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Listed below are comments made by Peter Scrivener - BBC Sport between Tuesday, 10th June 2008 and Friday, 15th August 2008.

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Time to reflect on archery exit 6:01pm on 15 Aug 2008 mrmusic99 - unfair to have a go at Alan - I am responsible for not adding the Cuban's name to the piece - it was Juan Carlos Stevens.

I hope you'll forgive me.
Olympic countdown - 1 day - Golden GB 7:53pm on 07 Aug 2008 Hi Rhys,

The Swiss team boycotted the 1956 Games in response to the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

But as the Olympics were being held in Melbourne, Australia, which had strict quarrantine laws, the equestrian events were staged in Stockholm, Sweden.

Switzerland sent a team to that portion of the Olympics, keeping up their run, and won a bronze medal.
Olympic countdown - 23 days - Beautiful game 11:04am on 16 Jul 2008 MayorMcCheeseyFeet,

It's to do with Fifa recognising England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as individual football associations.

And Fifa president Sepp Blatter has said that a unified British team may harm each country's independent status within world football's governing body.

ie - I understand the gist of it to be, if Britain enters a team for the Olympics, why can't it do so for World and European championships as well?

And the fear of the individual nations is that that is exactly what may happen post 2012.
Olympic countdown - 23 days - Beautiful game 10:17am on 16 Jul 2008 I reckon the summer of 2011 would be ideal as there will be no World or European Cup to worry about.

And as the majority of the players have to be under-23, it shouldn't affect the vast majority of Premier League 'stars' who are 'resting' ahead of the new season.

A little round-robin tournament with maybe the top two playing again in the final with the venue to be decided when the finallists are known.

For example, play it at Wembley if England are not involved, or Hampden if Scotland are not involved and so on.

Would generate massive interest and, who knows, it could lead to the resurrection of the home nations tournament again.
Olympic countdown - 28 days - Wonderful Wells 12:00pm on 11 Jul 2008 Wow - they say bad things come in threes - anyone spot the other 'deliberate' mistake?!

ALlan is rightfully restored to his full glory.

Any thoughts on 100m gold in Beijing?
Olympic countdown - 28 days - Wonderful Wells 09:49am on 11 Jul 2008 Hmmm...coricasual, you are indeed right. Should now be rectified with a pic of Wells beating Leonard.
Olympic countdown - 29 days - Wonder woman 4:23pm on 10 Jul 2008 Good shout Scotlandforthecup - any athlete who is competing at their seventh Olympiad must be doing something right.

And particularly as it is in an endurance event.

I believe she is still a good deal younger than the oldest competitor scheduled to be competing in Beijing.

Japanese dressage rider Hiroshi Hoketsu is 67 and preparing to return to the Olympics after a 44-year absence.

You can read more on him in a previous countdown piece: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/06/olympic_countdown_67_years_you.html which, incidentally, was written before Zara Phillips had to withdraw.

And are there any other 40+ athletes going to Beijing?
Olympic countdown - 43 days - Weightlifting worries 5:05pm on 26 Jun 2008 Good point!

The link to 43 is that is how many events were staged at the 1896 Olympics - the copy has been rectified!

Thanks.
Zara's Olympic dreams on hold again 11:01am on 12 Jun 2008 It's not about money kenny.

It's about building a relationship between rider and horse and that takes years.
Olympic countdown - 60 - Barefoot Bikila 07:28am on 10 Jun 2008 Thanks NZexpat99 - not sure how I managed to put Finn in the original copy, particularly as I linked back to number 78.

I've altered the original for the sake of accuracy.

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