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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Russia aren’t in the Olympics 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    MrOneLung said:
    Russia aren’t in the Olympics 
    ROC then to be pedantic!!
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,761
    It still brings tears to my eyes watching British athletes standing on the podium, with the National Anthem being played.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    We have potential golds in 3 boxing categories I think
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    Very much enjoyed the Beebs expert analysis of the pentathlon. In the same way that my wife always seems to sit down and hang on every word Mark Foster says about the swimming...a sport she has very little interest in.



    Made all the more enjoyable by another GB win. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    MrWalker said:
    McBobbin said:
    Gold in the boxing, Galal Yafai
    Precision boxing.
    Will be inspirational in gyms up and down the country. 
    good technical little boxer his two older brothers are pro boxers, I dare say he'll follow suit
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,615
    Gap now 5 golds
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    Brilliant bronze for Josh Kerr in the 1500m
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    Well done Josh Kerr. An amazing number of good Scottish runners at the moment
  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,106
    Sad to think with the inevitable break up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the home nations will soon be getting the sort of medal count Spain is achieving.

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    Norway is producing a lot of good runners . what has happened to the African longer distance runners .. drug testing slowing them down ?
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,624
    MrWalker said:
    Sad to think with the inevitable break up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the home nations will soon be getting the sort of medal count Spain is achieving.

    England would be well up near the top if it was competing on its own. A few team sports might be harder to compete in without Scottish team members, and there's obviously some Scottish individual medals, but it's not a big proportion. Very few Welsh competitors, and a lot of the Northern Ireland athletes already compete for Ireland not GB.

    Overall there might even be a benefit - we could enter Scottish competitors as well as English. Two boxers in each weight division. A bit like the way there seem to be Kenyan long-distance runners competing for a variety of countries.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,436
    Swindon_Addick said:
    MrWalker said:
    Sad to think with the inevitable break up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the home nations will soon be getting the sort of medal count Spain is achieving.

    England would be well up near the top if it was competing on its own. A few team sports might be harder to compete in without Scottish team members, and there's obviously some Scottish individual medals, but it's not a big proportion. Very few Welsh competitors, and a lot of the Northern Ireland athletes already compete for Ireland not GB.

    Overall there might even be a benefit - we could enter Scottish competitors as well as English. Two boxers in each weight division. A bit like the way there seem to be Kenyan long-distance runners competing for a variety of countries.
    I don't think the break up is inevitable.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,240
    The Yafai family have some frankly incredible pugilistic DNA, all of them are top class fighters
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    India winning the men's javelin! Never thought I'd see that
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    Brazil v Spain goes into extra time in the football final.

    Pedri playing his 73rd game of the season!!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    Pentathlon double for GB .. Choong drew the same horse as French .. love the 'Waterloo spirit' displayed by the Brits,  the Duke of Wellington would have been very proud
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Gold for Kenny in the Keirin. He retains his title and earns his seventh Olympic gold!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Lauren Price will win the last medal of the games for Team GB, in the boxing. 

    Just have to wait to see if it’ll be a gold or a silver…
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    Callumcafc said:
    Gold for Kenny in the Keirin. He retains his title and earns his seventh Olympic gold!
    Incredible riding to keep up that pace for the whole race
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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,598
    Kellie Harrington wins gold for Ireland in boxing 🥊 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    guinnessaddick said:
    Kellie Harrington wins gold for Ireland in boxing 🥊 
    Think that might be the most emotional I’ve ever seen someone after winning a medal! Fair play to her.

    What time is Price starting?
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Gold for Lauren Price!!
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Gold for Kenny in the Keirin. He retains his title and earns his seventh Olympic gold!
    Incredible riding to keep up that pace for the whole race
    Unbelievable after his form earlier, absolute legend!!! 🐐

    Would have had at least an extra silver, if not gold, if he had been allowed in the Keirin in 2012.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,674
    se9addick said:
    Gold for Lauren Price!!
    What a fantastic back story too.  Brought up by her grand parents, one time world kick boxing champion, capped for Wales at football, funded herself by cabbing.  Absolutely dominated her way to Olympic gold.
  • Eynsfordaddick
    Eynsfordaddick Posts: 2,045
    Really going to miss the early morning viewing of our achievements, seen me through the last few weeks with covid!
    So pleased for Team GB after such a difficult 5 years for everyone.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,674
    guinnessaddick said:
    Kellie Harrington wins gold for Ireland in boxing 🥊 
    Listened to this on the radio.  Wasn't quite sure which way it was going from the commentary, especially as Ferreira was described as strutting away confident of winning after every round.  The scores came in for the second round and I had my heart in my mouth for the third.  Fantastic win.
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,213
    Kenny was unbelievable! Don’t think I’ve ever seen someone race a cycling final like that. 
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,950
    Well,Macron and Merkel,our little Island got almost  as many medals as Germany and France combined,our fourth overall place is a fantastic effort.Please can someone give Sam Querk a permanent job,this lady lit up our early morning screens,with her lovely smile and delightful personality.
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,358
    Fantastic last day for our team. Just a shame Laura Kenny had a real piece of bad luck but she still comes away with a couple of medals. 
    I hope we can build on this games and make Paris even more special. 
    The medals may well be expensive but I like the feeling of being part a successful sporting nation. 

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