Yep he's now arrived at the olympic village. Also reckons he never went in to hiding and it was always known where he was due to the surprise doping tests, he has to let the relevant bodies know where he is.
I think sports like Football and Cricket get crowds in but I do agree they do not fit with tradition, neither does tennis or golf. If the IOC don't want to add too many more than fair enough, I do believe the Olympics has to stay with tradition to a certain extent, athletics,swimming etc are the main focus.
Regarding tennis, it was at the first modern Olympics in 1896 and then at every Olympics until 1924. Certainly some tradition.
that was before professional sports though. The olympics is more of an amateur competition and boxing fits in with that. Golf, tennis and football will dominate the olympics because of the big names in it.
I think sports like Football and Cricket get crowds in but I do agree they do not fit with tradition, neither does tennis or golf. If the IOC don't want to add too many more than fair enough, I do believe the Olympics has to stay with tradition to a certain extent, athletics,swimming etc are the main focus.
Regarding tennis, it was at the first modern Olympics in 1896 and then at every Olympics until 1924. Certainly some tradition.
On that basis the tug-of-war should be included as that was a staple of the first few modern Olympics.
I believe Britain are still the reigning Olympic Tug-of-War champions.
I think sports like Football and Cricket get crowds in but I do agree they do not fit with tradition, neither does tennis or golf. If the IOC don't want to add too many more than fair enough, I do believe the Olympics has to stay with tradition to a certain extent, athletics,swimming etc are the main focus.
Regarding tennis, it was at the first modern Olympics in 1896 and then at every Olympics until 1924. Certainly some tradition.
On that basis the tug-of-war should be included as that was a staple of the first few modern Olympics.
I believe Britain are still the reigning Olympic Tug-of-War champions.
I would love to watch tug of war! We'd get destroyed by Fiji or someone like that!
I think sports like Football and Cricket get crowds in but I do agree they do not fit with tradition, neither does tennis or golf. If the IOC don't want to add too many more than fair enough, I do believe the Olympics has to stay with tradition to a certain extent, athletics,swimming etc are the main focus.
Football has been in all Olympics bar two. Surely that fits in with tradition? It's also arguably the World's number one sport. I've enjoyed every game I have watched at the Olympics.
Not sure about BOA , but heard each gold medallist gets a stamp printed of them and 15k from the post office , as well as their local post box being painted gold.
Here are the figures for funding of every GB sport at these Olympics and Paralympics. Makes interesting reading, surprised at the level of canoeing. http://www.uksport.gov.uk/sport/summer/
Found out last night that Eton Dorney was built and funded (long before the Olympics) to the tune of £17 million by Eton College
Olympic Sport Funding award (£) Archery £4,408,000 Athletics £25,148,000 Badminton £7,434,900 Basketball £8,599,000 Boxing (Amateur) £9,551,400 Canoeing £16,176,700 Cycling £26,032,000 Diving £6,535,700 Equestrian £13,395,100 Fencing £2,529,335 Gymnastics £10,770,600 Handball £2,924,721 Hockey £15,013,200 Judo £7,498,000 Modern Pentathlon £6,288,800 Rowing £27,287,600 Sailing £22,942,700 Shooting £2,461,866 Swimming £25,144,600 Synchronised Swimming £3,398,300 Table Tennis £1,213,848 Taekwondo £4,833,600 Triathlon £5,291,300 Volleyball £3,536,077 Water Polo £2,928,039 Weightlifting £1,365,157 Wrestling £1,435,210 Total £264,143,753
I think sports like Football and Cricket get crowds in but I do agree they do not fit with tradition, neither does tennis or golf. If the IOC don't want to add too many more than fair enough, I do believe the Olympics has to stay with tradition to a certain extent, athletics,swimming etc are the main focus.
Football has been in all Olympics bar two. Surely that fits in with tradition? It's also arguably the World's number one sport. I've enjoyed every game I have watched at the Olympics.
Beat me to it, sorry 1990, but as Offy says, you really need to do more research before you post mate. And I mean that in a kind way, not patronising.
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I believe Britain are still the reigning Olympic Tug-of-War champions.
Underwhelmed.
Makes interesting reading, surprised at the level of canoeing.
http://www.uksport.gov.uk/sport/summer/
Found out last night that Eton Dorney was built and funded (long before the Olympics) to the tune of £17 million by Eton College
Olympic Sport
Funding award (£)
Archery £4,408,000
Athletics £25,148,000
Badminton £7,434,900
Basketball £8,599,000
Boxing (Amateur) £9,551,400
Canoeing £16,176,700
Cycling £26,032,000
Diving £6,535,700
Equestrian £13,395,100
Fencing £2,529,335
Gymnastics £10,770,600
Handball £2,924,721
Hockey £15,013,200
Judo £7,498,000
Modern Pentathlon £6,288,800
Rowing £27,287,600
Sailing £22,942,700
Shooting £2,461,866
Swimming £25,144,600
Synchronised Swimming £3,398,300
Table Tennis £1,213,848
Taekwondo £4,833,600
Triathlon £5,291,300
Volleyball £3,536,077
Water Polo £2,928,039
Weightlifting £1,365,157
Wrestling £1,435,210
Total £264,143,753
Paralympic Sport
Funding award (£)
Adaptive Rowing £2,332,300
Boccia £2,333,300
Disability Archery £2,147,700
Disability Athletics £6,730,000
Disability Sailing £1,748,900
Disability Shooting £2,085,000
Disability Swimming £10,468,750
Disability Table Tennis £1,699,400
Goalball £513,453
Judo (Visually Impaired) £1,294,400
Para-Cycling £4,198,000
Para-Equestrian Dressage £3,605,500
Powerlifting £1,092,700
Sitting Volleyball £786,961
Wheelchair Basketball £4,493,930
Wheelchair Fencing £552,892
Wheelchair Rugby £2,361,600
Wheelchair Tennis £809,600
Total £49,254,386
If you succeed, you may well beat team GB ;-)
From BBC
The GB gold rush has created a marathon task for Royal Mail, which is rushing out stamps in honour of each winner.
Royal Mail has promised to issue a stamp bearing the medallist's picture within 24 hours of the victory being secured.
A team of more than 100 people works against the clock to rush out the stamps, which are printed at six locations around the UK.
That means they can reach 500 post offices by lunchtime the day after a gold medal win - even on Sundays.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19160995
You live and learn.