London Anniversary Games. This Friday. BBC2/BBC1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not entirely sure what this is.

However I can only assume, Olympics. :bow: They're back.

[GP]

Anniversary games forum, surely?

[Marc Overmars]

Diamond League meeting isn't it? Just rebranded for the anniversary.

Can't believe it's been a year already, what a brilliant 2 weeks it was.

[Cripps_orig]

Need the Olympics back this year. Other than Muzzas Wimbledon win, a shocking summer of sport it has been

[Cripps_orig]

Greg Rutherford is out of this

[Özim]

Diamond League meeting isn't it? Just rebranded for the anniversary.

Can't believe it's been a year already, what a brilliant 2 weeks it was.
Think it was more than 2 weeks but yeah it was awesome, the feel good factor was amazing, never thought it would be as good as it was.

[Rors]

Bring back the Olympic Channels :pray:

[Cripps_orig]

Dai Greene pulls out

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The Olympics proper hadn't even started, this time last year. Brilliant couple of weeks it was.

I'll admit I was massively sceptical of it.... I thought we'd fuck it up in some way, the London bus in Beijing and the N. Korean flag incident certainly didn't fill me with hope. But I think we just about pulled it off.

[Cripps_orig]

Best summer of sport in Britain ever tbh

[Özim]

Yup was a great summer of sport, really really enjoyed it, everything about it was brilliant, the atmosphere, the sports, the feel good factor the coverage.

Shame we won't be seeing anything like this again for a long time.

As for the Anniversary Games, every f*cker seems to be pulling out.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Yup was a great summer of sport, really really enjoyed it, everything about it was brilliant, the atmosphere, the sports, the feel good factor the coverage.

Shame we won't be seeing anything like this again for a long time.

As for the Anniversary Games, every f*cker seems to be pulling out.

do you mean as a one off event or the fact that no summer will match all of last summers sporting success? because if so, it looks like this summer might match it too. its been an incrediable 12 months for british sport. us open, ryder cup (i know its european team but lots of brits playing so it still counts imo), ashes, second tour de france, wimbledon.

last summer was awesome and special, but this summer could be too. its a brilliant time in birtish sport.

dare i say, right now, britain is the dominant sporting nation in the world?

[Cripps_orig]

This summer has been poor other than the greatest Wimbledon of all time.

English football is falling apart, piss poor ashes series, nothing to write home about in rugby.

[Ollie the Optimist]

For once it's nice to see football away from the news in terms of sporting success.

You might think the ashes is piss poor but right now we are hammering the Aussies amd that's great for England. Same with rugby, no win since 1997, we win this year. British sport is winning right now, entertainment might not be that high but we are winning in a lot of sports. Add to last year success, amd hopefully continue this summer with double ashes. Some golf majors. Tennis. And we are dominant. It's fantastic

[Özim]

do you mean as a one off event or the fact that no summer will match all of last summers sporting success? because if so, it looks like this summer might match it too. its been an incrediable 12 months for british sport. us open, ryder cup (i know its european team but lots of brits playing so it still counts imo), ashes, second tour de france, wimbledon.

last summer was awesome and special, but this summer could be too. its a brilliant time in birtish sport.

dare i say, right now, britain is the dominant sporting nation in the world?
I meant in a sense that it was a massive worldwide event with a very special atmosphere.

Events like the Olympics are very unique, due to the fact they involve all kind of sports and thus appeal to a wide range of people in a way that the one sport events don't.

[Cripps_orig]

Adam Gemili in 100m B race (19:52 BST)
Perri Shakes-Drayton 400m hurdles (20:04)
Robbie Grabarz in high jump (20:09)
Usain Bolt & Dasaolu in 100m A race (21:48)
Ennis-Hill & Farah compete on Saturday

[Cripps_orig]

Coverage has started on BBC2

[Rors]

Whilst I think they need to beware milking it, I'm fine with this event existing. Let's face it, the Olympics rocked bells. I remember on these very pages that I - a sport fan of course - said I was only looking forward to about two events. Me :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

100m B list about to start

All Brits.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

We're only going to bring it up next year, and the year after, maybe the year after that. Well, until we get it again probably.

But I have to say, we may have seen Mo, Murray, all the cyclists, but the best moment was easily Gideon being booed by tens of thousands of people :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Who's Gideon? :unsure:

Gemini wins it.

Lewis-Francis was in this. Blast from the past there

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four women, there, at the same time on a BBC Sports event. :o

[Rors]

Lewis-Francis still knocking around? The Nuno Gomes of athletics

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Andrew Cotter is ubiquitous.

[Cripps_orig]

Perri Shakes Drayton finishes 2nd in the 400m hurdles.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bolt. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Warren Weir runs 19.90 in the 200m.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

That last one looked eerily like a horse.

[Rors]

The Olympic music :bow:

London 2013 :bow: ( :pray: :( )

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bondarenko. :lol:

Close enough to getting the World Record in the High Jump. One more attempt remaining.

[Rors]

Give it up Coe....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What can Coe actually do now?

[Rors]

What can Coe actually do now?

I think the phrase is "after the Lord Mayor's show"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Take credit for Winter Olympics next year?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dasaolu pulls out of the 100m.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Time for Bolt. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Horrendous start from Bolt. Still runs a 9.85. :lol:

[Rors]

Bolt :lol: Awlful starter.

[Rors]

Take credit for Winter Olympics next year?

More than likely.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Right, now that's done, time to watch the Basketball/Volleyball. :popcorn:

:(

[Rors]

Instinctive innit? :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sadly, yes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mo is running in the 3000m now.

Bolt is running in the 4X100m in 20 minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mo wins! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bolt's team oblliterated the field. :lol:

[Rors]

So easy for them that they didn't even bother to compete under the name "Jamaica".

Great Britain A :haha:

'All-Star Team' :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh yeah, forgot they fucked up the baton. I think on the first or second changeover. :doh:

[Ollie the Optimist]

BBC 3 had the opening cermony on tonight. that really was awesome.


London 2012 :bow:

[LDG]

BBC 3 had the opening cermony on tonight. that really was awesome.


London 2012 :bow:

That was last year, you gumbo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swimming is on. :bow:

Olympics are back. :bow:

Dolphinface is one of the pundits. :lol:

[Rors]

Swimming is on. :bow:

Olympics are back. :bow:

Dolphinface is one of the pundits. :lol:

To Lord's for the archery!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:haha:

I really enjoyed the archery. Commentary with Aggers. :lol:

[Rors]

:haha:

I really enjoyed the archery. Commentary with Aggers. :lol:

Many strings to his bow...

:tiphat:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:doh:

Dear me.

[Rors]

:lol: