Seat68 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Adams tonight. Come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Davkaus said: Dead last, **** delighted, hopefully the media will stfu about him now. Why do you dislike him, in particular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 20, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2016 2 hours ago, snowychap said: Daley cocks up and goes out in the semi. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mantis Posted August 20, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Why do you dislike him, in particular? I personally don't dislike him per se but can understand why some do. He gets an absurd amount of coverage and attention for someone who's only ever won 2 bronzes in 3 Olympic games. There are literally dozens of other British athletes who have performed much better but don't get half the coverage he does. It's not really his fault I guess. I think a lot of his fame is down to how young he was when he first broke through. Edited August 20, 2016 by Mantis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Mantis said: I personally don't dislike him per se but can understand why some do. He gets an absurd amount of coverage and attention for someone who's only ever won 2 bronzes in 3 Olympic games. There are literally dozens of other British athletes who have performed much better but don't get half the coverage he does. It's not really his fault I guess. I think a lot of his fame is down to how young he was when he first broke through. 100% agree. He's not even a has been, he's a never been. Yet he gets an enormous amount of exposure. He's terrified of heights, which for a diver you'd think would be a bit of an issue. Compare him to the cyclist who recently got his 6th gold with hardly any fan fare beforehand and not that mich after. Edited August 20, 2016 by Genie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 34 minutes ago, Genie said: Compare him to the cyclist who recently got his 6th gold with hardly any fan fare beforehand and not that mich after. Jason Kenny. But I think that proved your point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Yup - I'd bet that Jason Kenny is still nowhere near as high-profile as Daley despite dozens of times more successful. I'm actually struggling to think of many British Olympians who are more high profile. Murray, Wiggins and Ennis-Hill but that's about it. Mo Farah is probably about par even though he's one of the greats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted August 21, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 21, 2016 Tom Daley is an actual diver? I thought he was just off the Splash program! I completely agree Omar his profile and in turn earnings are totally out of sync and unfair compared to the achievements of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 GoMo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 6 hours ago, Genie said: 100% agree. He's not even a has been, he's a never been. Yeah, I mean everyone is a multiple Olympic medalist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) On 14/08/2016 at 15:02, LakotaDakota said: Not sure if KJT just has the same facial expression variety as Ayew but she always just looks defeated the moment the throwing events are about to start. Her & Thiam were miles clear of everyone else in the high jump, She is fast on the track and has a potentially very good long jump (although she is also a bit fragile here and prone to a first jump foul completely ruining the event for her). She is still young but doesn't seem to be progressing at all in the field events, if anything she is getting worse due to complete lack of technique & confidence. No idea how she can continually finish top 6 when she doesn't even have a basic grasp of the mechanics required to throw a shot & Javelin more than the distance a strong gust of wind could take them. Maybe she should pack in the heptathlon and focus on the high Jump. The 1.98 she jumped is only 11cms of the womens high jump world record which has stood for nearly 30 years and only 3 actual specialist high jumpers have been higher this year. The gold in the high jump tomorrow is likely to only be 2.03 - 2.05 and 1.98 would be top 6, maybe even with an outside chance of bronze Hmm, I said this last week about Katerina johnson-Thompson, The womens high jump final last night was won with a jump of 1.97. Both KJT & Thiam jumped higher in the heptathlon and would have won outright gold... Both of them are world class high-jumpers and with proper dedicated focus on the one event they would clean up in a pretty poor division If she doesn't want to give up the heptathlon then fine but perhaps she could double up and do both, there is a 5/6 day gap between day 2 of the heptathlon and the high jump prelims/final so plenty of time for rest inbetween Edited August 21, 2016 by LakotaDakota 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Just watched the 4x400 final, a couple of the teams ran over lanes in the changeover but no mention of disqualification. Makes the three countries DQ'd in the heats to put Brazil through an absolute joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) I looked at the BBC last night and from an outsider looking I found it rather amusing the part where... Any young aspiring athlete would know the score and what needs to be done to be a national hero. it is an offence to discuss anything subject to a Super Injunction. Please do not do so on this site. The Mods Edited August 22, 2016 by blandy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 22 hours ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said: Any young aspiring athlete would know the score and what needs to be done to be a national hero. The key is 'be British'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Chris McLaughlinVerified account@BBCchrismclaug UK Sport and BOA say they will hold talks with FA in a bid to try and get a GB football team at Tokyo 2020. which of course, is exactly why it should never be allowed to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I don't see the harm in a GB football team at the Olympics. Its a one off every 4 years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 No one cares about Olympic football, it's 10th rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Yeah, there's no gold medal worth less than football, is there? Is that the only event when you're not allowed to use your best competitors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Completely pointless, hope we don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 this boxing final is a joke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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