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Off Topic Brazil Olympic opening ceremony + events thread!

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

  1. sb_73

    sb_73 Well-Known Member

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    I know I should be glued to some teleprinter commentary on QPR v Swindon, but the Olympics are fun tonight.

    Very good day for GB today so far, 3 bronzes a gold and looking good for something in the men's synchronised springboard. I'm enjoying this flitting from sport to sport.

    Gold in the diving! Outstanding, beat the Chinese!!!!!

    And another bronze medal for Whitlock in the men's all round gymnastics. First for 108 years. We are well ahead of where we were at this stage in London, good stuff, I'm getting into this now.
     
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    Team GB beat Argentina 5-0 in sudden death Extra Time to reach medal game against either Australia or South Africa in Rugby 7's......
     
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    Incredible drama - Argentina miss a penalty that would have taken them through, then we hit the post with one of our own.

    Let's have the Aussies please.
     
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    Aussie girls beat GB
    Sorry, we are either .................. out for lunch, refusing to talk to the media or have already taken gold.
     
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    Bugger all for us in the rowing finals so far........
     
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    Justin Rose hits the first ever Olympic hole in one ! Nice start.
     
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    This rugby SF is tense, GB noses ahead, less than two minutes to go....yes into the final 7-5, fantastic and from my point of view very unexpected!
     
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    Murray in trouble in final set of his match....can he pull it off - with Djokovic out, he's got a fairly straigt run to the final he gets through
     
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    Fiji looked mighty impressive against Japan - gonna be hard for the GB team to get the better of the them in the final
     
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    The rugby gas been excellent. Not quite sure how we've made the final, but I'll be cheering them on later.
     
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    Had a big bet on the British sprint team in the cycling! Come on boys.
     
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    New Olympic record in qualifying,boom !
     
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    Impressive. How many rounds until the final?

    They've just explained it on telly. Great format, guarantees everybody tries to go as fast as possible every round.
     
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    It's particularly pungent in the scrum.:)
     
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    They've done brilliantly,but as I said Fiji were the team to beat. If we beat them in the final,it will be a monumental performance !
     
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    Too many mate,don't know if the old ticker can take it ! I think the 2 quickest in the next round,race for the Gold and Silver and the 3rd and 4th quickest race off for the Bronze medal.
     
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    Yeah just worked it out. Good to keep them full out for the whole competition. Kiwis were good though.
     
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    Don't think they will.
    Great to get silver though.
     
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    You never know Col,Fiji are an awesome team though !
     
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    Too good for my liking,they are the World Champions though.
     
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