souljacker
innit
Bradley sat on that big throne. And Cav telling the BBC reporter to stop asking him such stupid questions.
Favourite bit of the Olympics
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weltweit
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Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia winning the 10,000m in some style
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19116918
(Sadly she did not perform so well in the 5,000m or the Marathon)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19116918
(Sadly she did not perform so well in the 5,000m or the Marathon)
this might be the best bit. team gb miming to a song about fucking rent-boys in rio while snorting industrial quantities of drugs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19241028
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19241028
That looks suspiciously like an Adidas advert, what with Louis Smith being in front of a load of Adidas shoes, plus the giant Adidas billboard at the end.
souljacker
innit
'tis indeed. Wiki: In 2012, members of the United Kingdom Olympics team mimed over the song in an advert for Adidas.[15]
Its also fucking diabolical.
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
ooh Zoe Smith
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
Not Mo Farah winning the 5000M then?
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Fuck her. Always thought that deep down Pendleton was a square.
He was born in Watford though, which is where they've painted the post box gold.Anthony Joshua is a Finchley boy, repping da endz
*reflected glory*
Boy done good though
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/9870171.Watford_town_centre_post_box_to_be_painted_gold/
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Was in spain for most of it with no TV so been catching up on it.
From what Ive seen -
The Opening Ceremony.
Mo winning the 5k last saturday.
Leeds Lass Nicola Adams winning the boxing - jsut try not to be grinning from ear to ear by the end of this clip -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18913924
From what Ive seen -
The Opening Ceremony.
Mo winning the 5k last saturday.
Leeds Lass Nicola Adams winning the boxing - jsut try not to be grinning from ear to ear by the end of this clip -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18913924
I was totally against the Olympics, avoided it like the plague and still think the whole thing should never have happened ... but I will admit to a smile last night, seeing Luke Campbell's homecoming speech from the balcony of Hull City Hall. The boy done good, and thousands of people had turned out to cheer him home. Great atmosphere. 
joustmaster
offcumdun
That Oscar fella with the fancy plastic legs, running the 400m in a goood time.
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
Mo Farah, undoubtedly. Thinking he was going to lose the 5k and then seeing him just pull away from them was amazing and, without being too liberal about it, him and Ennis were a massive "fuck you" to the Daily Mail, Burley and all the rest with their horrible racist shit.
Rudisha destroying the 800.
The 2 women sprinting for the line in the triathlon.
Wiggins winning the time trial and cycling off into the crowd to find his family.
Dibaba destroying the 10k.
Bolt (and Blake).
Phelps.
The whole track cycling programme.
The NHS in the opening ceremony.
Pendleton being so happy at finally not having to compete any more.
Loads more.
Rudisha destroying the 800.
The 2 women sprinting for the line in the triathlon.
Wiggins winning the time trial and cycling off into the crowd to find his family.
Dibaba destroying the 10k.
Bolt (and Blake).
Phelps.
The whole track cycling programme.
The NHS in the opening ceremony.
Pendleton being so happy at finally not having to compete any more.
Loads more.
For me it was:
1) Adams not just winning but completly rising to the occasion and overwhelming her opponent
2) The mens triathlon, maybe not many peoples choice but the way in which the Brownlee brothers and the Spanish athlete just kept up such an incredible intensity that no one could live with them. A. Brownlee did the 10k run just 1 minute and 20 seconds slower then Mo had won the track 10k in, and that was after he had swam 1.5k and cycled for 40k, it was just amazing to watch from a British athlete.
3) Mo Farah winning the 5k, mainly because I was in the pub at the time and as he came into the home straight the roof nearly came off the place.
1) Adams not just winning but completly rising to the occasion and overwhelming her opponent
2) The mens triathlon, maybe not many peoples choice but the way in which the Brownlee brothers and the Spanish athlete just kept up such an incredible intensity that no one could live with them. A. Brownlee did the 10k run just 1 minute and 20 seconds slower then Mo had won the track 10k in, and that was after he had swam 1.5k and cycled for 40k, it was just amazing to watch from a British athlete.
3) Mo Farah winning the 5k, mainly because I was in the pub at the time and as he came into the home straight the roof nearly came off the place.
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
where's Mo's gold box going then?
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
New Zealand v Netherlands hockey semi-final. Great match, close as hell, and fought with an almost terrifying intensity.
The applause for Sarah Attar and Merve Aydin in the 800 metres (the former beng the fairly rubbish first ever Saudi athlete competing, the latter having injured herself after about 200m but still running the rest of the way) - that's the spirit of the Olympics.
Both of them are my fave bits cos I was actually there. Of the other stuff.
Mo's 10k. As a Sheffielder, I should go with Jess's supreme heptathlon victory, but there wasn't a 'moment' when she won it in the same way (she had it in the bag before the 800), but Mo's win was just astounding. I was watching it on my phone, at an 'Stuff the Olympics' party, and had to commentate to the 75% of the party who came outside to find out what ws goinf on. Biggest cheer of the night, and just a brilliant performance from Farrah.
The applause for Sarah Attar and Merve Aydin in the 800 metres (the former beng the fairly rubbish first ever Saudi athlete competing, the latter having injured herself after about 200m but still running the rest of the way) - that's the spirit of the Olympics.
Both of them are my fave bits cos I was actually there. Of the other stuff.
Mo's 10k. As a Sheffielder, I should go with Jess's supreme heptathlon victory, but there wasn't a 'moment' when she won it in the same way (she had it in the bag before the 800), but Mo's win was just astounding. I was watching it on my phone, at an 'Stuff the Olympics' party, and had to commentate to the 75% of the party who came outside to find out what ws goinf on. Biggest cheer of the night, and just a brilliant performance from Farrah.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
boxes
Mo Farah, Men’s Athletics 10,000m; gold post box: 477 London Road, Isleworth TW7 4BX
Mo Farah, Men's Athletics 5,000m; gold post box: Broad Street (on the corner of North Lane), Teddington TW11 8RF
He wasn't the pre-tournament favourite, so far as I knew. The Ethopians were fancied in the 10k and Lagat was fancied in the 5k.
Yeah but thats just bollocks though.
He really wasnt the overwhelming favourite he's not even the current world champion in the 10k. Serious question but how much difference does funding make in distance running? If it makes such a difference how come it isnt dominated by British, American and Chinese athletes? Every time I watch a marathon some little chap from Africa wins it, how can that be?
Did you watch the mens pair rowing or the single sculls? That is what overwhelming favourites look like, still great to watch though, Drysdale(sp?) is incredible.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
wrong
Is it primarily down to natural human physiology? Long distance running just seems in their blood.
Fair play to Mo, he's an awesome dude. It makes you wonder what some of the Ethiopians could achieve with the sort of support he gets though.
It's the Ethopians and Kenyans that have the best training methods and the best coaches. They don't just rock up with nothing but a love for the sport and dominate distance events for championship after championship though natural talent alone.
The success we've had with Radcliffe, Holmes and Farah has come from them training with the Ethiopians and Kenyans and copying their training methods.
The success we've had with Radcliffe, Holmes and Farah has come from them training with the Ethiopians and Kenyans and copying their training methods.
