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The Russians are coming...

Weegie Addick
Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
edited August 2008 in Other Football and Sports
Only need one more gold to overtake us in the medal table.

Aussies and Gerrys still behind us, though.

So if we finish fourth this time round, what's the target for 2012???

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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,809
    The target was 4th, so I think they'll stay with that
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    But Rothko, a target is meant to be about doing better, not styaing the same ;-)
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,809
    Well they'll probably go for a target like, more then 20 golds and 50 medals in total, which should be gettable
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Thank goodness for the Aussies doing the pesky Ruskies in the pole vault.
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    dam i thought it was a takeover bid at the club
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    Agreed, WSS. And the Americans knocked the Russians out in the semi-final of the volleyball too.

    Is there anywhere you can see what events are still left and who the favourites to win are?
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,566
    depends if you rank it by Golds or medals overall, see link. No-one actually 'wins' the Olmpics though do they, not as if you go to the next one defending your crown. Personally, I think their should be a score allocated say 10 Gold, 6 Silver, 3 Bronze and therefore an overall winner.

    http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,566
    32 medals up for grabs Saturday, 12 Sunday, still a way to go yet, schedule linked.

    http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/index.shtml
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    Thanks, Large - we might do well to finish fourth as we're not in contention for many more golds, are we?
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    edited August 2008
    Two more kayaking events (men and women) and one of them is the same guy who won today.

    Maybe the 4x400 men/women if we're lucky?

    James DeGale has a chance in the boxing.

    So 5 more if we're very lucky, but more likely 1 or 2.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7519642.stm
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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,809
    We aimed for 41 medals and top 8, so we're on to better that.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,022
    It's a whole lot better than the Olympics (not sure if it was Atlanta or Sydney) where we only got one Gold!!
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    got chance of gold in the boxing with Degale

    as long as the aussies don't beat us I don't care. Been giving it large to some crims at work.
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,875
    Atlanta was just one gold - Redgrave and the rowing four naturally!
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    We have a good chance of a boxing gold and in the men's 4x400m.
  • AllLeftFoot
    AllLeftFoot Posts: 1,500
    Very much doubt we'll win the men's 4 x 400m - although the women's team should hopefully get a medal - and DeGale is up against a Cuban in the final, which is generally bad news.

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