British Gold Medal Thread
Aug 20th 2004, 12:36 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
After seeing this event on TV, underwater camera and all, you can see that the American didn't do anything wrong. Even the guy who came second agreed. He deserved his gold.
Aug 20th 2004, 2:15 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
After seeing this event on TV, underwater camera and all, you can see that the American didn't do anything wrong. Even the guy who came second agreed. He deserved his gold.
More news here: Peirsol broke rules - judge
Aug 20th 2004, 4:08 pm
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Aug 20th 2004, 4:21 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by manc1976
The sailing gold will lift us to the lofty heights of 13th in the table
Aug 20th 2004, 4:52 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by James Box
The sailing gold will lift us to the lofty heights of 13th in the table
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Aug 20th 2004, 5:22 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
It annoys me to see we're so far behind Germany and France, I see our country's as similar so why are we so far behind them in sport?
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Also don't start at younger ages, have less support at school, school's do less sport, and don't have many centre's for these things like summer camps...
Aug 20th 2004, 5:40 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by manc1976
yeah but I'd learn to swim quick if I lived within 5 miles of sharks and crocodilles.
Countries doing well in olympic swimming: USA, Australia...
There's no mystery here.
You just need categories more suitable to the UK, like, um.. queueing for the 268 bus with 5 bags of groceries from Tesco's.
Aug 20th 2004, 5:55 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by Scorchio
Countries with sharks and alligators: USA, Australia...
Countries doing well in olympic swimming: USA, Australia...
There's no mystery here.
You just need categories more suitable to the UK, like, um.. queueing for the 268 bus with 5 bags of groceries from Tesco's.
Countries doing well in olympic swimming: USA, Australia...
There's no mystery here.
You just need categories more suitable to the UK, like, um.. queueing for the 268 bus with 5 bags of groceries from Tesco's.
btw ... anybody ever tried playing beach volleyball on a pebble beach?!
Aug 20th 2004, 5:58 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by Brit'n'TX
btw ... anybody ever tried playing beach volleyball on a pebble beach?!
boom boom.
Aug 20th 2004, 6:46 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Hehe. I remember a joke from a stand up comic years ago about UK beaches. Think it was Ben Elton.
"I was in Florida and went swimming in the sea...beautiful clear water, you can see right to the bottom. In Britains seas you can see whats come out of someones bottom"
Let's face it Britain is not a country suitable for creating champion athletes on a regular basis. What youngster/teenager wants to cycle/run/jump hurdles etc in the pissing rain?
PE at school for me meant a pointless 45 mins chasing a small wooden ball in near freezing damp weather on a gravel hockey pitch doing a totally unintresting and pointless sport. Yeah thanks for teaching me hockey, I will certainly do this for the rest of my life to keep trim! All the sports taught by one guy. My petition to have only football in my PE regime was turned down unfortunitly
Unless the government are going to start throwing billions of £'s into creating big FREE sports centres then there will continue to be a lack of sports stars coming from the UK.
To quote a Madness song
"All the teachers in the pub
Passing 'round the ready-rub
Trying not to think of when
The lunch-time bell will ring again."
My PE teacher was like that actually.
"I was in Florida and went swimming in the sea...beautiful clear water, you can see right to the bottom. In Britains seas you can see whats come out of someones bottom"
Let's face it Britain is not a country suitable for creating champion athletes on a regular basis. What youngster/teenager wants to cycle/run/jump hurdles etc in the pissing rain?
PE at school for me meant a pointless 45 mins chasing a small wooden ball in near freezing damp weather on a gravel hockey pitch doing a totally unintresting and pointless sport. Yeah thanks for teaching me hockey, I will certainly do this for the rest of my life to keep trim! All the sports taught by one guy. My petition to have only football in my PE regime was turned down unfortunitly
Unless the government are going to start throwing billions of £'s into creating big FREE sports centres then there will continue to be a lack of sports stars coming from the UK.
To quote a Madness song
"All the teachers in the pub
Passing 'round the ready-rub
Trying not to think of when
The lunch-time bell will ring again."
My PE teacher was like that actually.
Aug 20th 2004, 6:52 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Too late
Most of the Sports Fields have been sold for Housing developments
Most of the Sports Fields have been sold for Housing developments
Aug 21st 2004, 5:24 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
We're at a half respectable 10th in the table now.
C'mon
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C'mon
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Aug 21st 2004, 5:33 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Yeah!
Gold for Bradley Wiggins in the Men's Cycling
Gold for Matthew Pinsett et al in the Rowing (Fours)
Gold for Ben Ainslie in the Sailing
Gold for Bradley Wiggins in the Men's Cycling
Gold for Matthew Pinsett et al in the Rowing (Fours)
Gold for Ben Ainslie in the Sailing
Aug 21st 2004, 6:27 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by James Box
Yeah!
Gold for Bradley Wiggins in the Men's Cycling
Gold for Matthew Pinsett et al in the Rowing (Fours)
Gold for Ben Ainslie in the Sailing
Gold for Bradley Wiggins in the Men's Cycling
Gold for Matthew Pinsett et al in the Rowing (Fours)
Gold for Ben Ainslie in the Sailing
Excellent
We have 5 golds, 10 silvers and, I think, 1 bronze so far....just wish we could have seen some of the performances ...would be nice to see the medal ceremonies with the old union flag being hoisted too... 
Aug 21st 2004, 7:06 pm
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Re: British Gold Medal Thread
Originally Posted by Taffyles
Excellent We have 5 golds, 10 silvers and, I think, 1 bronze so far....just wish we could have seen some of the performances ...would be nice to see the medal ceremonies with the old union flag being hoisted too...
We have 5 golds, 10 silvers and, I think, 1 bronze so far....just wish we could have seen some of the performances ...would be nice to see the medal ceremonies with the old union flag being hoisted too... 