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Post by Pilch on Aug 3, 2024 18:41:30 GMT 1
Is there any good events / finals on tonight worth watching? ladies beach volleyball around 9ish  |
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Post by Pilch on Aug 3, 2024 18:47:36 GMT 1
I keep meaning to look up the rules for Judo, been watching it for ages without a clue of what is going on  |
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Post by mattmw on Aug 3, 2024 18:53:34 GMT 1
We'll no because if you don't replace the ball in football no one can play? I'm not knocking cyclists as they seem as hard as nails and do suffer some horrific injuries but surely keeping you bike working correctly should be an important part of the competition and if it goes wrong you should be penalised in some way? So you think that a rider with about 2 miles to go, having ridden for over 160 miles and has a 1.5 minute lead shouldn’t be allowed to finish because of having the misfortune to get a puncture? I can understand that would be frustrating for the rider but isn't that all part of the event? Sometimes in sport its the unexpected element which contributes to the result. The GB BMX rider missed out on a medal last night after the start was held slightly longer than normal affected her start, which must have been gutting but all part of the rider/bike set up needing to work together to get the win Not saying that it should put them out of the race all together but maybe just not have such an immidiate ability to hope on another bike but to take some time penalty while its replaced. |
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Aug 3, 2024 18:56:09 GMT 1
We'll no because if you don't replace the ball in football no one can play? I'm not knocking cyclists as they seem as hard as nails and do suffer some horrific injuries but surely keeping you bike working correctly should be an important part of the competition and if it goes wrong you should be penalised in some way? no sure if you know but im curious to find out, was it it own spare bike or just a generic spare ? and does every competitor have the same luxury ? fair enough if they all do id have been happy to see him get chucked one of those aerosole repair foam kits, and not have a push ;-) Everyone has a spare bike and is followed by their team car. It will be a bike sized to the riders requirements. I wonder if there is an argument for not having subs in football, seems unfair being able to replace players who aren’t even injured 😀 To answer Matt, there is a time penalty. He had to wait for the spare and you could see the stress it caused. |
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Post by Pilch on Aug 3, 2024 19:03:31 GMT 1
no sure if you know but im curious to find out, was it it own spare bike or just a generic spare ? and does every competitor have the same luxury ? fair enough if they all do id have been happy to see him get chucked one of those aerosole repair foam kits, and not have a push ;-) Everyone has a spare bike and is followed by their team car. It will be a bike sized to the riders requirements. I wonder if there is an argument for not having subs in football, seems unfair being able to replace players who aren’t even injured 😀 To answer Matt, there is a time penalty. He had to wait for the spare and you could see the stress it caused. good points, youve got my vote on this one |
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Post by Pilch on Aug 3, 2024 19:08:05 GMT 1
I keep meaning to look up the rules for Judo, been watching it for ages without a clue of what is going on last 10 mins I learned its more rigged than WWF  |
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Post by mattmw on Aug 3, 2024 19:26:29 GMT 1
no sure if you know but im curious to find out, was it it own spare bike or just a generic spare ? and does every competitor have the same luxury ? fair enough if they all do id have been happy to see him get chucked one of those aerosole repair foam kits, and not have a push ;-) Everyone has a spare bike and is followed by their team car. It will be a bike sized to the riders requirements. I wonder if there is an argument for not having subs in football, seems unfair being able to replace players who aren’t even injured 😀 To answer Matt, there is a time penalty. He had to wait for the spare and you could see the stress it caused. The engineer (if that the right term) did a great job getting him the new bike, think they said he only lost 15 seconds which is very impressive work. Perhaps I'm being overly critical it just seems a bit too easy to have a whole new set up ready to go is needed. I like sport with a bit of harsh reality to it where a whole 4 years work can get undone by a stray stone in the road leaving the competitor sobbing at the side of the road. |
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Post by Pilch on Aug 3, 2024 20:39:10 GMT 1
Everyone has a spare bike and is followed by their team car. It will be a bike sized to the riders requirements. I wonder if there is an argument for not having subs in football, seems unfair being able to replace players who aren’t even injured 😀 To answer Matt, there is a time penalty. He had to wait for the spare and you could see the stress it caused. The engineer (if that the right term) did a great job getting him the new bike, think they said he only lost 15 seconds which is very impressive work. Perhaps I'm being overly critical it just seems a bit too easy to have a whole new set up ready to go is needed. I like sport with a bit of harsh reality to it where a whole 4 years work can get undone by a stray stone in the road leaving the competitor sobbing at the side of the road. I think deep down we both just wanted to see the guy pick the bike up and try and sprint towards the line with it on his back with the pack slowly catching him but still wanted him just to get there first ;-) |
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Post by Pilch on Aug 3, 2024 20:41:56 GMT 1
there seems to be a lot of new sports , well I may have missed them in more recent olympics, so new to me at least , just wondering have we lost any events or just added more ?
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Post by Pilch on Aug 3, 2024 21:48:03 GMT 1
loved the scenes from St Lucia watching their girl win the 100m gold, great flag too
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Post by MartinB on Aug 3, 2024 22:08:47 GMT 1
Last leg of the 4 x 400m relay by the Dutch women was amazing to watch. Don't know how it came over on the TV but in the stadium you could see it happening as she went into the last bend
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Post by Pilch on Aug 3, 2024 22:17:41 GMT 1
Last leg of the 4 x 400m relay by the Dutch women was amazing to watch. Don't know how it came over on the TV but in the stadium you could see it happening as she went into the last bend She was so quick she made the gb girl and the leader appear to hit the wall and go backwards , just seen a clip where she fell last year whisky leading literally inches before the finish line |
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Post by JohnG on Aug 3, 2024 22:42:19 GMT 1
Last leg of the 4 x 400m relay by the Dutch women was amazing to watch. Don't know how it came over on the TV but in the stadium you could see it happening as she went into the last bend That was Femke Bol. A superb athlete and runner. Love watching her. |
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Post by Pilch on Aug 4, 2024 21:01:19 GMT 1
100m mens final, never seen a finish like that , no one had a clue who won until it was confirmed
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Post by kenwood on Aug 5, 2024 7:39:55 GMT 1
I love track and field events and watch the Diamond League on tv as often as I can .
Femke Bol is superb and it was no surprise to me to see her charge over the last 150 or so . An outstanding athlete. Don’t like to hear her being interviewed though as she has rather a high pitched voice .
Lyles is the complete showman and didn’t look favourite for the 100 ‘s after his performances in the heats but took the title just in a thrilling race .What a character .
Onward we go with chances in the 800 and 1500 and relays for a few more medals hopefully .
Interesting to know that our female swimmers failed to get on the podium this time 😳
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2024 19:11:04 GMT 1
What a brilliant start to the evening  and a world record to boot. |
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Post by JohnG on Aug 5, 2024 21:30:37 GMT 1
Keely Hodgkinson supreme!
And Duplantis in the pole vault was phenomenal!!
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Post by kenwood on Aug 6, 2024 5:01:37 GMT 1
I think I heard right. Mondo Duplantis has got a deal with his shoe sponsor . He gets rewarded every time he breaks his own World record in the pole vault.
The commentators suggested he could do this any time he wanted , I think he’s broken his own record 8 times?
So , when it suits him and when he feels on form he adds a few more centimetres to the height of the bar and pops over , easy .
What an athlete absolutely superb , and what a thrill to actually be in the stadium to see him break his record .
By the way,Keeley Hodgkinson was superb in winning the 800 m , so pleased for her to win a gold medal after so many silver medal finishes .
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Post by MartinB on Aug 6, 2024 6:02:12 GMT 1
I think I heard right. Mondo Duplantis has got a deal with his shoe sponsor . He gets rewarded every time he breaks his own World record in the pole vault. The commentators suggested he could do this any time he wanted , I think he’s broken his own record 8 times? So , when it suits him and when he feels on form he adds a few more centimetres to the height of the bar and pops over , easy . What an athlete absolutely superb , and what a thrill to actually be in the stadium to see him break his record . By the way,Keeley Hodgkinson was superb in winning the 800 m , so pleased for her to win a gold medal after so many silver medal finishes . Sergu Bubka used to have same World Record deal |
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Aug 6, 2024 8:50:20 GMT 1
Have to say, I was a tad concerned the way they were building up Hodgkinson's race but thankfully everything went to plan, needn't had worried. A superb performance and more to come. And what can you say about Mondo, the guy is on another planet. So glad to have caught all that. And nice of him to pay homage to the true star of these Olympics too. I mean Mondo is cool but he's not quite Dikec cool...   |
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Post by kenwood on Aug 6, 2024 10:03:48 GMT 1
I think I heard right. Mondo Duplantis has got a deal with his shoe sponsor . He gets rewarded every time he breaks his own World record in the pole vault. The commentators suggested he could do this any time he wanted , I think he’s broken his own record 8 times? So , when it suits him and when he feels on form he adds a few more centimetres to the height of the bar and pops over , easy . What an athlete absolutely superb , and what a thrill to actually be in the stadium to see him break his record . By the way,Keeley Hodgkinson was superb in winning the 800 m , so pleased for her to win a gold medal after so many silver medal finishes . Sergu Bubka used to have same World Record deal Yes he did . At the time people thought no one would ever beat his record , he was superb too but, there’s always someone somewhere better . I wonder how long Bolt’s record will remain ? There is the old argument - what is the limit of an athletes performance in the various disciplines . I wonder . |
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Aug 6, 2024 10:37:17 GMT 1
Bubka used to raise his world record 1 centimetre at a time to earn the maximum from his sponsor.
Also I’m not convinced that the athletes are better but the technology, nutrition and training methods are.
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Post by hankmaloysenior on Aug 6, 2024 13:15:03 GMT 1
Superb stuff by Hodgkinson - GB athletics needed that. Talking of world records - that's the longest standing - since 1983. Hope Kerr can grab another gold tonight - would be nice to beat Ingebrigtsen again.
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Post by MartinB on Aug 6, 2024 14:19:35 GMT 1
Bubka used to raise his world record 1 centimetre at a time to earn the maximum from his sponsor. Also I’m not convinced that the athletes are better but the technology, nutrition and training methods are. I was going to post exactly this. Also now they fact they are professionals makes a massive difference as don't have to have a job on top of training. I hadn't realised David Wilkie retired at such a young age due to financial constraints |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2024 7:00:50 GMT 1
It looks as though Team GB will be close to matching the results from Tokyo, with at least half a dozen Gold medals within reach for our athletes.
I haven't watched much of the Games to be honest and though the BBC have done their best the terrestrial coverage has been pushed out by IOC handing the coverage to Discovery+. It's a shame because during London 2012 many millions of people across the world were inspired to take up sports. The reduction of coverage this time around is going to result in fewer people following suit.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Aug 8, 2024 12:22:08 GMT 1
Is anyone watching the climbing, its mad. Spiderman has nothing on these guys.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Aug 8, 2024 15:53:53 GMT 1
Watched handball for the first time, wow fast paced ,exciting and a very dynamic game, with loads of goals. I really enjoyed it.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Aug 8, 2024 15:56:44 GMT 1
Is anyone watching the climbing, its mad. Spiderman has nothing on these guys. Yes The racing up a wall was unreal,.with just a split second separating them. |
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Post by zenfootball2 on Aug 8, 2024 16:05:55 GMT 1
I mesmerized by the pistol shooting, the level of concentration was out of this world, I thought Kim yeji having her daughter's toy elephant with her to remind her if her five year old daughter was rather touching, she also was very sporting when she got silver whilst the other Korean shooter got gold.
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Post by servernaside on Aug 10, 2024 13:01:45 GMT 1
I see the he/she from Algeria predictably won the boxing gold medal.
One of these days some poor girl is going to get killed because of this woke ideology.
Domestic Violence as an Olympic sport and public entertainment............. who'd have thought?
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and a world record to boot.
