Lampwick Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Well it’s off to a good start! GB ladies have just scored against Chile! Im looking forward to these games but it will be rather sad without the crowds Go Team GB!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 It's finally begun! Already we've had one big upset as USA were beaten 3-0 in the women's football by Sweden. Team GB started with an acceptable 2-0 over Chile. But the big news for the shooting world is Amber Hill is out with a positive Covid test. All this talk of athletes being secure? It turns out they're not so secure after all. I'm amazed it's still going ahead, especially as Japan can't recoup losses with ticket sales and tourism trade anyway as it's all behind closed doors. Madness, but then the world is very mad these days. Anyone got anything they're particularly looking forward to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, chrisjpainter said: . Anyone got anything they're particularly looking forward to? Yes! The shooting season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, London Best said: Yes! The shooting season. Ditto. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, chrisjpainter said: All this talk of athletes being secure? It turns out they're not so secure after all. Gutted for her .. I think she caught it in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, chrisjpainter said: Anyone got anything they're particularly looking forward to? Usually the whole event, watching sports you don't generally see. Such a shame there won't be spectators, I didn't realise that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted July 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 I think Japan has dropped the ball on this one but we don’t know the politics of it all!! Real shame for AH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s×s Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 On 21/07/2021 at 13:57, London Best said: Yes! The shooting season. 😂 An old gent I work with in the late 60s would say that they are never out of Season but they might be out of range, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 I’ve no interest in this Olympics-lite. Either do it properly or sack it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 21/07/2021 at 17:35, Lampwick said: I think Japan has dropped the ball on this one but we don’t know the politics of it all!! Real shame for AH!! Yes. The games has cost them billions I believe, and I can only assume they are desperate to recoup whatever they can through tv revenue and advertising, but it all just seems to be going from one disaster to another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 Anouther 19 reported with covid this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 21/07/2021 at 13:25, chrisjpainter said: It's finally begun! Already we've had one big upset as USA were beaten 3-0 in the women's football by Sweden. Team GB started with an acceptable 2-0 over Chile. But the big news for the shooting world is Amber Hill is out with a positive Covid test. All this talk of athletes being secure? It turns out they're not so secure after all. I'm amazed it's still going ahead, especially as Japan can't recoup losses with ticket sales and tourism trade anyway as it's all behind closed doors. Madness, but then the world is very mad these days. Anyone got anything they're particularly looking forward to? Yes. The women's weightlifting. I have £100 on New Zealand for gold. Looking forward to my £1.20 winnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted July 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just watched the men’s road race. Oh my goodness 6 hours in the saddle in that heat at that pace. I couldn’t do six minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Lampwick said: Just watched the men’s road race. Oh my goodness 6 hours in the saddle in that heat at that pace. I couldn’t do six minutes! Brutal eh? Great win for Carapaz, but once again the British race had an inevitable twist to it...Geraint Thomas crashed! It's amazing he's had the success he has, given the regularity with which he hits the tarmac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted July 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 3 hours ago, chrisjpainter said: Brutal eh? Great win for Carapaz, but once again the British race had an inevitable twist to it...Geraint Thomas crashed! It's amazing he's had the success he has, given the regularity with which he hits the tarmac. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Now come on, I have had a cracking morning watching the ladies diving and the ladies cycling road race, but can someone explain how the BBC commentary team constantly refer to a close range attack when talking about the mens taekwondo with our Bradly Sinden fighting. How can it be anything other than close range when it is a CONTACT sport? Edited July 25, 2021 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 im waiting for the ladies gymalastics..............supel and co-ordinated...followed by the Karma-sutra 400 metres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 25, 2021 Report Share Posted July 25, 2021 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Now come on, I have had a cracking morning watching the ladies diving and the ladies cycling road race, but can someone explain how the BBC commentary team constantly refer to a close range attack when talking about the mens taekwondo with our Bradly Sinden fighting. How can it be anything other than close range when it is a CONTACT sport? I'm not expert, but I imagine it's something like boxing where short, compact boxers look to get inside a fighter's longer reach to cramp their movement whilst still managing to deliver shots themselves. conversely, I wonder if in Judo, a longer reach fighter could look to make trips and enforce rolls from contact with the opponent's arms from range rather than at the waist close in, using your arms as blockers to stop a competitor getting inside at the waist and negating your foot offensive? On the cycling, it sounds like the big names just missed about the Austrian up the road! She was far from a big name and Annemiek van Vleuten admitted to not even knowing of her! They clearly saw her go off the front, so did they just forget about her?! What-ah mistake-ah to make-ah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Good morning so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Well I watched three on three basketball this afternoon on the red button, it was fantastic, 12 secondshot clock, fast non stop and the first to 21, bbc had football on yet again 😴😴😴 they can only show two live events and there coverage has been terrible, probably spent more on the presenters than the coverage. Then the rugby 7s came on 😳😳 that was fast and frantic, it was the quarter finals, have a look for them, well worth a watch. @ditchman don't forget the volleyball, this popped up earlier, I haven't seen any of this or many other sports but the idea of getting fined for not wearing bikini bottoms is ridiculous, perhaps the mens volleyball should wear thongs 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Mice! said: Well I watched three on three basketball this afternoon on the red button, it was fantastic, 12 secondshot clock, fast non stop and the first to 21, bbc had football on yet again 😴😴😴 they can only show two live events and there coverage has been terrible, probably spent more on the presenters than the coverage. Then the rugby 7s came on 😳😳 that was fast and frantic, it was the quarter finals, have a look for them, well worth a watch. @ditchman don't forget the volleyball, this popped up earlier, I haven't seen any of this or many other sports but the idea of getting fined for not wearing bikini bottoms is ridiculous, perhaps the mens volleyball should wear thongs 🤣🤣 man kini's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted July 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Mice! said: Well I watched three on three basketball this afternoon on the red button, it was fantastic, 12 secondshot clock, fast non stop and the first to 21, bbc had football on yet again 😴😴😴 they can only show two live events and there coverage has been terrible, probably spent more on the presenters than the coverage. Then the rugby 7s came on 😳😳 that was fast and frantic, it was the quarter finals, have a look for them, well worth a watch. @ditchman don't forget the volleyball, this popped up earlier, I haven't seen any of this or many other sports but the idea of getting fined for not wearing bikini bottoms is ridiculous, perhaps the mens volleyball should wear thongs 🤣🤣 No thanks to the thongs!! 😱 Whilst I appreciate there is a need for some form of consistency/uniformity with regard clothing, insisting on bikini bottoms for the ladies is really rather ridiculous! Although appreciated 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 Mens OT final on at 7 30 … Matt going for gold. Red button … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Smokersmith said: Mens OT final on at 7 30 … Matt going for gold. Red button … I was just about to say.... 6 finalists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 I've not seen a target yet 😅😅 just pink explosions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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