Why do the BBC have just 'Great Britain' listed in their medal tables and not 'Great Britain & NI'?
Did NI contribute? Not a dig, just genuinely dont remember a single one competing for GB
Some did, in women's rowing and men's hockey.
But more represented Ireland, including Shirley McCay, in her swansong in the women's hockey team.
Ireland managed qualification and relatively decent results across a range of sports with very limited funding, I'd expect that the Irish Olympic organisations will be hoping to build on the results.
As an aside, loved Kellie Harrington and the other medallists' group hug at the medal ceremony.
I’ll give Athletics a pass, 43 different nations won medals in the athletics (if I misheard this, then someone will put me right) it’s probably the hardest sport to win consistently at.
Also seen Ed Warner passing his views, and as much as I like Ed, his time with Niels de Vos, didn’t put the building blocks in place, and they spent a lot of time giving the home nations federations shit instead of supporting them
Thoroughly enjoyed that! Saw far more than ever before, and I covered two Olympics (1988 and 2012).
Was dubious about skateboarding, but loved it. Great sportsmanship/camaraderie on display. Young people seem to be much nicer/kinder than my generation.
Just watched the Beeb’s closing film sequence. Real tear jerker. Emotional stuff.
They did well covering the games under difficult circumstances.
I really enjoyed the Olympics and love it as a competition. Our medal haul was once again excellent overall and better than I was expecting as a lot of former medal winners are either retired or at the end of their careers.
All our athletes whether they won medals or missed out should be very proud of themselves. In this day and age just getting to an Olympics as part of team GB is a huge achievement. Although the funding for our athletes is much improved on what it was previously, many of them are not earning the wages that many other sports people get and certainly less than many league 1 footballers. They have to train for hours a day through all weathers and often relocate to live close to the right training facilities. All this in a time when even six weeks ago there was no certainty that the games would go ahead and all that effort could have been in vain. Well done each and every one of you, you have truly done your country proud.
Meanwhile out of the blue Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs won't compete again this year...
Bit suspicious that. Turning down a number of lucrative pay days that he'd get as Olympic champion to 'rest' when i don't think he's raced that much at all this year.
And also just a few days after his nutritionist got questioned for his involvement in doping.
British 100m relay silver medallist CJ Ujah has been suspended for suspected doping violation
If that gets confirmed things could get ugly. British athletics fans are noisily unsympathetic where drug cheats are concerned and they have long, long memories as Justin Gatlin found out in 2017.
British 100m relay silver medallist CJ Ujah has been suspended for suspected doping violation
If that gets confirmed things could get ugly. British athletics fans are noisily unsympathetic where drug cheats are concerned and they have long, long memories as Justin Gatlin found out in 2017.
When it's a person from a different country yes.
When it's Linford Christie people are a lot more forgiving.
British 100m relay silver medallist CJ Ujah has been suspended for suspected doping violation
If that gets confirmed things could get ugly. British athletics fans are noisily unsympathetic where drug cheats are concerned and they have long, long memories as Justin Gatlin found out in 2017.
When it's a person from a different country yes.
When it's Linford Christie people are a lot more forgiving.
Christie's positive test in 1999 was fully 8 years after he'd competed at the highest level and certainly not at a time his conduct could impact relay teammates. The substance for which he tested positive had been banned for years, so its appearance in a urine test, so late on in the twilight of his career doesn't fit with the conduct of a committed substance misuser. Dwain Chambers certainly wasn't warmly accepted back into the fold after serving his ban for cheating. BOC and British Athletics only readmitted him years after his IAAF ban had expired and he'd had years of 'clean' test results.
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But more represented Ireland, including Shirley McCay, in her swansong in the women's hockey team.
Ireland managed qualification and relatively decent results across a range of sports with very limited funding, I'd expect that the Irish Olympic organisations will be hoping to build on the results.
As an aside, loved Kellie Harrington and the other medallists' group hug at the medal ceremony.
Well done each and every one of you, you have truly done your country proud.
Meanwhile out of the blue Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs won't compete again this year...
And also just a few days after his nutritionist got questioned for his involvement in doping.
If he's a foreigner then drugged up to the eyeballs.
British athletics fans are noisily unsympathetic where drug cheats are concerned and they have long, long memories as Justin Gatlin found out in 2017.
When it's Linford Christie people are a lot more forgiving.
Dwain Chambers certainly wasn't warmly accepted back into the fold after serving his ban for cheating. BOC and British Athletics only readmitted him years after his IAAF ban had expired and he'd had years of 'clean' test results.