Poor in the rowing eights. Commentators thought the British men had it sewn up before the race. No. Last! Women even worse, finishing several seconds behind the other three. Two Brits fallen off in the cycling! Not the best start for Team GB.
We have a lot of debutants in the rowing and most have had very little practice due to restrictions.
Friends daughter kayak’d for the wrong team/coaches and wasn’t picked for the elite squad stuff , came second in the National trials and they didn’t pick her , the National coaches favourites were picked etc , this was nearly a couple of years back and crushed her and she gave it up for a bit and suffered insecurity and depression , poor girl … now through it all and in a better place
her younger brother is doing well now and steering clear of the moody coaches
I suppose its who you know who is more important , sad but twas ever thus
A personal beef, but couldn't the Japanese have found a proper Japanese Olympian to light the flame? Osaka has never competed in the Olympics, and tennis is hardly an iconic Olympic sport, but rather one shoehorned in. It would be like us having Andy Murray lighting the flame in 2012 or (if Golf had been admitted 20 years earlier) Nick Faldo!
Plus she's lived in the US since she was 3.
I can see why she was chosen given her fame and popularity but i agree it would've probably been better to give it to someone who is ultimately an amateur rather than a multi millionaire who is the world's highest earning female tennis player.
Such a shame there were no spectators for the opening ceremony, leaving it all a bit flat. I have such fond memories of that amazing opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics and still show it to my daughter as a brilliant British history and culture lesson!
The question at the back of my mind is, are we going back to being the 'just happy to compete Great Britain'?
Very early days yet Mutts to be saying that, but if we're not picking up medals in rowing and track cycling then something's maybe not going 100% right.
I think overall these games will be a bit of an outlier in terms of some results.
The question at the back of my mind is, are we going back to being the 'just happy to compete Great Britain'?
This is a bit of a transitional Olympics in my head, not helped by the extra year, for team GB. Its almost a good bye to the boys and girls of London 2012.
Murray, 2 time gold winner, has just pulled out the singles. Sir Mo couldn't run the qualifying time. Jade Jones got knocked out in the first round. There is no Cav on road or track. I can't see Jason Kenny making Paris, hopefully Laura will. Its Tom Dailey's 4th and probably final games. Max Whitlock isn't garenteed another games. Only one Brownliee brother.
Of course there will be new heroes and heroines but it's a lot of "Britain's greatest evers" that certainly won't be in Paris.
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Watched the 15 minute highlights past midnight and enjoyed the artistic choreography.
her younger brother is doing well now and steering clear of the moody coaches
I suppose its who you know who is more important , sad but twas ever thus
Incredible athletes
I have such fond memories of that amazing opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics and still show it to my daughter as a brilliant British history and culture lesson!
Just watched a game on BBC, it’s shit. Players missing easy lay ups and no dunks. Terriblre.
rowing on now, always like that in the olympics
I think overall these games will be a bit of an outlier in terms of some results.
Murray, 2 time gold winner, has just pulled out the singles. Sir Mo couldn't run the qualifying time. Jade Jones got knocked out in the first round. There is no Cav on road or track. I can't see Jason Kenny making Paris, hopefully Laura will. Its Tom Dailey's 4th and probably final games. Max Whitlock isn't garenteed another games. Only one Brownliee brother.
Of course there will be new heroes and heroines but it's a lot of "Britain's greatest evers" that certainly won't be in Paris.