The Commonwealth Games

vilkrang wrote:

beamer wrote:

vilkrang wrote:Is it my imagination or isn't this something that usually no one gives a fark about? Seems to be getting far more coverage than I can ever remember.

Well, it's because it's in Britain... Manchester '02 got plenty of coverage, the ones in between much less so over here.

Not for much longer...

The island's still called Great Britain, even if the countries it's made up of are independent...

skully wrote:1st Gold to England in Triathlon.

altho that was a bloke in the E Geman tradition...Canada should have won that

What is it with these Scottish men in the grey school skirts?

Aust netballers getting crapped on by the Poms. FFS!! is nothing sacred?

Big Dog wrote:Aust netballers getting crapped on by the Poms. FFS!! is nothing sacred?

FFS.

Aust fall over the line to win. Not convincing from the world #1.

England storm to victory in the mixed triathlon relay, first time I've seen this event - with four individual medallists making up the team it was perhaps the triathlon equivalent of the Jamaican sprint relay team on the track. Yarpies won the race for silver but what was the Snoozer anchor man doing, dropping back into the pack for tactical reasons when a clear second on the bike, then fading to fifth place on the run...

I can't quite warm to the Sevens, though I've tried, Lode knows I've tried, over the years.

I get it - rugby fast n lite - but it's just that there's not quite enough structure for me, no real shape or depth. A bit threadbare or something...... Like having 5 a side footie on an outdoor pitch that's too big.

Nines - with a scrum of 3 plus 2 that is not a travesty, with options beyond the "one slip and it's gone" - would be a good fast lighter game. Is it just me?

Chad Le Clos .... fine champion, looks like a good guy too.

beamer wrote:England storm to victory in the mixed triathlon relay, first time I've seen this event - with four individual medallists making up the team it was perhaps the triathlon equivalent of the Jamaican sprint relay team on the track. Yarpies won the race for silver but what was the Snoozer anchor man doing, dropping back into the pack for tactical reasons when a clear second on the bike, then fading to fifth place on the run...

Aye, that was an enjoyable event to watch. England had class to burn and showed it. Those Brownlee chaps are rather talented.

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JGK wrote:

Big Dog wrote:

krikri wrote:That has to be one of the worst opening ceremonies of all time. John Barrowman, Iron Bru, people dressed up in Tunnocks teacakes and women tapping chairs?   

Worse than the winking Kangaroo from Brisbane?

BD is still bitter that they left Tasmania off the map of Oz in that opening ceremony.

Don't look now but they've left us off the swimming cossie pattern this time as well.

There is ALWAYS a map of Tassie on the swimming cossie.

Sometimes they add a map of Australia!

         

vilkrang wrote:

beamer wrote:

vilkrang wrote:Is it my imagination or isn't this something that usually no one gives a fark about? Seems to be getting far more coverage than I can ever remember.

Well, it's because it's in Britain... Manchester '02 got plenty of coverage, the ones in between much less so over here.

Not for much longer...

I don't suppose you saw Usain bolt's press conference? Some bloke decided it would be good to ask his views on Gaza. Then some dim lass to ask him about independence referendum. His "I did not it was even happening" response brought much snorting and rightful ridicule of the journo.

What goes through these people's heads before they ask a question. No wonder people think journos are uo there with lawyers as a bunch of de Kocks

I suppose they are correct in presuming any interviewee is more intelligent and informed than the questioner.

How did the Aussie leave the field behind like this in the marathon? Sure last time I looked the African contingent had left the rest well behind.

Great run by Shelly to burn the Kenyans off & take the Marathon.

Wha......??? An Aussie left the Africans in his dust?? WTF??   

Chicks I think.

FMD, it was a bloke.

Don't they usually run on the last day?

Great race by Adam Gemili to get silver - rocketed out of the blocks. Really pleased for him - nice bloke.

Indeed.

But the winner looked about a foot taller, and his step a foot longer!

This is where the Poms put the Comm Games afterburners on and leave Aus in the medal count weeds - the athletics.

Oh, I don't know.

Australia - sometimes (a bit misleadingly) called a very outdoor-orientated nation - invested very heavily in certain sports in the late 20th century, in terms of finance, facilities and coaching, and there were enough talented elite athletes to take up that challenge and beat the world in those specific areas. Swimming, cycling being the two most obvious sports, rugby especially the league code another - though that more by private club interest and investment, I think. (Cricket is not dissimilar in this respect.)

But it's by no means guaranteed England (as opposed to the UK, as of 2012) is going to run up a large medal haul in the next few days - despite replicating the Australian model of investment in that and cycling in particular in the early years of this millennium.

It remains to be seen.

There's always a home Games advantage. Otherwise things just fluctuate with star performers and coaches.

am sorry but I cannot get into this snorefest...do they hand out medals or ribbons for the winners at this school sports fest