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Post by Maximo Mark on Aug 10, 2008 8:01:44 GMT 1
Been watching some of the swimming this morning, Phelps smashed the World Record in 400m IM. The Brits have been doing ok but when you here phrases like 'set a National Record in the heats but failed to qualify' you realise how poor we are in comparison. Chris Cook probably should've made the final though. China have another shooting gold.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 8:35:08 GMT 1
The women's archery team are through to the semis where they'll face China. A win guarantees them at least a silver.
Things continuing to go well for GB in sailing.
The equestrian team are now up to 4th in the eventing after the second day of dressage.
Jemma Lowe equalled her own British record to qualify for the 100m butterfly final.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 9:21:17 GMT 1
Britain lose to China in the archery semi-final. It will now be a bronze medal match against either South Korea or France (almost certainly France).
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 10:43:48 GMT 1
FIRST GOLD MEDAL FOR BRITAIN!Nicole Cooke wins the women's road race in the pouring rain! (we need a Welsh smiley too!) Lots of delays due to rain, including the archery where the GB women will go up against France for bronze.
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Post by dawak on Aug 10, 2008 10:50:34 GMT 1
Soeder for Austria coming in as fourth after leading most of the attacks. Life is cruel, sometimes.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 10:54:01 GMT 1
Soeder for Austria coming in as fourth after leading most of the attacks. Life is cruel, sometimes. Worst place to finish... It was always going to be difficult to hang on to her position in that way...
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 11:06:50 GMT 1
The archers lose out to France by 2 points in the bronze medal match...
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Post by rubcale on Aug 10, 2008 11:23:08 GMT 1
Walked into the house to find the medal ceremont for Nicole Cooke! Brilliant.
The sun is shining much brighter today with the Equestrian team up to 4th and the girl who squeezed in in 16th and last place yesterday makes the 100m butterfly final equalling her PB.
So close for the archery team.
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Post by dawak on Aug 10, 2008 12:31:47 GMT 1
Worst place to finish... It was always going to be difficult to hang on to her position in that way... At least she's the top contender for the road time trial on Wednesday. And a Swiss swimmer beating Phelps in the sixth heat? Priceless.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 12:38:45 GMT 1
Worst place to finish... It was always going to be difficult to hang on to her position in that way... At least she's the top contender for the road time trial on Wednesday. That's good to hear. Hope she gets a medal. The rest of GB's cycling chances will be in the velodrome.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 13:06:06 GMT 1
Tracey Hallam is through to the last 16 of the badminton.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 13:12:38 GMT 1
Nicole Cooke's gold medal is GB's 200th gold in the history of the summer games and maintains GB's record of being the only country to win at least one gold medal at every summer Olympics.
Cooke is the first Welsh Olympic champion since Richard Meade in 1972.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2008 13:44:48 GMT 1
Rebecca Adlington and Jo Jackson qualify 2nd and 4th fastest for the 400m freestyle final!
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Post by Thor on Aug 10, 2008 13:55:06 GMT 1
Adlington could do a double if shes fave for the 800m too...
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Post by o on Aug 10, 2008 15:02:55 GMT 1
Great result in the cycling, we just switched it on and saw it, really good to see 3 smiling faces on the podium, who says 2nd and 3rd are for losers, they all looked dead chuffed to be up there! Also saw the narrow defeat in the archery by 2 points
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Post by Panda on Aug 11, 2008 9:22:27 GMT 1
GOLD and BRONZE for Britain!
Fantastic win for Rebecca Adlington in the 400m freestyle, with Jo Jackson getting bronze! It's GB's first swimming gold since Adrian Moorhouse in 1988 and the first by a British woman since Anita Lonsborough in 1960.
A good day for GB's eventers as they move up to 3rd after the cross-country, with Mary King 5th in the individual standings.
GB's men's hockey team are off to a winning start after beating Pakistan 4-2. The women lost 5-1 to Germany yesterday.
Ben Ainslie continues to lead the finn class in sailing. We've lost leads in the yngling and 49er, though.
No medal for Tom Daley and Blake Aldridge in the diving as they finish 8th.
In the badminton, Andrew Smith is out after losing in 3 sets.
In rowing, GB's men's eight have stormed into the final, setting the fastest time in the heats and beating the defending champions the USA as well.
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Post by Panda on Aug 11, 2008 12:57:56 GMT 1
Andy Murray is out of the men's singles, losing in the first round to Lu Yen-Hsu from Taiwan, in straight sets.
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Post by rubcale on Aug 11, 2008 13:00:33 GMT 1
Really funny in the women's 400m freestyle as the commentator kept going on about Jackson right up to the last 10 metres!
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Post by Tom on Aug 11, 2008 13:10:02 GMT 1
It's less than a week until the start of the Beijing Olympics. Will you be watching? How do you expect your country to fare? Do you think the games should be in Beijing? (God, this sounds like a report on Newsround.) All-purpose Olympics thread is now open! Have hardly watched any of it so far, the athletics in the 2nd week is the main event of the whole Games for me. But as i'm going to be on holiday from this weekend i'm going to miss it Will try to catch some of it while im away though. As for the 1st week, will try to watch the GB hockey team, if possible, as well as the daily highlights, and for the first time probably ever im taking an interest in the football and tennis competitions. The football is because a couple of Reading players are involved (for Australia and Cameroon), and i just think the tennis is genuinely exciting this time with Murray having a chance of a medal in both singles and doubles. Unfortunately in the singles, which is his best chance of a medal imo, the draw hasn't been kind to him and he could face Nadal in the quarters and then Djokovic in the semis. He's got a chance in doubles playing with Jamie because some of the top doubles teams have been split up as they play for different countries, but i think its probably unlikely as Jamies record in Grand Slam mens doubles isn't that great, and Andy himself hardly plays doubles anymore.
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Post by Panda on Aug 11, 2008 13:13:54 GMT 1
and i just think the tennis is genuinely exciting this time with Murray having a chance of a medal in both singles and doubles. Unfortunately in the singles, which is his best chance of a medal imo, the draw hasn't been kind to him and he could face Nadal in the quarters and then Djokovic in the semis. Oops. I know what you mean about the athletics but for me one of the best things about the Olympics is the first week when you get to see a lot of sports you usually wouldn't. Even more so this year as our best medal chances are away from track and field (apart from Phillips Idowu).
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