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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 27, 2012 16:49:25 GMT 1
if you dont like over the top i could of told you to avoid an event that IS OTT
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Post by greendemon on Jul 27, 2012 17:51:08 GMT 1
i'm definitely watching as much as i can of stuff like athletics, swimming, diving, equestrian, gymnastics, and maybe some other stuff too. my mum and i are going to see basketball and dressage in a couple of weeks - very excited! and i'll definitely be watching the opening ceremony earlier as well - a schoolfriend's little sister is taking part so i will see if i can spot her
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Post by -Big Dan- on Jul 27, 2012 18:39:19 GMT 1
I'll be watching as much of it as I can. I'm really looking forward to the opening ceremony.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jul 27, 2012 20:33:17 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Jul 27, 2012 20:38:36 GMT 1
There's boxing on every single day of the Games, Simon.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jul 27, 2012 20:54:51 GMT 1
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 28, 2012 9:15:47 GMT 1
I have tickets for 12 sports. First up will be the rowing on Monday morning, so Shirebloggess and I are off the Windsor for the weekend.
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 9:55:48 GMT 1
DAY 1 GOLD MEDAL EVENTS:
ARCHERY Men's team competiton
CYCLING Men's road race
FENCING Women's individual foil
JUDO Women's 48kg Men's 60kg
SHOOTING Women's 10m air rifle Men's 10m air pistol
SWIMMING Men's 400m individual medley Men's 400m freestyle Women's 400m individual medley Women's 4x100m freestyle relay
WEIGHTLIFTING Women's 48kg
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Not many medal chances for GB on Day 1 but the stand-out is Mark Cavendish in the men's road race and he'll have Tour de France team-mates Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome to help him, along with David Millar and Ian Stannard.
The other possible chance is Hannah Miley in the individual medley. She won silver at last year's World Championships.
The other outside medal chance for the day was the men's archery team but they have already been eliminated by Ukraine before the quarter-final stage.
INFOSTRADA SPORTS' VIRTUAL MEDAL TABLE PREDICTION:
Gold: none
Silver: 1 - Hannah Miley
Bronze: none
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Post by Maximo Mark on Jul 28, 2012 10:37:54 GMT 1
Do you know what times the events/medals are scheduled for? I'd like to watch as many as possible.
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Post by o on Jul 28, 2012 10:38:10 GMT 1
Saw the ladies in the rowing (2) win, with US 2nd and Romania the Olympic champions 3rd!!
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 11:07:06 GMT 1
Do you know what times the events/medals are scheduled for? I'd like to watch as many as possible. The cycling started at 10 but won't finish until about 3 or 4pm. The swimming finals start at 7:30pm. The archery final is at 6pm. The judo finals are at 4pm Full timetable of gold medal events here.
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 11:47:23 GMT 1
China's Yi Siling wins the first gold medal of the 2012 Olympics in the women's 10m air pistol.
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 11:52:01 GMT 1
There's a 12-man breakaway in the road race, trying to avoid the possibility of Cavendish being involved in a sprint finish.
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Post by Tom on Jul 28, 2012 12:02:58 GMT 1
The opening ceremony will have commentary from Huw Edwards, Hazel Irvine, and bizarrely, Trevor Nelson. Reporters: Tina Daheley, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Leon Mann, Jason Mohammad, Ore Oduba, Matthew Pinsent, Garry Richardson, Helen Skelton, Michael Vaughan, Reggie Yates Yes, Reggie Yates. I believe Trevor Nelson was picked because he is local and for his musical knowledge, though I hear he had to tell Hazel Irvine why Federer wasn't at the opening ceremony! That being that he's playing today. (Was out and whilst it was on in most places I was in, there was no sound and that was in a part of the ceremony I missed). Reggie Yates i think has been picked because he's a Londoner, that also applies to Tina Daheley although at least she has a sports background. Starting to lose interest, way too ott. I initially thought coming off the back of my post that you were referring to me here! I will try to keep things shorter from now on, but i'll keep the tennis results for the Brits updated when possible as much as for my own reference as anything else (fully expect tennis not to have much interest to anyone else here, at least in the early stages, unless anyone has got tickets?). I have tickets for 12 sports. First up will be the rowing on Monday morning, so Shirebloggess and I are off the Windsor for the weekend. Greedy Enjoy Windsor, and more specifically Eton Dorney for the rowing. The picture that Mrh put up just showed how odd that location is, a rowing lake in the middle of open fields. I walked round there as a kid, although i don't really remember much!
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Post by Tom on Jul 28, 2012 12:06:52 GMT 1
Ranking points 1st rd 5 pts, round of 32 35pts, round of 16 70pts, QFs 135 pts, Loser 3rd/4th 270, Bronze medal 340, Silver medal 450, Gold Medal 750. 1st rd points are standard for any major event i think, R32 is somewhere between Birmingham and Eastbourne on the women's tour for example, 750 is halfway between a top men's tour event (an ATP 500) and a Master Series event. Sounds fair enough at the top end, but would have liked more points to be available for winning one match, though I'm comparing this to women's points which for tour events and Grand Slam qualifying are a lot higher than for the equivalent men's events. Apologies, ignore the ramble about the women, these ranking points are for men only Just for clarification they are: Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Fourth Place Quarterfinals Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Men's singles 750 450 340 270 135 70 35 5 Women's singles 685 470 340 260 175 95 55 1 Which looks more like it for the women!
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 12:16:24 GMT 1
Trevor Nelson wasn't as bad as I thought he would be but he was still awful. He added nothng of value whatsoever.
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Post by Tom on Jul 28, 2012 12:28:49 GMT 1
Trevor Nelson wasn't as bad as I thought he would be but he was still awful. He added nothng of value whatsoever. Interesting, I was told he was good...
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Post by Mart!n on Jul 28, 2012 15:48:36 GMT 1
So unlucky for the GB team, all the hard work they put together.
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Post by Shireblogger on Jul 28, 2012 15:50:45 GMT 1
The coverage of the cycling road race was absolutely terrible. No time gaps, no names of the riders in the breaks, an inability to recognise national colours, and ignorance of pretty much every competitor apart from the Brits.
The BBC really needs to pick up its game.
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 15:58:43 GMT 1
The coverage of the cycling road race was absolutely terrible. No time gaps, no names of the riders in the breaks, an inability to recognise national colours, and ignorance of pretty much every competitor apart from the Brits. The BBC really needs to pick up its game. Agreed. Poor production, poor camera work and very poor commentary. I quite like Hugh Porter commentating on the track cycling but he shouldn't be let anywhere near a road race again. Would it have hurt the BBC to bring Phil Liggott in? The BBC's production overall has been very poor so far, as it often is in the first couple of days of a big event. A shame for Mark Cavendish but GB didn't do much wrong - they simply had absolutely no help from the rest of the peloton, apart from Bernie Eisel, who seemed to become an honourary Brit for the day, and as a result, the likes of Germany and Australia destroyed their own chances.
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