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Re: Rio 2016

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

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:03 pm
by Photek
Heart broken for Lutalo Muhammad.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:17 pm
by Tomous
Why didn't dude just runaway?!

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:11 pm
by Captain Kinopio
What's that skip, Saturday morning, Team GB haven't won a gold yet today.

Bring on the Kayaking :datass:

GOLD :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Take a bow Liam Heath 8-)

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:15 pm
by Corazon de Leon
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.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:17 pm
by Hypes
We're going to beat China. This is insane.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:20 pm
by Snowcannon
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)

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:32 pm
by Captain Kinopio
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.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:50 pm
by Tineash
This 4x400 disqualification thing stinks. No one is talking about it, no clear answers are being given.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 2:04 pm
by Captain Kinopio
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.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:02 pm
by Return_of_the_STAR
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.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:40 pm
by The Watching Artist
Has Daley bottled it. :dread:

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:47 pm
by Knoyleo
He needs an amazing final five to just scrape through. :dread:

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:58 pm
by The Watching Artist
Well gooseberry fool

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:05 pm
by Captain Kinopio
Bronze in the triathlon :datass:

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:17 pm
by Captain Kinopio
Gold for Nicola Adams, that certainly wasn't pretty though.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:39 pm
by Xeno
Anyone see how pretty the Swedish mountain biker Rissveds was? I vote we invade Sweden.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:53 pm
by Drumstick
Nicola 8-)

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:51 pm
by Moggy
I didn't see it, but so pleased for Nicola Adams, she just seems so lovely.

Re: Rio 2016

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 8:18 pm
by Pan
Poor Tom Daley. How can he score so little after yesterday's performance?