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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by lamby, Jul 27, 2012.

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  1. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    BMX semis underway and our first boxer through to his final!
     
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  2. fran-MLs little camera

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    One girl gone off on stretcher from BMX and another crash in mens. Think I will forgo BMX even though it means I will have to miss the 2016 games in Brazil.
     
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  3. (Conor)

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    Synchronised swimming maybe? <laugh>
     
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  4. fran-MLs little camera

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    Not sure I could synchronise me left leg with my right...sofa surfing perhaps.
     
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  5. fran-MLs little camera

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    No medals in BMX sadly, but 3.0 up in women's hockey so should get bronze.


    Won 3.1....bronze medal.
     
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  6. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Not a great day so far. Still mustn't be greedy!
     
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  7. benditlikeabanana

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    I thought the olympics had speed skating and track skating, but can not find nothing
     
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  8. fran-MLs little camera

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    Cue ****storm about the Taekwondo.
     
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  10. Piebacca

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    The problem with BMX is that landing wrong will annihilate your bollocks.
     
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  11. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Last day of athletics so let's hope its a double for Mo!
     
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  12. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Gold and Bronze at Eton Dorney!
     
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    lamby, Aug 11, 2012
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    Good to see. I was down there yesterday for their heats and SFs, and they certainly looked like medal prospects. Shame for Jess, but then she did only sneak into her final.
     
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    Last day of the Olympics tomorrow! It has been great and it seems now then, given Team GB's success, any day without gold seems like a failure! I will be sorry when it's over, as I have really enjoyed it and the BBC have done a great job with their coverage. I don't watch much TV but the thing's hardly been off this past couple of weeks when I have been home.

    Football season next week...! Already? Autumn is just around the corner. <yikes>
     
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  15. fran-MLs little camera

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    Modern pentathlon looks interesting...swimming, pistol shooting, fencing, running and show jumping. Have to do a round of showjumping on a strange horse they draw by lots. Great fun to do I would imagine.
     
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    Stinks of upper classes me thinks <laugh>
     
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  17. fran-MLs little camera

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    Bet it was devised by army officers. I enjoy these mixed events because no one will shine at everything, so the lead often swaps about. We're 5th I think.
     
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    You missed out that the running and shooting is combined, you have to run 3km and every 1km take five shots at a target. No, I have no idea either.
     
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    Apparently they use laser pistols, so no chance of shooting anyone in the crowd. Shame I'd have given bonus points for that<laugh>
     
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    Mo Farah, for the second time, makes his nation proud.
     
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