The Olympics Thread, London 2012, Games of the XXX Olympiad, 27th July - 12th August

[RFUS]

I think Murata is my favourite boxer of all today, he is as good as he is snide.

Bit dirty but he's ace. Laying some fantastic punches into the tiring Algerian.

 

[toffeejack]

who think USA will get 200? ha

 

[Phyllis Stein]

who think USA will get 200? ha

200 million dollars? I reckon they have a helluv a lot more.

 

[tsubaki]

Murata wins 21-12... clearly thats why he laughed his way to the ring before the fight.

 

[RFUS]

Great bout to end a good day of boxing. Credit to the Algerian who refused to give up, but that Murata was one relentless, merciless motherfudger.

 

[The Esk]

How and jealous

Olympic website - they're releasing tickets every evening from about 10 pm onwards

 

[micknick]

Seriously thewomens hockey team

 

[The Esk]

Is it you or someone you know that can suck start an aircraft carrier?

Not me for sure!

 

[wm02]

49 points for Team USA in the first quarter (11 3-pointers). Unreal

 

[Phyllis Stein]

Not me for sure!

Modesty is the finer part of valour. Or something along those lines...

 

[RFUS]

49 points for Team USA in the first quarter (11 3-pointers). Unreal

It's not unreal though, is it? USA were always going to spank everyone at basketball.

Are there any other countries in the world that take it as seriously?

 

[Cena]

It's not unreal though, is it? USA were always going to spank everyone at basketball.

Are there any other countries in the world that take it as seriously?

Spain are getting seriously good and a lot of the Eastern Bloc are getting better every year. Getting more and more popular here to

 

[wm02]

It's not unreal though, is it? USA were always going to spank everyone at basketball.

Are there any other countries in the world that take it as seriously?

Almost 50 points in a 10 minute quarter is just absurd. That's a basket every 12 seconds.

 

[RFUS]

Spain are getting seriously good and a lot of the Eastern Bloc are getting better every year. Getting more and more popular here to

For sure. And rightly so, it's a really good sport.

But unlike most other sports and like a lot of the sports popular in the states, it's not a global sport. Or rather, there's not a consistent, cross-global world class standard. The states are too far ahead.

I wouldn't mind us being the best at our sports, like.

 

[Phyllis Stein]

For sure. And rightly so, it's a really good sport.

But unlike most other sports and like a lot of the sports popular in the states, it's not a global sport. Or rather, there's not a consistent, cross-global world class standard. The states are too far ahead.

I wouldn't mind us being the best at our sports, like.

Snooker for Brazil?