Rio 2016

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by Oblomov Boblomov » Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:03 pm

The disqualification is an absolute disgrace and the judges should be ashamed of themselves.

I've just seen the interview with the taekwondo guy :shock: impossible not to feel sorry for him. "I don't want to cry on TV" :cry:.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Photek » Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:03 pm

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Tomous » Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:17 pm

Why didn't dude just runaway?!

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Captain Kinopio » Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:11 pm

What's that skip, Saturday morning, Team GB haven't won a gold yet today.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Corazon de Leon » Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:15 pm

The golds just don't stop! If Nicola Adams and Joe Joyce sort out their opponents tomorrow, Mo Farah wins the 5,000m and Tom Daley takes the diving Team GB might stay ahead of China, which would be an insane result.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Hypes » Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:17 pm

We're going to beat China. This is insane.

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by Snowcannon » Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:20 pm

Corazon de Leon wrote:The golds just don't stop! If Nicola Adams and Joe Joyce sort out their opponents tomorrow, Mo Farah wins the 5,000m and Tom Daley takes the diving Team GB might stay ahead of China, which would be an insane result.


We also have a shot at the Taekwondo (Bianca Walkden)

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Captain Kinopio » Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:32 pm

If Daley beats the Chinese I think we'll definitely do it.

I don't think he will but I reckon golds from Nicola Adams and Mo Farah will see us across the line.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Tineash » Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:50 pm

This 4x400 disqualification thing stinks. No one is talking about it, no clear answers are being given.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Captain Kinopio » Sat Aug 20, 2016 2:04 pm

I think the reason no one is talking about it is because there's no real video evidence to show why they've been disqualified. From what they were saying last night it seems like someone sat on the changeover line called foul for a very very minor infringement. The adjudicators being over zealous just took that and DQ'ed the team. The runners obviously objected but as the video of it is poor (I think someone's head is in the way) they can't definitively show that they didn't break the rule. As a result the DQ stands. It's all a bit of a farce and a case of bad refereeing and implementation of the rules but I dont think there's anything more shady than that. Brazil still won't get a medal and the stadium will still be half empty so it's all a bit of fuss over nothing, just a shame that Team GB are getting screwed over because of it.

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by Return_of_the_STAR » Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:02 pm

Captain Kinopio wrote:I think the reason no one is talking about it is because there's no real video evidence to show why they've been disqualified. From what they were saying last night it seems like someone sat on the changeover line called foul for a very very minor infringement. The adjudicators being over zealous just took that and DQ'ed the team. The runners obviously objected but as the video of it is poor (I think someone's head is in the way) they can't definitively show that they didn't break the rule. As a result the DQ stands. It's all a bit of a farce and a case of bad refereeing and implementation of the rules but I dont think there's anything more shady than that. Brazil still won't get a medal and the stadium will still be half empty so it's all a bit of fuss over nothing, just a shame that Team GB are getting screwed over because of it.


What I don't understand is surely there is a fixed camera on the start/finish line, they show the angle every lap when they swap the baton over. They surely wouldn't turn the camera off for 40 secs and then back on for a few seconds and then off again for a few laps.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by The Watching Artist » Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:40 pm

Has Daley bottled it. :dread:

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Knoyleo » Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:47 pm

He needs an amazing final five to just scrape through. :dread:

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by The Watching Artist » Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:58 pm

Well gooseberry fool

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Captain Kinopio » Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:05 pm

Bronze in the triathlon :datass:

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Captain Kinopio » Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:17 pm

Gold for Nicola Adams, that certainly wasn't pretty though.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Xeno » Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:39 pm

Anyone see how pretty the Swedish mountain biker Rissveds was? I vote we invade Sweden.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Drumstick » Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:53 pm

Nicola 8-)

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Moggy » Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:51 pm

I didn't see it, but so pleased for Nicola Adams, she just seems so lovely.

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PostRe: Rio 2016
by Pan » Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:18 pm

Poor Tom Daley. How can he score so little after yesterday's performance?

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