How are Team GB doing wrt the expected / optimistic medal tally?

[TheHoodedClaw]

UK Sport had hoped for a fourth in Water Polo. The women reached the quarter final and the men failed to win a game.

Ach, wouldn't worry about that. The host country gets a free entry into every competition, no matter if they are any good at all. Outside the host, every country is allowed a competitor into the 100m sprint on the track, and into the 50m freestyle in the pool.

 

[Maltin]

Great Britain were expected to get between 3 and 5 boxing medals and are apparently guaranteed at least 4 so far.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19158911

 

[Maltin]

So 4 medals left to surpass 2008.

 

[Maltin]

Another article on funding showing split per sport and the increase in funding since 2000.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19144983

 

[SpookyFrank]

Well, that's Beijing's haul of golds equalled, with Victoria Pendleton and Chris Hoy still to come amongst others...

 

[butchersapron]

57 golds here we come.

 

[Barking_Mad]

Brownlee Brothers win Gold and Bronze. Two more medals for The Peoples Republic of Yorkshire. We're flying up that medal table

 

[The Octagon]

Silver imminent in the Windsurfing, and the 470 sailors are guaranteed at least Silver going into the medal race.

Loads of boxers guaranteed a medal too I believe.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Silver in the windsurfing

 

[Barking_Mad]

Silver imminent in the Windsurfing, and the 470 sailors are guaranteed at least Silver going into the medal race.

Loads of boxers guaranteed a medal too I believe.

470 sailors sharing a silver medal? WTF?

 

[The Octagon]

470 sailors sharing a silver medal? WTF?

Should bump us up the table, take that Sino-US monopoly.

 

[twistedAM]

Brownlee Brothers win Gold and Bronze. Two more medals for The Peoples Republic of Yorkshire. We're flying up that medal table

Are you beating Wales?

 

[marty21]

470 sailors sharing a silver medal? WTF?

that is one close race - 470 of them chasing the leader

 

[agricola]

9 gold medals behind the USA now.

How mental would it be if Team GB caught them up?

 

[kabbes]

We've just won the dressage gold too. Subject to the Netherlands not receiving a score 25% higher than everybody else in the competition with their final rider, that is.

 

[Gromit]

Team dressage win makes this best GB tally since 1908.

 

[Barking_Mad]

Are you beating Wales?

Who is this Wales of which you speak?

 

[Maltin]

Here's a summary by sport

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19226042

Of those where they targeted GB to win medals, they achieved all of their minimum targets other than in swimming.

Exceeded targets for cycling, equestrianism, gymnastics, judo and rowing.

 

[Hollis]

Heard the swimming director said he would resign. He's gone on holiday to think about it.