Olympics 2008

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Can't wait to see Bolt take on Johnson's record in the 200m.

As an aside, the conventional wisdom was that it would have been a waste of time Chambers running in Beijing, even if he had been allowed. Well, silver was won with a time of 9.89 and I reckon Chambers is well capable of that.

What a terrific weekend anyway... some brilliant performances from team GB.

And, I'm chuffed for Nadal in winning his gold and proving that he is number one.

[David Lee's Hair]

Unbelievable from Bolt... I really can't fathom how he ran that fast so easily today. I wondered whether he'd deal with the pressure of an Olympic final - ha!

Must say the ease of it and the way he was still pulling away even after he started to celebrate had (and still has) me worried about whether its a clean race. It was Johnson-esq.

Perhaps I'm just being cynical that to be that good you're probably going to be full of 'roids!

[communistworkethic]

Yet Michael Johnson just said, "look he's 6'5" (two mummies), sprinters are usually not quite that big. He's got a huge stride and his coach has got the mechanics right to stop him flailing about."

Just to point out that if he were on steroids you'd expect him to be a lot quicker out of the blocks, not last away.

I note nobody's suggested Phelps and his 8 world records are tinged with drugs, why's that then?

[warthog]

Bolt was awesome (and for once that word's appropriate). I saw him in the semis and he jogged the last thirty yards and still clocked 9.85. I don't fancy him to break Michael Johnson's world record in the 20l0m though.

[Verbal]

Yet Michael Johnson just said, "look he's 6'5" (two mummies), sprinters are usually not quite that big. He's got a huge stride and his coach has got the mechanics right to stop him flailing about."

Just to point out that if he were on steroids you'd expect him to be a lot quicker out of the blocks, not last away.

Aye, he's fast for a big lad

[Soldier_Of_The_White_Army]

Yet Michael Johnson just said, "look he's 6'5" (two mummies), sprinters are usually not quite that big. He's got a huge stride and his coach has got the mechanics right to stop him flailing about."

Just to point out that if he were on steroids you'd expect him to be a lot quicker out of the blocks, not last away.

I note nobody's suggested Phelps and his 8 world records are tinged with drugs, why's that then?

Judging by the last 20 metres, his coach needs to work on that!

I agree though, I'd be very, very surprised if Bolt was on steroids. You don't come out the traps last, then phone your mum to tell her you've won 20 metres from the end, if your on the drug. He may as well have written 'Test me I'm dodgy' on his forehead.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

I note nobody's suggested Phelps and his 8 world records are tinged with drugs, why's that then?

In fairness, it has been suggested.

Did you see, for example, his press conference after winning the 8th? A lot of questions about exactly how much and when he has been tested recently.

[Batman]

i long for a contest where everyone can take what they want, and just see how fast they can go

[communistworkethic]

I note nobody's suggested Phelps and his 8 world records are tinged with drugs, why's that then?

In fairness, it has been suggested.

Did you see, for example, his press conference after winning the 8th? A lot of questions about exactly how much and when he has been tested recently.

I meant on this board.

Bolt, however, was tested 3 times last week.

[Verbal]

I note nobody's suggested Phelps and his 8 world records are tinged with drugs, why's that then?

In fairness, it has been suggested.

Did you see, for example, his press conference after winning the 8th? A lot of questions about exactly how much and when he has been tested recently.

I meant on this board.

Bolt, however, was tested 3 times last week.

I'm sure Phelps mentioned he was tested before each final and a few of the prelims.

[communistworkethic]

either way, people on here only questioned Bolt's success.

What about our cyclists? Why not question their near anihilation of their opponents?

[Lord Kangana]

They're all on drugs, the whole feckin lot of em. Allegedly. It'd just be too embarassing for the IOC to really deal with it.

[Verbal]

This is the most drug-tested games ever, you just have to hope that all are caught. They already banned that greek woman who won the olympics in 2004 in the 400m hurdles and it prob won't be the last.

I've not delved in on who I think has/hasn't got me worried as regards to drug cheating yet, and to be fair I don't see a point as I can only speculate who's earned it and who's had the added help. We could go through and question China's dominance at the games and every other medallist, and ask ourselves whether it is all fair and square. I'll leave that for the testers to decide.

[Dujon]

Putting drugs aside for the moment:

What would your strangest Olympic sporting event be?

For me it's the cycling race in which competitors are paced and trundle around behind a moped for most of the distance. I find it most odd - although I am sure that cycling aficionados will quickly set me straight.

Other honourable mentions would have to be the gear permitted for use by the archers and shooters: People complain about a swimming costume? What's next, an outboard motor front and back of a rowing shell? Sheesh!

Let's get back to basics. Runners will run without shoes and will be denied jet packs; Scullers will navigate the course using wood from a packing case rescued from the local tip of the current host city; Pole vaulters will use a standard length of water pipe that constitutes no less than 99.9% lead; Archers will craft their own bows and arrows from the local woodland and fletch and string them by use of local road kill; Shooters will construct their weapons from the city's scrap heaps, manufacture and pack their own ammunition using only peat moss and sulphur - no sighting devices allowed . . . and the list goes on.

Just my Olympic dream

[keveh]

Bolt simply took the piss, I still can't believe the way he won that no matter how many times I see it.

That 200m is going to be interesting because, as people have said, he was running backwards across the line.

Adlington's win was easily the best point of the Olympics so far, absoloutley steamed ahead of everybody else and smashed the world record.

[enfieldwhite]

Just as an aside, can someone explain why we are (were) 3rd in the table for medals won, when there are others (Australia for instance) with more?

My wife thinks the Gold Silver and Bronze have points awarded against them, but there is no points tally on the table, just the total medals won.

[Lord Kangana]

My understanding of the medalsa table is that it isn't an IOC thing, its the broadcasters and media that do it. Therefore its not official, so you can put any slant on it you like.

As I say, its just what I heard.

[keveh]

It goes in order of gold.

So we could have 10 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze, Australia could have 9 gold, 20 silver, 20 bronze.

We'd be ahead of them still.

Great race by the cycling team just now!

[keveh]

Full medal table:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic ... efault.stm

[Raven]

Putting drugs aside for the moment:

What would your strangest Olympic sporting event be?

Baseball - if that's there why not cricket, both silly bat and ball games