Off Topic The Olympics/Paralympics thread

Its superb GLP i agree.
I aint bothered with football yet.
Just a shame we cant find a way to win more winter olympic medals via lottery.

 

Cheers mate.

 

You weren't joking then Des?

 

Nope. My mum thinks our relationship is "weird". We met in an office and her bird was booting her out. I offered her a place to stay and she never moved out. Apart from a couple of stag weekends, we spend every minute together. We even work together. Literally 24/7.

 

Awesome.

 

GB + NI athletes are ****ing awesome. ****

.............Populations (2016)................tot medals..........gold...........per capita-million popn
US.............324 million............................103.................37..............0.318
GB +............65 million..............................58................24..............0.890
China......1,400 million..............................65................22..............0.046
Russia.......143 million...............................48................13...............0.336
Germany.....81 million...............................35.................14..............0.432

As of Friday 19th (Canada 8 pm EST, 1 a.m. Sat GMT).
There's bound to be some small nation with a higher ratio - but let's not go there.

**** hey, the numbers come from the web. I deny any responsibility for accuracy

Stats for gold are even more impressive

 

4x400m Men's team just won their heat, and were then DQ'ed.

The rule they were DQ'ed under doesn't seem to have been broken whatsoever by the team judging on the countless replays the Beeb have showed.

3 teams across both heats have been DQ'ed, allowing the Brazil team to go into the final, Funny that.

What a crock of ****e.

 

Hopefully they appeal. None of the Beebs pundits or commentators could see why they were DQed.

 

We've won Bronze in the 4x100m Women's Relay.

Well done girls.

 

BRONZE!

4 X 100m Women's Relay.

New British record too. A young team with the girls being 25, 20, 20 and 19. That'll improve in Tokyo.

 

Lutalo Muhammad has taken Silver in the Taekwondo.

****ing lost it in the last second.

 

HOLY ****
lost it in last ****ing second

 

I'm certain Lutalo has his arm right up blocking that kick.

Nothing's changing the result now of course, but that seemed iffy that finish.

 

Bolt and Jamaica win the 4x100m relay. The triple triple is complete.

Britain finished 6th 5th in the **** lane.

 

Dodgy last baton change cost them a little bit there..........

 

They were never going to have a chance of medalling from Lane 1 anyways.

 

wow.. never seen someone so upset in a sport interview before
Lutalo

 

The BBC reporter is out of order there still pushing questions at him when the lad has lost it. Should have let him go back to his coach, not carry on pushing more dialogue.

 

Agreed, Lutalo should've have just walked off.


The USA have been DQ'ed for the 4x100m relay, so their silver has been taken away.

 

for what? though