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2008 Olympics

Just been told that one of my cousin in laws has qualified as part of the Irish 4 man rowing team.:sorted:

Having seen him train and what he puts himself through i take my hat off to him.
Mind you i cannot think of too many nicer places to train than Killarney Lakes.

Good luck:wave:
 

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i guess we need an official Olympics thread. this'll do :shrug: congrats to the family eghambee :sorted:

so anyone getting excited? looking forward to anything in particular?

i've talked to my students here about it, and they couldn't care less :rolleyes:

i considered buying a TV for it, but couldn't be assed, so the odd download/stream of action will suffice for me. the basketball's all i'm interested in.

on that note though, may i recommend the China-USA game at 3:15 (British time) on Sunday? the basketball aside, it'll be a spectacle in itself - the Chinese are mad for the sport with their 7'6" giant star, Yao Ming. and the American team has the majority of their best players, for once (as it's now been 6yrs since they won a world title!) - Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, as well as young stars like Dwight Howard, Chris Paul and Deron Williams.

the Americans should trounce them, but i wouldn't be surprised to see a few dodgy refereeing decisions ;)
 

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The opening ceremony looks fantastic. :sorted:
 

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Mr Tree said:
i guess we need an official Olympics thread. this'll do :shrug: congrats to the family eghambee :sorted:

so anyone getting excited? looking forward to anything in particular?

i've talked to my students here about it, and they couldn't care less :rolleyes:

;)
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I am with your students I am afraid but I do tend to get drawn in as they progress. The bbc tend to focus on our medal hopes so we seem to get a lot of coverage of several boats bobbing away the distance with no real concept of who is winning so that puts me off.

I do have a major problem with people who are at the top of their games in a professional sport earning millions taking place in the olympics. What pleasure can a player like messi take from beating a bunch of amateurs at football when he has played in the world cup, i just don't get it.
 

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hobbsy said:
The opening ceremony looks fantastic. :sorted:
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:imwith:

they have certainly worked hard to make this opening ceremony a great success....
 

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Did anyone else see the news report about the air quality in Beijing? The smog was really bad-it could cause some problems for the athletes in the distance events. I don't suppose it will be a picnic for anyone. Apparently the Chinese have'nt met the pollution guidelines they should have.
 

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macsalisbee said:
Did anyone else see the news report about the air quality in Beijing? The smog was really bad-it could cause some problems for the athletes in the distance events. I don't suppose it will be a picnic for anyone. Apparently the Chinese have'nt met the pollution guidelines they should have.
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It's a lot better than it was, they have met the IOC guidlines but not the World Health Organisation's.
 

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I hate the bloomin Olympics, waste of time. Badmington, BMX and Hockey!!!!
sh*te jobs for the boys in blazers. No interest at all.
 

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Very good ceremony so far, can't wait for the games to get underway.
 

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hobbsy said:
It's a lot better than it was, they have met the IOC guidlines but not the World Health Organisation's.
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thanks for that:sorted: I was half watching it after work last night
 

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Fantastic opening ceremony, wonder how London will compare :(
Wish the commentary team would stop barking on about the polution and foreign policy issue, its called games for a reason so stop barking on about fecking politics and enjoy the show - rant over
 

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Davee said:
I hate the bloomin Olympics, waste of time. Badmington, BMX and Hockey!!!!
sh*te jobs for the boys in blazers. No interest at all.
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It's the only time we can all become arm chair experts in everything from Rhythmic Gymnastics to Synchronised Swimming.

Not to mention the Beach Volleyball! :brow:
 

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hobbsy said:
It's the only time we can all become arm chair experts in everything from Rhythmic Gymnastics to Synchronised Swimming.

Not to mention the Beach Volleyball! :brow:
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Bring it on! Ding Dong! (Chinese medal hope):)
 

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Davee said:
I hate the bloomin Olympics, waste of time. Badmington, BMX and Hockey!!!!
sh*te jobs for the boys in blazers. No interest at all.
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Have you tried not watching it? Could cure most of the problems you mention.
 

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I might watch the final in football but I doubt anything else
 

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We won a gold this morning in the Women's Road Cycling, very good race in very wet conditions.

We are playing off for a bronze in the Women's Team Archery at the moment.
 
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The H said:
4x100m relay ???
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Just lost out this morning but the quickest of the non qualifiers, so should be ok through the repechage.
 

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I LOVE the olympics and will watch anything put before me.

Just looking at every competitor having trained and worked every day of their lives for the one big day is so inspirational.

Its almost worth getting made redundant again just so I can veg out and watch every minute over the next two weeks...!!!

The cycling road race this morning was awesome :sorted:

She wouldn't have won a gold in modelling though would she bless her!
 

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Greenholme Bee said:
I LOVE the olympics and will watch anything put before me.

Just looking at every competitor having trained and worked every day of their lives for the one big day is so inspirational.

Its almost worth getting made redundant again just so I can veg out and watch every minute over the next two weeks...!!!

The cycling road race this morning was awesome :sorted:
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:imwith::sorted::sorted:
 

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I'm especially looking forward to the diving on Monday morning
 

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Boxing, the Velodrome,Rowing and Swimming. I like the sports you don't see much of on tv
 

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..............that Phelps is a bit good....................
 

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When is the gymnastics on?
Peadophilia for cowards.
 

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..................Beth Tweddle.....:eek:..................
 

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.....................Tom Daley tomorrow.......................
 

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did anyone watch the basketball? i thought it was quite a good game - the Chinese started well, but the Americans are just better players, so it was an easy win. but i bet China will be much improved in the next, say, 20 years :eek:
 

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Mr Tree said:
did anyone watch the basketball? i thought it was quite a good game - the Chinese started well, but the Americans are just better players, so it was an easy win. but i bet China will be much improved in the next, say, 20 years :eek:
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Not a basketball fan at all, but started watching it just to see whether China put up a good showing.
Then BBC started to cut the length of each quarter and just said the US had scored a lot more points.
 

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2 golds so far and the first British woman to win gold in the pool for 48 years :eek:
 

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Simon W said:
Thats what you call a close finish ! ... the American girl must have been gutted :D
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Terrific race with just seven one hundredths of a second between Rebecca Adlington and Katie Hoff at the finish. They both swam magnificently but the Britsh girl got the touch to take the gold.

The 4X100 mens relay was also great with the US anchor overcoming a two metre deficit to win by a touch against the French favourites by a winning margin of eight one hundredths of a second. The French anchor, Alain Bernard, had earlier been boasting that the French were "going to smash the Americans" and "that was why they came here" (to the games) so it was a sweet win for Phelps and his team-mates. Reminded me of the French trash-talk before their loss to England in the rugby Word Cup semi-final.

How can anybody not like these Olympic games?
 

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.............................good girls...........................
 

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Andy Murray looks like he's struggling with a bloke from Chinese Taipei. 1 set down, and doesn't look comfortable.
 

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Come on lu :love2:
 

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12:18 isn't too polite either!! :eek:
 
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