Author Topic: Olympics 2020 Tokyo (Read 111438 times)

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #760 on:** July 28, 2021, 04:13:00 am »

Mad that Ledecky swims everything from 200m up to 1500m. Could you imagine Usain Bolt trying to run the 1500?

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #761 on:** July 28, 2021, 04:28:55 am »

Could be a gold coming for GB in the 4x200m relay, everything crossed.

It's mighty close between us and the Americans...

GB with a big lead now ahead of the final leg, Duncan Scott to come!

GOLD!

Gold for Great Britain, just 3/100ths off the world record. Great job lads.

And the Americans don't even medal

itsalltosh · « **Reply #762 on:** July 28, 2021, 04:43:28 am »

Quote from: TheShanklyGates on July 28, 2021, 04:28:55 am

Could be a gold coming for GB in the 4x200m relay, everything crossed.

It's mighty close between us and the Americans...

GB with a big lead now ahead of the final leg, Duncan Scott to come!

GOLD!

Gold for Great Britain, just 3/100ths off the world record. Great job lads.

And the Americans don't even medal

Just WOW, what a team effort, brilliant

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #763 on:** July 28, 2021, 04:57:19 am »

God the rowing commentary is absolutely embarrassing. I'm all for some biased commentators, it is the Olympic games after all and we all want the Brits to do well, but it's going too far when it stops baring any resemblance to what is actually happening.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #764 on:** July 28, 2021, 05:42:09 am »

Quote from: TheShanklyGates on July 28, 2021, 03:20:37 am

GB being thrashed by New Zealand in the rugby semi finals. Not that you'd know it because the BBC don't have live coverage. Fuck Discovery and fuck the IOC.

Just woken up and it’s on the website now (thought it was live). Was 14-7 when I started watching and I don’t think GB have touched the ball since!

Great work in the 4x200 relay. I guess we must have been hot favourites for it after the individual race yesterday.

Also discovered I have all those Eurosport channels on my Sky Go app so that’s my working day sorted... although can’t even get the Murray/Salisbury match on that. They’ve just won the first set against the strong Croatian pair though.

KissThisGuy · « **Reply #765 on:** July 28, 2021, 06:27:06 am »

Quote from: Morgana on July 28, 2021, 02:20:52 am

Yeah the Aussies were a full boat length ahead so I wasn’t sure what race he was watching. And the Brits were already steering off kilt from 600m into the race but they only started mentioning it in the last part just before they nearly crashed into the Italians. Bonkers race. Even madder commentary.

Just saw that on the BBC, hilarious commentary. It was like a drunk was steering the boat.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #766 on:** July 28, 2021, 06:48:52 am »

Murray and Salisbury have lost the second set on a tie break. They had been a break up.

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #767 on:** July 28, 2021, 06:58:22 am »

Looks like they've pissed it away from a set and a break up. So frustrating.

Fordy · « **Reply #768 on:** July 28, 2021, 07:01:40 am »

The coverage of this Olympics is so poor.

Why can’t we watch every event in 2021

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #769 on:** July 28, 2021, 07:02:07 am »

Quote from: Fordy on July 28, 2021, 07:01:40 am

The coverage of this Olympics is so poor.

Why can’t we watch every event in 2021

Greed.

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #770 on:** July 28, 2021, 07:09:45 am »

"Solid start" for the worst score of the lot. Please please please can the commentators call a spade a fucking spade

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #771 on:** July 28, 2021, 07:26:56 am »

“That might be the difference between winning a medal”

Following a back first landing into the pool and being twenty odd points behind

Ray K · « **Reply #772 on:** July 28, 2021, 07:32:02 am »

Quote from: Clayton Bigsby on July 27, 2021, 08:46:40 pm

I bet my wife that Simone Biles mental health issue clears up in time for her to take part in her individual events. I guess we will see wins.

I'm afraid you just lost your wife, I guess? Biles has withdrawn from the individual all round.

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #773 on:** July 28, 2021, 07:35:15 am »

Might as well go full Peter Kay in the last couple of rounds.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/Jx8Qqxd0ztQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/Jx8Qqxd0ztQ</a>

67CherryRed · « **Reply #774 on:** July 28, 2021, 07:43:00 am »

Should have called this lad out of retirement

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #775 on:** July 28, 2021, 07:46:33 am »

The Russians making us look a bit less shit there

Libertine · « **Reply #776 on:** July 28, 2021, 08:21:40 am »

Quote from: TheShanklyGates on July 28, 2021, 07:46:33 am

The Russians making us look a bit less shit there

Felt sorry for the poor guy. And didn't seem to get the slightest bit of sympathy or support from his coaches or psychotic-looking team mate. Might advise him to skip the trip home.

Great to see Ireland medal in the women's rowing fours.

Ziltoid · « **Reply #777 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:18:07 am »

Quote from: Clayton Bigsby on July 27, 2021, 08:46:40 pm

I bet my wife that Simone Biles mental health issue clears up in time for her to take part in her individual events. I guess we will see wins.

Oops

Welshred · « **Reply #778 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:29:58 am »

Quote from: Clayton Bigsby on July 27, 2021, 08:46:40 pm

I bet my wife that Simone Biles mental health issue clears up in time for her to take part in her individual events. I guess we will see wins.

Congrats on betting and losing on someone's mental health

El Lobo · « **Reply #779 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:30:43 am »

Pretty poor that Clayton

Welshred · « **Reply #780 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:33:52 am »

Ideal start to the Bronze medal match in the rugby 7s

killer-heels · « **Reply #781 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:34:12 am »

What did the winner get in that bet?

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #782 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:39:17 am »

So many mistakes from GB in that first half.

Welshred · « **Reply #783 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:41:17 am »

They got away with only being 12-5 down

KevLFC · « **Reply #784 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:47:04 am »

This GB Rugby team are poor at the back

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #785 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:49:24 am »

Well played Argentina. Mistake riddled performance from GB.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #786 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:51:14 am »

Yeah I’m no Sevens expert but GB were turned over too easily. Argentina probably deserve that for their win over SA.

Come on Fiji in the final!

Welshred · « **Reply #787 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:52:33 am »

Yeah Argentina definitely deserved that but GB so poor in the first half, slightly less poor in the second.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #788 on:** July 28, 2021, 09:53:28 am »

Quote from: Welshred on July 28, 2021, 09:52:33 am

Yeah Argentina definitely deserved that but GB so poor in the first half, slightly less poor in the second.

Worst performance by a Haig on the international stage since Field Marshall.

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #789 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:03:18 am »

Three poor errors right from the kick off

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #790 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:04:22 am »

Jesus hahaha

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #791 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:05:04 am »

Hell of a fuck up that for Fiji's second try

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #792 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:07:13 am »

These Fijian's are something else

They're impossible to stop when in full stride.

Ray K · « **Reply #793 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:08:08 am »

Quote from: Trump's tiny tiny hands on July 28, 2021, 10:04:22 am

Jesus hahaha

No disgrace losing to a great rugby nation in the final.

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #794 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:08:20 am »

And that is the difficulty in playing Fiji, they can all step, shift and have pace and power.

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #795 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:10:50 am »

Fuuu needed that

Ray K · « **Reply #796 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:11:38 am »

Why didn't the Fiji lad just fall on the ball when loose rather than attempting a crazy flick pass?

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #797 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:19:58 am »

argh blew it there

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #798 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:20:59 am »

Fiji retain their Olympic gold.

You absolutely love to see it.

Welshred · « **Reply #799 on:** July 28, 2021, 10:24:34 am »

Quote from: Trump's tiny tiny hands on July 28, 2021, 10:08:20 am

And that is the difficulty in playing Fiji, they can all step, shift and have pace and power.

At least you'll be able to recognise them when they play for the All Blacks in the next Rugby World Cup in a few years time