heres something i did'nt know GB was ranked NO1 in the 1908 gameslots of golds, though only 22 nations, and lots of problems
1908 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
heres something i did'nt know GB was ranked NO1 in the 1908 gameslots of golds, though only 22 nations, and lots of problems
1908 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Considering its the worlds biggest sporting event, the controversy that has been inolved right from the start is pretty funny, the 1904 games the Brits sent no one to the USA
BB your funny
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom.
& my very favourite bit:
The flag of the United States had also not been displayed above the stadium before the opening.
1908 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many know it as the greatest Olypics of all time, and I thoroughly concur.
These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1908 Games.
Great Britain (host nation) 146
United States 47
Sweden 25
France 19
Germany 13
Hungary 9
Canada
Norway
Italy
Belgium
So good in fact, that we beat all the other nations put together... GB against the world, and we won - comfortably... Oh the memories...
Cycling should be banned!!!
We'll be back up there when they put proper sports back in. Conkers, Aunt Sally, Skittles....
Caption contest
Psst! (In unison) Shouldn't the guy behind have a zero on his shirt?
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Lizzie Armitstead won Britain's first medal of the 2012 Olympics as Netherlands' Marianne Vos claimed gold in the women's road race on Day Two.
Armitstead took the silver with Russian Olga Zabelinskaya third in a thrilling rain-soaked 140km race that ended on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace.
Zabelinskaya instigated a breakaway with 25km to go and Armitstead and pre-race favourite Vos went with her.
Armitstead attacked Vos on The Mall but the Dutch rider had too much power.
"I'm so glad I committed to that break," said the 23-year-old from Otley in Yorkshire. "I was umming and aahing but I'm really happy I went with it. I should've jumped earlier in the sprint, but never mind.
"Vos was always the one to watch so I was following her around. We both got in an early break, but I thought it was too early so I waited."
Get in there Lizzie!!!!!!. Queen Lizzie will be extremely pleased
I had to have a lie down today, too much for an old guy like me.
Gymnastics, free-diving and now the beach volleyball, never seen so many tight bodies in such a short space of time wearing next to nothing.
If this all carries on then the hospitals near me will get jammed up.
GBR and Brazil had a right old ding dong in the Star class sailing, it's a photo finish......
Brazil won it by 0.8 of a second thanks to real last minute gust!
FFS
Here is '48 for youOriginally Posted by Bettyboo
To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.
List of medal-winning nations/NOCs Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States (USA) 38 27 19 84 2 Sweden (SWE) 16 11 17 44 3 France (FRA) 10 6 13 29 4 Hungary (HUN) 10 5 12 27 5 Italy (ITA) 8 11 8 27 6 Finland (FIN) 8 7 5 20 7 Turkey (TUR) 6 4 2 12 8 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 6 2 3 11 9 Switzerland (SUI) 5 10 5 20 10 Denmark (DEN) 5 7 8 20 11 Netherlands (NED) 5 2 9 16 12* Great Britain (GBR) 3 14 6 23 13 Argentina (ARG) 3 3 1 7 14 Australia (AUS) 2 6 5 13 15 Belgium (BEL) 2 2 3 7 16 Egypt (EGY) 2 2 1 5 17 Mexico (MEX) 2 1 2 5 18 South Africa (RSA) 2 1 1 4 19 Norway (NOR) 1 3 3 7 20 Jamaica (JAM) 1 2 0 3 21 Austria (AUT) 1 0 3 4 22 India (IND) 1 0 0 1 22 Peru (PER) 1 0 0 1 24 Yugoslavia (YUG) 0 2 0 2 25 Canada (CAN) 0 1 2 3 26 Portugal (POR) 0 1 1 2 26 Uruguay (URU) 0 1 1 2 28 Ceylon (CEY) 0 1 0 1 28 Cuba (CUB) 0 1 0 1 28 Spain (ESP) 0 1 0 1 28 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0 1 0 1 32 South Korea (KOR) 0 0 2 2 32 Panama (PAN) 0 0 2 2 34 Brazil (BRA) 0 0 1 1 34 Iran (IRI) 0 0 1 1 34 Poland (POL) 0 0 1 1 34 Puerto Rico (PUR) 0 0 1 1 Total 138 135 138 411
Ah, got messy
If you want to check out the GB score, look 2 places behind Denmark
Oh, the memories
Well the GB team were looking very ordinary against the UAE, who pulled level on the hour, until Pearce finally realised Giggs is an old tool and took him off.
His replacement, Scott Sinclair, nailed a goal almost immediately and Team GB never looked back, winning 3-1.
I wonder if Pearce will realise there is no point relying on pensioners when U23 players can run rings round them.
This tournament is not being played at the usual International snail's pace, Brazil looked great today. Hard to beat I'd say.
The next post may be brought to you by my little bitch Spamdreth
Just one more update because some of the Brits were complaining they haven’t won anything yet (2 so far).
You have to remember, other countries have much larger pools to choose from.
Close to perfection,…..
THE DAILY STAR :: Sports :: Olympics :: China wins 1st diving gold at Olympics
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Woww this is nice! All the schedules have been posted like a calendar. Now at least it is crystal clear to view the games according to the dates. Even the olympics ground is looking scintillating. I wish I could watch these games live.
Why can't you? They're on in every country.
Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes|Médailles, Résultats, Sports et Athlètes des Jeux Olympiques
Failing that they're streaming on the usual sites.
^ what are the usual streaming sites harry?
Ones that don't need a proxy.
freedotv dot com
atdhenet dot tv
lshunter dot tv
vipbox dot tv/olympics
wiziwig dot tv/competition.php?part=sports&discipline=olympics
YouTube's Olympic page is excellent and has been posted numerous times.Originally Posted by rawlins
Probably because it isn't available in all regions.
Where are you?
The uploader has not made this video available in your country.
Sorry about that.
Ooooo a bit fucking embarrassing....
Many football fans attending Team GB's match against the United Arab Emirates at Wembley were left hungry and thirsty after tills stopped accepting card payments.
Spectators were told that they could not use Visa - the only credit or debit cards permitted because of their status as an official partner of the Olympics - and must use cash.
A Visa spokesperson said: "We understand that Wembley's systems failed and therefore they were only accepting cash at the food and beverage kiosks.
"This cash only decision was made by Wembley management and not Visa. We are working with the Wembley team to help them fix this as soon as possible."
London 2012 organisers Locog also confirmed the problem, which came as police confirmed they had lost a set of keys while carrying out a security check before the Games.
A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan police said: "On the morning of Tuesday 24 July officers on Olympic police operations at Wembley stadium reported that internal security keys, being used by them as part of searches, were missing."
Games organisers said that the relevant locks had since been changed and security had not been compromised.
Tens of thousands of people were at Wembley to see them secure a 3-1 win over the UAE, with goals from Ryan Giggs, Scott Sinclair and Daniel Sturridge. Earlier at the stadium, Uruguay had lost 2-0 to Senegal.
Max Gore, 27, from Shepherd's Bush, west London, said: "The queues were ridiculous.
"I asked the person behind the bar if there were any cash machines and they said some had been taken out for the Olympics.
"I had to trek around the stadium to find one."
Mr Gore added: "The problem went on for the whole evening. There were two games and they couldn't get it fixed."
Ahead of the Games, Visa requested that a number of cash machines at Olympic venues that worked on the Link system which permits all credit and debit cards be removed and replaced with ones that could only be used by Visa customers.
The UK Payments Council said 27 dispensers had been replaced with just eight Visa ATMs.
OK... A bit slow on the uptake but got it bookmarked now. For some reason I thought that it wasn't live because it was youtube.
Here is the link again for anybody that can't be arsed trawling back...
Official Olympic Channel by the IOC - YouTube
Do any of you that are watching it on YouTube see this link at the top?
Because I can only assume it's blocked in the sandpit because we have 20+ different TV channels showing Olympics, on three different broadcasters (plus we can get hooky Eurosport and other European stations).
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