Off Topic The Olympics/Paralympics thread

When it comes, mods should edit the title to include the Paralympics.

If they go ahead of course

 

Indeed. I have a feeling that this situation will make the IOC/IPC really think twice about who hosts is the future.

1st world countries are generally safe, 2nd and 3rd world countries will now be a worry.

 

When did the amateur boxers stop wearing protective head gear?

 

Steam train Joe enhanced to evens on Paddy if anyone wants a go

 

Was earlier this year I think. It's similar to cycle helmets and is counter intuitive, but they actually increase the risk of head injury.

 

The females still wear the helmets.

 

Bullshit that - Joyce easily won that first round.

EDIT: And again, more bullshit! Joyce won that second round too!

 

These judges have been ****ing paid off. What a farce

 

Joe Joyce ends our Olympics with a Silver medal in the Super Heavyweight Boxing.


****ing bullshit judging yet again in the boxing.

 

A disgrace... wait 'till Joshua starts talking...

 

What's French for ****er

He was smashing through the guard quite often - they don't score but they still hurt

 

That French bloke was smashed in the semi final too, yet won it.

Load of bollocks that.

 

They Strip Neymar of his medal for that bandana hahahaha

 

FFS...Stewards enquiry required at the boxing..The Brit goes forward from the first bell, but still loses to a guy who hardly slings a punch in three rounds..
About time they called time on Olympic boxing. Too many judges who just got off the banana boat...

 

Right then. That's it, the Olympics are now pretty much over (bar the basketball and the closing ceremony).

The Summer Olympics go by way too quickly. It almost doesn't seem fair that we have to wait 4 years for the greatest event in the World to come around.


Team GB Medal Breakdown

Gold - 27
Silver - 23
Bronze - 17
Total - 67

Our greatest medal haul since 1908, when we won 146 medals as hosts, back in a day when the hosts would always dominate the games as they would usually outnumber the other athletes by around 3 or 4 times. As a result, this is considered our greatest ever Olympic performance.

We are the first nation to increase our medal haul after a home Olympics, and also the first ever nation to increase our medal haul for 5 consecutive games.

Over a third of Team GB won medals (131 from 360 athletes).

List of GB Medals by day

Day 1
No medals won

Day 2
Gold - Adam Peaty - Men's 100m Breaststroke
Silver - Jazmin Carlin - Women's 400m Freestyle

Day 3
Bronze - Edward Ling - Men's Trap Shooting
Bronze - Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow - Men's Synchronised 10m Platform

Day 4
Silver - Siobahn-Marie O'Connor - Women's 200m Individual Medley
Silver - James Guy, Stephen Milne, Duncan Scott, Daniel Wallace and Robbe Renwick - Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Day 5
Gold - Chris Mears and Jack Laugher - Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard
Gold - Joe Clarke - Men's Canoe Slalom K-1
Bronze - Chris Froome - Men's Road Time Trial
Bronze - Steven Scott - Men's Double Trap Shooting
Bronze - Sally Conway - Women's 70kg Judo
Bronze - Max Whitlock - Men's All-Around Gymnastics

Day 6
Gold - Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Calum Skinner - Men's Cycling Team Sprint
Silver - Vicky Thornley and Katherine Grainger - Women's Double Sculls
Silver - David Florence and Richard Hounslow - Men's Canoe Slalom C-2
Silver - Great Britain team - Men's Rugby Sevens

Day 7
Gold - Helen Glover and Heather Stanning - Women's Coxless Pair
Gold - Alex Gregory, Constantine Louloudis, George Nash and Mohamed Sbihi - Men's Coxless Four
Gold - Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Owain Doull and Bradley Wiggins - Men's Cycling Team Pursuit
Silver - Spencer Wilton, Fiona Bigwood, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin - Team Dressage
Silver - Bryony Page - Women's Trampoline
Silver - Jazmin Carlin - Women's 800m Freestyle

Day 8
Gold - Mo Farah - Men's 10,000m
Gold - Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Roswell - Women's Cycling Team Pursuit
Gold - Great Britain team - Rowing Men's Eight
Silver - Jessica Ennis-Hill - Women's Heptathlon
Silver - Becky James - Women's Keirin
Silver - James Guy, Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott and Chris Walker-Hebborn - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
Silver - Great Britain team - Rowing Women's Eight
Bronze - Greg Rutherford - Men's Long Jump

Day 9
Gold - Jason Kenny - Men's Cycling Sprint
Gold - Max Whitlock - Men's Floor
Gold - Max Whitlock - Men's Pommel Horse
Gold - Andy Murray - Men's Tennis Singles
Gold - Justin Rose - Men's Golf
Silver - Nick Dempsey - Men's RS:X
Silver - Calum Skinner - Men's Cycling Sprint
Silver - Louis Smith - Men's Pommel Horse

Day 10
Gold - Charlotte Dujardin - Individual Dressage
Silver - Mark Cavendish - Men's Omnium
Bronze - Sophie Hitchon - Women's Hammer Throw

Day 11
Gold - Jason Kenny - Men's Keirin
Gold - Laura Trott - Women's Omnium
Gold - Giles Scott - Men's Finn
Silver - Becky James - Women's Cycling Sprint
Silver - Jack Laugher - Men's 3m Springboard
Bronze - Amy Tinkler - Women's Floor
Bronze - Katy Marchant - Women's Cycling Sprint
Bronze - Nile Wilson - Men's Horizontal Bar
Bronze - Joshua Buatsi - Men's Light Heavyweight Boxing

Day 12
No medals won

Day 13
Gold - Alistair Brownlee - Men's Triathlon
Gold - Saskia Clark and Hannah Mills - Women's 470
Gold - Jade Jones - Women's 57kg Taekwondo
Silver - Jonathan Brownlee - Men's Triathlon
Silver - Liam Heath and Jon Schofield - Men's Canoe Sprint K-2 200m
Bronze - Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge - Men's Badminton Doubles

Day 14
Gold - Great Britain team - Women's Hockey
Gold - Nick Skelton - Equestrian Individual Jumping
Silver - Lutalo Muhammad - Men's 80kg Taekwondo
Bronze - Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita - Women's 4x100m Relay

Day 15
Gold - Mo Farah - Men's 5,000m
Gold - Nicola Adams - Women's Flyweight Boxing
Gold - Liam Heath - Men's Canoe Sprint K-1 200m
Bronze - Vicky Holland - Women's Triathlon
Bronze - Bianca Walkden - Women's +67kg Taekwondo
Bronze - Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora, Emily Diamond, Christine Ohuruogu and Kelly Massey - Women's 4x400m Relay

Day 16
Silver - Joe Joyce - Men's Super Heavyweight Boxing



These games have been absolutely fantastic for our nation. After the ****ty year we've had so far, the positivity and just all round feel-good emotions around the Olympics have really picked everyone up when we needed it most.

Whilst I do think personally 2012 was a better Olympic games as a whole, probably bias because I was there and went to so many events, this one has been absolutely fantastic too.

Congratulations to every single athlete who won a medal at the Olympics, regardless of nation - but of course, a massive thank you and congrats to every single member of Team GB.

Goodbye, Rio. Onto Tokyo.

 

You deserve a medal for that.

 

Lovely piece.

It just shows what happens when you add skill to a bloody minded to win. It's such a shame other sportsmen seem unable to be the same.

 

Have to say I have loved the Olympics and the enthusiasm my lad has shown in watching every sport possible - He's only 6.

He turned the other day and said 'Dad table tennis is brilliant!' Ha - though he has bestowed that accolade on pretty much every sport he's watched!

It's been an excellent 2 weeks and brilliant publicity for some of the less common sports. My favourite obscure moment was probably the gold win by Nick Skelton. 58 and his sole desire has been to win the gold, which he nailed finally. His interview afterwards was almost overwhelming. He'd dedicated himself to however many Olympic Games in pursuit of gold.

To me that demonstrates hard work and perseverance really can pay off.

Rio Olympics, we'll miss you.

 

Team GB, 1936-2004: 73 Golds.
Team GB, 2008-2016: 75 Golds.

I think there's only one song to sum up the feelings towards Team GB over these past 8 years.

 

Just seen the Mongolian protest after their wrestler was docked a point and as a result missed out on bronze

The coaches for Mongolia stripped off to their pants and threw the clothes they were wearing at the judges

Brilliant.