|
Post by Horacewimp on Aug 6, 2016 16:46:24 GMT
A thread to discuss the Olympic Games held in Rio, Brazil.
|
|
|
Post by BSJ on Aug 6, 2016 17:07:10 GMT
Means I need pay attention to it now!
|
|
|
Post by Helmut83 on Aug 6, 2016 19:48:08 GMT
Means I need pay attention to it now!
Totally! Paula Paretto (judo) is about to fight for the golden medal.
|
|
|
Post by Helmut83 on Aug 6, 2016 20:07:09 GMT
Paretto got gold!!! First golden medal for Argentina.
|
|
|
Post by Horacewimp on Aug 6, 2016 20:27:53 GMT
Paretto got gold!!! First golden medal for Argentina. " style="max-width:100%;"] Argentina are top of the medal table at the moment, benefit of a country starting with an A.
|
|
|
Post by Helmut83 on Aug 7, 2016 7:05:49 GMT
Yeah! Let's celebrate now, because tonight that will surely have changed.
|
|
|
Post by Buttler on Aug 7, 2016 9:37:04 GMT
|
|
|
Post by queenofthehours on Aug 7, 2016 10:48:08 GMT
That men's road race was a killer. Everyone seems to have thought Chris Froome was going to win just because he won the Tour. That's like assuming Tom Daly will win the 100m just because his sport involves water!
1. Tour de France stages normally do not last 8 hours 2. Rio was a cruel course 3. Froome has never won a one day race. 4. He didn't have as many team mates as on the Tour and each GB rider in Rio was riding for himself.
The time trial, now there's an event GB could win at.
|
|
|
Post by Horacewimp on Aug 7, 2016 12:29:06 GMT
That men's road race was a killer. Everyone seems to have thought Chris Froome was going to win just because he won the Tour. That's like assuming Tom Daly will win the 100m just because his sport involves water!
1. Tour de France stages normally do not last 8 hours 2. Rio was a cruel course 3. Froome has never won a one day race. 4. He didn't have as many team mates as on the Tour and each GB rider in Rio was riding for himself.
The time trial, now there's an event GB could win at. It was a good race, exciting at the end when two of them crashed out on the downhill section, fingers crossed for Lizzie Armitstead later today
|
|
|
Post by queenofthehours on Aug 7, 2016 16:00:43 GMT
I missed the end of the race to go and see a show at the theatre. Geraint Thomas fell I later found out which is a shame as I'd had him down to win rather than Chris.
Good luck to Lizzie, she's had a hard week.
|
|
|
Post by Helmut83 on Aug 7, 2016 22:16:36 GMT
I'm definitely falling in love with her... Can't blame you...
|
|
|
Post by Chippa on Aug 8, 2016 5:51:10 GMT
For some reason, I'm watching the Honduras-Portugal soccer match. Good game, so far.
I feel lazy watching this, because the most athletic thing I've done today was lay on the floor to retrieve an M&M that rolled under the couch.
|
|
|
Post by Helmut83 on Aug 8, 2016 7:57:46 GMT
I knew deep inside you liked football (soccer), Chippa. You just have to let it flow. That game was for the same group in which Argentina is (BTW we won today but playing horribly). Changing of sport, what a victory by Delpo yesterday against Djokovic! Massive upset. Did you see that, vlogdance?
|
|
|
Post by vlogdance on Aug 8, 2016 10:16:40 GMT
Changing of sport, what a victory by Delpo yesterday against Djokovic! Massive upset. Did you see that, vlogdance ? I didn't see the match, Helmut83, but I heard the result later. What a triumph for Del Boy!* (And his driver!) *in Britain we call Mr Del Potro "Del Boy" after a very popular comedy character on British TV, whose name is Del and who's known as Del Boy. I read that he got stuck in a lift for 40 minutes earlier that day, and had to be rescued by Argentina's handball team. Unusual game plan, but it seems to have worked! Still with the Olympics... last night I woke at 2.15am, so I decided to get up and watch the swimming live from Rio. So I got to see Adam Peaty winning the 100m breaststroke race. The first gold medal for Team GB! And, as a bonus, a great excuse to shout "A New World Record!" I bet my lucky neighbours enjoyed that, at 3am.
|
|
|
Post by Buttler on Aug 8, 2016 12:47:34 GMT
I knew deep inside you liked football (soccer), Chippa . You just have to let it flow. That game was for the same group in which Argentina is (BTW we won today but playing horribly). Changing of sport, what a victory by Delpo yesterday against Djokovic! Massive upset. Did you see that, vlogdance ?
|
|