The 2012 London Olympics Sports Thread

[derspiess]

Wow, new WR set by the American women's 4x100m. They trumphed the DDR's 1985 record.

So how did Canada do in that event?  Anyone know?

[lustindarkness]

Wow, new WR set by the American women's 4x100m. They trumphed the DDR's 1985 record.

So how did Canada do in that event?  Anyone know?

You expect them to make it to the finals? 

[Grey Fox]

Wow, new WR set by the American women's 4x100m. They trumphed the DDR's 1985 record.

So how did Canada do in that event?  Anyone know?

We don't have any female sprinters for 100m.

[Tamas]

Now that it is clear that we are going to have an exceptional Olympics (we have 8 gold medals so far and are placed 8th place on the rankings!), government politicans are coming out being busy of taking the spotlight.

Too bad, leaves a sour taste after is indeed a big success for the athletes.

[Liep]

The women's hammer throw was more entertaining than I thought. Only because of the Heidler incident, her 5th throw was later re-measured and gave a bronze pushing the Chinese girl down on 4th place.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Now that it is clear that we are going to have an exceptional Olympics (we have 8 gold medals so far and are placed 8th place on the rankings!), government politicans are coming out being busy of taking the spotlight.

Too bad, leaves a sour taste after is indeed a big success for the athletes.

I noticed that Hungary was doing rather well. Like the UK though you had a reasonable swimming team that got a lot of 4ths and 5ths, need a bit extra to beat the USA 

[derspiess]

Wow, new WR set by the American women's 4x100m. They trumphed the DDR's 1985 record.

So how did Canada do in that event?  Anyone know?

We don't have any female sprinters for 100m.

Thanks.  Was just checking 

[DGuller]

Wow, new WR set by the American women's 4x100m. They trumphed the DDR's 1985 record.

So how did Canada do in that event?  Anyone know?

We don't have any female sprinters for 100m.

Shocking!

[DGuller]

I never really much liked cycling, I always found to be a very dull sport to watch.  However, watching the BMX races gave me some appreciation for the sport.

[Josephus]

Wow, new WR set by the American women's 4x100m. They trumphed the DDR's 1985 record.

So how did Canada do in that event?  Anyone know?

We don't have any female sprinters for 100m.

Thanks.  Was just checking 

Well we did. But the American athletes knifed them before the race. It was in all the papers.

[Ed Anger]

You know what I wanted to see during the jap-Sk soccer game? Apolo Ohno, South Korea's arch enemy, jumping out of the stands and beating a South Korean player to a pulp.

Just because.

[DGuller]

It's a shame South Koreans scored so soon and had to settle down.  I was pretty sure we would see the first on-field murder in soccer (maybe even the first and second).  Those peoples seem to have some unresolved issues. 

[MadImmortalMan]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/medal-count-economics-what-factors-explain-the-olympics-biggest-winners/260951/


Interesting that India is so bad at winning medals despite having a population of over a billion people to draw talent from.

[Admiral Yi]

As a prize for winning the bronze, the Korean mens' soccer team is exempt from the draft.

[DGuller]

As a prize for winning the bronze, the Korean mens' soccer team is exempt from the draft.

Seems like they've already been drafted and sent to fight Japan in hand-to-hand combat.