The Olympics

[Brauny Blue]

BBC NEWS ARTICLE

The team for London 2012 have been taking notice of the planning and logisitics behind this games in Beijing. The selection of venues being one issue in particular.

A few sports are taking place outside of Beijing to an environment more suitable for the sports ie. Sailing - Chegdu and Equestrian - Hong Kong. This ensures a big crowd and a crowd more appreciative of the sport.

London 2012 is set to replicate this with it's choice of venue for Shooting. It's selected Nottingham City Centre and it's council estates.

The canoeing will be at Seaton Carew

 

[Melton Fox]

The canoeing will be at Seaton Carew

:icon_lol:

 

[MHS]

The canoeing will be at Seaton Carew

 

[newtonfox]

The canoeing will be at Seaton Carew

:icon_lol::icon_lol:

 

[Hazzman]

The canoeing will be at Seaton Carew

:icon_lol:

 

[Melton Fox]

Apparently this bloke has been given a bird's medal by mistake

 

[Hammond Organ]

Did you see the beak on him? ****ing nose like a dolphin, no wonder he won the gold!

 

[GazLCFC]

Ladies beach vollyball on now. Just remembered why I watch the Olympics.

 

[Lako42]

Ladies beach vollyball on now. Just remembered why I watch the Olympics.

Nice to see the good events on at a social hour.

 

[Scarby]

well done paddler David Florence who gets silver in the C1

 

[Scarby]

Mixed doubles in Badminton Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms beat the Chinese pair to get the Quater finals.

did anyone else just watch this, awesome stuff.
Well done guys!

 

[From Gradel to Grave]

Mixed doubles in Badminton Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms beat the Chinese pair to get the Quater finals.

did anyone else just watch this, awesome stuff.
Well done guys!

This is a picture of a chinese pear I happened to have with me.

 

[Hammond Organ]

This is a picture of a chinese pear I happened to have with me.

I had one of them this morning for brekkie, feckin luvvly it was.

 

[Scarby]

couple more medals in the horse riding

 

[Brauny Blue]

When does the outdoor curling start ?

 

[Scarby]

Emma Pooley gets silver in Womens time trail and we are so far on for a medal in the mens as well.

Phelps gets his 11th gold

 

[fcukcov]

It's russia v georgia again......in the womens beach volley ball.

 

[Scarby]

It's russia v georgia again......in the womens beach volley ball.

and Georgia win:icon_bigg

 

[fcukcov]

Yeh they won with 2 Brazilians…..i.e. the 2 girls are actually from Brazil not that they had their lady bits shaved in that way, although that may have helped as well!

 

[OldGit]

BBC NEWS ARTICLE

The team for London 2012 have been taking notice of the planning and logisitics behind this games in Beijing. The selection of venues being one issue in particular.

A few sports are taking place outside of Beijing to an environment more suitable for the sports ie. Sailing - Chegdu and Equestrian - Hong Kong. This ensures a big crowd and a crowd more appreciative of the sport.

London 2012 is set to replicate this with it's choice of venue for Shooting. It's selected Nottingham City Centre and it's council estates.

The diving will be at Old Trafford (unless transferred to Madrid)

Rowing: the ladies skulls will be in a garden in Cromwell St, Gloucester