Olympics Thread
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Not sure if it's been mentioned here, but how about the record set by the Cuban heavyweight wrestler Mijain Lopez.
First ever person to win Gold at the same individual event at FIVE straight Olympics. He won in Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo and Paris.
Never been done at either Summer or Winter Olympics. That is a serious record to have.
I just had a look at his career. Dominating would be the word to describe it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mijaín_López
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
We can’t finish behind Ireland on the table. They only passionately follow 3 sports. Gaelic football which is Aussie rules with a soccer ball. Hurling which is Aussie rules with a hockey stick. And English football involving Liverpool or Man U. These sports are generally enjoyed at the pub with a pint of Guinness. We are more sporty than them!
They don't follow rugby union passionately? Who are all these crazy fans at the pubs I chatted with who had those strong Irish-sounding accents?
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@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
We can’t finish behind Ireland on the table. They only passionately follow 3 sports. Gaelic football which is Aussie rules with a soccer ball. Hurling which is Aussie rules with a hockey stick. And English football involving Liverpool or Man U. These sports are generally enjoyed at the pub with a pint of Guinness. We are more sporty than them!
They don't follow rugby union passionately? Who are all these crazy fans at the pubs I chatted with who had those strong Irish-sounding accents?
They love their boxing too don't they? Or is that just in the movies?
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@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
We can’t finish behind Ireland on the table. They only passionately follow 3 sports. Gaelic football which is Aussie rules with a soccer ball. Hurling which is Aussie rules with a hockey stick. And English football involving Liverpool or Man U. These sports are generally enjoyed at the pub with a pint of Guinness. We are more sporty than them!
They don't follow rugby union passionately? Who are all these crazy fans at the pubs I chatted with who had those strong Irish-sounding accents?
Asylum seekers.
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
We can’t finish behind Ireland on the table. They only passionately follow 3 sports. Gaelic football which is Aussie rules with a soccer ball. Hurling which is Aussie rules with a hockey stick. And English football involving Liverpool or Man U. These sports are generally enjoyed at the pub with a pint of Guinness. We are more sporty than them!
They don't follow rugby union passionately? Who are all these crazy fans at the pubs I chatted with who had those strong Irish-sounding accents?
They love their boxing too don't they? Or is that just in the movies?
Yup, their most successful Olympic sport apparently
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Irish also produced the bloke who won the 400m freestyle, Daniel Wiffen.
I reckon if you saw him at work you'd assume he was there to upgrade the IT system.
Put him with the Chinese hurdler and the bespectacled French sprinter and you almost have the cast of the Olympic Big Bang Theory
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Irish also produced the bloke who won the 400m freestyle, Daniel Wiffen.
I reckon if you saw him at work you'd assume he was there to upgrade the IT system.
Put him with the Chinese hurdler and the bespectacled French sprinter and you almost have the cast of the Olympic Big Bang Theory
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Irish also produced the bloke who won the 400m freestyle, Daniel Wiffen.
I reckon if you saw him at work you'd assume he was there to upgrade the IT system.
Put him with the Chinese hurdler and the bespectacled French sprinter and you almost have the cast of the Olympic Big Bang Theory
And that autistic Yank gymnast
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Irish also produced the bloke who won the 400m freestyle, Daniel Wiffen.
I reckon if you saw him at work you'd assume he was there to upgrade the IT system.
Put him with the Chinese hurdler and the bespectacled French sprinter and you almost have the cast of the Olympic Big Bang Theory
And that autistic Yank gymnast
Now you need the hot girl next door. Shouldn't be hard to find one amongst the sprinters and jumpers....
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
We can’t finish behind Ireland on the table. They only passionately follow 3 sports. Gaelic football which is Aussie rules with a soccer ball. Hurling which is Aussie rules with a hockey stick. And English football involving Liverpool or Man U. These sports are generally enjoyed at the pub with a pint of Guinness. We are more sporty than them!
They don't follow rugby union passionately? Who are all these crazy fans at the pubs I chatted with who had those strong Irish-sounding accents?
They love their boxing too don't they? Or is that just in the movies?
They love it on Friday nights too
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@MajorRage said in Olympics Thread:
Amazing finish by the American. Brilliant.
Karma for the BBC for spending 90 minutes building up to the race, ignoring the woman's pole value that the Brit didn't win gold.
No wonder we can’t get anyone competing for GB in the field events when they show 2 mins of highlights every 4 years
The discus was even worse
Worst coverage of a major sporting event I can remember from the Beeb
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
Irish also produced the bloke who won the 400m freestyle, Daniel Wiffen.
I reckon if you saw him at work you'd assume he was there to upgrade the IT system.
Or that the medals were won at the paralympics (am I allowed to say that?)
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