Olympics Day 13

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Day 13 of the Games. Chances for gold today include Kerri Anne Payne in the 10k open water swim, Charlotte Dujardin in the individual dressage, Nicola Adams in the boxing and the men's 470 in the sailing. Really looking to put extra distance between us and the Russians today. But, in a digression from what I normally do, but I'm sure you will excuse me this once.............

COME ON KATIE TAYLOR! YOU'RE INDESTRUCTIBLE!

7-5 Katie now, see it home girl

Too much dancing ?..Katie must land some punches ..

Aha she's two in front ...

Much better that round and she lead by 2.

Let the Russian come forward now

Jaysus, its close

was that counted as a knockdown???

Closer than I thought but she'll win it ...

I am not so sure yet?

Very very close that final round

She has got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gold for Ireland

Well done Katie ...that's a weight off your back then...

Over the moon for her

Hey Billy , you'd rather win that than the Eurovision Song Contest

The Russian lass gave her a real fight there but she won like the champion she is...

The fans are going wild bless 'em ...mind you I've heard more tuneful versions of The Fields of Athenry

We dont enter the eurovision alfie

JADE JONES TO THE OLYMPIC FINAL!

What a last 30 seconds in that fight for her picked up 7 points

Looking good for another GB gold

Jesus christ Ochigaya was negatvive, I haven't cried too often while watching sports but that was one of them. That was simply superb. Well done Katie the most popular athlete of the whole games! Absolutely brilliant stuff. Come on!


Seeing as you lot have got to play this about 24 times, I'm sure you won't mind me doing it...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSq8ZBdSxNU

eirebilly wrote:We dont enter the eurovision alfie

Didn't you put up a singing turkey or something a year or so back ? Or did I just dream that ...must have been a joke then (I don't actually pay much attention to that event )

Jade Jones of GB is through to the Taekwondo final which means another guaranteed Medal for Team GB.

*cough* Jedward*cough*

Doesn't look like Stamper will join her

i think that you have all be drinking, Ireland do not enter the eurovision

Well done to Jade Jones...

And a huge congrats to Adams & the Equestrian team for getting us back on the road with some more medals..

Just to bring a downer on to things...I have to say that the BOA have to really look into the way the selection policy is done in this country because some of the picks for the Athletics team were very strange...and whoever was in charge of the Taekwondo could have alot to answer for because their decision to leave out Cook (purely because he turned his back and went & funded himself) may well bite them on their arse tomorrow.

Of course their is the chance it wont but it still doesn't escape the fact that the World Number 1 and best male in UK was left out of an Olympics. I find that both shameful and embarrassing.

Eirebilly - They most certainly do...however I am surprised an Irish Parliament official hasn't come out and distanced the whole country from the god awful twins...to be honest I don't think Jedward would mind...

They would no doubt end up entering themselves as an actual country!!

Not since the 90s........


They will be dancing in the streets of Bray tonight, what a day, what a performance, what an Olympics.

owen10ozzy wrote:Eirebilly - They most certainly do...however I am surprised an Irish Parliament official hasn't come out and distanced the whole country from the god awful twins...to be honest I don't think Jedward would mind...

They would no doubt end up entering themselves as an actual country!!

I have no idea what you are talking about, Ireland havent sent anyone for two years

Billy we haven't sent anyone since the 90s.......

Thats true

Stamper of GB has lost his Semi-Final in the Taekwondo and will now fight for Bronze.

Ireland get prepared our best sportsperson ever and the most popular athlete in London is about to step up. Our anthem is going to be played for the first time in 16 years (we're forgetting O'Connor). Unreal.

thought he did very well against the worlds best Duty

eirebilly wrote:thought he did very well against the worlds best Duty

Agreed. 5-0 down and he fought back to 6-5 down at one point before losing 9-6. No shame in that.

Nicola Adams...She literally has a smile that would help me through any depressive times. Such an infectious personality..

Interesting point, if Yorkshire was it's own country it would be 10th in the Medal table right now! Not bad at all.

Low liiie, the fields of athenryyyy!

A great day for us and seems good for GB? Haven't been paying too much attention today to be honest my nerves were shot.

Katie Taylor, our greatest ever sports person and the "most popular Athlete at the Games"

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Thomond wrote:A great day for us and seems good for GB? Haven't been paying too much attention today to be honest my nerves were shot.

Katie Taylor, our greatest ever sports person and the "most popular Athlete at the Games"

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From the TV coverage it seemed a bit of bizzare atmosphere at that ... there was a more vocal Irish element in the crowd and she got a bigger cheer than the British lass did for winning her gold.

Hopefully now we can pump more money into boxing in this country. we arent finished yet, we have 3 lads in the semi finals tommorow!

how good was that boxing!! i had to listen to it all on the radio whilst ironically haveing to drive through east london to central.. The fans in the excel were immensly loud

Well boxed Katie Taylor, tremedous performance under the pressure of a nation!

A world record on the track!

Performance of the Athletics if not the whole Olympics in my opinion. A truly "super" human. Absolutely beautiful sight to behold in full flow.

Over to you now Usain Bolt.

I think David Rudisha needs to take a MASSIVE bow - well done sir!

Beautifully spoken, charming and modest to boot.

Rudisha's style is so silky, the chasing pack's cadence was a lot higher but he just cruised through at such speed!

Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler wrote:

Thomond wrote:A great day for us and seems good for GB? Haven't been paying too much attention today to be honest my nerves were shot.

Katie Taylor, our greatest ever sports person and the "most popular Athlete at the Games"

Spoiler:

From the TV coverage it seemed a bit of bizzare atmosphere at that ... there was a more vocal Irish element in the crowd and she got a bigger cheer than the British lass did for winning her gold.

Never underestimate the Irish getting behind their team, we are incredibly vocal and well credit to the home fans from GB who roared Katie on too, and it seemed the Irish cheered on the British lass too, which is nice. Great day for Ireland and hopefully we exchange some medal colors in the next few days!

pulled up and still equalled Johnson's (former) world record. Man, MJ's gonna dislike him even more now.....lol

My house is in agreement, we don't like Usain Bolt. Really rooting for Blake but Bolt had too much at the very end.

Literally has so little grace in victory

He is a characterm sport needs them. Like him he has a personality, if we had his talent we would be showing it off a bit.

I really like Usain Bolt. He's a character, for entertainment's sake he is great. That's all I really care about.

I think if you don't like Bolt, you can't really like Blake who has shown he is just as cocky in the semi-finals where he basically stopped on the line.