Shetland Bear 433 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Not seen another thread so thought I'd make one. Opening ceremony kicks off tonight and should hopefully be a cracking 2 and a half weeks of sport. What's everyone looking forward to? Personally its Athletics for me. Being quite heavily involved in the sport myself its always great to see what the last 4 years of build up will bring on the biggest stage of them all. Massive Scottish representation particularly in the middle and long distance events (the best events ?) and could be a fair few success stories there. Laura Muir in the 1500m is the one to watch imo and is in a great shout of a medal, possibly even Gold given how her season is going. Fingers crossed its a fantastic games and all drug, venue and virus controversies are kept to a bare minimum! sandyinroyalblue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangeclement 569 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Don't watch the football. Brazil game was awful as was the first half of the Germany game.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangeclement 569 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I like the track n field stuff but I also enjoy watching obscure events that you don't hear much aboutĀ Pistols and rifle shooting are always tense. Also enjoy the cycling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyinroyalblue 16,478 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Shetland Bear said: Not seen another thread so thought I'd make one. Opening ceremony kicks off tonight and should hopefully be a cracking 2 and a half weeks of sport. What's everyone looking forward to? Personally its Athletics for me. Being quite heavily involved in the sport myself its always great to see what the last 4 years of build up will bring on the biggest stage of them all. Massive Scottish representation particularly in the middle and long distance events (the best events ?) and could be a fair few success stories there. Laura Muir in the 1500m is the one to watch imo and is in a great shout of a medal, possibly even Gold given how her season is going. Fingers crossed its a fantastic games and all drug, venue and virus controversies are kept to a bare minimum! Hope you're rightĀ about Muir would love to see her get a medal, Orangeclement and Shetland Bear 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band of Brothers 10,303 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I don't think I would be competing if I were a competitorĀ Competitors taking part in some of the aquatic events at the Rio Olympics next month have been warned not to open their mouths to avoid catching serious illnesses from the polluted water.Ā Health experts warned Olympic marathon swimmers, sailors and windsurfers competing in Rio's Guanabara Bay - where a body was found floating in the lead up to the Games - to be ultra careful as the waters are much more contaminated than was previously thought, theĀ Sydney Morning HeraldĀ reports. It has been claimed that organisers' efforts to treat the raw sewage and clean up household debris in Guanabara Bay has fallen well short despite recent efforts to clean the area up.Ā Marina da GlĆ³ria in Guanabara Bay is the site of the windsurfing and sailing events, while the marathon swimming and triathlon competitions are at Copacabana Beach at the mouth of the bay.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangeclement 569 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 1 hour ago, sandyinroyalblue said: Hope you're rightĀ about Muir would love to see her get a medal, Iirc she is from my neck of the woods Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyinroyalblue 16,478 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 13 minutes ago, Orangeclement said: Iirc she is from my neck of the woods Just broke Kelly Holmes 1500m British record,in the form of her life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,599 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hoping for a Gatlin victory.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,599 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Best track eventĀ will be the 400m men. 3 men capable of running 43.5ish Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudrup1984 25,100 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 If you're willing to have a bit of a sift through the many manyĀ events taking place you can get yourself a decent accumulator just picking (in theory) the most obvious short priced favourites. It's obviously not always as simple as that but defo some value out there. Not actually done anything myself but seen a few that I could add to an Olympic accumulator, with a few footy bets thrown in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAvenger 10,004 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Looking forward to the athletics and of course....the beach volleyballĀ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 10,946 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hockey - used to play against the dad's of a couple of lads in the GB squad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don81 2,832 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Enjoyed the kitchen foil display, not to sure about this Cunt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 10,946 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 3 hours ago, Rangers_no1 said: Nigeria 5-4 Japan and the Sweden 2-2 Colombia were good games. Brazil are usually pish these days at any level. Germany second half was very good. Brazil have never won Olympic gold, which is odd, given their success at Workd Cup level. Rangers_no1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 20,356 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Would need to be stoned to enjoy this.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 20,356 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Sorry but you will never top James Bond and Her Majesty. BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT, Don81, sandyinroyalblue and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don81 2,832 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 1 minute ago, Blue Nosed Babe said: Sorry but you will never top James Bond and Her Majesty. Mr Bean was epic as Ā well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangeclement 569 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 3 hours ago, Rangers_no1 said: Nigeria 5-4 Japan and the Sweden 2-2 Colombia were good games. Brazil are usually pish these days at any level. Germany second half was very good. Just my luck tbh always seem to end up watching boring gamesĀ Rangers_no1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,524 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Quite liked the start. Good mysticalĀ quality to it.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangeclement 569 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 7 minutes ago, Blue Nosed Babe said: Would need to be stoned to enjoy this.Ā It helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 20,356 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Hope the events are good. This opening ceremony is quite depressing. HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,011 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 3 hours ago, BlueAvenger said: Looking forward to .the beach volleyballĀ Aye but will they be wearing the official Rio beach swimwear ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,524 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Light projection illusions are neat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 10,946 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Giselle's a bit more like it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 20,356 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Corny.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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