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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Caution, may contain results!
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Talk about jumping on the band wagon. Some Scottish politician want Scotland to have their own national team at 2012. I have no issues with it what so ever but he needs to remember where most of the funding for teamGB comes from... Political rant over!!!
On a good note, nice to see Chris Hoy will be carrying the Union flag for teamGB at the closing ceremony.
For the first time teamGB were set real targets for the games and on the whole they achieved the targets (41 medals of which 1/3 to be gold)
The original target of 12 golds was changed half way through the games by the BOC set a new target of 20 golds. That, I think was a little unfair, they moved the goal posts.
On a good note, nice to see Chris Hoy will be carrying the Union flag for teamGB at the closing ceremony.
For the first time teamGB were set real targets for the games and on the whole they achieved the targets (41 medals of which 1/3 to be gold)
The original target of 12 golds was changed half way through the games by the BOC set a new target of 20 golds. That, I think was a little unfair, they moved the goal posts.
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As a Scottish person I find the whole thing totally ridiculous. Where does Chris Hoy train? Manchester. Why? Because that's where the best facilities in the UK are along with the specialist training. Part of the reason he did so well was that he was part of a larger team. The team as a whole support and push each other onwards. As a part of a Scottish team he would probably not do as well.
Then again I think the whole Scottish independence thing is totally stupid anyway. At an economic level it'd be totally disastrous.
yeah Spain pulled within 4 with about 2-3 min left in the fourth but then kobe just rubbed in some 3s to pull away...was really rooting for spain (love jose calderon and pau gasol).
great fight, but kudos to Chris Bosh and team USA for gold!
(ps. you may be able to tell im a Raptors fan from the love for Calderon and CB4
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great fight, but kudos to Chris Bosh and team USA for gold!
(ps. you may be able to tell im a Raptors fan from the love for Calderon and CB4
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It was fun to see Rudy Fernandez play for Spain. He will be playing for the Portland Trailblazers this coming season.
And that's all folks.
Really enjoyed these Olympics. Some amazing performances and thankfully very little controversy.
Here's to London 2012...
Oh and is it only me or does the 2012 logo look like Lisa Simpson giving head
Oh god... Boris has arrived in Beijing
Really enjoyed these Olympics. Some amazing performances and thankfully very little controversy.
Here's to London 2012...
Oh and is it only me or does the 2012 logo look like Lisa Simpson giving head
Oh god... Boris has arrived in Beijing
Oh and is it only me or does the 2012 logo look like Lisa Simpson giving head
Interesting interpretation. To me, it looks like an individual doing the stereotypical Egyptian dance.
Oh and is it only me or does the 2012 logo look like Lisa Simpson giving head
Your not the first to notice that. Not even in the 1st million. We've all been saying that since the day it was unveiled.
I know, just always makes me laugh every time I see it and you can't mention it enough!!!
I heard the closing ceremonies were absolutely brilliant. I'll wait for confirmation that they weren't CGI'ed.
Well done to team GBR. 4th behind the 3 largest nations on earth.
Let's get money invested into our youth for 2012.
Let's get money invested into our youth for 2012.
Apparently the olympic village is the place to be for some action - at least according to The Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4582421.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4582421.ece
Same here. I've been cheering for the underdogs the whole Olympics. It would have been amazing to see the Spanish celebrating their win, coming from behind and beating the favored team.
Excellent story, have to say I'd be heading over to the German team. Even if it was just to say hello to the 4 German female athletes who recently appeared in Playboy
The Olympics are not about kicking somebody's a**.
For the record, China topped the medal table. The official table (as used by the IOC and just about every other country in the Olympics) use number of golds then silver and finally bronze medals to work out who came top.
For the record, China topped the medal table. The official table (as used by the IOC and just about every other country in the Olympics) use number of golds then silver and finally bronze medals to work out who came top.
Thought that was about kicking them in the head (unless you are British, then you have to get the blind judges decision corrected)
I think you are allowed to kick them in the body/chest too. I suppose you could miss and kick their ass?
I put down Phelps, but Bolt easily comes close.
If the gymnastics (for women) weren't under so much scrutiny, I'd probably have asked that one of the two gymnasts be an option.
If the gymnastics (for women) weren't under so much scrutiny, I'd probably have asked that one of the two gymnasts be an option.