Olympics Day 4!

Discuss all events for Day 4 here! Sure it will be another good day for us!

A new OP!

very controversial- I hope for a gold tommorow!

I asked Olly to do it - I'd went off my computer so I got him to do it. Normal service will now be resumed!

The heat is on, the time is right, it's time for us to play our game. Let's go for gold!

And the Dutch score! Feel for the hockey and badminton players, how you can be down so quickly and the day hasn't really begun.

Some win the volleyball last night!

It seems we stand a chance to win a second medal in the swimming this evening. Chad le Clos is swimming in the 200m butterfly, he qualified for the final in the second best time.

I sincerely hope he wins a medal tonight at this point in time our medal hopes are so thin, I'll take any colour medal.

If we are lucky our mens fours could reach the final today in the rowing.

Poor day for GB so far. Swimming medal hope Ellen Gandy didn't even qualify for the semi-finals, we're out of the women's archery and quite a few Judo fighters have been knocked out. On the plus side, we're still doing well in the rowing.

yer gandy was poor but the mens breastroke was very promising with Willis and jamieson the second n third fastest qualifiers ahead of the semi's tonight. also GB in the final of the mens 4x200m but the americans will dominate

Silver for GB in the equestrian team eventing!

really is looking like wiggins to the rescue with gold on wednesday in the TT. definite SPOTY if he wins our first gold to get us off the mark along with his tour de france win

Annalise Murphy has 3 wins out of 3 in the Laser class in sailing, great start but I think there are 10 races so long way to go!

Percy took first in the first race in the star class to increase his lead over the fleet...!

Great work by the twice gold medalist

And the wonderful Alison young got second in the laser radial, a smaller sailed version of the men's laser class, a fantastic result in a close knit fleet...

Ben ainslie took third in the Finn class putting him back in second over all

It really doesn't like right, people playing in colours on Wimbledon.

I think the whole no colours thing is a bit of a joke personally. I like people wearing their nations colours in competiton.

Thomond wrote:I think the whole no colours thing is a bit of a joke personally. I like people wearing their nations colours in competiton.

Do they not just play in random colours though normally?

David Florence crashed out of the C1 slalom semi final - he got silver in Beijing and he's current world Number 1.

Crimey wrote:

Thomond wrote:I think the whole no colours thing is a bit of a joke personally. I like people wearing their nations colours in competiton.

Do they not just play in random colours though normally?

Yeah they do, my point is I like when they do wear them which doesn't happen often.

Thomond wrote:

Crimey wrote:

Thomond wrote:I think the whole no colours thing is a bit of a joke personally. I like people wearing their nations colours in competiton.

Do they not just play in random colours though normally?

Yeah they do, my point is I like when they do wear them which doesn't happen often.

Yeah it's good for the Olympics, just looks slightly strange.

whocares wrote:David Florence crashed out of the C1 slalom semi final - he got silver in Beijing and he's current world Number 1.

what does that mean.....he's out completely and no medal? (sorry i dont follow that sport). The pressure really is on Wiggins tomorrow to produce for GB, it's getting embarrasing now that as a host nation we've won nothing and we're getting on into the later stages of the first week.

John wrote:

whocares wrote:David Florence crashed out of the C1 slalom semi final - he got silver in Beijing and he's current world Number 1.

what does that mean.....he's out completely and no medal? (sorry i dont follow that sport). The pressure really is on Wiggins tomorrow to produce for GB, it's getting embarrasing now that as a host nation we've won nothing and we're getting on into the later stages of the first week.

I don't think it's embarrassing at all. Realistically we've only had one shot at gold, with Mark Cavendish in the road race. Rebecca Adlington was an outside shot for gold in her event.

I think you're expecting far too much if you call our efforts so far embarrassing.

maybe 'embarrasing' was too harsh but we really should be on the board by now in terms of gold. We finished 4th overall in terms of golds in china i think, so its not exactly a great start and cycling is not going to reward us this year with as many golds in the velodrome because of event cutting and the opposition have closed the gap.

When you think of it, China did superb before the beijing olympics by focusing on developing athletes for the non-mainstream events where winning gold was far easier......maybe we should of done the same. Hopefully the rowing and wiggins will provide us with precious gold medals soon and then adlington also has a chance on friday.

Women's diving final live now on BBC 3.

John wrote:

whocares wrote:David Florence crashed out of the C1 slalom semi final - he got silver in Beijing and he's current world Number 1.

what does that mean.....he's out completely and no medal? (sorry i dont follow that sport). The pressure really is on Wiggins tomorrow to produce for GB, it's getting embarrasing now that as a host nation we've won nothing and we're getting on into the later stages of the first week.

yes he's out of the final. however, he still has good chances in C2 slalom .

Annalise Murphy wins her 4th in a row in the laser classs in the sailing. Doing a great job so far. Keep it up.

No individual medal in the eventing alas...

Team silver will have to do. A reasonable consolation

Germany or Sweden for the gold ?

...and the Swedish lass hits the last

Congrats Germany double gold ...

So no medal in the individual eventing or in the women's 10 m synchronised diving final. Also, the British no.1 in the badminton has been knocked out. Only positive this afternoon is Andy Murray through to the third round. Fingers crossed at 16:30 for the women's gymnasts.

Thomond wrote:Annalise Murphy wins her 4th in a row in the laser classs in the sailing. Doing a great job so far. Keep it up.

Quite a spectacular result. The fleet she is racing in is rammed full of world and European champions.

This heavy weather that is being seen in Weymouth is really suiting both Annalise and Alison of team GBR who posted two second places today.

But Annalise Murphy has won four races out of four and all by a considerable margin really has shown the world of women's sailing that The hard work of the Irish Sailing Association in youth sailing has really paid off.

This girl is outstanding.

Good news for her is we will be getting stronger winds for the rest of the week.

You know your sailing then! Good to hear, hope she keeps it up, performing superbly and seemingly outdoing expectation anyones had of her in her 1st Olympics I think.

The GB women's hockey team have beaten South Korea 5-3 to make it 2 wins out of 2 in Group A.

The men's basketball is close. GB 57-56 Brazil with 3:56 left on the clock.

GB lose in the men's basketball 62-67 to Brazil which makes 2 losses out of 2. We've also failed to medal in the women's team gymnastics and Laura Robson has lost in the tennis to Sharapova. Maybe the water polo will put a smile back on Britain's face.

This was quite possibly the moment of the day

Spoiler:

Hahahaha.

Duty281 wrote:GB lose in the men's basketball 62-67 to Brazil which makes 2 losses out of 2. We've also failed to medal in the women's team gymnastics and Laura Robson has lost in the tennis to Sharapova. Maybe the water polo will put a smile back on Britain's face.

I thought BBC 3 was live.

2 more hopes to add to the GB medal collection tonight; Caitlin McClatchey in the women's 200m freestyle final at 19:41 and Hannah Miley in the women's 200m individual medley at 20:43. Also, there's the GB women v Brazil in the final group game of the football at 19:45 (GB already through) and the men's volleyball v Australia at 20:00.

Outstanding goal by Team GB.

Houghton again!

Watching swimming, but used BBC website to watch it.

Cracking swim from Jamieson!

Excellent.

Pressure is on now for him though. Excellent swim.

Great first half by our ladies. The more I watch this team the more I am impressed. There appears to be a real spirit amongst the girls and they are playing some top stuff. Thoroughly deserved lead.

Keep it up girls.

An excellent swim from Andrew Willis!

We've got two great swimmers in the final now.

Nice Willis! Tomorrow could, could, be a great day for team GB.

FreekShow wrote:Great first half by our ladies. The more I watch this team the more I am impressed. There appears to be a real spirit amongst the girls and they are playing some top stuff. Thoroughly deserved lead.

Keep it up girls.

Aren't Brazil one of the top teams as well?

Could very well be a medal in there for those girls.

Well those lads are clearly on drugs......

Crimey wrote:

FreekShow wrote:Great first half by our ladies. The more I watch this team the more I am impressed. There appears to be a real spirit amongst the girls and they are playing some top stuff. Thoroughly deserved lead.

Keep it up girls.

Aren't Brazil one of the top teams as well?

Could very well be a medal in there for those girls.

Yes they are. I'm sure they're team has a five times world player of the year in it too.

Every time we attack we look threatening. Massive turnout at Wembley too. Great stuff.

Marta, essentially the Lionel Messi of women's football.

Crimey wrote:Marta, essentially the Lionel Messi of women's football.

She's looked more like Lionel Ritchie tonight Crimey.

Crimey wrote:Marta, essentially the Lionel Messi of women's football.

Were both sides playing with their best teams though? Not watching it but they're both through so doesn't seem like much need.


Should be added that while Marta is the best like Argentina, her team are not the best at international level.

Penalty for GB!!

...and it's a great save. What a game!