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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    edited August 2012
    Here you go.

    I went Friday. Quickest way from Bromley (IMO).

    Bromley North to Lewisham.

    Lewisham to Woolwich Arsenal (Gillingham train).

    Go down the stairs at Woolwich to the DLR & go to West Silvertown. 10 min walk from there with someone directing you every 100 yards.

    Return from Pontoon Dock (or Prince Regent) as you could only arrive via Custom House & West Silvertown.

    Bromley North to West Silvertown took 1 hour.

    Ours started at 13.30. I caught the 10.05 from BN & was there by 11.05. Beers until 12.15, then went in.

    If you get there & want a beer. Just before the entrance ie about 150 yards before on the straight run up to the entrance, there's a Carribean cafe/bar. Lager £3.50 a pint.

    Inside the venue they also sell draught pints for roughly the same price & you can take it to your seat.

    (Unlike in the Olympic Stadium where a small bottle of lager is £4.30).

    http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/4523.aspx
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,810
    DLR shuts at gone 2
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    do two people get bronze medals in boxing? don't understand how the winner of this agogo match gets a bronze guranteed
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,105
    Both losing semi finalists get a bronze.
    No boxer has to fight again after losing (no box off for bronze).
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    ah right thats what I thought cheers
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    i like that
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,740
    And Ogogo IS guaranteed a bronze at least now !
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    He's got a future
  • Norfolk_Addick
    Norfolk_Addick Posts: 2,289
    Hero
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,871
    Blimey, this Irish bird looks pretty handy!
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  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Joshua impressive
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Women's finals are on 16.30-18.00.

    Our girl Nicola Adams starts first I think.

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Nicola Adams about to enter the ring, fighting for gold.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    Hoping, rather than expecting against the 3 times world champion
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,230
    And Katie Taylor on soon too.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,230
    MrOneLung said:

    Hoping, rather than expecting against the 3 times world champion

    Not doing bad!

  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
    thats the first knock down ive seen in the boxing!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Adams 9-4 up & knocked the other girl down. 2 rounds done & 2 to go.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    14-5 up. 1 round to go.
  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
    shes a canny little boxer i tell thee!

    wicked smile on her too.
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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    thats an absolute landslide
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    Only following it on here and bbc text as at work.
    Good on yer girl (if you dont get knocked out)
  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
    history maker!

    WELL DONE GIRL :~)
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,924
    Well done Adams, history made and well deserved
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Gold for Nicola Adams 16-7.
    1st woman boxer to get a gold at The Olympics.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    Nice one - looked a good fight via text !!!
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Gold - Well done Nicola Adams, good work!
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,329
    Get it fantastic
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    Next up Katie Taylor IRE fighting for gold.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    well done lady! only watched a bit but she was a right bundle of energy!
    much better than that bloke in the boxing the other night that lost, kept on being put on the ropes.

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