Rio Olympics 2016

[UpTownSpur]

Daley finished last in the semis. Probably some conspiracy against GB again.

Said the guy who believes the Russians somehow managed to bribe three randomly chosen judges to vote for their guy in favour of Ireland's sole gold medal hope?

Take note how our athletes reacted. Not with fingers or foul words.

 

[nailsy]

Sam Quek looks like a young Zeta-Jones.

She's absolutely gorgeous.

So. There was no bathroom in the gas station. They pissed behind it, and ripped off an ad there. They were then confronted by guards with badges, told to exit the cab and had guns pointed at them until they paid them money. No one could have possibly seen the back before they were confronted. The cops and the gas station story does not match up with the video and the recent statement from one of the swimmers at all. But James Feigen was still extorted out of 11 grand. Crazy how th eyve gone from robbery victims, to false accuser status back to victims even though they're still seen as false accusers because of the media.

That's really weird that there's no bathroom . Especially as yesterday you were saying how a lot of news outlets were saying that there was no damage to the bathroom. Of course there's no damage if it doesn't exist!

Let's face it the whole thing is ridiculous. The latest I've read from one if the swimmers is that they admitted that they vandalised a sign and paid $40 in damages. If they'd kept quiet that would have been the end of it.

 

[werty]

Said the guy who believes the Russians somehow managed to bribe three randomly chosen judges to vote for their guy in favour of Ireland's sole gold medal hope?

Take note how our athletes reacted. Not with fingers or foul words.

Ya, because the Russians haven't proved to be cheaters before the Olympics started . Everyone said Conlan won the fight except you and three judges. The same Russian fighter should have lost the previous fight and couldn't turn up for the next round because he had been hit so much. Another Russian was comfortably beaten the night before but got the decision again.

 

[UpTownSpur]

Ya, because the Russians haven't proved to be cheaters before the Olympics started . Everyone said Conlan won the fight except you and three judges. The same Russian fighter should have lost the previous fight and couldn't turn up for the next round because he had been hit so much. Another Russian was comfortably beaten the night before but got the decision again.

He won by the old rules that awarded a point for every punch but lost by new rules which awards quality of punch rather quantity. Team GB picked up on this quite early after a couple of disappointing results and adjusted their tactics accordingly, and the importance of trying to impress the judges to win the round.

The Irish boxing team were unprofessional in their approach and preparation and sent their boxers into the ring with the wrong tactics.

 

[THFC_67]

He won by the old rules that awarded a point for every punch but lost by new rules which awards quality of punch rather quantity. Team GB picked up on this quite early after a couple of disappointing results and adjusted their tactics accordingly, and the importance of trying to impress the judges to win the round.

The Irish boxing team were unprofessional in their approach and preparation and sent their boxers into the ring with the wrong tactics.

Sorry for butting in but I don't agree with that at all. Surely you impress the judges by being the better boxer which Conlon was in the first round when he completely outboxed his opponent, then he adjusted his tactics and beat him in the second by going toe to toe, third was close but still Conlon's. Boxing pundits from other countries besides Ireland all said that Conlon clearly won including many from Britain. He was robbed pure and simple.

As has already been pointed out the Russian, Nikita, couldn't continue in the competition due to injuries sustained in the fight so there couldn't have been much wrong with the quality of Conlon's punches.

 

[werty]

Cracking free-kick from Neymar. 1-0 Brazil.

 

[hughy]

Why's keeps going for that with two hands? Limits his reach quite considerably.

 

[werty]

British guy is doing terrible in the shooting part of the final event of the Modern Pentahlon. Should be a good race for second and third.

 

[werty]

Wish they'd show more of the Modern Pentathlon than the final race.

 

[Buggsy61]

Modern Pentathlon seems a bit of a crazy event. Reminds me of "Its a knockout" from the 70's - only thing missing is Stuart Hall in a pair if furry boots.

 

[Gb160]

Modern Pentathlon seems a bit of a crazy event. Reminds me of "Its a knockout" from the 70's - only thing missing is Stuart Hall in a pair if furry boots.

Yeah it's weird, just a really strange assortment of events.
And what's with the silly laser guns?...Why can't they have proper guns?

 

[Hazelton]

I like the look of this Luan lad for Brazil.

 

[nailsy]

This football commentators getting right on them....

 

[MaccSpurs]

So glad Brazil won the Olympic football because there just isn't enough other football played around the world.

#completejoke

 

[LSUY]

The commentators on five live are trying to make out this is Brazil's revenge for what happened at the world cup.

It's going to take a damn sight more than a medal in a mickey mouse competition to make people forget that Germany humiliated Brazil at their own world cup.

 

[Hitch]

Said the guy who believes the Russians somehow managed to bribe three randomly chosen judges to vote for their guy in favour of Ireland's sole gold medal hope?

Take note how our athletes reacted. Not with fingers or foul words.

Can I assume you're not an especially avid follower of boxing? I'm not Irish nor privy to the particular argument you're having, but knowing the sport as I do (and Russian based boxing as I do), some of the decisions made in favour of Russian boxers during these Olympics have been, to me, deeply suspect.

Yes, in boxing genuinely incompetent calls do happen (all too frequently) but not all outcries of conspiracy are potty Alex Jones-esque nonsense. Had the Conlan call been the only evidence available then that would be one thing. However, where it comes to outrageously dodgy decisions made in favour of Russian boxers during these Olympics, there has been a pretty clear pattern. Conlan's apparent bad luck was merely the latest in a line...

Perhaps one might stretch to say the decision made against Conlan was simply incompetent but then did you witness the Tishchenko-Levit fight, less than 24 hours beforehand? How anyone could watch that and then scoff at the suggestion that corruption may be prevalent in this tournament, I've no idea.

The corrupt state of professional boxing in Russian is well known. Is it really such a stretch to believe that influence might extend to the amateur game?

 

[MaccSpurs]

Surely that has to be a disqualification. South Africa have entered a man into the women's 800m final!

 

[Hitch]

Can I assume you're not an especially avid follower of boxing? I'm not Irish nor privy to the particular argument you're having, but knowing the sport as I do (and Russian based boxing as I do), some of the decisions made in favour of Russian boxers during these Olympics have been, to me, deeply suspect.

Yes, in boxing genuinely incompetent calls do happen (all too frequently) but not all outcries of conspiracy are potty Alex Jones-esque nonsense. Had the Conlan call been the only evidence available then that would be one thing. However, where it comes to outrageously dodgy decisions made in favour of Russian boxers during these Olympics, there has been a pretty clear pattern. Conlan's apparent bad luck was merely the latest in a line...

Perhaps one might stretch to say the decision made against Conlan was simply incompetent but then did you witness the Tishchenko-Levit fight, less than 24 hours beforehand? How anyone could watch that and then scoff at the suggestion that corruption may be prevalent in this tournament, I've no idea.

The corrupt state of professional boxing in Russian is well known. Is it really such a stretch to believe that influence might extend to the amateur game?

Just a general comment related vaguely to the above, but as far as corruption goes I have found this Games to be, overall, the most suspect in a long time (not to suggest others have been entirely clean or unbiased)

I'd better justify that line of thought during daytime hours, and of course, perception might differ in terms of the sports you're most exposed to. In no Games, However, can I recall hearing so few reports of drug cheats being caught out (not particularly fussed about drugs in sports personally, but by no stretch can I buy that it's been wiped out to the extent the BBC might have us believe).

Nor, equally, can I recall so many inconsistent and blatantly inadequate (and highly convenient in the case of the 4x4 last night) calls being made in high visibility sports such as athletics.

 

[UpTownSpur]

Surely that has to be a disqualification. South Africa have entered a man into the women's 800m final!

Future quiz question: "In which Olympics did all the medalists in the women's 800 metres all have testicles?"

It's a farce, it's known Semenya has undescended testicles and male levels of testerone. It's an unfair advantage to the hermaphrodites and the woman can't compete with them.

 

[nightgoat]

Three American women getting their undeserved gold medals not putting their hand on their heart during the anthem. Best not bother going home, girls...

Also worth noting, Desirèe Henry was one of the athletes who lit the flame four years ago just got her bronze medal as part of our 4x100m relay team.