Olympics

[Methuselah]

Good breakdown on the bbc site of funding per medal.

Tokyo Olympics: A look at how Team GB fared sport-by-sport compared to their funding.

How Great Britain fared sport-by-sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games relative to their funding.

www.bbc.co.uk

Sport / funding / # medals / cost per medal

Skateboarding £197,725 1 £197,725
Weightlifting £238,900 1 £238,900
Boxing £12,084,436 6 £2,014,073
Cycling £24,559,306 12 £2,046,609
Swimming £18,731,645 8 £2,341,456
Triathlon £7,049,372 3 £2,349,791
Diving £7,223,280 3 £2,407,760
Equestrian £12,541,195 5 £2,508,239
Taekwondo £8,223,805 3 £2,741,268
Modern pentathlon £5,498,321 2 £2,749,161
Athletics £23,007,531 6 £3,834,589
Sailing £22,249,000 5 £4,449,800
Gymnastics £13,408,688 3 £4,469,563
Shooting £6,008,790 1 £6,008,790
Judo £6,564,334 1 £6,564,334
Canoeing £16,344,693 2 £8,172,347
Rowing £24,655,408 2 £12,327,704
Hockey £12,905,612 1 £12,905,612

Some highs and lows there and no mistake - LOL at 6 mill for shooting.

Athletics at 23 million seems kinda stingy given it's the centrepiece of the games? Spending more on rowing than athletics wouldn't be right if we were dominating, it's for sure not right when we're getting walloped left right and centre.

Had a rather ironic smile when I read that. I had trials for the GB football team in the Rome Olympics (1960). I was a centre-half, my goalie was Bob Wilson who went on to play for Arsenal. Neither of us made the Olympic squad. Bob Wilson had a bad injury and I wasn't good enough.
However, before the trial match I went to see my boss at the firm I worked for and asked what would happen if I was selected. He said he would check with Head Office. A few days later, I was told that I would have to take unpaid leave. This meant that I wouldn't be able to go anyway as I had just got married and had a mortgage and couldn't afford not to have any income.

 

[summerisle]

Idiot.

CJ Ujah: British Olympic silver medallist suspended after positive test for banned substance

British sprinter CJ Ujah is suspended from competition after a positive test for a banned substance.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[RomanReigns]

Hockey

£12,905,612

1

hmmmm

 

[Eggs]

Idiot.

CJ Ujah: British Olympic silver medallist suspended after positive test for banned substance

British sprinter CJ Ujah is suspended from competition after a positive test for a banned substance.

www.bbc.co.uk

…if confirmed, I presume they’ll lose that medal.

 

[Wizard]

…if confirmed, I presume they’ll lose that medal.

They definitely will. And sadly for the other three guys it’s the right decision. Can’t have one of the 4 testing positive for two banned drugs

 

[orly]

More cheats @davek

 

[davek]

Idiot.

CJ Ujah: British Olympic silver medallist suspended after positive test for banned substance

British sprinter CJ Ujah is suspended from competition after a positive test for a banned substance.

www.bbc.co.uk

More cheats @davek

The worst thing about that doping story is that the lad who ran the anchor leg was besides himself at the end of his leg because he couldn;t hold onto the lead to get gold for the quartet...he felt guilty....and the feller that ran the first leg knew he was dping and was the real villain.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Lucky they missed out on the gold in the end then.

 

[RomanReigns]

That must be one awkward WhatsApp group right now

 

[davek]

Personally, I found it disgusting that they had Paula Ratcliffe commenting on the marathons and middle and long distance track events.

Not a great example to set young athletes when disgraced athletes like her are given prominance by the national broadcaster.

 

[orly]

Personally, I found it disgusting that they had Paula Ratcliffe commenting on the marathons and middle and long distance track events.

Not a great example to set young athletes when disgraced athletes like her are given prominance by the national broadcaster.

Scandalous isn't it.

I genuinely enjoy listening to Michael Johnson but he lowers himself sitting up there with Radcliffe, Jackson, Lewis and the rest.

Radcliffe, Farah and that Kopite rat Wiggins.

 

[davek]

Scandalous isn't it.

I genuinely enjoy listening to Michael Johnson but he lowers himself sitting up there with Radcliffe, Jackson, Lewis and the rest.

Radcliffe, Farah and that Kopite rat Wiggins.

It's unreal that Wiggins has any credit left. As bad as Armstrong. The whole GB cycling medal haul from the 21st century should be taken off them. We all know what was going on there.

 

[orly]

It's unreal that Wiggins has any credit left. As bad as Armstrong. The whole GB cycling medal haul from the 21st century should be taken off them. We all know what was going on there.

Funnily enough I find Farah and Radcliffe more repugnant because they didn't even bother to hide it.

Farah: impossible improvement, trained in countries with the lowest doping test compliance levels, worked out of Nike Oregon.

Radcliffe: impossible levels of improvement, caught bang to rights, had Lord Coe and the IAAF personally intervene on very dodgy unprecedented grounds, made drugs czar.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Wont be the last obviously - "its a fast track though and the new shoes!"

 

[Wizard]

If the Italian 100m winner wasn’t doping I will be absolutely amazed. Only broke the 10 second barrier this year, just left his nutritionist who is heavily linked to doping. And has now said he won’t compete for the rest of the year. Wonder why.

As I’ve said before though, I reckon most of them are at it. As they have been for all the other Olympics. Just a question of who gets caught. I’ve come to terms with that and so just enjoy watching it.

Feel really sorry for the ones that are clean, but I doubt there are many of them about.