Toepoke Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 1 hour ago, fringo said: Do you mean Harvey fu&*ing Smith ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 watching the hockey final how many times has that lassie commentator mentioned England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, wheres the pies said: watching the hockey final how many times has that lassie commentator mentioned England To be fair I think it was the entire England team that was playing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Just now, Toepoke said: To be fair I think it was the entire England team that was playing... true but still annoying the comemtater corrected her a few times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Gold in show jumping and hockey. Middle Engerland will have loved 'frightfully fun Friday' Dreadful viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 having a wee look at the medals table canny believe that a country the size of India have the grand sum off 2 medals a silver and a bronze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 11 minutes ago, wheres the pies said: having a wee look at the medals table canny believe that a country the size of India have the grand sum off 2 medals a silver and a bronze Jason Kenny and Laura Trott's flat in Bolton has five golds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymac Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 9 minutes ago, aaid said: Jason Kenny and Laura Trott's flat in Bolton has five golds. Been casing the joint? Top tip, wait for a couple of weeks and there will be more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 1 hour ago, andymac said: Been casing the joint? Top tip, wait for a couple of weeks and there will be more. 10 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) Treble treble for Bolt. Amazing run by Japan to take silver though. Some finish in the mens' taekwondo final, GB guy blew it with 1 second left! He was gutted. Edited August 20, 2016 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) 16 hours ago, weekevie04 said: Surely the 50km walk is pretty much slow warm down jogging I suspect you'd be surprised both how hard it is, and the rate they are going at. There was a guy that used to do the parkrun in Edinburgh (haven't seen him for a while) who wasn't that young, and I'm told not particularly good, that did the 5k run 'walking', if you see what I mean. He usually finished in the top half, meaning that he was quicker than over 200 people who were running it. Edited August 20, 2016 by Pool Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Looked an incredibly harsh decision to DQ the GB 4x400 men. But Brazil got elevated to the final on the back of it so I don't think they've an earthly of getting a reprieve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckielugger Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 watching Taekwondo guy lose it in final second was gut wrenching...could he not have run away for that last second? anyway... BOLT BOLT BOLT BOLT BOLT BOLT BOLT BOLT BOLT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Pool Q said: I suspect you'd be surprised both how hard it is, and the rate they are going at. There was a guy that used to do the parkrun in Edinburgh (haven't seen him for a while) who wasn't that young, and I'm told not particularly good, that did the 5k run 'walking', if you see what I mean. He usually finished in the top half, meaning that he was quicker than over 200 people who were running it. Absolutely! I wasn't meaning it in the throw-away way of ''call that an Olympic sport''. They are brilliant and their times are very good. All built like long-distance runners, and the French guy who holds the world record collapsed a few times/shat himself and finished in about 7th position. It was very interesting, and 3 hrs 30 or so won yesterday's 50km Gold medal just shows you how fast they are going. My 3mile runs are between 19-21 minutes usually depending on the circumstances, and these guys get 22/23mins. Same with a 10k, my best is 37 minutes and the world record for racewalking is 39:22. Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 10 hours ago, Toepoke said: Treble treble for Bolt. Amazing run by Japan to take silver though. Some finish in the mens' taekwondo final, GB guy blew it with 1 second left! He was gutted. Is that a legal move in taekwondo? Sounds like a tough sport that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckielugger Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 watching the womens triathlon and for some reason i keep thinking about Queen's Bicycle Race video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 the weird thing about the TKD is it's only one of two divergent rule sets used. Linlithgow's own Julia Cross 6 time world champion and 15(something insane like that) time European champion never got to compete in the Olympics because of the differing governing bodies, unfortunate as she is the most decorated TKD proponent in it's history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Mo Farah cruises to the double double. GB have now won more medals than in London, the first time that's ever happened to a previous host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 ????????? Don't care ! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 4 hours ago, Toepoke said: Mo Farah cruises to the double double. GB have now won more medals than in London, the first time that's ever happened to a previous host. Yes great achievement by the sports men and woman at Rio really pleased for the boxer Nicola Adams a real down to earth character with a wonderful smile aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36691347 3 hours ago, wheres the pies said: Yes great achievement by the sports men and woman at Rio really pleased for the boxer Nicola Adams a real down to earth character with a wonderful smile aswell "I'm now officially the most accomplished amateur boxer Great Britain has ever had. I can't believe it." Think she is getting a wee bit carried away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 1 hour ago, scoobydoo said: http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36691347 "I'm now officially the most accomplished amateur boxer Great Britain has ever had. I can't believe it." Think she is getting a wee bit carried away. Indeed... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_McTaggart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Indeed... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_McTaggart Over 600 amateur fights is unbelievable. Especially in those times when it was much, much harder. An old coach of mine, Jack Dormer, had over 500 and once told me he fought at 3 different weights in the same night. He would have had his scheduled bout, had a couple of beers after it then got the call that he was needed again as someone was a no show. Even in his 60's he could hit like a mule. Poor Jack got a bit punchy though. http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13068751.Jack_Dormer/ Edited August 21, 2016 by scoobydoo added link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 1 hour ago, scoobydoo said: http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13068751.Jack_Dormer/ 16 stoppage wins in a row Pretty astonishing for amateur bouts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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