sne Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Serious talk about the games being called off now. Would be the correct call but it should have been made weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 20, 2021 Calling it off 3 days before it starts would be a colossal balls up. A balls up of a level that in times gone past would have Japanese officials gutting themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 They should cancel it. At this rate I'll be able to win gold in the 100m with a PB of 1 minute 42 secs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chindie said: Calling it off 3 days before it starts would be a colossal balls up. A balls up of a level that in times gone past would have Japanese officials gutting themselves. Starts early tomorrow even. 02.00 tonight is the first game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 20, 2021 Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2021 7 hours ago, hogso said: There appear to be some genuine examples of actual super human feats which weren't performed by alleged, but never proven, drug cheats - Stefka Kostadinova who has held the women's high jump record for 34 years is a good example, perhaps. The Men's High Jump record has stood since 1993 too (2.43). Now Sotormyor is a proven drug cheat (Cocaine and anabolic steroids) The British Men's High Jump Record is still 2.35 by my mate Steve Smith set in 1995 (not a drug cheat btw). Even by today's current standards, that would be the 4th best jump in the world this year. Highest 2.37 But it is just an odd sport where the peak of human achievement appears to have been reached (albeit aided by drugs, possibly) Wiping the records would just give someone else the honour for a long long time after only a few months. Only 12 people have ever jumped 2.40 only 5 have gone over 2.41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hope everyone is watching the game between Sweden (playing in high visibility yellow) and the US in the women's football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted July 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, sne said: Hope everyone is watching the game between Sweden (playing in high visibility yellow) and the US in the women's football. Slaughter!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted July 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) USA has conceded 8 goals in the last 31 games, including this one. Sweden has scored 7 of them Edited July 21, 2021 by Tegis clarify 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Tegis said: Slaughter!!!! So much for their 44 games unbeaten run And as is customary this will instantly lead to people claiming they should win the Bragdguldet. After 1 game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted July 21, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2021 I have never been less interested in an Olympics. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 21 hours ago, Chindie said: Calling it off 3 days before it starts would be a colossal balls up. A balls up of a level that in times gone past would have Japanese officials gutting themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 44 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I have never been less interested in an Olympics. Same here, had the same feeling about the Euro's as well. And the Olympics will be with no fans as well. The Euro's at least had some fans, even thou that probably turned out to be a mistake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Well,Im looking foreward to the soccer tonight and tomorrow night,so there >! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: I have never been less interested in an Olympics. I usually really like it and look forward to watching it but I can't be bothered with it this time around. The Olympics really does need a crowd watching it and I don't agree with them holding it with Covid etc. Its too big with too many people and places. It really does look like a desperate money grab. The sponsors is interesting, you can sponsor something and expect X amount of people to see it at a normal Olympics, I wonder if the viewing figures wil be 50 % less for example this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: I have never been less interested in an Olympics. Sorry but when I read this it just reminded me of... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Team GB wimmins’s football can do one. Silly dangerous game to play having a football team GB, should’ve just left it as all english players if they wanted to take part that badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Good win for the GB women’s football team. But more and more athletes having to pull out. It’s not the Olympics we want to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Team GB wimmins’s football can do one. Silly dangerous game to play having a football team GB, should’ve just left it as all english players if they wanted to take part that badly. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Why? It risks the future of the four national teams. On a petty level, it would always be swamped by england due to the overwhelming size of england, already today ITV news and The Guardian have both been accidentally referring to the team as england, which is understandable as its all they’re geared up to respond to. But there are plenty of national football federations see those four places and those four votes and they can see that if four became one there would be more room for others. Slippery slope that it’s just not worth standing at the top of. Plus of course, on a more mundane level, when we have the Euros and the World Cup, what function is Olympic football fulfilling? The Olympics rate it so lowly, they stick it on before the games have even officially started. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 59 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: It risks the future of the four national teams. On a petty level, it would always be swamped by england due to the overwhelming size of england, already today ITV news and The Guardian have both been accidentally referring to the team as england, which is understandable as its all they’re geared up to respond to. But there are plenty of national football federations see those four places and those four votes and they can see that if four became one there would be more room for others. Slippery slope that it’s just not worth standing at the top of. Plus of course, on a more mundane level, when we have the Euros and the World Cup, what function is Olympic football fulfilling? The Olympics rate it so lowly, they stick it on before the games have even officially started. I agree about the importance of football at the Olympics, it does seem a waste. But personally I don’t see a problem with merging the teams for the Olympics, it’s happened before without issue. The Olympics are a completely separate entity than FAs and I can’t see them amalgamating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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