Olympics

I really enjoyed the fencing and archery yesterday, it's a shame these sports along with the shooting only get TV coverage at the Olympics but bowls which is basically marbles for oap's gets loads of air time.

not many schools do archery and fencing nowadays where as loads of bowls was created to keep people out of the pubs

(08-08-2016 09:50 )Tractor boy Wrote:  bowls which is basically marbles for oap's

A couple of years ago the women's world bowls champion was aged only 18. More recently a 14 year old girl won a world mixed pairs event.

(08-08-2016 08:55 )HannahsPet Wrote:  Yeah refs robbed the british guy number of decisions were overturned and when it reached 13-14 Ref allowed safin to slow it down by changing his sword and play for time so he could get to break and see his coach

If you look, our fella hit first but the other ones face gaurd lit up at the same time, which apparently meant he won the point. Very odd rules.

So in a real sword fight the stabs first loses

(08-08-2016 08:52 )Bandwagon Wrote:  The rear brake was definitely working as you can see the wheel slide out initially in her attempt to shave speed off to make the angle. Then, as you say, she grabbed the front brake in desperation. There could be one further factor that helped contribute though; releasing the rear brake from the slide. In motor cycle terms known as a 'highside' where the rear wheel loses lateral grip then regains it violently.
Chuck in a dose of heavy front braking and you're going straight to the scene of the accident.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brakturn.html

Quote:The fastest that you can stop any bike of normal wheelbase is to apply the front brake so hard that the rear wheel is just about to lift off the ground. In this situation, the rear wheel cannot contribute to stopping power, since it has no traction.

With her level skill, i suspect she hit the rear brake to slow the cycle down to the above speed, then used her front, but miss timed it.

Ed Ling has won bronze for Team GB in the mens trap shooting .

Australian Women's Team Pursuit squad has crashed in training. Melissa Hoskins has been taken to hospital.

Bronze for Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow in the 10m synchronised platform diving .

Well done to Tom Dailey & Dan Goodfeller

How many medals is that in Olympics is that for Tom, three?
But it was hard luck in the women's rugby 7's Semis I hope they can pick it up for the bronze match