Olympics 2012 (III)

Henry wrote:So how long before the USA call for a limit on the amount of Jamaican sprinters allowed in the Games?

[snorfle]

Henry wrote:

horace wrote:

Henry wrote:So how long before the USA call for a limit on the amount of Jamaican sprinters allowed in the Games?

...or the Poms try to regain Jamaica?

Well they ARE still part of the Commonwealth.....

More than that - Queen Elizabeth is still their Head of State.

skully wrote:

G.Wood wrote:

skully wrote:I see Carl Lewis and Usain Bolt are all handbags at ten paces at the moment.

It must irk carl that despite what he achieved nobody ever liked him (I reckon people still prefer Ben Johnson) and Bolt is the most liked person on the planet

Aye. Interestingly Lewis tested positive 3 times but the "cheat" label never stuck to him, then he has the hide to come out and question Usain's cleanness. I dunno if Bolt is clean or not but he has never registered a blip in any test, so it's rich for Carl to point fingers at him. I'd be shat off too. Bolt hates the man.

He'd have been Ben Johnson if he wasn't Seppo. Now he's shitting our news coverage with his crap.

embee wrote:Did you see the interwankoff that Karl Boganovich did with M Johnson , Christie and Thompson? ....they all agreed Carl was a qunt

Yes, it was a pretty catty discussion when it came to Carl Lewis. I half expected one of them to throw in a "don't go there girlfriend" at some point.

Whats with the K1 200m sprint ? I can jog it as fast as those guys.
What a pointless event.

What's the breeze like in Blighty? Our 470 sailors could do with a bit of what is knocking Sydney about at the moment, after yesty's postponement. All being equal, the lads race for Gold (only need to stay one behind the Brits, or better) at 9.00 pm AEST.

Big Dog wrote:Whats with the K1 200m sprint ? I can jog it as fast as those guys.
What a pointless event.

Let's ban swimming while we are at it.

JGK wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Whats with the K1 200m sprint ? I can jog it as fast as those guys.
What a pointless event.

Let's ban swimming while we are at it.

Yeah....but its over before it begins.

By the way, how funny is the 4 x 400m? I saw it live at Sydney and it reminded me of keystone cops once they are allowed to run out of their lanes. It is probably because it is the fastest event where everyone is running in single file.

Big Dog wrote:

JGK wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Whats with the K1 200m sprint ? I can jog it as fast as those guys.
What a pointless event.

Let's ban swimming while we are at it.

Yeah....but its over before it begins.

Don't get me wrong. I agree it is a pretty cheap gold.

Interesting interview with Linford Christie on Gem. Said he agrees with Bolts comments re: Carl Lewis & said he wished he could add a few of his own....OUCH!!

Yahoo US has been quite critical of Bolt for daring to criticise their beloved legend.

The Aussie is already out of the C1 200 and the other Aussie is just about the slowest qualifier for the K1 200.

Seems that yesterday was a fluke of gargantuan proportions.

JGK wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Whats with the K1 200m sprint ? I can jog it as fast as those guys.
What a pointless event.

Let's ban swimming while we are at it.

Is that the Rugby Prop showing an aptitude for ballet, MrK??? Or merely the middle BabyK?

tricycle wrote:

skully wrote:

G.Wood wrote:

skully wrote:I see Carl Lewis and Usain Bolt are all handbags at ten paces at the moment.

It must irk carl that despite what he achieved nobody ever liked him (I reckon people still prefer Ben Johnson) and Bolt is the most liked person on the planet

Aye. Interestingly Lewis tested positive 3 times but the "cheat" label never stuck to him, then he has the hide to come out and question Usain's cleanness. I dunno if Bolt is clean or not but he has never registered a blip in any test, so it's rich for Carl to point fingers at him. I'd be shat off too. Bolt hates the man.

He'd have been Ben Johnson if he wasn't Seppo. Now he's shitting our news coverage with his crap.

Has anyone ever proved steroid use with Lewis, or is it just a couple of tin-pot stimulants that they have pinned on him?

In the Ben Johnson case it was interesting to read that the drug he actually tested positive for in Seoul was not the one he was systematically taking, in fact it was a very easily detectable one that you'd have to be pretty stupid to take, and probably was down to spiked food or drink. But if it hadn't been for that apparent act of sabotage he might have got away with what he had been doing for years. Were the Americans behind that I wonder?

That was one of the most disappointing non-cricket non-Aussie sporting moments I ever experienced. I remember Mike Gibson on Wide World of Sports saying his son said to him "say it isn't so, Dad" when Ben Johnson was nailed for doping. I never liked Carl Lewis much and was chuffed to bits at Johnson's win.

beamer wrote:

tricycle wrote:

skully wrote:

G.Wood wrote:

skully wrote:I see Carl Lewis and Usain Bolt are all handbags at ten paces at the moment.

It must irk carl that despite what he achieved nobody ever liked him (I reckon people still prefer Ben Johnson) and Bolt is the most liked person on the planet

Aye. Interestingly Lewis tested positive 3 times but the "cheat" label never stuck to him, then he has the hide to come out and question Usain's cleanness. I dunno if Bolt is clean or not but he has never registered a blip in any test, so it's rich for Carl to point fingers at him. I'd be shat off too. Bolt hates the man.

He'd have been Ben Johnson if he wasn't Seppo. Now he's shitting our news coverage with his crap.

Has anyone ever proved steroid use with Lewis, or is it just a couple of tin-pot stimulants that they have pinned on him?

If he gets caught with any stimulant in a global event now, it's pretty surely a two year ban. It's the national trials and non international events that the national federation dodgy their way out.

skully wrote:

JGK wrote:

Big Dog wrote:Whats with the K1 200m sprint ? I can jog it as fast as those guys.
What a pointless event.

Let's ban swimming while we are at it.

Is that the Rugby Prop showing an aptitude for ballet, MrK??? Or merely the middle BabyK?

Aye. It's my youngest at his sisters dance class (where he joins in). Can you guess which one is him?

The one on the right?

Nice photograph.

Another gold to the mighty Aussie sailing team. That's three sitting down golds in that alone!

Aye. Grouse effort by the 470 boys.

In your face, Italy!!

Aus 7-13-10=30 - now 9th
Italy 7-9-9=19

I won't need to buy beer for a while. Seven golds makes my line bet at three for a case every medal look like pure genius. I've got four on the way now.

Alas, we are still behind Yorkshire's 12 Golds.

Like anyone outside Yorkshire cares about that...