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Off Topic Brazil Olympic opening ceremony + events thread!

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by UTRs, Aug 6, 2016.

  1. Tramore Ranger

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    Murray now into deciding tie break.......
     
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    Murray gets the job done, like all champions, he usually wins the big points.

    He looks quite knackered in this competition. It's been a busy season!
     
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    I thought he looked very heavy. But Murray does take representing his country, either in the Davis Cup or Olympics, very seriously. It's quite refreshing.

    Just been looking up the origins of dressage before someone calls it pointless. Very interesting. I suspect you have to know a bit more about it to appreciate it fully though. Not a spectator sport for the novice.
     
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    ****ing hell we've won a medal in trampoline. Didn't even know it was an Olympic sport!

    Silver for Bryony Page. Well done!
     
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    Im sorry but if Trampolining is an Olympic sport then you might aswell have Darts and Snooker in it too. We'd definitely win some medals in those sports !
     
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    World record from Wiggins and the boys in the Team Pursuit !
     
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    Men's pursuit cyclists beat world record in qualifying for gold medal race.....brilliant cycling
     
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    Or golf.
     
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    Brilliant performance from our cyclists who all appear to have peaked to perfection...
     
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    They always do pal !
     
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    Here we go!
    Team pursuit gold medal race.

    Come on boys!
     
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    That was a bit close for comfort, well done lads
     
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    Amazing final ....thought they'd blown it, but whipped the Aussies in the last coupl of laps!
     
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    Wow........brilliant final.....
     
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    Easy peasy, we were just toying with them...<laugh>
     
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    What a race!

    I was screaming at the TV.

    Another world record. Fantastic!
     
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    One of the best cycle races I've ever seen, and that's going back a very long way...
     
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    Have to hand it to Bradley Wiggins.....to be able to do that over a 16 year career takes some doing......great picture in the end with the 3 knights together, something like 16 Olympic golds between them....
     
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    To have won so much in so many different formats, including the Tour, over such a long period, is truly remarkable. Incredible dedication and desire in addition to the talent.
     
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    I thought it was the England team playing as gb
     
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