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It's Daley Thompson. Anyone with with a ZX Spectrum game named after him is clearly the winner.

Man, I had some screen time playing this:




(That said, I played Jet Set Willy a lot lot more)

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I see the Chinese and the Koreans are now copying Team GB's strategy:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...empt-lose.html

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almost ruins the theory of never having met a nice South African - this is why the olympics are so good

http://deadspin.com/5930604/this-bbc...e-games-so-far

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Daley Thompsons Decathlon ruined a load of my Kempston Joysticks.

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was fine practice for later teenage endurance events though :lol:

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Quite. The perfect example of 'learning through play'. We didn't even know the level of training we were putting in for puberty.

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Was there a.... er.... women's heptathlon version......? :o

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my immediate gut instinct is, throw the 2 Chinese players out of the Olympics. Just a total BS behaviour on their part, insulting to all others.

On another note, the Saudi Judo contestant will be allowed to wear a Niqab, special dispensation was made .

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Not just the Chinese, the Koreans too.

It's like that footie match that ended 3-3 which was the only result that would have got them both through to the tournament. Think they were Scandinavian weren't they?

The Dean will know.

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Was impressed with the men's weightlifting last night. Martin of Romania just pipped at the post to silver by the final lift of Triyatno which to me and many others looked very dodgy--but not a murmur of dissent. True sportsmanship.

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Several examples........... 1982 World Cup: the Germans and Austrians played out a 0-0 draw to ensure they both qualified at another team's expense (Algeria rings a bell, but I could be wrong). That was what prompted FIFA to scrap the second-round group-stage which favoured 'not losing' over winning.

And closer to home: I cannot recall the year but England and Northern Ireland played out a 'hard-fought' (not) 0-0 at Wembley so both qualified for the finals (1982 or 1986 WC qualifier?). No sense of fair play there - barely a shot on target all night........

Small pools/groups always run this risk - one unexpected defeat means you finish second not first, and the likely opponents in the next round try to lose to avoid you......... by losing to the GB women last night, the Brazilian ladies will now play someone who must have thought they would avoid them (I'll check who that is, if anyone's remotely interested).

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First gold medal for GB!

Women's rowing :thumbsup:

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Brilliant! First Team GB GOLD! And first ever women rowing gold for GB...

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You just know that some people (especially Chinese badminton fans) who are hip to the Chinese strategy of throwing games (they have a recent history of doing this) will have visited the bookies!

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Other way round in a way - the loser of Brazil vs GB (i.e. Brazil :thumbsup: ) plays World Champions Japan.