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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    Irish fella unlucky not to get a medal in the 400m hurdles.
  • Atletico Addick
    Atletico Addick Posts: 5,843
    Incredible athletes are the Brownlees. Genuinely think I'd need two days to complete one of these.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    Yes well clear in 1st and 2nd place. Go on lads!!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    When will these bloody Brownlee's get the credit they deserve...

    Whenever the triathlon isn't on they seem to be ignored and have never made the shortlist for SPOTY!!
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Gutted all I can find on the TV here in cologne is bloody Germans playing hockey
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,689
    Fantastic Gold-Silver for the Brownlee boys. Absolute machines.
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,255
    ForeverAddickted said:

    When will these bloody Brownlee's get the credit they deserve...

    Whenever the triathlon isn't on they seem to be ignored and have never made the shortlist for SPOTY!!

    100% agree mate

    This year's competition will be so hard to call, but if Farah wins on Sat in the 5k, I think he'll get it
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    Redvalleyeast said:

    Fantastic Gold-Silver for the Brownlee boys. Absolute machines.

    Do they alternate winning or is one brother better than the other?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    sam3110 said:

    Redvalleyeast said:

    Fantastic Gold-Silver for the Brownlee boys. Absolute machines.

    Do they alternate winning or is one brother better than the other?
    Alistair is by far the superior one (Won Gold today)... Johnny is good yet just cant quite match his Brother when he's on form
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Unbelievable athletes, bloody brilliant!!
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  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    BBC -"The Brownlee brothers are the most successful triathlon nation in Olympic triathlon history" - lol.

    Can we make it to 60 medals?
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    Should beat 60. Already have 4 more guaranteed medals to add .
  • Fiiish
    Fiiish Posts: 7,998
    We already overtook China in the Gold medals but we now equal them in total medals. Incredible stuff considering the relative difference in both population and wealth.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Nicola Adams into the boxing final.

    Piss poor from the BBC. Watching stuff live on One, they then say turn over to Two to catch up with the boxing. Get the last 45 seconds of the bout.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    Gold in the sailing
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Fiiish said:

    We already overtook China in the Gold medals but we now equal them in total medals. Incredible stuff considering the relative difference in both population and wealth.

    The way we've progressed since Atlanta '96 we'll be catching the United States for Gold Medals in a few years time!!
  • Fiiish
    Fiiish Posts: 7,998
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Fiiish said:

    We already overtook China in the Gold medals but we now equal them in total medals. Incredible stuff considering the relative difference in both population and wealth.

    The way we've progressed since Atlanta '96 we'll be catching the United States for Gold Medals in a few years time!!
    If only someone could do whatever the hell it is we have done with every other Olympic sport and apply it to football and rugby then we'd be in business.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,258
    edited August 2016
    Smashing them so far, gold medals per person in population we must be smashing it too
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Fiiish said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Fiiish said:

    We already overtook China in the Gold medals but we now equal them in total medals. Incredible stuff considering the relative difference in both population and wealth.

    The way we've progressed since Atlanta '96 we'll be catching the United States for Gold Medals in a few years time!!
    If only someone could do whatever the hell it is we have done with every other Olympic sport and apply it to football and rugby then we'd be in business.
    Funnily it seems as simple as being ruthless and not having favourites... If you dont produce the results in the team then you get dropped

    Whereas with England Football Team it seems to be a jolly boys club!!
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Prior to this Olympics, GB was already the most successful Olympics country*. We're now even further ahead of everyone else.

    *How it's worked out.
    1. Take every country who has competed in every Summer and Winter Olympics, since their introduction.
    2. Rank them in order of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals won.


    (OK, so there are only two other countries. But first out of three is still first, right?)
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  • ThreadKiller
    ThreadKiller Posts: 8,620
    Chizz said:

    Prior to this Olympics, GB was already the most successful Olympics country*. We're now even further ahead of everyone else.

    *How it's worked out.
    1. Take every country who has competed in every Summer and Winter Olympics, since their introduction.
    2. Rank them in order of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals won.


    (OK, so there are only two other countries. But first out of three is still first, right?)

    I'd have thought Greece would be up there
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Fiiish said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Fiiish said:

    We already overtook China in the Gold medals but we now equal them in total medals. Incredible stuff considering the relative difference in both population and wealth.

    The way we've progressed since Atlanta '96 we'll be catching the United States for Gold Medals in a few years time!!
    If only someone could do whatever the hell it is we have done with every other Olympic sport and apply it to football and rugby then we'd be in business.
    Funnily it seems as simple as being ruthless and not having favourites... If you dont produce the results in the team then you get dropped

    Whereas with England Football Team it seems to be a jolly boys club!!
    Plus the attitudes and priorities of the footballers are completely different to our successful sportsmen and women.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    ThreadKiller said:

    Chizz said:

    Prior to this Olympics, GB was already the most successful Olympics country*. We're now even further ahead of everyone else.

    *How it's worked out.
    1. Take every country who has competed in every Summer and Winter Olympics, since their introduction.
    2. Rank them in order of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals won.


    (OK, so there are only two other countries. But first out of three is still first, right?)

    I'd have thought Greece would be up there
    Greece haven't competed in all the Winter Games.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Jade Jones up against the Belgian. Needless to say kick her ass Jade.
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    We really are GREAT Britain.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    When I watch the Taekwondo I can't help remembering that old phrase:

    "As useless as a one legged man in an arse kicking contest'.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    We have carried on from London 2012 and the feel good factor is amazing.

    One question thou ?

    what has happened to all that bad news that was on the news every day;
    Is their a truce or has it just been relegated to the middle pages ?
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Just seen the Little lad on the Ten o'clock news in Aleppo
    Maybe it was just me not paying attenion.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,521
    soapboxsam said:

    We have carried on from London 2012 and the feel good factor is amazing.

    One question thou ?

    what has happened to all that bad news that was on the news every day;
    Is their a truce or has it just been relegated to the middle pages ?

    Theresa May is on holiday so all that political stuff is on hold. Or maybe we are just better off without anyone running the country? Who knows?

  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    Annoyed that the South African got bronze after doing no work in the ten man break. His team-mate who wasn't in the lead group came 4th. Must have had a storming run and will be a danger in future.

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