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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2021 20:09:06 GMT 1
I'm sorry, but to me Simone Biles' withdrawal after a poor landing smacked of a fit of pique; okay, she didn't do it how she wanted to, but she should have stayed to support the rest of her team. Let’s hope that neither yourself or anybody close to you ever suffers from mental health issues then, |
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Post by ibis on Jul 28, 2021 20:17:34 GMT 1
You could also add Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to any list of untouchables. She's been at the very top of sprinting since, oh, forever. Doubly hyphenated as well, so she must be someone of importance. Her is 2 others for you :
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee
Florence Griffith Joyner
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2021 21:21:48 GMT 1
You could also add Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to any list of untouchables. She's been at the very top of sprinting since, oh, forever. For english I guess. Jackie or Florence are still the best females, mostly the later.
You forgot that little man long distance runner who failed to make it this year.. Forgot his name.. English guy.. Fraser-Pryce is Jamaican. Mo Farah is not, as far as I know, female. |
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Post by ibis on Jul 28, 2021 23:15:55 GMT 1
Why not Dujarin???
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Post by Veem on Jul 29, 2021 9:02:04 GMT 1
Because Charlotte Dujardin's name is too hard to spell!  |
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Post by ibis on Jul 29, 2021 10:02:25 GMT 1
The horse dancing is a good watch. |
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Post by ibis on Jul 29, 2021 11:17:28 GMT 1
Congrats to any Irish out there. 93 years... I had to look to see what "double sculls" was!!!
Is there another name for it?
A lot of nations are winning for the first time or for a very long time. Good to see.
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Post by Veem on Jul 30, 2021 17:40:08 GMT 1
I just heard on the news that Djokovic has lost in the semi final to the young German, Alexander Zverev. I don't know if it was on BBC - I didn't look today as I was so sick of their limited coverage. But I would have liked to have watched that match.
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Post by tim17 on Jul 31, 2021 6:02:39 GMT 1
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Post by lindalovely on Aug 1, 2021 10:45:28 GMT 1
TV coverage in general is limited by the fact that Discovery channel bought the rights to most live broadcasts. Other channels don't get much of a look in.
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Post by ibis on Aug 1, 2021 12:07:07 GMT 1
TV coverage in general is limited by the fact that Discovery channel bought the rights to most live broadcasts. Other channels don't get much of a look in. Eurosport is available on many free satellites and is part of discovery |
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Post by FFS on Aug 1, 2021 16:18:13 GMT 1
BMX - great win for Charlotte Worthington. They're just showing the BMX on the day's highlights on France 2 so I saw her effort - 97.50 points, truly impressive.
She's the proud holder of the first ever gold medal for BMX in the Olympics.
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Post by FFS on Aug 1, 2021 17:05:54 GMT 1
The gold for the Italian in the 100m was good as well, along with the joint gold for the men's high jump.
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Post by Veem on Aug 1, 2021 17:38:33 GMT 1
GB team are in gold medal position in Eventing after dressage and cross country. It they can do well in the showjumping they'll win the team event. Oliver Townend is also in gold medal position in the individual competition.
My word, the cross country course was twisty and the jumps came thick and fast! It had the same 35+ jumping efforts but on a smaller area then we're used to watching (Badminton, Burleigh etc).
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Post by FFS on Aug 2, 2021 16:55:12 GMT 1
Just seen Tom Daley, in a pause between two dives, knitting to pass the time. And then they showed him displaying a little pouch he'd knitted for his gold medal. |
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