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murphthemog said:
Often, bronze is better to deal with than silver. Silver means you may be had a chance of winning gold, but didn't. Bronze is a consolation, but you were no where near winning, as there were two people in front of you, but you still get a prize.
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A bit like going up 0.1 but getting a 2
 
I watched some for the first time last night (diving and gymnastics) and really enjoyed it. The determination and training that it must take to get to the level they are at is unbelievable. I just wish I understood the scoring a little better. I get some of it (like not taking a step when landing etc) but to me the rest all just looks amazing and to my untrained eye I can't fault any of it. .
 
Good day so far

Couple of good silvers , rugby guys into the final and leading the dressage individual

Time for the cycling to get going with the team sprints
 
murphthemog said:
Often, bronze is better to deal with than silver. Silver means you may be had a chance of winning gold, but didn't. Bronze is a consolation, but you were no where near winning, as there were two people in front of you, but you still get a prize.
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There are probably differences if the sport has a final, so you are are a guaranteed silver, but you finish with losing a match, or if it is a straight event, for example a swim final where you come 2nd out of 8. If the 1st is a runaway winner (Peaty), by winning silver you still beat 6 other guys.

Golf will depend on the standings. If you are in a playoff and only get silver it is disappointing, if it is all clear after 4 rounds, you are 3 strokes behind gold but one ahead of bronze you are delighted.
 
So after another good day with the medals continuing to be won by GB with a great gold for the Men's Team Sprint plus some great Silvers for rowers and canoe and a great silver for the Rugby 7s after being together for just three weeks

GB still ahead of medal target

Today hopefully more medals with some great chances of gold in dressage , cycling and rowing also the Athletics start
 
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Beezerk said:
I wouldn't say it's a different class of rugby, it's the fact they are so big you cannot tackle the massive buggers.
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They are definitely not the sort of guys whose beer you want to be knocking over in the pub for sure but certainly in the semi and the final they just recycled the ball better and faster than anyone else
 
Watched the cycling team sprint - a week in and at last some excitement, good races in both the medal races.
Flicked over to the rugby final hoping for gold having not seen any of the previous games, switched off pretty quickly at 17-0 though, that drubbing seemed a bit humiliating and some of the trys gifted to Fiji looked really bad from GB but a silver at least for the guys so no doubt seen as a success overall.
 
How did the mens Hockey go I know there are some big fans on here.

Did I hear somewhere they have all been professional and funded for 3 1/2 years building up to the Olympics,if so that's probably over 5 million pounds so surely a gold medal is a certainty.
 
pokerjoke said:
How did the mens Hockey go I know there are some big fans on here.

Did I hear somewhere they have all been professional and funded for 3 1/2 years building up to the Olympics,if so that's probably over 5 million pounds so surely a gold medal is a certainty.
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Men play Hockey?? 😱
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Fiji have brilliant ball handling skills [as well as being big lads]
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Meh, they looked kinda scrappy technique wise to me. They just stood there one handing off the GB guys looking for another player to lob the ball to.
It was like watching 5ft 5" players take on the USA basketball team and trying to reach the ball when they have it above their heads :D.
Fair play to them though, they totally destroyed us.
 
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