Re: The Olympics Thread

by Geoffrey Trueman Sun 10 Aug 2008, 23:51

The Olympics these days mean very little to me, in fact the only story that's made me sit up and take notice is that of boxer and gold medal hopeful Frankie Gavin who failed to make the weight for his first fight in the lightweight division. Four years to prepare and he fails to make the weight, FOUR YEARS!!??? Ffs, don't they have saunas in Birmingham?

by Guest Mon 11 Aug 2008, 00:07

Geoffrey Trueman wrote:The Olympics these days mean very little to me, in fact the only story that's made me sit up and take notice is that of boxer and gold medal hopeful Frankie Gavin who failed to make the weight for his first fight in the lightweight division. Four years to prepare and he fails to make the weight, FOUR YEARS!!??? Ffs, don't they have saunas in Birmingham?

Utterly pathetic isn't it? His "team" should be sacked, appalling management.

by PeterCS Mon 11 Aug 2008, 00:12

Frankie Gavin from De Danann?

Diarmuid Gavin's older brother?

by JKLever Mon 11 Aug 2008, 00:18

vilkrang wrote:
Geoffrey Trueman wrote:The Olympics these days mean very little to me, in fact the only story that's made me sit up and take notice is that of boxer and gold medal hopeful Frankie Gavin who failed to make the weight for his first fight in the lightweight division. Four years to prepare and he fails to make the weight, FOUR YEARS!!??? Ffs, don't they have saunas in Birmingham?
Utterly pathetic isn't it? His "team" should be sacked, appalling management.

£70k of lottery money spunked away too...

by Geoffrey Trueman Mon 11 Aug 2008, 00:29

vilkrang wrote:
Geoffrey Trueman wrote:The Olympics these days mean very little to me, in fact the only story that's made me sit up and take notice is that of boxer and gold medal hopeful Frankie Gavin who failed to make the weight for his first fight in the lightweight division. Four years to prepare and he fails to make the weight, FOUR YEARS!!??? Ffs, don't they have saunas in Birmingham?
Utterly pathetic isn't it? His "team" should be sacked, appalling management.

Sure is. I'm sure there's more to it than what was said in the red tops, but whatever way you look at it, it don't look good.

by Basil Mon 11 Aug 2008, 01:55

PearlJ wrote:She's 23....

It's not her fault..... but she is a total ugo.

I wouldn't step over her to get to you!

by PearlJ Mon 11 Aug 2008, 02:13

Basil wrote:
PearlJ wrote:She's 23....

It's not her fault..... but she is a total ugo.

I wouldn't step over her to get to you!

I'm very thankful!

by horace Mon 11 Aug 2008, 02:38

Nice win by wales in the womens' road race

by JGK Mon 11 Aug 2008, 03:49

Gold and bronze to the Aussie girls in the 100m butterfly.

Libby Trickett's form bodes well for the freestyle sprints too.

And Leisl Jones qualifies nearly 1.5s faster than the field for tomorrows 100m breastroke final - she now has the fastest 10 times in history.

by JGK Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:24

Well fark me - Poms get gold and bronze in the womens 400m after the young Seppo chick chokes big time.

by horace Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:28

were 400 gold and bronze winners english or welsh like the cyclist?

by embee Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:31

When they win they are English ...(see Andy Murray)

by Paul Keating Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:32

No wonder why Phelps was so animated in the 4 x 100 free. He needs it for his 8 golds.

Amazing race.

by JGK Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:34

Idiot Frogs. What a choke that was. Now the little Phelps is a cert for the 8 gold.

Great swim by Sullivan though - world record for the 100m.

by horace Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:34

embee wrote:When they win they are English ...(see Andy Murray)

hehehe ...motivation for english swimmers - getting out of the bath quickly

by JGK Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:46

Check out the split times for the 4x100m - the Seppos won it on the change overs.

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C73B1/SWM411101.shtml#SWM411101

by Ross Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:46

Four seconds taken off the WR.

The rate of world records being broken in swimming is crazy. Only one world record hasn't been broken this decade and only five others haven't been set since 2005.

by PlanetPakistan Mon 11 Aug 2008, 04:54

PAK just lost 2-4 to GB in hockey!

by PlanetPakistan Mon 11 Aug 2008, 05:38

some Indian guy just won a GOLD(this is huge news for them)

by JGK Mon 11 Aug 2008, 05:41

This guy in the shooting

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/205955.shtml

by SG Mon 11 Aug 2008, 05:55

PlanetPakistan wrote:some Indian guy just won a GOLD(this is huge news for them)

Absolutely HUGE news for Indian sports.

He is Abhinav Bindra who won a WC as well some years back has won a gold in men's 10 metre air rifle event at Bejing.

Just can't describe the feeling.

by PlanetPakistan Mon 11 Aug 2008, 05:57

yeah he is brilliant!

They can still win one or two more medals

by SG Mon 11 Aug 2008, 06:01

This is India's first ever individual gold in Olympics and first in 28 years when India won the hockey gold in boycott marred Moscow Olympics in '80.

by SG Mon 11 Aug 2008, 06:02

PlanetPakistan wrote:yeah he is brilliant!

They can still win one or two more medals

Yep, I've high hopes from last games' silver medalist Rajyavardhan Rathore.

by JGK Mon 11 Aug 2008, 06:02

Does he practice in Kashmir?

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