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taniwharugby

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Peni Rayani speaking about the Fiji team on thier arrival home.

reprobate

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Just fallen in love with the German high jumper Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch ... Damn! <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.google.com.au/search?q=jungfleisch&site=webhp&tbm=isch&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuo6bgmNHOAhUDX5QKHapMC_4Q_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=560&dpr=3#imgrc=fn2M9tCZkHOzYM%3A'>https://www.google.com.au/search?q=jungfleisch&site=webhp&tbm=isch&prmd=ivn&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuo6bgmNHOAhUDX5QKHapMC_4Q_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=560&dpr=3#imgrc=fn2M9tCZkHOzYM%3A</a>
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what a name, that's magic.

NTA

"Jungfleisch" roughly translates to "Young Flesh/Meat" :think:

Wurzel

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Just watching the soccer. 
Commentator says Kraut keeper is "former youth International". 
Que? 
This IS a youth international...
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The Olympics Football is Under 23, with each team entitled to pick three overage players in their squad.

booboo

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The Olympics Football is Under 23, with each team entitled to pick three overage players in their squad.</blockquote>
 
I know

canefan

Centrowitz from the USA was the first American man to win the 1500 in 108 years. Ridiculous

canefan

The amazons who populate the Serbian women's volleyball team are hot

taniwharugby

at least we aren't the only country that likes to trot out the medal stats to make themselves look better!
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/eye-opening-facts-prove-wales-11762148'>http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/eye-opening-facts-prove-wales-11762148</a>
 
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The eye-opening facts that prove Wales is the second most successful nation on earth at the Rio Olympics
 
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<img height="768" src="http://i2.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article11772098.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/matt-new.jpg" title="" width="615" alt="matt-new.jpg">

Higgins

A little asterix must be placed against the name Wales as some of those medals would have been won as part of a team that probably also contained Poms and Jocks and maybe even Northern Irishmen thus not entirely attributable to Taffys

Sneakdefreak

The Japanese PM arrived as Super Mario for the handing over of the Olympics. Probably my favourite part of the whole 2 weeks tbh.

NTA

This is a nice story:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/sports-life/nikki-hamblin-abbey-dagostino-awarded-rare-olympic-medal/news-story/e8838d063624f453732bda7ccdc174cc'>http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/sports-life/nikki-hamblin-abbey-dagostino-awarded-rare-olympic-medal/news-story/e8838d063624f453732bda7ccdc174cc</a>
 
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">Nikki Hamblin, Abbey Dâ€™Agostino awarded rare Olympic medal
 
NEW Zealand 5000m runner Nikki Hamblin and American Abbey Dâ€™Agostino have been awarded a special Olympic medal for sportsmanship.
 
They have been awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal, which has only been awarded previously 17 times in Olympic history.
 
Hamblin tripped and fell during the semi-final race and brought Dâ€™Agostino crashing down behind her.
 
Dâ€™Agostino was quickly up on her feet, but then stopped and helped Hamblin up and encouraged her to run with her. But the American then realised she had injured her knee â€” in fact she had torn her anterior cruciate ligament â€” and urged Hamblin to race on. But the Kiwi refused to leave her side and they completed the race together.
 
An International Olympic Committee statement read: â€œThe Dâ€™Agostino and Hamblin story is one of humanity and sacrifice which has already captured the hearts of people across the globe.â€
 
Hamblin said: â€œWinning this award is overwhelming. I am proud that what we did and truly believe that you can be both a competitor and kind and responsive at the same time.
 
â€œEveryone comes here to compete but there are a lot of people who donâ€™t achieve that and the journey is really important too.
 
â€œThat was one of those journeys and it has gone on to be one of the most important moments of my life.â€</blockquote>

hydro11

Not true, according to the NZOC. They have received an International Fair Play Award.

Sneakdefreak

Something I learnt today when I was suppose to be working: Tana Umaga has a Pierre de Coubertin medal.

canefan

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Sneakdefreak" data-cid="608049" data-time="1471843769">Something I learnt today when I was suppose to be working: Tana Umaga has a Pierre de Coubertin medal.</blockquote>I'm picking he didn't get it for saving Brian O'driscoll....

KiwiMurph

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Something I learnt today when I was suppose to be working: Tana Umaga has a Pierre de Coubertin medal.
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I believe it was from assisting Colin Charvis after he got demolished by Jerry Collins (RIP) in a tackle - Hamilton 03 test I believe.

Chris B.

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A little asterix must be placed against the name Wales as some of those medals would have been won as part of a team that probably also contained Poms and Jocks and maybe even Northern Irishmen thus not entirely attributable to Taffys
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Did the Welsh improve on their 10 medals? In the end, even without the asterisk, I think 10 would only place them fifth behind Grenada, Bahamas, NZ and Usain B...I mean Jamaica, in the per capita table.

Bones

I missed the McCartney medal and was prompted to google it by the posting here. So for those like me, link to a video...
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/mccartney-claims-pole-vault-bronze-2016082013'>http://www.newshub.co.nz/sport/mccartney-claims-pole-vault-bronze-2016082013</a>

TeWaio

So we ended up with 18 medals, our most successful games ever.
 
In terms of golds, 4 in Rio is second only to London 2012 (6) and LA 1984 (8, which has an asterisk next to it given the boycott).
 
Awesome performance :good1:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_Olympics#Medals_by_Summer_Games'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_Olympics#Medals_by_Summer_Games</a>

Bovidae

We usually had a habit of getting more bronze medals than silvers so that was a welcome change. The flip side of that fact is that some of those silver medals could so easily have been gold.

Ben

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So we ended up with 18 medals, our most successful games ever.
 
In terms of golds, 4 in Rio is second only to London 2012 (6) and LA 1984 (8, which has an asterisk next to it given the boycott).
 
Awesome performance :good1:
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_Olympics#Medals_by_Summer_Games'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_Olympics#Medals_by_Summer_Games</a>
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The boycott that spared us competing against the drug-fueled eastern Europeans.
 
There should be no asterisk.

The Silver Fern

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