The Official Olympic Thread

[ChesterDave]

Shocking decision in the Boxing again

For/against who?

[Chazza]

For/against who?

Azerbaijan v Belarus

Belarusian fella robbed and the commentators were saying that some rumours were knocking about that deals had been made for the AZE to win some medals

[McDermotX]

You could always stick to watching the coverage from your native country...

That may be, but as a 'paying' customer of the BBC, regardless of nationality, embarrassing bits of coverage IMO will be called out, same as with Sky every week.

Besides, RTE are so far up their arse on national coverage this Olympics, they're making BBC look like amateurs, who at least have something to cheer about.

Technically, the coverage by BBC has been excellent, the personnel, less so.

[dom9]

That may be, but as a 'paying' customer of the BBC, regardless of nationality, embarrassing bits of coverage IMO will be called out, same as with Sky every week.

Besides, RTE are so far up there arse on national coverage this Olympics, they're making BBC look like amateurs, who at least have something to cheer about.

Technically, the coverage by BBC has been excellent, the personnel, less so.

You sound a little tiny bit up your own arse yourself.

[Neil Young]

[Chazza]

Paul Kelso @pkelso
Hearing the guy who threw the bottle has been arrested. Caution urges over Dutch judoka instant justice tweet.

[McDermotX]

You sound a little tiny bit up your own arse yourself.

No more than most people on here telling various managers they haven't a clue how to do their job.

[Chazza]

[Helios Creed]

Everything is more exciting than Formula 1.

true

except golf and cricket.

possibly tour de france until the last 5 miles? *gulp*

[Helios Creed]

No World Record, that's disappointing

better start would help, but apparently also it needs to be 25-30 degs to break records - way below that at 10pm in London tonight.

Bolt seems to be a really grounded bloke and a great and slightly different role model for Jamaican males hopefully.

[Fivex]

That'd be ****ing cool seeing yourself there.

[Fivex]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19143628

Dutch judo bronze medallist Edith Bosch claimed on Twitter that she had "beaten" the person who had thrown the bottle.

She said: "A drunken spectator threw a bottle onto the track! I HAVE BEATEN HIM .... unbelievable."

So did she beat him? Figure of speech? Surreal fantasy?

[Reece]

So what are the GB medal hopes today?

I know Beth Tweddle is one in the gymnastics, as I've seen exclusive behind the scenes footage of her in training.

[Chazza]

Jason Kenny in the cycling

[Rich]

Can anything top the last two nights?

Bolt was superb last night and my opinion of Blake has changed somewhat after reading he'd been banned for doping in 2009 - even if it was a fairly minor charge.