posted Aug 23, 2008

Just thought I'd thank all you guys for keeping me in touch with the olympic action while I'm on holiday in California. To be frank the coverage of the event in this part of the world is rubbish, even for USA dominated events. The best way to find out what has been going on has been to use the live action blog. I'm on my way home tomorrow but I think I'll miss the last events. Better planning is going ot be required for the next one. i.e. dont be in America!

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posted Aug 23, 2008

Who wins the 'yer know' cliche gold 'yer know' the gold 'yer know'

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posted Aug 23, 2008

Oh c'mon, you list the Brit winning Bronze but not the Aussie Ken Wallace getting gold in the men's K1 500m?? Bit hard to swallow eh?

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posted Aug 23, 2008

Russia in 3rd now. London bridge is falling down?

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posted Aug 23, 2008

Many medals have been robbed by the host, especially at gymnastic.

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posted Aug 23, 2008

Where will the black role models come from? one obvious thing from looking at pictures of the UK medallists is the lack of black faces. Considering the 2012 games will be held in East London, an area famed for it's ethnic diversity, will the only source of Black role models for the future to be Track & field athletes? Where are the Black swimmers? Where are the Black equestrian riders? Is the urban myth about Black athletes only interested in sport you can make money from from true?

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posted Aug 23, 2008

The decision not to give Sarah Stevenson points for the head kick in the Tai Kwon Do quarters was a disgrace to Olympic principles and brings the Games into disrepute. What's the point of athletes training all those years if they can lose like that? Shame on the judges concerned. They should be brought to task. Why isn't there an appeal procedure?

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posted Aug 23, 2008

sadly all this "cheating" stuff is spoiling things a bit today

I haven't seen it but I would tend to believe all the outraged comments must have a bit of substance - let us admit ALL host nations seem to get a few free kicks in judged events (Crowd enthusiasm ? Positive vibes from large local population? Judges feeling pressure? Whatever)

Don't think we should blame the Chinese people though.

Let us not spoil a fabulous fortnight by getting all nasty over a couple of home town decisions.

Cheer Sarah on in the repecharges , if she scores a bronze it will be a gilt-edged one , she is young enough to look forward to London...

And let us back the track team tonight - need a couple of medals to hold off those fast-finishing Aussies in the overall medal count

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posted Aug 23, 2008

My faith in the Olympics has been restored.

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posted Aug 23, 2008

2012. Much talk by ministers and the Mayor about keeping 2012 on or under budget.

Suggest you don't make promises that you will find hard to keep and suggest that instead you concentrate on preparing for an event that will make the nation proud and leave a lasting legacy for East London.

I know that projects to make the nation proud are rather low on the list of ministers priorities, right now they seem to know the cost of everything but the value of nothing.

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