Olympics Day 8

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Just trying to get my breath back. THREE GOLDS yesterday, taking our total to 8. We sit 4th in the table, and with any good fortune should take 3rd today on Super Saturday.......will the cyclists, rowers, Mo and Jess make it a golden one?

Start the race again, mechanical failure for Jack Green!

EnglishReign wrote:Start the race again, mechanical failure for Jack Green!

too right- someone check the hurdle- it was faulty

Still a chance for Greene

EnglishReign wrote:Start the race again, mechanical failure for Jack Green!

Comment of the day

2 more heats to go, Dai Green is still in. He needs the 3rd place athlete in the next 2 heats to finish with a time of 48.20 or over. He'll still make the final if that happens.

Lumbering_Jack wrote:

Jennifer1984 wrote:

FreekShow wrote:

ryan86 wrote:I had to chuckle about a BBC segment talking about Mo Farah ending African domination of the 10,000m. I mean his is aremarkable story, but it's not like it's some white miner's lad from Wales etc.

No he's the son of some black guy from Hounslow, London. Making him British.

Mo Farah was born in Somalia, but his father is English born and the family came to Britain when Mo was eight years old. He has lived in this country ever since. He has an English born wife who is expecting twins by him, and they will be born in this country.

I'd say Mo Farah is British by pretty much most yardsticks.

Without trying to sound like the BNP, he isnt genetically British... Which is why he is a good distance runner.

Hmmmm.... a contentious argument, but I can see where you're coming from. Then again, how many Australians can call themselved ethnically "Australian"...? The last Australian gold medallist of Aboriginal descent was Cathy Freeman (the way this Olympics is going, they'll be phoning her up and telling her to get her spikes back on.).

How many American athletes are from First Nation tribes..?

Probably China, of the major participating nations is the most ethnicaly "pure".

Having said that, it has to be recognised that Britain is a multicultural society..... and that's cool with me.... and we embrace all the peoples and cultures of the world. Mo Farah grew up in Britain. He was given "a fair go" and he has embraced this country as his home. That's fine by me. When I see Mo Farah, I don't see a Somalian immigrant, I see a Briton.

You know something... We hear Americans call their country the "Land of Opportunity". I think Britain goes one better. Britain is the land of EQUAL opportunity.

Go Mo.


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mystiroakey wrote:

EnglishReign wrote:Start the race again, mechanical failure for Jack Green!

too right- someone check the hurdle- it was faulty

Pass the screwdriver!

Jennifer1984, i ask again why you put that extra full stop there. I keep scrating my screen because i think that there is something on it

Jen, in a lot of cases, es there is some discrimination in British sports I feel. The number of Asian footballers with British heritage is awful. Something like 5 between the 92 top 4 division clubs.

Dai Greene makes the final

Phew.

Dai Greene has made the final as the second fastest loser. He's a lucky lucky boy.

Dai is through, will get a bad lane though.

EnglishReign wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:

EnglishReign wrote:Start the race again, mechanical failure for Jack Green!

too right- someone check the hurdle- it was faulty

Pass the screwdriver!

That looked like a nasty groin strain. Ouch.

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Jennifer1984 wrote:

EnglishReign wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:

EnglishReign wrote:Start the race again, mechanical failure for Jack Green!

too right- someone check the hurdle- it was faulty

Pass the screwdriver!

That looked like a nasty groin strain. Ouch.

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What were you doing looking in that region?

eirebilly wrote:Jennifer1984, i ask again why you put that extra full stop there. I keep scrating my screen because i think that there is something on it

It's a little idiosyncracy of mine. It used to drive my English teacher nuts, which is probably why I did it. Sorry, but I can't help doing it.... it's a habit now.

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Jennifer1984 wrote:

eirebilly wrote:Jennifer1984, i ask again why you put that extra full stop there. I keep scrating my screen because i think that there is something on it

It's a little idiosyncracy of mine. It used to drive my English teacher nuts, which is probably why I did it. Sorry, but I can't help doing it.... it's a habit now.

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Thats ok, i will just learn not to scratch my screen

Some of these results are being portrayed as very unexpected, particularly in the swimming and athletics. Loads of athletes are winning golds who the commentary/punditry team don't even mention beforehand.

The Adlington race was a prime example, do they just go on qualification times and do no prior research?

Thomond wrote:Jen, in a lot of cases, es there is some discrimination in British sports I feel. The number of Asian footballers with British heritage is awful. Something like 5 between the 92 top 4 division clubs.

Ahhhhh, now you're asking something we could really get our teeth into and I think we could have a good discussion on this one, but I feel this is not the time or the place.

Perhaps if you start a thread on this issue in the footy forum and we can go for it from there. I have my own thoughts on this issue and would be most interested in yours, too.

I'll look out for a dedicated thread.

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I've just found out that Fran Halsall of GB is in the 50m Freestyle Final at 19:30. Hope she medals but...50m? Ridiculously short distance.

Jennifer1984 wrote:

Thomond wrote:Jen, in a lot of cases, es there is some discrimination in British sports I feel. The number of Asian footballers with British heritage is awful. Something like 5 between the 92 top 4 division clubs.

Ahhhhh, now you're asking something we could really get our teeth into and I think we could have a good discussion on this one, but I feel this is not the time or the place.

Perhaps if you start a thread on this issue in the footy forum and we can go for it from there. I have my own thoughts on this issue and would be most interested in yours, too.

I'll look out for a dedicated thread.

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A conversation I probally have been involved in to many times on the old 606- shame there are hardly any asian posters left on here to give there opinions!!

Fran could medal in the 50, it's all about the start. Manadou did it in the mens, so who knows?

mystiroakey wrote:

Jennifer1984 wrote:

Thomond wrote:Jen, in a lot of cases, es there is some discrimination in British sports I feel. The number of Asian footballers with British heritage is awful. Something like 5 between the 92 top 4 division clubs.

Ahhhhh, now you're asking something we could really get our teeth into and I think we could have a good discussion on this one, but I feel this is not the time or the place.

Perhaps if you start a thread on this issue in the footy forum and we can go for it from there. I have my own thoughts on this issue and would be most interested in yours, too.

I'll look out for a dedicated thread.

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A conversation I probally have been involved in to many times on the old 606- shame there are hardly any asian posters left on here to give there opinions!!

All I say is thank tfft, the Asian posters on the cricket board were vile, normally with each other.

Rami for gold in the 50mtr free

NL could get a 1-2 here with Veldhuis as well. Hup Holland

RAMIIIIIIIIII Gold NL

1st and 3rd

Rami is awesome

She is the new darling of Dutch swimming. They were desperate for someone to step into Inge de Bruins shoes.

5th for Halsall.

How come so many of the 100m-400m male runners swagger around like angry rap dancers after doing well in a race.................Usain Bolt being the obvious shining example??

Is it a macho thing or what?

its the rude boy gansta rap style

John Cregan wrote:How come so many of the 100m-400m male runners swagger around like angry rap dancers after doing well in a race.................Usain Bolt being the obvious shining example??

Is it a macho thing or what?

MLF was the worst.

I reckon it's down to Testosterone(the legal stuff!)........of which the fastest men in the planet have in abundance.................any Doctors out there to nail down this theory??!!

Why has Will Claye got a big coat and hat on?

what a goal by S korea!

I think adrenaline is more closely linked to performance and swaggering

1-1 in the football. Ramsey from the spot. Quite a heated match...

1-1 in the football, Ramsey equalises with a pen.

eirebilly wrote:1-1 in the football. Ramsey from the spot. Quite a heated match...

They're our biggest rivals in the table. It should be!

Anyway - brilliant by Christine.

Another penalty and a player should be off...

gb having the second penalty in 5 mins!!

Wow this game has come alive!

arrgg - ramsey

Ramsey has his penalty saved. Neither have been good but at least scored one.

Away from football, Tomlinson of GB leads the long jump after 1 out of 6 attempts.

How can you watch athletics and footy at the same time, annoyed.

Ohuruogu of Gb is into the women's 400m final

I guess the problem if you come up and do all the flashy "look at me" stuff, you've got to make sure your jumping is worth looking at otherwise you look like a prat.

Why did they ask Shana Cox what the crowd was like? She sounded like a yank to me.

Olympic Dave wrote:

John Cregan wrote:How come so many of the 100m-400m male runners swagger around like angry rap dancers after doing well in a race.................Usain Bolt being the obvious shining example??

Is it a macho thing or what?

MLF was the worst.

Except he never did very well

He should learn to speak the national language, that way we may be able to understand what he says.