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Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:06 pm

Which Tyler wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 10:38 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 9:59 am Thanks WT, I'm happy to discuss this over DMs if you really want to, you strike me as someone it'd be quite easy to have a sensible conversation with, but not via the public boards.

Appreciated, but I'm a firm believer that if something can't be said publicly, it shouldn't be said.
Other opinions are available.

However, I think the issue is emotive enough, and broad enough that it probably needs a thread of it's own, that should take place away from the heightened emotions of live sport.

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 10:02 am and that Alcaraz humps Djokovic

And so say all of us.

oops

Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:08 pm

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 9:41 am Go cousin

whats the view on Wiffen competing for NI in the Commonealths?

paddy no 11 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 10:23 pm I've edited my statement here after a visit to the wada website

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:30 am Again, how many Gold medals have team UK **just** missed out on? It's been a good Games so far, great even, but inches away from being amazing.

Banquo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:32 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:30 am Again, how many Gold medals have team UK **just** missed out on? It's been a good Games so far, great even, but inches away from being amazing.

and a ton of 4ths. The swimmers have missed their target for example.

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:48 am We now appear to have beach volleyball, the shitest olympic sport, across both BBC channels.

The Beeb does not get a medal of any colour for their coverage of these Games

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:50 am

Banquo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:32 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:30 am Again, how many Gold medals have team UK **just** missed out on? It's been a good Games so far, great even, but inches away from being amazing.

and a ton of 4ths. The swimmers have missed their target for example.

Yes, chat before the games was about a strong swimming team. I mean, 4th at the Olympics is pretty good (!) but frustratingly short of being 'good enough'

Banquo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:54 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:50 am

Banquo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:32 am

and a ton of 4ths. The swimmers have missed their target for example.

Yes, chat before the games was about a strong swimming team. I mean, 4th at the Olympics is pretty good (!) but frustratingly short of being 'good enough'

My daughter made the excellent point that its great that medals are being more widely spread (well apparently), eg phillipines winning gymnastic golds, chile shooting etc etc. But the issue then becomes funding- so female swimming will probably take quite a hit.

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:00 am

Banquo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:54 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:50 am

Yes, chat before the games was about a strong swimming team. I mean, 4th at the Olympics is pretty good (!) but frustratingly short of being 'good enough'

My daughter made the excellent point that its great that medals are being more widely spread (well apparently), eg phillipines winning gymnastic golds, chile shooting etc etc. But the issue then becomes funding- so female swimming will probably take quite a hit.

Funding for Olympic sports has always been weird - funding given to success and withdrawn from failure seems topsy turvy to me.

Just seeing UK tri-relay silver has been downgraded to bronze... can't complain I initially thought they were lucky to get silver on the photo

Banquo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:11 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:00 am

Banquo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:54 am
My daughter made the excellent point that its great that medals are being more widely spread (well apparently), eg phillipines winning gymnastic golds, chile shooting etc etc. But the issue then becomes funding- so female swimming will probably take quite a hit.

Funding for Olympic sports has always been weird - funding given to success and withdrawn from failure seems topsy turvy to me.

Just seeing UK tri-relay silver has been downgraded to bronze... can't complain I initially thought they were lucky to get silver on the photo

doh! Odd as she placed much higher than the other two in the individual? But I guess the distance makes a huge difference.

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:25 am

Banquo wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:11 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:00 am

Funding for Olympic sports has always been weird - funding given to success and withdrawn from failure seems topsy turvy to me.

Just seeing UK tri-relay silver has been downgraded to bronze... can't complain I initially thought they were lucky to get silver on the photo

doh! Odd as she placed much higher than the other two in the individual? But I guess the distance makes a huge difference.

I guess it's dangerously easy to go in a shorter distance and burn yourself out going too hard too early? Watching it, I felt like Potters swim was laboured and when they caught her on the bike, she must've been burst by half way thru the 2nd bike lap. She actually did pretty well to hold on and challenge for 2nd/3rd, but I think if she'd been in a group with others she might've had a better chance for gold as she might have been able to pace herself better?

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:45 pm WTF is kayak cross? It's mental.

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:45 pm WTF is kayak cross? It's mental.