General Olympics Thread MKII

Reply 40

Pensivedore

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The way Tom's team celebrated was the best!

Reply 41

Sparky:)

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what about boris?

they can't forget him surely

Reply 42

MedicineStuudent

Chris Hoy for President!

Reply 43

Deshi

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Original post by danny111

Was that the fastest thread to go 10k posts?

Nah. Dunno about the a-level thread but we used to get through The Dressing Room thread in the football forum in a matter of days.

Reply 44

Derrick1509

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Can't believe the Olympics.are already over :eek:

Reply 45

Drewski

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Original post by lilabs

Can anyone explain how Daley did the Olympics when he was 14? Thought you had to be 16 in the year, but I don't know much :holmes:

Nope, just have to qualify. Many gymnasts are 13/14/15, we've seen 15yr old swimmers this time round.

Reply 46

stefl14

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Original post by MedicineStuudent

Sorry, I'm proud that Daley got another medal for GB. But what irritates me is that he gets more attention than our legends like Sir Ben Ainslie and Chris Hoy

Yeah - that's just the nature of sport though. It's like legendary defenders in football not getting the same attention as strikers who are just decent.

Reply 47

JordanS94

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I think they ment it was just a perfect moment for him to come out... He might not be but my Gadar is off the scale when he does interviews, but he might be just camp :smile:

Reply 48

pol pot noodles

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Original post by stefl14

You didn't get my point at all you idiot. My point was that, just because Bolt has been amazing since being a junior it doesn't mean that Bolt could've definitely achieved what he has without drugs. This is what you are suggesting by bumming his junior record. I'm just saying it's a possibility.

You have no point. There is no standard path of development progression that athletes follow as they get older. People peak at different ages. Drugs effect different people in different ways. No one knows how fast a cheating athlete would have been, or how fast a clean athlete could have been, so stop pretending that you do. As Bolt was such a prodical youth, it's logical to suggest that his times are clean. Yes, there is a possibility that he is cheating. Lots of things are hypothetically a possibility. Stop trying to pass off your hypothetical ramblings as anything other than hypothetical ramblings.

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 49

DH1'

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Chin up @rileyy69

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 50

lilabs

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Original post by benten17

He came 7mth I think

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Ah

thanks but I mean how eas he 'allowed' to do it not being 16?

Reply 51

benten17

Because he was good enough at the time I guess. Is there a minimum age to compete in the Olympics, I don't think so?

This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

Reply 52

benten17

Original post by Derrick1509

Can't believe the Olympics.are already over :eek:

They aren't over yet. We still have the Spice Girls to look forward to tomorrow :frown:

The joy...

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I love Mo

Jamaica is gonna be mad today :eek:

. Would love to be there

Reply 55

DH1'

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Original post by Jaydiee

I love Mo

Seconded.

Reply 56

Drewski

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Original post by MedicineStuudent

Sorry, I'm proud that Daley got another medal for GB. But what irritates me is that he gets more attention than our legends like Sir Ben Ainslie and Chris Hoy

For someone who's pretending to study medicine you're pretty useless at picking up on the details.

It's Ben Ainslie and Sir Chris Hoy.

Reply 57

stefl14

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Original post by pol pot noodles

You have no point. There is no standard path of development progression that athletes follow as they get older. People peak at different ages. Drugs effect different people in different ways. No one knows how fast a cheating athlete would have been, or how fast a clean athlete could have been, so stop pretending that you do. Stop trying to pass off your hypothetical ramblings as anything other than hypothetical ramblings.

You stop trying to act that Bolt can't even be questioned. Just because he was a great junior it doesn't mean he would have DEFINITELY achieved the times he has without drugs. All I have said is that it is a possibility whereas you are acting as if there is no way. So many hugely successful athletes in the past have later been found out to be cheats (drug tests mean nothing until they are retested about 10 years later).