second place.'

How many facts can you get wrong in such a short statement?

Did you never read their Aertel stuff. I did a bet on some Gaelic football a few months ago and came back to check the scores. Roared my head off as all my bets were up ONLY to find later that they had posted two wrong scores.

marco_polo

Colmustard wrote: »

Where are you watching that? I can't find it on the BeeB

Wish I was , only watching in text form, twitter, FB, London2012 site etc.

Colmustard

tayto lover wrote: »

Did you never read their Aertel stuff. I did a bet on some Gaelic football a few months ago and came back to check the scores. Roared my head off as all my bets were up ONLY to find later that they had posted two wrong scores.

Whooe what a sickner.

You would think RTE would switch to the sailing on the grounds we have a medal prospect, RTE this is not the time for trampolining.

westendgirlie

All the sailing on the live feed is replays

http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html

cgpg5

Hon DELPO. What a game!!!

Patser

Oh oh, the Belgian is leading race 8 with Annalise down in 13th, which would move the Belgian ahead on points. Still very early in that race though.

tayto lover

cgpg5 wrote: »

Hon DELPO. What a game!!!

The Olympics might have to be extended.

tayto lover

Is Del Potro's name on the trophy ?

marco_polo

Colmustard wrote: »

Whooe what a sickner.

You would think RTE would switch to the sailing on the grounds we have a medal prospect, RTE this is not the time for trampolining.

For once not RTEs fault apparently, it seems there are only cameras providing full race coverage for one day in each sailing category (excluding the medal races of course). Unfortunately the womens laser had its turn earlier in the week.

Brian017

Annalise up to 8th, regains overall lead

Patser

Annalise back up to 8th, which would keep her in 1st. Still not half way through race 8 yet.

westendgirlie

marco_polo wrote: »

For once not RTEs fault apparently, it seems there are only cameras providing full race coverage for one day in each sailing category (excluding the medal races of course). Unfortunately the womens laser had its turn earlier in the week.

Well the boards.ie commentators are so much better anyway

Colmustard

The track cycling is back on, I just watched a heat with Victoria Pendleton I would be shocked if she doesn't get gold as she is in such form.

nice_very

LMAO at the mad pace bike in the velodrome

BraziliaNZ

oh no, Belgan is in 2nd, the way things are Annalise will only be a point ahead. Hope she can win it tomorrow, only one race left.

Patser

Better now, up to 7th - 3 Point gap and right behind the Dutch girl who was also closing on her in the points

BraziliaNZ

up to 7th get in!

Colmustard

nice_very wrote: »

LMAO at the mad pace bike in the velodrome

Yeah a kind of postman pat amongst elite athletes. What is it doing there just let them rip is what i say.

marco_polo

Possibly fifth now, awaiting definate confirmation.

tayto lover

Is she there yet, is she there yet?

opinion guy

nice_very wrote: »

LMAO at the mad pace bike in the velodrome

The guy riding it is a giant! :eek:

BraziliaNZ

she's joint 1st overall now and down to 9th, belgian in lead

Brian017

9th, Joint 1st overall

garv123

Why aren't RTE showing the sailing? Where are ye watching it ? not on the red button either.

Patser

Ah here there obviously stuff going on in that race to do with what line you're taking in each leg.

Annalise down to 9th, the Dutch girl flew up to 4th and most importantly Belgian in 1st, so Annalise all square now but still 3 legs to go and at each switch there's a lot of positions being jumped

snubbleste

Dong Dong does the trampoline
What a fantastic name :pac:

Colmustard

Just thinking the technology that goes into those bikes is truly space age, its weird when a bicycle is more expensive then my car when it was new.

Patser

On last leg now and Annalise is 10th , Belgian has won!

Edit: Finished 10th, so has lost overall lead to the Belgian and the Dutch girl is only 2 points behind as well.

Colmustard

Patser wrote: »

On last leg now and Annalise is 10th , Belgian has won!

But is she still a medal prospect.

garv123

Patser wrote: »

On last leg now and Annalise is 10th , Belgian has won!

Edit: Finished 10th, so has lost overall lead to the Belgian and the Dutch girl is only 2 points behind as well.

The finish is on BBC red button now.

Brian017

squeaky bum time!