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Liverpoolphil said:
That's just an amazing performance from Trott - 4 golds now makes her the most successful female GB Olympian , she is unstoppable. How great would be if Kenny got his 6th - what a pair they make

GB now up to 45 medals :thup:
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That really would be bloomin splendid Phil.

This whole olympics as just been splendid,such amazing talent on show 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
 
Liverpoolphil said:
That's just an amazing performance from Trott - 4 golds now makes her the most successful female GB Olympian , she is unstoppable. How great would be if Kenny got his 6th - what a pair they make

GB now up to 45 medals :thup:
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Kenny already has 5, going for 6.

Not so good a start in the gold medal womens sprint, come on Becky!!
 
CheltenhamHacker said:
Kenny already has 5, going for 6.

Not so good a start in the gold medal womens sprint, come on Becky!!
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Shame that she ended up with silver but a great performance at the games with a couple of silvers plus a very good bronze from Marchant. Now just fingers crossed Kenny can do it
 
Buatsi Bronze medal means it's now GB most successful Games away from Home :whoo:
 
Excellent from Jason Kenny - 6 golds and one Silver - amazing

GB diver in with a great chance of gold as well - sitting 2nd after 5 rounds
 
And Jack Laugher gets a silver

Been a brilliant day for GB again :thup:
 
Funny how the Aussies are okay with their swimming team peaking each Olympics. The track cyclists could concentrate totally on this Olympics, why wouldn't you be peaking? If you weren't then you have planned badly. The obvious exceptions were the road cyclists who were mostly goosed from the TdF. The cycling and rowing coaches will be able to make a fortune hawking their skills around to other sports. Consultants for hire, and why not?
 
MarkE said:
Sour grapes. The only reason for the massive improvement by Team GB, is that there is now huge investment via the National Lottery that was not available a decade or so ago. That investment is now bearing fruit big time. Great to see.
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Is it bearing fruit and a worthwhile investment if you're not into sports and particularly sports that are high tech and inaccessible to 99% of the population, all that cash could go towards needy society projects instead or going to all those human tragedy charities that badly need money around the world? Why it is important to be up the medal table at the Olympics and do sports really matter in the scheme of things? I like sports but I know a lot of people who aren't interested in any of the Olympic sports. Just questioning if a bunch of medals every 4 years in obscure sports is really so important to throw crazy money at? Should sports not fund themselves like rugby or football etc, sports that people actually pay to watch in big numbers? Views?
 
If some sports didn't get funding to help bring people into the sport then they would just disappear

I know which sporting events should be held up as examples of sportsmanship and pride to the nation and it isn't the cash cow that is football

The amount of money these sports gets is nothing compared to the obscene amount of money being thrown around in football

Playing and taking part in these Olympic sports isn't just about medals - it's about taking part , being part of team , understanding that it's not just about winning or losing , finding pride in yourself and your nation learning respect for officials - everything that is disappearing in sports like football

With all the negativity in the world it's perfect to see people from all over the world trying to provide some positivity and pride in our nation - everyone joining together to get behind one expecptional young lady or young man who has put their whole heart and soul into something and then for it all to come out in tears of pride and joy.

Take Laura Trott as an example - born premature , collapsed lung , asthma , kept collapsing not born into a sport and she finds cycling and goes out and puts her heart on the line and just melts the nation - she did more good last night alone than any national football team has done in 50 years
 
Passionate reply there LP which I respect but re football the money is self generating from tv and the games popularity. I would find it hard to accept that Laura Trott's gold medal cycle did more for the country than say Englands 1990 world cup campaign (England not GB), or ManU/Chelsea/Liverpool ECL wins in the past 10 or 11 years or even Leicester winning teh EPL last season, that was immense. I haven't seen her winning ride as I suspect most other Brits wont have.
I watched MOTD on Sat/Sun and the product on offer is first class, wish people would stop knocking football (usually rugby people), because its such a big success.
I have no objection to the spend on Olympic sports personally, just wonder where does it stop and is it really value for money when that money is raised from taxes or charity that joe public contributes to.
 
Most of the money for the Olympic athletes comes from the National Lottery so minimal impact on the exchequer. They may get some money from central govt but most is from the lottery.

It is an interesting debate and both sides have valid points. I think targeting medal hopes is fair rather than journeymen and perhaps in certain sports, athletics springs to mind, they need to be more ruthless in who they fund. This money is a gift and a privelege and if your sport does not self generate enough funds then you can not complain if money is taken away from you.
 
maxfli65 said:
Passionate reply there LP which I respect but re football the money is self generating from tv and the games popularity. I would find it hard to accept that Laura Trott's gold medal cycle did more for the country than say Englands 1990 world cup campaign (England not GB), or ManU/Chelsea/Liverpool ECL wins in the past 10 or 11 years or even Leicester winning teh EPL last season, that was immense. I haven't seen her winning ride as I suspect most other Brits wont have.
I watched MOTD on Sat/Sun and the product on offer is first class, wish people would stop knocking football (usually rugby people), because its such a big success.
I have no objection to the spend on Olympic sports personally, just wonder where does it stop and is it really value for money when that money is raised from taxes or charity that joe public contributes to.
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I agree with much you say but I think that something like £300m has been given to funding sports from the lottery rather than taxes and I take the view that anyone who is not into sport and doesn't like this funding needn't buy a lottery ticket.

I personally love watching the Olympics and, with the exception of a few sports, lap up most of the TV viewing, but I doubt if I'd watch rowing, judo etc if it were regularly on tv. I do think that it's essential to fund all the sports to get more and more kids involved and for their health and welfare
 
maxfli65 said:
Passionate reply there LP which I respect but re football the money is self generating from tv and the games popularity. I would find it hard to accept that Laura Trott's gold medal cycle did more for the country than say Englands 1990 world cup campaign (England not GB), or ManU/Chelsea/Liverpool ECL wins in the past 10 or 11 years or even Leicester winning teh EPL last season, that was immense. I haven't seen her winning ride as I suspect most other Brits wont have.
I watched MOTD on Sat/Sun and the product on offer is first class, wish people would stop knocking football (usually rugby people), because its such a big success.
I have no objection to the spend on Olympic sports personally, just wonder where does it stop and is it really value for money when that money is raised from taxes or charity that joe public contributes to.
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Money self generated ?

How many clubs are bankrolled by a billionaire or in debt to banks or run at a loss. The government funds clubs , coaches , pitches , stadiums all over the country

How much money did the FA get to help them build Wembley ?

Most of the money given to Olympians comes from Lottery funding - same funding that is given to all sports all over the country

What you mention were great achievements in sport but they aren't achievements that connect GB together as a nation - they are specific to teams.
 
Maybe the money from the Lottery has meant that "Team GB" can finally afford to put proper research into some decent performance-enhancing drugs.:whistle:;)
 
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