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rina said:SporadicAddick said:when did medal become a verb?
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/medal_v?tl=true#:~:text=Where does the verb medal come from?&text=The earliest known use of,noun from the late 1500s.1 -
soapboxsam said:GB Jeremiah Azu Olympics lasted 073 seconds before getting the Red card for a faulty start in the 100 metres.
If he doesn't get picked for relay then that's a split second to have your games over.
To stop the nonsense when Azu didn't want to leave the track, just let him run under protest and then disqualify him if crystal clear.0 -
killerandflash said:I'm sure Hinchliffe would be even faster without the mullet flapping around
I had never seen Hinchliffe run but heard he had loads of potential and he has a unique running style !
Looks chaotic as JJ Chalmers said but boy he ran under 10 seconds and didn't start fast.
Dad from Rotherham and mum from the Philippines.0 -
SporadicAddick said:rina said:SporadicAddick said:when did medal become a verb?
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/medal_v?tl=true#:~:text=Where does the verb medal come from?&text=The earliest known use of,noun from the late 1500s.
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I think there used to be a warning for a false start and if you did it again you would be out. It seems unfair to have this system of one false start and you're out.
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Any fishing is there? 🎣
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ME14addick said:I think there used to be a warning for a false start and if you did it again you would be out. It seems unfair to have this system of one false start and you're out.
Edit -just as I say that, there's another.0 -
ME14addick said:I think there used to be a warning for a false start and if you did it again you would be out. It seems unfair to have this system of one false start and you're out.
last time you were allowed a false start each was early 2000s0 -
Watching the athletics, why are out people dressed like Kiwis? Some of the other GB kits have appeared dark blue but the athletes are kitted out in all black. I wonder if it’s some kind of homage to the new UK passports.2
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Dugdaleclass said:Watching the athletics, why are out people dressed like Kiwis? Some of the other GB kits have appeared dark blue but the athletes are kitted out in all black. I wonder if it’s some kind of homage to the new UK passports.5
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ME14addick said:I think there used to be a warning for a false start and if you did it again you would be out. It seems unfair to have this system of one false start and you're out.
From memory a runner would get a warning for a false start and then whoever made the second false start would get the red card.0 -
Dugdaleclass said:Watching the athletics, why are out people dressed like Kiwis? Some of the other GB kits have appeared dark blue but the athletes are kitted out in all black. I wonder if it’s some kind of homage to the new UK passports.0
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GB Wilson was in the lead in the wind surfing, I go to get ready for FA cup Sevenoaks v Whitstable and now she's all at sea and gets the Bronze 🥉
What happened 🤷🏻♀️
Answer: The wind blew !0 -
Bronze for Emma Wilson in the Windsurfing after leading the heats0
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MarcusH26 said:Bronze for Emma Wilson in the Windsurfing after leading the heats
Symmetry reached after 30 medals for GB.
10 Gold 10 Silver 10 Bronze
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IdleHans said:SporadicAddick said:rina said:SporadicAddick said:when did medal become a verb?
https://www.oed.com/dictionary/medal_v?tl=true#:~:text=Where does the verb medal come from?&text=The earliest known use of,noun from the late 1500s.
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se9addick said:Dugdaleclass said:Watching the athletics, why are out people dressed like Kiwis? Some of the other GB kits have appeared dark blue but the athletes are kitted out in all black. I wonder if it’s some kind of homage to the new UK passports.0
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soapboxsam said:GB Wilson was in the lead in the wind surfing, I go to get ready for FA cup Sevenoaks v Whitstable and now she's all at sea and gets the Bronze 🥉
What happened 🤷🏻♀️
Answer: The wind blew !
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Not just because Emma Wilson missed out, but I've never liked that sort of final race.
Logically you either have a pure knockout system where you have separate individual knockout races to reach a winner takes all final, e.g. in athletics, tennis, boxing etc, or you have a "league table" where the total score over every round sorts out the medal places, e.g. in diving or gymnastics.
Having all her previous wins giving her no benefit feels wrong. And in a sport where knowing the current weather conditions is critical, it's almost certainly more beneficial to be able to race again before the final, even if you exert more energy.4 - Sponsored links:
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killerandflash said:Not just Emma Wilson missed out, but I've never liked that sort of final race.
Logically you either have a pure knockout system where you have separate individual knockout races to reach a winner takes all final, e.g. in athletics, tennis, boxing etc, or you have a "league table" where the total score over every round sorts out the medal places, e.g. in diving or gymnastics.
Having all her previous wins giving her no benefit feels wrong. And in a sport where knowing the current weather conditions is critical, it's almost certainly more beneficial to be able to race again before the final, even if you exert more energy.0 -
cafcpolo said:killerandflash said:Not just Emma Wilson missed out, but I've never liked that sort of final race.
Logically you either have a pure knockout system where you have separate individual knockout races to reach a winner takes all final, e.g. in athletics, tennis, boxing etc, or you have a "league table" where the total score over every round sorts out the medal places, e.g. in diving or gymnastics.
Having all her previous wins giving her no benefit feels wrong. And in a sport where knowing the current weather conditions is critical, it's almost certainly more beneficial to be able to race again before the final, even if you exert more energy.0 -
We're pretty bloody good at horse dancing aren't we?0
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sam3110 said:We're pretty bloody good at horse dancing aren't we?
We are Sam but after seeing the video of Charlotte Dujardin and the whipping of her horse's feet I kept wondering how the other riders train their horse's?2 -
soapboxsam said:sam3110 said:We're pretty bloody good at horse dancing aren't we?
We are Sam but after seeing the video of Charlotte Dujardin and the whipping of her horse's feet I kept wondering how the other riders train their horse's?0 -
killerandflash said:soapboxsam said:sam3110 said:We're pretty bloody good at horse dancing aren't we?
We are Sam but after seeing the video of Charlotte Dujardin and the whipping of her horse's feet I kept wondering how the other riders train their horse's?
Pure elitist bullshit.
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Off_it said:killerandflash said:soapboxsam said:sam3110 said:We're pretty bloody good at horse dancing aren't we?
We are Sam but after seeing the video of Charlotte Dujardin and the whipping of her horse's feet I kept wondering how the other riders train their horse's?
Pure elitist bullshit.*obviously I would have a different opinion if GB had won gold!2 -
Bronze for Jake Jarman in the floor final. The commentators seem absolutely stunned that Luke Whitehouse didn't medal.
*Appears from Whitehouse's interview that he didn't land one his elements within the guidelines from the judges and got docked heavily on difficulty for it.0 -
MarcusH26 said:Bronze for Jake Jarman in the floor final. The commentators seem absolutely stunned that Luke Whitehouse didn't medal.1
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suzisausage said:MarcusH26 said:Bronze for Jake Jarman in the floor final. The commentators seem absolutely stunned that Luke Whitehouse didn't medal.2