2016 Olympics....
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2016 Olympics....
Opening Ceremony in less than an hour , Pele rumoured to have pulled out due to ill health.
Are you watching?
Are you watching?
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What is it with all of these sporting events these days that there HAS to be a raft of new stadia built for them all?
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Going to sound a little biased here, but ours was a much better opening ceremony.
I remember reading comments from around the world ours was hard to understand, but having watched Rio this morning, mostly on fast forward, it's pretty dull and confusing to me. Too stop start, and random.
Humbug.
I remember reading comments from around the world ours was hard to understand, but having watched Rio this morning, mostly on fast forward, it's pretty dull and confusing to me. Too stop start, and random.
Humbug.
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Ok, that's a fair point, but I'm not bothered about pyrotechnics, it just was messy and muddled. I didn't get much feel for Brazil from it.fjthegrey wrote:Our budget was supposedly 12 times bigger.
Is it any wonder?
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The only bit that impressed me was the ground projection and the freerunning across the rooftops.
The audio was awful though , could not hear any of the songs really.
The audio was awful though , could not hear any of the songs really.
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Re: 2016 Olympics....
That was a brutal raceBMLGirl wrote:Some mega crashes on the cycling road race..
A couple of aspirin and a batman plaster and he'll be fineBMLGirl wrote:Terrible leg break for French gymnast on landing off the vault.
I'm struggling with the Northern commentator, shouldn't he be doing rugby league or something more... You know manly?BMLGirl wrote:Tbf, hooked already - men's gymnastics amazing.
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Have to say I really enjoyed watching this as well!Morocco Mole wrote:Chicks playing rugby. My new fave.... :raver:
Also enjoying the gymnastics as well BMLGirl
I love the Olympics generally but can't wait for track and field to start
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Thought it might have been a Jamaican.Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote:An American wins a shooting event.
No surprise there
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Thought it might have been a Jamaican.[/quote]
The Americans are better in the shooting events in which the suspect...I mean target is unarmed.
The Americans are better in the shooting events in which the suspect...I mean target is unarmed.
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Me too . Have you seen the bald powerhouse we have playing for GB?Morocco Mole wrote:Chicks playing rugby. My new fave.... :raver:
Those Japanese girls looked properly scared
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As a cycling fan that certainly was a brilliant course, brutal stuff. Really thought G was on for a medal, he is an expert at the late break on the flat run, just a pity he crashed on the descent.
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I nearly got Deep Vein Thrombosis watching the whole thingBend it like Repka wrote:As a cycling fan that certainly was a brilliant course, brutal stuff. Really thought G was on for a medal, he is an expert at the late break on the flat run, just a pity he crashed on the descent.
That descent was absolute carnage . Like you say , great course.
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Bend it like Repka wrote:As a cycling fan that certainly was a brilliant course, brutal stuff. Really thought G was on for a medal, he is an expert at the late break on the flat run, just a pity he crashed on the descent.
Avamaet had it right though in his interview afterwards, they took bigger risks on the descent .
His course management was better in making sure he didn't fall off at 80kph
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Watched our Lad break his own record in the pool.
The Hockey vs the Aussies , man there some tough women out there.
Not certain that handball isnt just really a game of dodgeball with goals
Not certain that water polo isnt just handball in water..
gripped by the cycling. cant wait for the velodrome now.
The Hockey vs the Aussies , man there some tough women out there.
Not certain that handball isnt just really a game of dodgeball with goals
Not certain that water polo isnt just handball in water..
gripped by the cycling. cant wait for the velodrome now.