Olympics 2016.

Started by Techno, 23 July 2016, 07:16:22 AM

Previous topic - Next topic

Techno

Have the Russians been totally 'kicked out' of this years Olympics ?

Does this mean the Russian shot put champion, Anna Bollik-Steroyd, will be unable to compete ? (Sorry....I think I've nicked that one from an edition of Private Eye from decades ago.)

Cheers - Phil  :D

Leman

Yet to find out, leaving Eva Vestoff, Ivor Needlin, and Igor Bleymee on tenterhooks.
The artist formerly known as Dour Puritan!

paulr

The shot putter was Nadzeya Ostapchuk, a Belarusian.

A VERY touchy subject in NZ


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Adams
Lord Lensman of Wellington
2018 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!
2022 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!
2023 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Leman

Are you sure she's not Ivot Lostabollock?
The artist formerly known as Dour Puritan!

Orcs

NOBBY !!!!!


Come and Chew some coats please.  Give Phil's a special long chew as he started this, and he should know better.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

Westmarcher

19 August 2016, 03:32:19 PM #5 Last Edit: 19 August 2016, 03:38:47 PM by Westmarcher
Has anyone been watching the Olympics on TV (aka the 'Lympics' - England - and the 'Alympics' - Scotland)? As a Brit, I'm obviously very proud of our record so far (2nd in the Medal Table). This I'm sure is not down to dedication, skill, determination and improved coaching etc. alone, but also better funding from such sources as the National Lottery (and possibly because one or two other nations - no names mentioned but one begins with the letter "R" - are no longer able to get away with cheating so easily now  :P).

However, with all of this physical prowess on display from our fellow Brits, we, as wargamers, with our sedentary pursuits might be feeling a tad guilty with regard to leading a lifestyle that may not be considered the most healthy.  Well, worry not my fellow British table top warriors. We are not as different from our medal winning athletes as you may think.

Because if you look at our medalists, you will see that 25 of our 56 medals (so far) were won by folks who also sit on their backsides! *   :-[


* Cycling, equestrian (or dancing horses, as Mrs W. calls it), rowing, sailing and canoeing.


P.S. In keeping with my athletic nature, I am about to have a Cornish clotted cream and jam scone. What's the best way to have this? Should I spread the jam on first with the cream on top or spread the clotted cream on first with the jam on top?  :-\
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Duke Speedy of Leighton

Jam first, or it becomes a Devon tea!  :o
You may refer to me as: Your Grace, Duke Speedy of Leighton.
2016 Pendraken Painting Competion Participation Prize  (Lucky Dip Catagory) Winner

Leman

Jam first every time. Strange lot those Devonians.
The artist formerly known as Dour Puritan!

jimduncanuk

Quote from: Westmarcher on 19 August 2016, 03:32:19 PM

Because if you look at our medalists, you will see that 25 of our 56 medals (so far) were won by folks who also sit on their backsides! *   :-[


I would be more interested in the nationality of the medal winners of Team GB&NI.

Anyone got one?
My Ego forbids a signature.

fsn

Lord Oik of Runcorn (You may refer to me as Milord Oik)

Oik of the Year 2013, 2014; Prize for originality and 'having a go, bless him', 2015
3 votes in the 2016 Painting Competition!; 2017-2019 The Wilderness years
Oik of the Year 2020; 7 votes in the 2021 Painting Competition
11 votes in the 2022 Painting Competition (Double figures!)
2023 - the year of Gerald:
2024 Painting Competition - Runner-Up!

Ithoriel

Quote from: jimduncanuk on 19 August 2016, 04:41:03 PM
I would be more interested in the nationality of the medal winners of Team GB&NI.

Anyone got one?


The BBC do - Breakdown of medals by sport, level, nationality, etc.

England - 73 medals out of GB's total of 99
Scotland - 15 medals out of GB's total of 99
Wales - 9 medals out of GB's total of 99
Isle of Man - 1 medal out of GB's total of 99
Channel Islands - 1 medal out of GB's total of 99

There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data

d_Guy

Quote from: Ithoriel on 19 August 2016, 04:52:25 PM
The BBC do - Breakdown of medals by sport, level, nationality, etc.

Scotland - 15 medals out of GB's total of 99


Shame there's no caber - it would be 18.
Sleep with clean hands ...

jimduncanuk

Quote from: Ithoriel on 19 August 2016, 04:52:25 PM
The BBC do - Breakdown of medals by sport, level, nationality, etc.

England - 73 medals out of GB's total of 99
Scotland - 15 medals out of GB's total of 99
Wales - 9 medals out of GB's total of 99
Isle of Man - 1 medal out of GB's total of 99
Channel Islands - 1 medal out of GB's total of 99



Where did the '99' come from?
My Ego forbids a signature.

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

The local Ice Cream salesperson ?

IanS
FOG IN CHANNEL - EUROPE CUT OFF
Lord Kermit of Birkenhead
Muppet of the year 2019, 2020 and 2021

Ithoriel

Quote from: jimduncanuk on 19 August 2016, 06:02:43 PM
Where did the '99' come from?

Don't ask me.  My interest in sport, rated on a scale of 10 - 100, is about -1
There are 100 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who can work from incomplete data