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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 12:38:21 GMT 1
Bronze for Campbell! Two gold in less than an hour for New Zealand!
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Post by greendemon on Aug 3, 2012 12:39:32 GMT 1
A bronze for Alan Campbell in the single sculls would take GB's medal tally to 6-6-6! ...which is exactly what happens
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 12:40:28 GMT 1
The hamster talks sense.
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Post by Elmer on Aug 3, 2012 12:41:36 GMT 1
Lol ! I don't remember Trevor the tortoise and I've watched every world champs since their inception back in 1983. I have faded memory nowadays though
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 12:47:02 GMT 1
I think it was in the late 90s. He was a shot putter (American Samoa, I think) who failed to qualify for the final on the first morning of the championships. However, as American Samoa were entitled to have someone in the 100m, he went and lined up for that as well! He actually moved quite well for a big guy.
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 12:50:07 GMT 1
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Post by Elmer on Aug 3, 2012 12:53:48 GMT 1
Ha ha !! I do remember it now. That's fantastic and partly what global competition is all about.
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 13:09:26 GMT 1
Karina Bryant is through to the judo semi-finals!
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Post by greendemon on Aug 3, 2012 13:10:52 GMT 1
Karina Bryant is through to the judo semi-finals! awesome! another medal, perhaps?
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Post by vastar iner on Aug 3, 2012 13:39:44 GMT 1
Just saw a qualification heat for the women's 100m, half the field took 15 seconds + one from afghanistan would of been lucky to have gone sub 20. they should introduce some events women are good at like extreme ironing or extreme slapping men in the face with a frying pan!
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 13:45:16 GMT 1
Del Potro a set up against Federer in the tennis semis.
Could be good news for Murray if he gets to the final. Not so good if he loses to Djokovic.
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Post by Jordan on Aug 3, 2012 13:48:24 GMT 1
Nice to see us one gold away from 3rd on the medal table! I know it's early days still
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Post by Johnny on Aug 3, 2012 14:31:27 GMT 1
Del Potro a set up against Federer in the tennis semis. Could be good news for Murray if he gets to the final. Not so good if he loses to Djokovic. Exactly.
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 14:39:55 GMT 1
A narrow defeat for Bryant against the world #2 but she'll still fight for bronze.
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 15:12:25 GMT 1
Genius from Ben Ainslie in Race 10 of the Finn. Well ahead in the race, he slowed down to interfere with the Dane, who was in 2nd, which allowed the Dutch sailor to go past, dropping the Dane to 3rd. That means Ainslie is just 2 points behind going into the medal race and with medal race points counting double, Ainslie just has to finish ahead of the Dane to win gold.
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Post by Jordan on Aug 3, 2012 15:23:57 GMT 1
That was incredible from Ainslie. Quite stunned by that!
Fingers crossed for Bryant right now.
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 15:27:57 GMT 1
Bryant wins bronze!
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Post by Jordan on Aug 3, 2012 15:28:53 GMT 1
That was incredible!
Can't believe we've got two medals out of Judo. Very well deserved
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 15:33:23 GMT 1
A real battling performance, though I must admit I wanted to give the big Ukrainian lass a hug at the end there...
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Post by Panda on Aug 3, 2012 15:34:17 GMT 1
Meanwhile, Federer and Del Potro are at 9-9 in the final set...
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