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McNamara That Ghost...
21-07-2013, 09:42 PM
Not entirely sure what this is.

However I can only assume, Olympics. :bow: They're back.

GP
21-07-2013, 09:51 PM
Anniversary games forum, surely?

Marc Overmars
21-07-2013, 09:52 PM
Diamond League meeting isn't it? Just rebranded for the anniversary.

Can't believe it's been a year already, what a brilliant 2 weeks it was.

Cripps_orig
21-07-2013, 10:59 PM
Need the Olympics back this year. Other than Muzzas Wimbledon win, a shocking summer of sport it has been

Cripps_orig
22-07-2013, 01:17 AM
Greg Rutherford is out of this

Özim
22-07-2013, 09:06 AM
Diamond League meeting isn't it? Just rebranded for the anniversary.

Can't believe it's been a year already, what a brilliant 2 weeks it was.
Think it was more than 2 weeks but yeah it was awesome, the feel good factor was amazing, never thought it would be as good as it was.

Rors
22-07-2013, 05:40 PM
Bring back the Olympic Channels :pray:

Cripps_orig
24-07-2013, 11:47 AM
Dai Greene pulls out

Shaqiri Is Boss
24-07-2013, 12:06 PM
The Olympics proper hadn't even started, this time last year. Brilliant couple of weeks it was.

I'll admit I was massively sceptical of it.... I thought we'd fuck it up in some way, the London bus in Beijing and the N. Korean flag incident certainly didn't fill me with hope. But I think we just about pulled it off.

Cripps_orig
24-07-2013, 12:09 PM
Best summer of sport in Britain ever tbh

Özim
24-07-2013, 12:52 PM
Yup was a great summer of sport, really really enjoyed it, everything about it was brilliant, the atmosphere, the sports, the feel good factor the coverage.

Shame we won't be seeing anything like this again for a long time.

As for the Anniversary Games, every f*cker seems to be pulling out.

Ollie the Optimist
24-07-2013, 01:31 PM
Yup was a great summer of sport, really really enjoyed it, everything about it was brilliant, the atmosphere, the sports, the feel good factor the coverage.

Shame we won't be seeing anything like this again for a long time.

As for the Anniversary Games, every f*cker seems to be pulling out.

do you mean as a one off event or the fact that no summer will match all of last summers sporting success? because if so, it looks like this summer might match it too. its been an incrediable 12 months for british sport. us open, ryder cup (i know its european team but lots of brits playing so it still counts imo), ashes, second tour de france, wimbledon.

last summer was awesome and special, but this summer could be too. its a brilliant time in birtish sport.

dare i say, right now, britain is the dominant sporting nation in the world?

Cripps_orig
24-07-2013, 01:34 PM
This summer has been poor other than the greatest Wimbledon of all time.

English football is falling apart, piss poor ashes series, nothing to write home about in rugby.

Ollie the Optimist
24-07-2013, 02:13 PM
For once it's nice to see football away from the news in terms of sporting success.

You might think the ashes is piss poor but right now we are hammering the Aussies amd that's great for England. Same with rugby, no win since 1997, we win this year. British sport is winning right now, entertainment might not be that high but we are winning in a lot of sports. Add to last year success, amd hopefully continue this summer with double ashes. Some golf majors. Tennis. And we are dominant. It's fantastic

Özim
24-07-2013, 03:26 PM
do you mean as a one off event or the fact that no summer will match all of last summers sporting success? because if so, it looks like this summer might match it too. its been an incrediable 12 months for british sport. us open, ryder cup (i know its european team but lots of brits playing so it still counts imo), ashes, second tour de france, wimbledon.

last summer was awesome and special, but this summer could be too. its a brilliant time in birtish sport.

dare i say, right now, britain is the dominant sporting nation in the world?
I meant in a sense that it was a massive worldwide event with a very special atmosphere.

Events like the Olympics are very unique, due to the fact they involve all kind of sports and thus appeal to a wide range of people in a way that the one sport events don't.

Cripps_orig
26-07-2013, 06:11 PM
Adam Gemili in 100m B race (19:52 BST)
Perri Shakes-Drayton 400m hurdles (20:04)
Robbie Grabarz in high jump (20:09)
Usain Bolt & Dasaolu in 100m A race (21:48)
Ennis-Hill & Farah compete on Saturday

Cripps_orig
26-07-2013, 06:30 PM
Coverage has started on BBC2

Rors
26-07-2013, 06:43 PM
Whilst I think they need to beware milking it, I'm fine with this event existing. Let's face it, the Olympics rocked bells. I remember on these very pages that I - a sport fan of course - said I was only looking forward to about two events. Me :haha:

Cripps_orig
26-07-2013, 06:51 PM
100m B list about to start

All Brits.

Shaqiri Is Boss
26-07-2013, 06:51 PM
We're only going to bring it up next year, and the year after, maybe the year after that. Well, until we get it again probably.

But I have to say, we may have seen Mo, Murray, all the cyclists, but the best moment was easily Gideon being booed by tens of thousands of people :bow:

Cripps_orig
26-07-2013, 06:54 PM
Who's Gideon? :unsure:

Gemini wins it.

Lewis-Francis was in this. Blast from the past there

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 07:00 PM
Four women, there, at the same time on a BBC Sports event. :o

Rors
26-07-2013, 07:00 PM
Lewis-Francis still knocking around? The Nuno Gomes of athletics

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 07:02 PM
Andrew Cotter is ubiquitous.

Cripps_orig
26-07-2013, 07:20 PM
Perri Shakes Drayton finishes 2nd in the 400m hurdles.

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 07:34 PM
Bolt. :bow:

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 07:50 PM
Warren Weir runs 19.90 in the 200m.

Shaqiri Is Boss
26-07-2013, 08:15 PM
That last one looked eerily like a horse.

Rors
26-07-2013, 08:29 PM
The Olympic music :bow:

London 2013 :bow: ( :pray: :( )

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 08:32 PM
Bondarenko. :lol:

Close enough to getting the World Record in the High Jump. One more attempt remaining.

Rors
26-07-2013, 08:33 PM
Give it up Coe....

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 08:36 PM
What can Coe actually do now?

Rors
26-07-2013, 08:41 PM
What can Coe actually do now?

I think the phrase is "after the Lord Mayor's show"

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 08:41 PM
Take credit for Winter Olympics next year?

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 08:44 PM
Dasaolu pulls out of the 100m.

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 08:48 PM
Time for Bolt. :popcorn:

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 08:51 PM
Horrendous start from Bolt. Still runs a 9.85. :lol:

Rors
26-07-2013, 08:51 PM
Bolt :lol: Awlful starter.

Rors
26-07-2013, 08:52 PM
Take credit for Winter Olympics next year?

More than likely.

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 08:56 PM
Right, now that's done, time to watch the Basketball/Volleyball. :popcorn:

:(

Rors
26-07-2013, 09:00 PM
Instinctive innit? :(

McNamara That Ghost...
26-07-2013, 10:56 PM
Sadly, yes.

McNamara That Ghost...
27-07-2013, 03:33 PM
Mo is running in the 3000m now.

Bolt is running in the 4X100m in 20 minutes.

McNamara That Ghost...
27-07-2013, 03:44 PM
Mo wins! :bow:

McNamara That Ghost...
27-07-2013, 04:38 PM
Bolt's team oblliterated the field. :lol:

Rors
27-07-2013, 06:11 PM
So easy for them that they didn't even bother to compete under the name "Jamaica".

Great Britain A :haha:

'All-Star Team' :haha:

McNamara That Ghost...
27-07-2013, 06:27 PM
Oh yeah, forgot they fucked up the baton. I think on the first or second changeover. :doh:

Ollie the Optimist
27-07-2013, 08:31 PM
BBC 3 had the opening cermony on tonight. that really was awesome.


London 2012 :bow:

LDG
27-07-2013, 08:36 PM
BBC 3 had the opening cermony on tonight. that really was awesome.


London 2012 :bow:

That was last year, you gumbo.

McNamara That Ghost...
29-07-2013, 05:48 PM
Swimming is on. :bow:

Olympics are back. :bow:

Dolphinface is one of the pundits. :lol:

Rors
29-07-2013, 05:56 PM
Swimming is on. :bow:

Olympics are back. :bow:

Dolphinface is one of the pundits. :lol:

To Lord's for the archery!

McNamara That Ghost...
29-07-2013, 06:01 PM
:haha:

I really enjoyed the archery. Commentary with Aggers. :lol:

Rors
29-07-2013, 06:03 PM
:haha:

I really enjoyed the archery. Commentary with Aggers. :lol:

Many strings to his bow...

:tiphat:

McNamara That Ghost...
29-07-2013, 06:14 PM
:doh:

Dear me.

Rors
29-07-2013, 06:16 PM
:lol: