The Official Olympic Thread

[the rev leeroy brown]

That would be pretty horrific.

It does somewhat defeat the object.

Here is a quiz question I was asked at the weekend.

There are 2 sports the men can not compete in at the Olympics. What are they?

Synchronised swiiming surely one of them. be dammed if i can think of another. best ass competition?

[Alex]

Synchronized swimming, but I cant get the other one.

Edit: Is it that gymnastics where they run around with a ribbon?

[Chazza]

One of the gymnastics events?

[Chazza]

Is Rhythmic in it?

[the rev leeroy brown]

heptathlon? guys do decathlon which is more events

[dom9]

Synchronized swimming, but I cant get the other one.

Edit: Is it that gymnastics where they run around with a ribbon?

Winner!

Although I also argued that men don't do the heptathlon, and loads of other events which are similar, but yet different for the two genders.

[Chazza]

These blokes get really close to smashing their heads or feet on the diving boards

[dom9]

WEIGHTLIFTING

Great Britain's Zoe Smith is still awaiting her fate after lifting a new British record of 121kg in the clean and jerk to finish second in the Group B section, after an underwhelming showing in the snatch phase of the women's 58kg category. Eleven Group A lifters are about to take on her target at ExCel.

"I gave it my all today. I guess my head was somewhere else and I was acclimatising to the fact there were 6,000 people cheering my name," she said.

"I managed to pick it up in the clean and jerk phase and I got a senior British record so I guess I've shown I can come back from a disappointment.

"I think the nerves got to me more than I thought they would. I know I should have prepared myself for that but there's only so much I can do."

[dom9]

These blokes get really close to smashing their heads or feet on the diving boards

Remember Gregg Luganis? I still grimmace just thinking about it.

[Chazza]

Yeah that was horrific

Our boys going well at the minute

[Chazza]

Until now that was a bit of a shocker

[ChesterDave]

Balls up round 4. Need a mistake from China to get gold

[Chazza]

I think Golds gone

[ChesterDave]

Good enough I think

[Gibbo]

Ah we've ****ed it.