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The London 2012 Olympics - The Events

According to the iPad app, we are now ranked 5th. Much bigger improvement than the other day :D
 
Amazing day for GB!

I was at the Olympic Park yesterday and it was absolutely incredible. The atmosphere was fantastic and the place was run absolutely brilliantly. No queues to get in, speedy and efficient security, plenty to do, fantastic food choices, a brilliant shop, stunning venues and an all round great day.

I'll share some pictures tomorrow :)

EDIT: But for now here's the basketball arena:

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Another gold and a new world record in the men's team pursuit! :D

EDIT: And Victoria Pendleton has won gold in the women's keirin, pushing us up into third in the medal table! :D
 
Brilliant to see we're third, however I think we will stay put there. Can't see us above China and America.

But well done team GB, You've done your country proud! ;D
 
I think even if we don't get more medals, Team GB have done us proud. Eight gold medals is really impressive regardless of what country you are.
 
Speaking of medals, Rebecca Adlington has just got bronze in the women's 800m freestyle.
 
Really proud to see GB in third place they are all giving it there all good luck gb
 
Andy Murray is now guaranteed an Olympic medal after beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the semi-final of the men's tennis.

I feel like I'm whoring this thread a bit at the moment... :p
 
Jonathan said:
Andy Murray is now guaranteed an Olympic medal after beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the semi-final of the men's tennis.

I feel like I'm whoring this thread a bit at the moment... :p
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He played excellently in that match, saved 4 break points in the second set. He really needs to take that kind of form into a grand slam final.

I still think Federer will win the competition though.
 
Tom said:
Hopefully he won't cry this time and can be happy for Roger when he wins gold.
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What the actual hell. He'd just lost in the final of the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world as the first British man to reach the final for nearly a century. On home ground. He was overwhelmed by the support of the crowd. What's wrong with him crying? He clearly wanted to win desperately and fell short again. I'm sure he had respect for Roger winning, but when someone beats you in the final of Wimbledon, your first thought isn't delight at your opponents amazing victory. It wouldn't be for anyone.

All part of this stupid Murray-hating thing going on. It really makes me sad. Anyway, I think he's got a good chance against Federer tomorrow. Federer will be shattered from that 19-17 set he played today. And Murray beat the number two seed Djokovic in straight sets while Federer struggled against eighth seed del Potro. Come on Murray, most of Britain are behind you at least!
 
I found it appalling and shameful. His achievement was great and he should be satisfied at the leap he has made. It was extremely cringeworthy to watch while Roger was there looking awkward at his feet.

You don't often see other sportsmen cry when they are defeated, that's because they will have been brought up to admit they weren't good enough when beaten by someone superior.

But in his defence, it's stupid the way they interview them in front of everyone like that.
 
Tom said:
I found it appalling and shameful. His achievement was great and he should be satisfied at the leap he has made. It was extremely cringeworthy to watch while Roger was there looking awkward at his feet.

You don't often see other sportsmen cry when they are defeated, that's because they will have been brought up to admit they weren't good enough when beaten by someone superior.

But in his defence, it's stupid the way they interview them in front of everyone like that.
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A bit harsh, he can't really help his emotions. The mental and physical effort he put into that match, and for that matter the entire tournament make it understandable that he would let his emotions slip a bit after losing at the very last stage. I personally found it completely refreshing, it shows how much he really cares about what he is doing regardless of his on court persona.
 
Well to me it comes across as self pity and nothing more - but people I've spoken to about this also disagree with me and have tried to turn it into a "men are allowed to cry" argument when it isn't about that. I simply believe that athletes should be gracious in defeat and that's certainly how I'd raise a son of mine.
 
He'd never cried on court at a defeat before (that I know of)... in fact he'd rarely shown much emotion - something the British public chastised him for. I think you'll find that most players in most sports will have cried on court or on pitch or in an arena or stadium somewhere when they have lost - particularly when it has been in a big final.

Your natural first emotion when losing something is to be negative. For most of us, a negative reaction is little more than being a bit pissed off at something, but for him, in the final of his home Grand Slam, after playing so well... Of course you can expect his emotions to get the better of him. They weren't crocodile tears. He wasn't playing up to the cameras. He genuinely felt those emotions and they happened to flood out during his interview... Nobody would begrudge him that, Federer certainly wouldn't. Murray acknowledged Federer in that interview as well - so it's hardly like he wasn't gracious!

It's not self pity at all. It's raw emotion... Something uncontrollable. You can't force anyone, not even a 'son of yours' to not cry at something that emotional! The fact he was crying on court today at getting through to the final shows how much it all means to him...
 
So everyone on here moans that he's an emotionless dour robot and then when he bursts into tears because he fell short for the seventh time of his ultimate dream, you criticise him as "appalling and shameful"?

Clearly you just hate Andy Murray, why can't you just say that instead of dressing it up with this crying thing?
 
I said raise not force. I've explained what I feel to be good values and how they should be expressed and am not interested in debating this further and stand by everything I've said.

Edit>Sazzle>> Edited to remove personal comment.
 
Tom said:
And you've admitted you fancy him so why not retire from the whole thing.
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This is so irrelevant it's unreal. I support him because he's British, and because I think that it's perfectly natural for someone to tear up after losing his first Wimbledon grand final, the absolute high point of his life so far.

I hope you don't have a son if you'd raise him with such outdated 1950s 'men shouldn't show emotions' values (you deny it, but that's clearly what this is). Anyway, this isn't relevant as you don't even believe what you're saying - you just loathe Murray for whatever reason and want to take silly and sad little potshots at him.
 
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