Olympics Spoilers and chat.

[Beebo]

If he hadn’t had Covid…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/crgl6n0x39eo

We posted at exactly the same time!

 

[vickster]

We posted at exactly the same time!

Yeah I got BBC alert

 

[13 rider]

Silver in the mens canoeing I think just came in as BBC cut to gymnastics good day for team GB

 

[AndyRM]

Been on the back foot in the hockey this evening.

 

[Beebo]

Been on the back foot in the hockey this evening.

The radio commentary was very critical of the senior players.

 

[Stephenite]

Been enjoying the swimming.

It's amazing the tiny margins between success and 'failure' at this level. Take the mens 200m free for example - 7 hundredths of a second between Gold and Bronze, and 15 hundredths of a second between Gold and fourth.

 

[Shadow]

Been enjoying the swimming.

It's amazing the tiny margins between success and 'failure' at this level. Take the mens 200m free for example - 7 hundredths of a second between Gold and Bronze, and 15 hundredths of a second between Gold and fourth.

Indeed, I agree...

...and yet the young canuck phenom Summer McIntosh won gold with a winning margin of over 5.5 seconds in 400m IM.

 

[figbat]

The surfing is getting a bit ‘gnarly’. Some big wipeouts, looks pretty rough. A couple of boards broken earlier today.

 

[Reynard]

Pidcock was just sublime.

Totally forgot to eat my lunch while watching.

 

[Beebo]

Really don't understand the boxing. I've only watched two bouts (Charlie Davison and Rosie Eccles), but both times, the declared winner has been the one who seemed to spend three minutes walking backwards while being punched. Surely there's got to be a way of doing it objectively?

We are having a nightmare in the boxing.
We are supposed to have one of the best squads but are not getting any decisions.

 

[Reynard]

We are having a nightmare in the boxing.
We are supposed to have o e of the best squads but are not getting any decisions.

Some of the boxing decisions have been shocking.

 

[Beebo]

Another gold in the trap shooting

 

[Dogtrousers]

Another gold in the trap shooting

Shooting our traps off. Traditional British sport.

 

[AndyRM]

Some controversy at the tennis as Gauff complains, rightly and at length about a call from the umpire. She was already probably too far gone to come but that won't have helped her concentration levels at all.

 

[AndyRM]

Ah, this makes it a bit clearer about why random things are shown/why highlights can be a bit hit and miss:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cp08rde012lo