Rio Olympics 2016

Sicily's lovely but it was a stifling 45 degrees when I was there .... way way too hot for an active thirteen year old.

 

Honestly don't know why we bother we things like Diving.

Although I think the pairing of Forestieri and Fabbrini might surprise a few. Some on this board.

 

Is there no way of watching it live/catching up with it (for evening events) online?

Is it quite hot over there BTW? Not having been to Sicily myself, I imagine the climate is pretty similar to southern mainland Italy or Malta - a pretty steady high 20s/low 30s during this time of year with a relieving breeze but prone to the odd scorcher as the Saharan winds come wafting in.

 

Came 4th in both Mens Gymnastics team and the Womens Rugby 7's. I really enjoyed the rugby. Tremendous strength and athleticism.

 

Me too.

I liked our bald lady who ran into people whenever she could! A 7s version of Behrami!

 

Bad wrist injury last night in the ladies beach volleyball.


I reckon i'll be alright by tomorrow though.



:jumping1:

 

No wonder Adam Peaty is so fast in the water, he hates it so much that he can't get out of it quick enough

 

As someone who swims like Robert Maxwell,I can understand that sentiment!

 

Respect!

 

7's is good ZZ, always a good (and fairly cheap) day out at Twickenham when it's on!

 

Yep, saw the mens today, as well.

But it was the women that really impressed me. I have always thought of womens football as being lightweight and, well, girly, not a patch on mens football. But these 7's women were just vicious with 100% physical effort.

;D

 

Perv That Heather Stanning (?) (the bald one) is a beast

 

Someone obviously forgot to put some chlorine in that pool as the adjacent pool was clear.

 

I think the Russians found somewhere to dump all their spare urine samples.

 

Horrible conditions for the two cycling time trials today, windy and rainy. They're also doing the same circuit as the road race with all those dangerous bends. After seeing the injuries from those two races, hard to believe this course was signed off by the organisers.

 

On BBC this morning they said that the course would not be taking in that dangerous decent where the accidents happened. It was to cover the first part of the Road Race circuit, which didn't include that bit.

 

Ah fair enough. I turned it on halfway through Chris Boardman talking and thought that's what he said. Looks like it's only part of the same circuit though. Even so, watching it there look to be some pretty tight bends and cobbles too, neither great in the rain!

 

Watched the canoeing and the diving live. Great stuff. Perhaps now the media can shut up about mediocre nonentity Tom Daly and celebrate two actual winners.

 

Great performance by Diver 1 and Diver 2 to win the gold.

Tom Daley.

 

What the hell was that 10k!?

That has drugs written all over it!

 

I'm proud to say I've not watched a single second of the Olympics...that is all.

 

I'm just watching us win two golds in the rowing, squibba, what 10k?

 

Women's 10,000 metres in a world record time, 29 minutes 17, smashed the record by about 20 seconds. I was watching with an open jaw, bonkers!

 

Oh right, I didnt know that was on. How did Jo Pavey do?

 

15th, first out the British artists though.

 

GB is 4th in medal table now!

 

Great effort, 3 goals to come tomorrow too potentially.

 

Should get a medal in the dressage later, though probably not gold. Isn't there a mens persuit final in the velodrome tonight also?