Rio 2016 Olympics
- sweet caroline
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Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
About time, he should have had it after 2012 Olypmics and his first Wimbledon Win.He's away to the US Opens.
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Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
Same as the last Olympics, Certain critics from other countries cant understand our superiority.Fact is team G.B are phenomenal.
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Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
Love the way our Aussie Boomers are playing in the Basketball - don't know if they'll get through to the final but this team is the best I reckon that Oz has produced to date. The Aboriginal player, Mills. is a treat to watch - you should see how exciting Aboriginals are at Aussie rules football.
With a wee bit of trepidation (thanks spell checker) I wish them well if they get to take on the Dream Team.
With a wee bit of trepidation (thanks spell checker) I wish them well if they get to take on the Dream Team.
Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
The 200m doubles kayaking was good, fast and furious. All done in just over 30 seconds. Also the Brownlee brothers getting gold and silver in the triathlon true iron men.
Those wimin were in the nip.
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I have a question no doubt some one will answer. Why is the Great Britain so named at the Olympics? They normally compete as the United Kingdom. There must have been a reason, can anybody help?
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Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
The official name is the great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic team. Team GB is just the brand name. Only know this because I wondered myself and looked into it last week.
Those wimin were in the nip.
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Doesn't make sense that ,makes it sound as if Northern Ireland was another Country.
Went in that quick ,2days left .
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Went in that quick ,2days left .
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“He that has no fools, knaves, nor beggars in his family, was begot by a flash of lightning.” Thomas Fuller
Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
It is, great Britain is made up of Scotland England and Wales. Northern Ireland makes it the UK.
Those wimin were in the nip.
Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
Nick Skelton wins showjumping gold at the age of 58, can't be many Olympic gold medalists older than that.
Those wimin were in the nip.
Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
Ye never know bonzo.bonzo wrote:Will we ever see someone like Usain bolt again?
Bolt is unique though, he has tremendous leg speed for a man of his height and in that respect can match most of the smaller/stockier guys - who dominated the short sprinting events in the past.
Add the much longer stride length into the equation and that's why he's able to blow them all away at times.
Think that's kinda how I remember Michael Johnson explaining it a couple of years ago.
Re: Rio 2016 Olympics
Don't think I've ever seen so much bumping and tripping in the distance running before.
Those wimin were in the nip.