2024 Olympic Games: doping & other issues

Danny1312 · Junior player

2024 Olympic Games: doping & other issues

indiana · Tennis legend

Danny1312 wrote:
Word for Adam Peaty! Absolute legend even if it was a millimeter from gold!

Indeed. I thought he had it with 20 metres to go but it then all got so tight in the closing stages as similar to his first 2 races he didn't quite have the finish.

I just hope he is pretty content in himself with how he's come through the last couple of years. He seems to be.

Danny1312 · Junior player

He seemed happy enough and 18 months ago I don't think he even wanted to see a pool again so great to get any medal but also gutted I'm sure to miss out by .02 fine margins in elite sport.

Var · Pro player

He still has the relay to come. Still a legend!

Danny1312 · Junior player

Absolutely so dominant over the world in his peak! One of my fav athletes for GB of all time.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Tom Pidc0ck. Wow. Leeding in the mountain biking. Got a puncture. Fell right back down the field. Made his way back and won the gold. Amazing performance.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Danny1312 wrote:
Word for Adam Peaty! Absolute legend even if it was a millimeter from gold!

Even more remarkable given that he has just tested positive for Covid.

indiana · Tennis legend

Well done to the men's 4 x 200m freestyle relay team ( exactly the sane team as in 2021! ) on retaining their Olympic title.

Doing it during Dan & Andy's L16 MTB led to an entertaining diving back and forward on Radio 5 Live with the joy of success at both venues ( I listened back after watching the swimming ).

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Really strong start - it is easy to think we are having a slow start but the schedule of the Olympics is such that we gather pace each year as events we are strong in start. We are actually ahead of last year at the same point and quite comfortably.

A target of 50-70 medals with 1/3rd approx golds was set as a target, I read, so 60 mid point and maybe 20 golds? The analytics guys have crunched the numbers and predict 63 medals and 17 golds.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Alex blumming Yee!!

I LOVE triathlon, my favourite sport outside of tennis to watch - Yee was amazing to win that gold medal, what a result!

And Beth Potter got bronze in the womens, well done to her, she was delighted ( I thought she could have won, but she was v pleased so that is great!)

With those two, Georgia T-B and Sam Dickinson, we really stand a decent chance in the mixed relay as well!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

The Alex Yee comeback was amazing and then matched by the women's quad sculls. Nail biting stuff.

Nix · Futures level

JonH comes home wrote:
Alex blumming Yee!!

I LOVE triathlon, my favourite sport outside of tennis to watch - Yee was amazing to win that gold medal, what a result!

And Beth Potter got bronze in the womens, well done to her, she was delighted ( I thought she could have won, but she was v pleased so that is great!)

With those two, Georgia T-B and Sam Dickinson, we really stand a decent chance in the mixed relay as well!

Yee was astonishing. With not that far to go the commentators were fretting about the third place runner overtaking him and then suddenly he overtakes the New Zealander and blooming well does it. So humble as well. Thrilled for him.

Those joyous women rowers as well.

-- Edited by Nix on Wednesday 31st of July 2024 11:15:38 AM

Var · Pro player

Nix wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Alex blumming Yee!!

I LOVE triathlon, my favourite sport outside of tennis to watch - Yee was amazing to win that gold medal, what a result!

And Beth Potter got bronze in the womens, well done to her, she was delighted ( I thought she could have won, but she was v pleased so that is great!)

With those two, Georgia T-B and Sam Dickinson, we really stand a decent chance in the mixed relay as well!
Yee was astonishing. With not that far to go the commentators were fretting about the third place runner overtaking him and then suddenly he overtakes the New Zealander and blooming well does it. So humble as well. Thrilled for him.
Those joyous women rowers as well.

-- Edited by Nix on Wednesday 31st of July 2024 11:15:38 AM

Amazing morning! Loved those women rowers, what an achievement. One gold on the board already. Go GB rowing team. Yee , I still cant fathom how he pulled that back. What a performance.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

As seen on X fka Twitter

Andy Murray/Dan Evans: I've pulled off Team GB's most incredible, come-from-behind-when-all-looked-lost win of the Olympics.

Tom Pid****: Hold my beer

Alex Yee: No, hold my beer

Women's quad sculls: Lads, hold our beers.

Just unbelievable drama

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
As seen on X fka Twitter

Andy Murray/Dan Evans: I've pulled off Team GB's most incredible, come-from-behind-when-all-looked-lost win of the Olympics.

Tom Pid****: Hold my beer

Alex Yee: No, hold my beer

Women's quad sculls: Lads, hold our beers.

Just unbelievable drama

biggrin I think I was running every step of the way with Alex from the point at which he started to catch & then swept past Hayden Wilde at the end of the triathlon (no wonder he's "on a cloud above nine"! smile ) & rowing every stroke of the last 500m with the quad girls & felt exhausted afterwards! What a morning!