DeadVim

Fair to say a decent day for the Brits yesterday ... Long Jump and 10,000m gold? Wow ...

ozzieeagle

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Kapri

Yesterday was an amazing day for British athletics.

I was at a party last night and we all watched Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford. The atmosphere was electric and the party certainly went with a bang afterwards

Wilgar

It is truly a fab venue and I just love the way the space has been utilised giving the volleyball such a fab background. I just wish I could be there today to feel the atmosphere at the marathon.We have been watching it this evening and are astounded at the huge crowds who have turned out to cheer on those runners.

Tr1boy

What is amazing that GB won 19 Gold medals in 2008 and came 3rd in the table. I can't see where another 5 Golds will come from to better that, especially with the kilo and IP gone from the programme. I hope Trott can take out the omnium, but that'll take some doing after yesterday's efforts.

Hope I'm wrong!

paulandcelia

I have been very disappointed with the aussie media especially radio, all I heard last week was how "we" missed out on gold. Not great we won silver.

commonwealth

Russia is suffering the same fate. So many Silver medals!

moneypenny20

I think it's understandable in a way. For the past few olympics they've known they were top of the heap with the USA in the pool especially and it must hurt to suddenly find out they're no longer there and just don't have the youngsters with the power and skills to follow them. They've got a massive amount of work to do to get up there again, especially with China blowing everyone out of the water.

BadgeIsBack

The front page of the Age on Saturday (I looked down in the servo) introduced a philosophy that it's harder to win silver losing as a potential Gold medalist, than to get Bronze (relief to be on the blocks).

Most of the silver medalists really expected to win Gold. They were that close.

BadgeIsBack

Who's watching the 100m!

Looking forward to it.

DeadVim

6:45am on an icy cold morning?

I'll catch the replay thanks, should be good though

moneypenny20

Makes sense. Just watching the sailing and talk about devastation that the Brits got Silver and not Gold! And that was a British commentator so it's not an Aus phenomenom! Watching another one with Ben Ainslie. I have no fricking idea what they're talking about but they're getting very excited

Tr1boy

For me the best performance of the games so far has come from the Women's Team Pursuit. Not because they won gold, but because everytime they took to the track in qualy and the final, they set a new WR. On the limited rest they get between rides, that really is so far beyond comprehension I can't even well, comprehend it



Of course I could be a tad biased toward cycling

BadgeIsBack

BTW - I'm finding that the coverage is getting better...not just Australia blah blah. I thought Macquire was personable in the Marathon, and impressed that Ch8 got in the ex sprinters.

Really impressed by M Johnson (US) - a very articulate man indeed.

DV - I fancy watching the 100m live....you know the 'build-up' and post -race stuff...I'll set the alarm!
I've started to get into it - my brother is keen and so is the Missus.
Never used to like -sit-down sports apart from rowing.

Tr1boy

Wohoo, another gold for GB in the sailing. Well done Ben Ainslie. I didn't have a clue what was going on, even with the 'drunken monkey on an Etch-a-Sketch' animations