Olympics

Let's hope that they have been inspired by what the Men did in Seoul in 1988!! I would have thought not many of the ladies were born when that happened and if they were they can remember it!! It's a pity that our men's team didn't draw their own inspiration from that.

If anything this team has carried on the good work from London and are producing such quality performances that we can safely say this the best Olympic team we have sent overseas in a long time and it has been the best Olympic team that has performed way better than any previous overseas team we've had. Yes, we can look back on our other Olympic teams and pick out individuals who performed when mattered, but I'd say we probably we've never had a team perform so collectively as our last two, and tough we may never have a team as significantly as strong as this one in Tokyo (which remains to be seen), but some of those who have performed in their first Olympics in Rio will likely form the nucleus of our team in Tokyo and I expect there will be many of this team who will be missing in Tokyo for various reasons I'm sure.

On a more serious note all thoughts and prayers are with Sky presenter Charlie Webster battling for life In a Rio hospital after contracting what appears to be a rare strain of malaria. I do hope they can find the cure.

(17-08-2016 15:21 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Wow owner of Ipswich town could be extradited to Brazil to face ticket tout charges over olympic tickets

For what? not selling enough.

I've noticed one of the gold coloured postboxes in the towns where the olympic winners live.
So in Cheshunt in Cheshire where Lara Trott & Jason Kenny live will the post office have to paint 10 of their boxes. Are there 10 post boxes in the town?

(18-08-2016 04:02 )babelover48 Wrote:  Let's hope that they have been inspired by what the Men did in Seoul in 1988!! I would have thought not many of the ladies were born when that happened and if they were they can remember it!! It's a pity that our men's team didn't draw their own inspiration from that.

If anything this team has carried on the good work from London and are producing such quality performances that we can safely say this the best Olympic team we have sent overseas in a long time and it has been the best Olympic team that has performed way better than any previous overseas team we've had. Yes, we can look back on our other Olympic teams and pick out individuals who performed when mattered, but I'd say we probably we've never had a team perform so collectively as our last two, and tough we may never have a team as significantly as strong as this one in Tokyo (which remains to be seen), but some of those who have performed in their first Olympics in Rio will likely form the nucleus of our team in Tokyo and I expect there will be many of this team who will be missing in Tokyo for various reasons I'm sure.

On a more serious note all thoughts and prayers are with Sky presenter Charlie Webster battling for life In a Rio hospital after contracting what appears to be a rare strain of malaria. I do hope they can find the cure.

Puts everything in perspective, hope she pulls through.

I remember watching the final in 88, they are still looking for the German defence.

(18-08-2016 07:35 )Charlemagne Wrote:  I've noticed one of the gold coloured postboxes in the towns where the olympic winners live.
So in Cheshunt in Cheshire where Lara Trott & Jason Kenny live will the post office have to paint 10 of their boxes. Are there 10 post boxes in the town?

There is in Bolton where Jason is from. So am expecting to see 1 po box in Bolton painted gold

Was a nice interview on itv's good morning britain show this morning with Mark Cavendish & his beautiful wife, ex sun p3 girl Peta Todd. When itv post it on the good morning britain you tube channel, I'll post it here.

Could be a future cavendish Olympic champion as in the interview Mark & Peta said they got their son Frey a bike for his first birthday yesterday

is Peta the same one that appeared on Top Gear some years back as "Peta 23 from Essex"

update-wikipedia says yes

(18-08-2016 07:35 )Charlemagne Wrote:  I've noticed one of the gold coloured postboxes in the towns where the olympic winners live.
So in Cheshunt in Cheshire where Lara Trott & Jason Kenny live will the post office have to paint 10 of their boxes. Are there 10 post boxes in the town?

hmmm wonder if they will do another one in mine for Wiggo or just repaint it and im sure jason Kennys is in Bolton

it is http://www.goldpostboxes.com/ shows where they all are

Yep "Peta 23 from Essex" is Mark's wife Peta

these days mainly goes by her married name Peta Cavendish. Mark & Peta have 2 children together. A daughter called Delilah Grace who is 4 (watchers of the Tour de France this year will have seen her on the podium with her dad) & a 1yr old son called Frey

Silver medal in the Mens Kayak 200m for Liam Heath and Jon Schofield.

Bronze in Badminton Doubles