The 2016 Olympics Thread

[Haak]

Absolutely loved the Olympics as a child. I'm a bit meh towards it these days although the London Olympics brought a little bit of interest back. Interested to see that golf is in it this year.

Golf really? ?

[Haak]

Jezz I genuinely didn't know the Olympics were this summer until I spotted this thread. I enjoy track and field and the cycling.

It's because it starts mid august

[MrLil8]

It's because it starts mid august

Oooooooooo The HAAKSTER 1-0 Jazz

[MrLil8]

Could have sworn he replied to Jazz. What have I done here.

[MrLil8]

Ohhhh ye that's it. Sorry HAAK it's not a win against Dave. He's easy pickings.

[leeman]

love it, cant wait. track and field has me by the balls every time. I also enjoy the cycling and power lifting.

[Kriz]

An investigator looking into Russian doping found the country's state-directed cheating program resulted in at least 312 falsified results and lasted from 2011 through at least last year's world swimming championships.

The investigator, Richard McLaren, dubbed Russia's program the "disappearing positive methodology."

McLaren said allegations made by Moscow's former anti-doping lab director about sample switching at the Sochi Olympics went much as described in a New York Times story in May. That program involved dark-of-night switching of dirty samples with clean ones; it prevented Russian athletes from testing positive.

But McLaren, whose report went public Monday, said Russia's cheating also included the 2013 track world championships in Moscow and the 2015 swimming world championships in Kazan.

Russia's deputy minister of sports would direct lab workers which positive samples to send through and which to hold back.

[Kolo Kolo]

'dark-of-night'

[-CADS-]

They've gotta ban Russian athletes from every sport not just athletics surely. How are you supposed to take at face value that what you're seeing is genuine. Would make every competition with a Russian athlete competing a farce.

[Cumbrian]

No wonder they were able to equalise against us in the last minute at the Euros.

[-CADS-]

[Kriz]

The Australian Olympic delegation have refused to move into their accommodation due to it being a shithole.

And so it begins.

[Kolo Kolo]

How bad must it have been for Aussies to refuse?!

[Pesty Magician]

Dom was part of the delegation.

[-CADS-]

FAO Sean

Is it possible to turn the Euros forum into an Olympic one?

[Seanosdelgardo]

Yea, don't see why not.

[Cumbrian]

Can the threads form the Euros just be added to the football forum though so they don't get archived?

[-CADS-]

Yea, don't see why not.

Cheeeeeeers braaaaah!

[Haak]

Canada score after 15 seconds in opening group match against Australia

[Cumbrian]

Canada score after 15 seconds in opening group match against Australia

What sport?

[Haak]

What sport?

Er...... football

[ceredred]

Er......Women's football

Edited.

[Haak]

Edited.

Fussy ****

[Tardelli]

Watches women's football, but won't watch Liverpool. Strange.

[Haak]

Watches women's football, but won't watch Liverpool. Strange.

Oh here he is yawnnnnnnn zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Cumbrian]

Er...... football

How the **** am I meant to know that?

[ceredred]

Rio Olympics 2016: Andy Murray to be Team GB flag bearer



Olympic and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has been chosen to carry the flag for Great Britain at Friday's Rio 2016 opening ceremony.

The 29-year-old was picked ahead of the likes of boxer Nicola Adams and rower Katherine Grainger.

Murray, who inspired Great Britain to the Davis Cup in November, is the first tennis player to fill the role.

"To lead out Team GB will be an incredible honour, the biggest in sport," he said.

As well as individual gold, the Scot also won doubles silver alongside Laura Robson at the London 2012 Games.

"I obviously have great memories of London and I am 100% focused on winning here in Rio," Murray added.

"The privilege of being the flag bearer is a moment I will remember for the rest of my life and will certainly be one of the highlights of my career."

Murray is seeded second in both the men's singles and the doubles tournament in which he is teaming up with brother Jamie.

Team-mate and fellow British number one Johanna Konta is seeded 10th in the women's draw.



A British Olympic Association panel selected Murray to be flag bearer after each sport put forward athletes to a shortlist.

Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy led Team GB into London's Olympic Stadium four years ago, while speed skater Jon Eley was selected for the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014.

The United States have nominated swimmer Michael Phelps, while hosts Brazil have chosen modern pentathlete Yana Marques.

The Russian team have selected volleyball player Sergey Tetyukhin after pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and the rest of the Russian athletics team was banned in the wake of the country's doping scandal.

Marco Balich, the executive producer of Rio 2016's opening ceremony, has said that his plans are "not an opulent show compared to London or compared to Beijing" but "full of heart and very graceful."

The ceremony begins at midnight BST on Friday night.


Recent Team GB flag bearers

2014 Jon Eley Short track speed skating
2012 Chris Hoy Cycling
2010 Shelley Rudman Skeleton
2008 Mark Foster Swimming
2006 Rhona Martin Curling
2004 Kate Howey Judo


Nice one Andy.

[Cumbrian]

Shit choice

[Haak]

Shit choice

Why the **** is he a shit choice ?? **** unreal some people

[Haak]

How the **** am I meant to know that?

Hmmmmm score ??? Match???? Not hard to work out