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Post by Tatty on Aug 20, 2008 16:28:00 GMT
Bolt is a beast!!
Congratulations to Tasha Danvers, a Bronze the 400m Hurdle's after the shitty year she's had!
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 20, 2008 19:39:00 GMT
My mum phoned me telling me about new Bolt's record!!! i hope to watch the higlights later on  |
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Post by Supatrice> on Aug 21, 2008 13:22:00 GMT
Has anyone else noticed that "Rooney, Neville and Brown" are all racing in the 400 metres against each other?  |
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Post by Supatrice> on Aug 21, 2008 14:33:17 GMT
Horse jumping FUCKING HORSE JUMPING? THAT'S NOT A SPORT!
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Post by united4lyf on Aug 21, 2008 20:16:25 GMT
Horse jumping FUCKING HORSE JUMPING? THAT'S NOT A SPORT! Thank you!!!!! Someone who understands! |
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Post by ArmandTamsarian on Aug 21, 2008 20:49:30 GMT
Horse jumping FUCKING HORSE JUMPING? THAT'S NOT A SPORT! Thank you!!!!! Someone who understands! What if it involved athletes jumping over horses, would that be a sport? The guy that jumps over the biggest horse gets the gold medal. Bring it on.....London 2012 |
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Post by johnboy14 on Aug 21, 2008 21:44:09 GMT
the dressage annoys me, its basically a horse dancing.
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Post by andoverred on Aug 22, 2008 8:07:16 GMT
Thank you!!!!! Someone who understands! What if it involved athletes jumping over horses, would that be a sport? The guy that jumps over the biggest horse gets the gold medal. Bring it on.....London 2012 You might have something there Tams. However, the Aussies are convinced that Team GB only excel in events where you sit on your arse! On that premise, swimming, 400m, 400m hurdles, triple-jump, and high-jump have changed since my day!! I definitely think we need to introduce further Cycling, Rowing, and Swimming events to the London Games. In order to get rid of Phelps, put him in a race with a tiger shark, great white shark, blue marlin, swordfish, and nuclear submarine! He'll probably still get a medal though.  Team GB also need to 'encourage' certain Jamaican athletes to defect! Not sure how though; it certainly won't be for the climate! |
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Post by johnboy14 on Aug 22, 2008 14:37:00 GMT
Some of China's Olympic gymnasts could lose their medals in a row over whether they were old enough to compete.
All gymnasts have to be at least 16 years old in the same year as the Games take place, but it's being claimed that a few of them may only be 14 years old.
There are reports that an official Chinese gymnastics website used to say five of the gymnasts were younger than Chinese officials say they are now.
But the officials insist they have lots of documents proving they are all 16.
Check out our guide to gymnastics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), who organise the Olympics, says it has checked the passports of all the gymnasts and they're all OK.
Beth Tweddle
Beth Tweddle could grab a medal if it's proved that He is too young
Even so, because so many people have been asking questions, the IOC has told gymnastics bosses to double-check the gymnasts' ages.
Some Chinese officials have said people think their gymnasts are too young because they are smaller than those born in other parts of the world.
One of the gymnasts, He Kexin, has so far won two gold medals at the Olympics, including one for the uneven bars in which Britain's Beth Tweddle finished fourth.
So, if He is found to be too young and gets kicked out of the Games, Beth could yet win a medal.
Age limit
An age limit on gymnasts was brought in to try to stop them getting injured.
It's thought younger gymnasts are more flexible, so they find it easier to complete the tumbles and twists needed.
does being younger make you better or something, why are america also persisting they are leading the tables because they have more silver and bronze than the chinese.
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Post by Busby Boy on Aug 22, 2008 15:21:31 GMT
Anyone else think China winning all these medals is a bit dodgy? *ahem* FIX *ahem*
As for Usain Bolt, he's just amazing. Three golds, with three world records.
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Post by andoverred on Aug 22, 2008 16:03:54 GMT
Anyone else think China winning all these medals is a bit dodgy? *ahem* FIX *ahem* As for Usain Bolt, he's just amazing. Three golds, with three world records. Erm....Yes to the first point; I felt for that young lad in the Taekwondo against the Chinese guy - he stood no chance thanks to the (biased) judges. The gymnast age issue has been banded about for some time now; something to do with false papers! Some of those Chinese gymnasts did NOT look 16 or older. Then again, I'm no expert on far eastern under 16 girls - they should have asked Gary Glitter before he flew home! As for Bolt, he is a bloody legend. Forget Will Smith, this guy is LEGEND. Let's hope that he supports United! Nice to see the Jamaicans give the other competitors a lesson in HOW TO PASS THE BATON. Take heed Team GB and Team USA!! |
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Post by Sky Sports 1 on Aug 23, 2008 8:29:07 GMT
Anyone else think China winning all these medals is a bit dodgy? *ahem* FIX *ahem* As for Usain Bolt, he's just amazing. Three golds, with three world records. Erm....Yes to the first point; I felt for that young lad in the Taekwondo against the Chinese guy - he stood no chance thanks to the (biased) judges. The Women's taekwondo too, ours was 1 point behind with about 10 seconds left, then she landed a blatant kick to the Chinese girls' head and it wasn't scored! There have been little bits and bobs in these games where you can see how bent it really is. Diving is a fine example too. If you watch china doing one dive and another doing it to the same level, they'll get a scoring card of 9's whilst the others get lower. Wherever you rely on judges the Chinese have excelled. I'd say i'm not that bothered as hopefully it'll be the same in London in 2012, but would much rather win the fairly. I also can't believe they have that swimming event where your allowed to pull other people's legs and pull them back, and all it gets you is a yellow card like football! what if somebody did that on the finishing line? There's no penalty kick for gold is there. Bent as f**k |
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Post by johnboy14 on Aug 23, 2008 9:07:22 GMT
again more chinese bias towards other athletes in taekwondo, your british lady stevenson connected with 2 head shots and the judges didn't score her. Even at consideration by the referee's they still didn't reward her the points. Thats a clear sign of dodgy judging people.
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Post by Sky Sports 1 on Aug 23, 2008 9:24:08 GMT
Erm....Yes to the first point; I felt for that young lad in the Taekwondo against the Chinese guy - he stood no chance thanks to the (biased) judges. The Women's taekwondo too, ours was 1 point behind with about 10 seconds left, then she landed a blatant kick to the Chinese girls' head and it wasn't scored! There have been little bits and bobs in these games where you can see how bent it really is. Diving is a fine example too. If you watch china doing one dive and another doing it to the same level, they'll get a scoring card of 9's whilst the others get lower. Wherever you rely on judges the Chinese have excelled. I'd say i'm not that bothered as hopefully it'll be the same in London in 2012, but would much rather win the fairly. I also can't believe they have that swimming event where your allowed to pull other people's legs and pull them back, and all it gets you is a yellow card like football! what if somebody did that on the finishing line? There's no penalty kick for gold is there. Bent as f**k I'm gonna have to take that back now, looks like they've gone almost against the rules in taekwondo using video replays from the press and changing their decision. Here here! Don't agree with how they apologized to the Chinese fans though, if it were the other way around they'd have wanted the same if roles reversed |
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Post by kokka78 on Aug 23, 2008 22:56:31 GMT
Has anyone else noticed that "Rooney, Neville and Brown" are all racing in the 400 metres against each other? lol yeah i did noticed.....well i guess they were all guests at Dong's place!!! |
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