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Gavster wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2024 4:05 pm Gav's daily gloryhunting update

Men's 1500m final at 7.50pm where Josh Kerr should be fighting Jakob Ingebrigtsen for gold.

No one was expecting that! Can't ask more than to run a PB though, and at least Ingebritsen missed out on a medal

RobYob wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:42 am Shamefully I've lived less than half an hour's drive from Houston's BBQ for the last two and a half years but have yet to eat there.

I'll up your shame, when Dave came to visit my place in Auckland I overcooked his steak... I considered ritual self disembowelment there and then.

KiwiDave wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:36 pm

RobYob wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:42 am Shamefully I've lived less than half an hour's drive from Houston's BBQ for the last two and a half years but have yet to eat there.

I'll up your shame, when Dave came to visit my place in Auckland I overcooked his steak... I considered ritual self disembowelment there and then.

Yeah, no pressure cooking him food, none at all

Dave!

Mens Team Pursuit, epic result.

What's going on with Australia this games? They are smashing it.

duncs500 wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2024 5:46 am What's going on with Australia this games? They are smashing it.

Shedloads of money "invested" into sport by the government. I try not to think too hard about it when celebrating

RobYob wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2024 4:14 am Mens Team Pursuit, epic result.

For team GB the women's battle for Bronze was a great race

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/ar ... 849kdyg78o

For pure entertainment I recon the bouldering has been the best thing I've watched these Olympics so far.

With the alternatives being the Yanks or the Frogs I'll cheer on the Pom in the men's final

RobYob wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:48 am For pure entertainment I recon the bouldering has been the best thing I've watched these Olympics so far.

With the alternatives being the Yanks or the Frogs I'll cheer on the Pom in the men's final

Watching the lead now. Jeez, not only is it very very impressive what they're doing (to a layman such as I), but it's heart-in-mouth to watch as well.

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:17 pm

RobYob wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:48 am For pure entertainment I recon the bouldering has been the best thing I've watched these Olympics so far.

With the alternatives being the Yanks or the Frogs I'll cheer on the Pom in the men's final

Watching the lead now. Jeez, not only is it very very impressive what they're doing (to a layman such as I), but it's heart-in-mouth to watch as well.

Watching them hanging from two fingers is bananas.

Was great to see the Indonesian win the speed climb by a heartbeat yesterday . I think one of the semi finals was decided by two thousandths of a second...

^ Yep, I saw that one; 4.997s v 4.995s !

Gold is bouldering for GB!.. don’t think even Toby Roberts expected that!

I don't know anything about basketball but for entertainment that final was epic

Yeah - the Serbia USA semi final was the better game but the last 5 mins last night was epic.

Curry’s last 4 3 point scores were superb. Stepped up when he needed to

Not looking forward to tomorrow night - there'll be the inevitable sense of loss and scrolling through the TV guide wondering what the hell we're supposed to watch.

Closing ceremony is bonkers as expected

Not sure who this band are but they seem to be miming. To a different song to the one playing.

I thought the opera dude, standing in the ring earlier , was miming too