Huzzah for the Olympics

[KidKruger]

I think they introduced Prince Harry as 'Prince Henry of Wales' !!

[Loz]

Well, he is Prince Henry. Dunno about the 'of Wales' bit, but I imagine they checked out the protocol.

[*Bob*]

It's not all good news. seems the Belarusian shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been stripped of her Olympic gold medal after failing a 'Crocodile Dundee' test.

[El Pibe]

I guess now that it's all over we can get back to derisioning

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/legacy-launched-as-a-verb-2012081037869*

*for everyone but strafer

[Chippy Minton]

I had major post-Olympics blues yesterday!

The Ashes 2005 were good, Euro 96 was great, I wasn't around for the '66 World Cup, so for me the Olympics was the best event to have taken place in the UK in my lifetime!

[the-e-dealer]

Those people working for free are still wandering around Leicester Square. Someone ought to tell them the Games are over.

[maxxi]

When does the next lot start? (You know, the ones we're supposed to be equally enthused about, the ones we say we're looking forward to with the same relish, the ones where the word 'courage' will be used a lot by the press, the ones we really don't give a t*ss about that come after the main ones).

[Jeremy]

The paralympics are two weeks away.

In all fairness I don't think the public are expected to be as interested in the paralympics as we are in the main event. The olympics features athletes competing at the peak of human ability, which the paralympics cannot really claim. But that's not to say that it's not a huge acheivement to get there, and talk of 'courage' shouldn't be dismissed as hype.

[StraferJack]

sounds like the British public are plenty keen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19240972

[Jeremy]

Yeah, it's still going to be a big event with plenty of interest. And hopefully plenty of medals for GB!

[maxxi]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> sounds like the British public are plenty keen

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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19240972

Never underestimate the 'Bounce' eh?

"What a great party, shame it's coming to an end."

"Hey I know an all-night cafe where we can go!"

"Yeah and they serve beer if you buy a plate of chips!"

"The fun doesn't have to stop now!"

"Let's go!"

[Undisputedtruth]

I love the wheelchair races. Much better than forumula 1 racing.

[Jeremy]

Undisputedtruth Wrote:

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> I love the wheelchair races. Much better than forumula 1 racing.

Interestingly, former F1 driver Alex Zanardi is now a paracyclist, after losing both legs in a terrible crash.

[BB100]

Undisputedtruth Wrote:

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> I love the wheelchair races. Much better than

> forumula 1 racing.

I've got some tickets for the athletics and didn't think about there being wheelchair races. I thought they would be more like blade runners, so it will be interesting to see what different types of disabilities the athletes have that compete. I don't rememeber ever watching a paralympics.

[Loz]

Undisputedtruth Wrote:

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> I love the wheelchair races. Much better than forumula 1 racing.

Wheelchair basketball makes rugby look tamer than tiddlywinks.

[Alan Medic]

Wheelchair rugby AKA Murderball makes wheelchair basketball look like tiddlywinks.

[Otta]

Seeing wheelchair rugby first hand is a sight to behold, they crash in to each other proper full on top speed!

[DJKillaQueen]

And the wheelchairs are more like tanks than chairs......broken bones are a norm I'm told too.

[BB100]

Loz Wrote:

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> Undisputedtruth Wrote:

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> > I love the wheelchair races. Much better than

> forumula 1 racing.

>

> Wheelchair basketball makes rugby look tamer than

> tiddlywinks.

ooohhh! I've got tickets for the wheelchair basketball. They were cheaper than the value of the travelcards they sent me!

[Mick Mac]

Tyson Gay and Assafa Powell......

Athletics is a drugs sport. Noone ever knows what to believe. Even at the Olympics.

[Otta]

Athletics is an amateur sport, that is largely the problem.

[Jeremy]

Remember when LaShawn Merritt was caught, and he came up with the story about penis enlargement drugs?

Humiliating admission, or calculated bluff?

[KidKruger]

Those drugs don't work, I know. FACT !!

Oops..

[Dopamine1979]

Usain Bolt = Lance Armstrong

It's just a matter of time.