Olympics

(16-08-2016 07:29 )Charlemagne Wrote:  Good lucky to Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge in this afternoon Men's Badminton semi final.

Unfortunately the Chinese pair have beaten Ellis and Langridge 2-0 . The British pair will now play for bronze.

(16-08-2016 16:03 )babelover48 Wrote:  No she was from Finland.

I'm sitting here thinking the Russians can't win without using drug then they must be bribing judges in most sports. yet we still haven't heard stories of drug tests being positive

I have seen a few reports of positive tests

here

Probably not made headlines as they are not high profile medal winners

In the badminton. If only they gave medals for effort Ellis & Langridge would get a gold .

true Still remember how sensational it was when Ben Johnson tested positive in Seoul the day after that 100m final...

If Terence is around - switch on the sailing currently going on .

Ireland get a medal Silver

Annalise Murphy - Take a bow.
Laser radial dinghy class.

1st 2 games Brazil men couldn't score while the womens football team scored 8, now it is women team that can't score while men have scored 6

Great Britain Olympic Champions 2016 List:
(To be updated as the Games progresses)

1. ADAM PEATY - Swimming (100m breaststroke) WORLD RECORD: 57.13 seconds
2. JOE CLARKE - Canoeing (K1 slalom)
3. JACK LAUGHER/CHRIS MEARS - Diving (3m Synchronised Springboard)
4. PHILIP HINDES/JASON KENNY/CALLUM SKINNER - Cycling (Mens Team Sprint)
5. HELEN GLOVER/HEATHER STANNING - Rowing (Womens Pair)
6. CONSTANTINE LOULOUDIS/GEORGE NASH/MOE SBIHI/ALEX GREGORY - Rowing (Mens Four)
7. ED CLANCY/STEVEN BURKE/OWAIN DOULL/SIR BRADLEY WIGGINS - Cycling (Mens Team Pursuit)
8. SCOTT DURANT/TOM RANSLEY/ANDREW HODGE/MATT GOTREL/PHELAN HILL/PETE REED/PAUL BENNETT/MATT LANGRIDGE/WILLIAM SATCH - Rowing (Mens Eight)
9. LAURA TROTT/JOANNA ROWSELL SHAND/ELINOR BARKER/KATIE ARCHIBALD - Cycling (Womens Team Pursuit)
10. MO FARAH - Athletics (10,000m)
11. MAX WHITLOCK - Gymnastics (Floor)
12. JUSTIN ROSE - Golf (Strokeplay)
13. MAX WHITLOCK - Gymnastics (Pommel Horse)
14. JASON KENNY - Cycling (Sprint)
15. ANDY MURRAY - Tennis (Mens Singles)
16. CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN on VALEGRO - Equestrian (Dressage)
17. GILES SCOTT - Sailing (Finn Class)

Tinkler has a chance for bronze in gymnastics for GB

She's done it woohoo