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Who's watching the Beijing Olympics? |
carkitter
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On 2008-08-10 11:34:03, fatreg wrote:
Wooohooo.. Team GBs first gold medal for Nicole Cooke, Womens Road Race..
Yeeehaaa!
Yeah, that was a good race in atrocious weather, I would have liked to have seen Pooley get a medal, she did alot of work motivating the Peleton in the final stages. NZ are just as inept in road racing as we are in football...  Oh I miss the days of track racing superstar Sarah Ulmer!
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@M-O
Just saw your pic. Nice one! 
He's still the greatest!
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bavlondon2
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Anyone just watch the 100m replay swimming? New record for GB. NICE!!!
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carkitter
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Missed that unfortunately as I'm watching boxing ATM, but this arvo I saw Michael Phelps win gold and a very happy Dutch womens relay team with a Olympic record.
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nicv27
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On 2008-08-10 01:46:00, badassmam wrote:
What happened in Tibet is nothing compared to other places in the World so I will happily comment if someone opens a dedicated thread on politics. The athletes have nothing to do with Tibet anyway so blame China and not the Olympics.
The Olympics are special because the prize is the medal but no money. The sportsmen and women go there to become the best in the World so the games are played with pride. Its not like football where players cheat, dive, intimidate, smeer etc. to ensure they win, purely because the money involved is astronomical.
The athletes represent themselves so those who believe that they can win can often pull it off, its unpredictable which makes for a good watch. Many people come out as heroes and go down in history, thats got to be more valuable than money.
Seem to remember Ben Johnson Marion jones and countless others, although you are right money is not the prize the medal is, the vastly improved deal that the athlete gets from their sponsors is a big help.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Well, I must say, New Zealand is doing crap...
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deepsme
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woot woot!!! India won its first gold medal since 1980...and we are in the top 15 for a change!!! 
rather than the bottom 15 
India's Abhinav Bindra wins gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle
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Muhammad-Oli
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Congratulations India! Well done.
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badassmam
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What are the chances of Bangladesh getting a medal out of their 9 athletes? USA has around 400 there! |
carkitter
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Saw the Brazilian womens Volleyball team destroy the World Champion Russian team last night; what a match! I love volleyball, I used to play in a Social league a few years ago.
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brownie1989
Joined: Feb 23, 2005
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From: Near Stoke City FC!!!! WOOOOOO
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On 2008-08-11 23:46:24, badassmam wrote:
What are the chances of Bangladesh getting a medal out of their 9 athletes? USA has around 400 there!
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Janos Baranyai Weightlifting Mishap
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gola
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Hey all, i'm loving the olympics when's the table tennis  any table tennis players/fans here?
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brownie1989
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On 2008-08-13 22:50:21, gola wrote:
Hey all, i'm loving the olympics when's the table tennis any table tennis players/fans here?
Wednesday 13 August
0300-1530: First and second round: Men's team, women's team
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Thursday 14 August
0300-0600, 0730-1030, 1230-1530: Men's & women's team rounds 2 & 3
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Friday 15 August
0200-1530: Semi-final and bronze medal match: Men's team, women's team
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Saturday 16 August
0300-0600: Men's team & women's team bronze play-offs
0730-1030, 1230-1530: Men's team semi-finals
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Sunday 17 August
0300-1530: Men's team bronze, women's team gold and bronze
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Monday 18 August
0200-0545: Women's singles preliminaries
0730-1030: Men's team bronze match
1230-1530: Men's team gold match
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Tuesday 19 August
0300-0900, 1100-1500: Men's singles preliminaries & round 1, women's singles round 1
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Wednesday 20 August
0300-0900, 1100-1600: Men's singles round 2, women's singles round 2 & 3
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Thursday 21 August
0300-0900: Women's singles round 4, men's singles round 3
1100-1500: Women's singles quarter-finals, men's singles round 4
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Friday 22 August
0300-1330: Women's singles semi-final, bronze and gold medal matches, men's singles quarter-final
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Saturday 23 August
0300-0500: Men's singles semi-final, bronze and gold medal matches
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pmerryman
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Congrats to all countries winning any medal.
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gola
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Thanks a million Brownie1989
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