The Olympics 2012

[F1ang-o]

Tom Daley diving now ..he had his first dive disallowed after he protested about flashes from cameras...he went again & did a brilliant dive ...........

Oops, wrong thread. Oh well!

Me Too......

 

[Jos the Boss]

It's the 100m with a rolling start! Tom Daley is currently in gold position for the 10m board thingy

 

[F1ang-o]

Diving....................at present Tom Daley is top of the Leader board .........

 

[F1Yorkshire]

His last dive is only a medium difficulty one though, will need something very special to hold top spot.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Need to be under 92...

 

[Jos the Boss]

That other guy was sublime

 

[F1ang-o]

Bronze for Team GB Tom Daley.....he is so happy to get a medal.......
The winners all into the 500 points, he was just 12 points behind the USA Gold Medalist David Boudia, the Silver went to Qui Bo for China, just 2 points behind the winner.

 

[Galahad]

I have to say the BBC coverage has been so comprehensive and generally very high quality, I feel a lot less disappointed with the change to the F1 coverage knowing that sacrifice has made this possible. Obviously both would have been nice!

 

[Brogan]

What an incredible games for GB.

Of course, that raises the bar for Rio and it's going to be extremely difficult to even match this, never mind top it.

 

[Jos the Boss]

MoBolt!

 

[mjo]

That does not look like Bolt!!!

 

[Galahad]

This is highly likely to be our high water mark in Olympic sports, but I think (hope?) this is already being acknowledged in many cases and perhaps expectatns for Rio won't get out of control.

Fat chance of that, I know!

 

[Mephistopheles]

I believe Briton raised it's game because it was their home Olympics, we will sink back down to norm norm in Rio, of that I have no doubt..

 

[Speshal]

I have to say the BBC coverage has been so comprehensive and generally very high quality, I feel a lot less disappointed with the change to the F1 coverage knowing that sacrifice has made this possible. Obviously both would have been nice!

I suggest sir checks page 10 of the current issue of Private Eye, I can't be arsed to type it/scan it atm, cracking article about the Olympics vs Sky.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19230791

 

[mjo]

Did you see Michael Johnson reacting to this last night??

 

[Brogan]

I have to say, the three British commentators/pundits for the athletics have been embarrassing in their reaction to Mo Farrah and others.
Michael Johnson obviously wasn't impressed at all.

 

[F1ang-o]

Olympic Marathon won by 23yr old Stephen Kiprotich ........ Gold for Uganda..........only the second gold ever for this counrty, first won back in 1972
He is one of seven children, went to Kenya at seventeen to train.......he was an outsider, not in line for a medal, great result......what the Olympics is about....
Team GB Lee Merrien finshed in 30th place

 

[F1ang-o]

Mens Super Heavyweight Boxing
Gold medal 22yr old Anthony Joshua Team GB............

Silver to Italy who appealed the result...but they were unsuccessful,

 

[Jos the Boss]

I should have said this at the start of the first quarter, congrats to USA for winning the basketball gold! I know I'm late, 8 minutes left!