Great display by the whole quartet, and a well deserved gold, US 2nd, France 3rd.

I hope that augurs well for the rest of the day.

4x100m mixed medley relay - GB gold and world record. Another brilliant team performance.

Best medals tally from the pool since 1908! Amazing. I believe the men have another gold chance tomorrow in the 4x100 too?

Chris Wood’s q-f against Japan kicks off at 10am.
I’ll update when I find a channel but I did see it was streaming on “fubo”

Best watched with sound turned down this Olympics. The commentating has been lamentable from some. Makes Matterface look good.

Just read about the shenanigans within the fours rowing society. The team that lost - yes their way as well as a medal - got rid of Jurgen Grobler, who was a tough coach. I am far from an expert on this but made we wonder if Snowflakery has infiltrated the minds of some athletes.

Chris Wood on Eurosport5, sky985, now.

Get a look at Matthew Garbett also. See why some PL clubs want him.

Dina Asher Smith sadly won't have any chance of getting a medal in the 100 metres

Woody out on pens. Get him on the next plane please.

Spijed wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 31, 2021 11:18 am

Dina Asher Smith sadly won't have any chance of getting a medal in the 100 metres

Just seen her interview on BBC, explaining not qualifying and pulling out of the 200m.

Obviously heartbreaking for her. As sad as it was to see someone so upset, I thought she came across brilliantly and spoke so well under what were obviously very emotional circumstances for her.

Get him on Branson’s rocket and he could be at Tranmere for the second half.

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:39 pm

Woody out on pens. Get him on the next plane please.

Apparently all athletes have to leave within 48 hours once their competition is over due to covid.

In previous years they would usually hang around for the closing ceremony but not this time.

Dina Asher Smith is an incredible person.

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Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:42 pm

Just seen her interview on BBC, explaining not qualifying and pulling out of the 200m.

Obviously heartbreaking for her. As sad as it was to see someone so upset, I thought she came across brilliantly and spoke so well under what were obviously very emotional circumstances for her.

She was educated at King's college London.

As well as the 2 golds in both mixed medley events, there's also bronzes in the boxing and sailing to add to GB'S medal tally.

GB women's hockey team safely through to the last 8, where they'll face Spain.

Disappointment in the rugby as GB lose their bronze medal match, so just like their male counterparts they take the dreaded 4th place.

Is it my imagination or are GB finishing 4th more than normal, that must be the most frustrating position to come, so close to claiming a medal, and yet you go home potless.

Shame for DAS, but in reality even at her best she may have struggled to live with that Jamaican trio.

Welterweight boxer Pat McCormack gets a gold medal fight after Irishman Aidan Walsh pulls out with an ankle injury.

The golf also concludes today, Casey & Fleetwood in medal contention, as well as Lowry and McIlroy for Ireland.

GB best chance of gold looks to be in the pool again. And the equestrian team are currently leading, usually another event we're traditionally strong in.

Silver in the pool just missing out to the US in the men’s 4x100.

Gold for Charlotte Worthington in the BMX freestyle after an outstanding performance - only rider to pull off a backflip.

They all do backflips even 3 year olds it was a 360 backflip and its never been done before

8th swimming medal, 4th BMX medal, and more to come in the boxing later.

Casey and McIlroy both lose out in a 7 way play-off for the bronze.

I don't think any BMX competitors will be needing to crowdfund for the next Olympics after that strong showing.

Reigning champion Max Whitlock setting an imposing target for the rest in the pommel horse, could be looking at another GB gold soon.

There seems to be something more fragile in these current times about top class sportspeople.
They are built up to be godlike by the media and spend so much time promoting their image. There has been a theme in these Olympics that some would rather withdraw from events than face the fear of losing

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 11:03 am

Reigning champion Max Whitlock setting an imposing target for the rest in the pommel horse, could be looking at another GB gold soon.

Absolutely brilliant!

JohnMac wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 12:44 pm

Absolutely brilliant!

Absolutely he took a gamble by sorely focussing on the one event. but he's been completely vindicated by winning his 3rd Olympic gold.

10 golds for GB now, and there might be well be more to come in the next few days.

Anyone know the record number of golds we’ve got at a single summer Olympic Games? Post war preferably

Elizabeth wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:16 pm

Anyone know the record number of golds we’ve got at a single summer Olympic Games? Post war preferably

29 in London, 27 in Rio.

Suspect because of big failures in rowing and lack of chances in athletics we'll be down a bit this time.

However, we've done better in swimming and one or two other events.

Elizabeth wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:16 pm

Anyone know the record number of golds we’ve got at a single summer Olympic Games? Post war preferably

Not sure but I think GB gained a huge gold haul during one of the earlier OG, however this was in the days when GB made up a large % of the competitors, so you can't really compare. In the modern era GB'S best gold medal haul was 29 in 2012, followed by 27 in Rio, I can't see us beating those figures, but in the context of these games we're still doing well.

I suppose if we can get a big push in the last week we might get over 15 and towards 20 , the boxing and equestrian might help

Spijed wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:20 pm

29 in London, 27 in Rio.

Suspect because of big failures in rowing and lack of chances in athletics we'll be down a bit this time.

However, we've done better in swimming and one or two other events.

BMX is a notable success, which I don't think many people predicted.

And the cycling hasn't started yet, and that's an event we normally perform strongly in.

There's also been several high profile gold medallists who've retired, so I'm not surprised that GB is slightly down on golds anyway, but what's pleasing is how many different events we've won medals in, that all round success bodes well for the future, I'd rather that than relying on a couple of core events, which has sometimes been the case in the past.

How are we on the cycling these days ? In the back of my mind I seem to think we are not as strong and that there has been some unrest in the camp . I may be wrong though

Struggling against India in the hockey - 2-0 down.

More sailing medals already guaranteed.

Great Britain's sailing team have secured two more medals today.

John Gimson, 38, and Anna Burnet, 28, are guaranteed to be on the mixed Nacra 17 podium. They sit second overall after completing the opening 12-race series with three top-five results.

And Giles Scott, 34, leads the Finn class with an insurmountable gap to fourth place. The defending champion claimed his sixth win of the 10-race Finn series before closing it with a seventh place.

Mills and McIntyre move top of women's 470 rankings

Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre moved top of the women's 470 rankings after finishing first and third in their opening series. Mills won gold in 2016 and silver in 2012 with Saskia Clark.

The sailing concludes on Monday & Tuesday, where we should be celebrating further success on the water, and there's a fair chance of another gold or two.

Spijed wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:37 pm

Struggling against India in the hockey - 2-0 down.

Yep it's looking grim there, but India are one of the top sides, so that was always going to be a tough ask for GB men.

End of the high jump a tie.
Q. “Can we not have a gold apiece?”
A. “Yes”
Well that is new to me.
Golds to Qatar & Italy

Elizabeth wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:36 pm

How are we on the cycling these days ? In the back of my mind I seem to think we are not as strong and that there has been some unrest in the camp . I may be wrong though

GB are still pretty strong, but yes you could be correct that we may not dominate as we have in the last few games.

16 Olympic debutants in the 26 strong team. but Jason and Laura Kenny are still on the scene, as is Ed Clancy, who's chasing a 4th consecutive men’s team pursuit title.

The US will provide the main challenge, but there's several others also snapping at GB'S heels, or should that be wheels.

minnieclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:44 pm

End of the high jump a tie.
Q. “Can we not have a gold apiece?”
A. “Yes”
Well that is new to me.
Golds to Qatar & Italy

Fair enough is that after 2hrs of high jumping and exactly the same record each.A very good decision by the authorities.

Spijed wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:37 pm

Struggling against India in the hockey - 2-0 down.

2-1 now so all is not lost yet.

Can't wait for the fallout when the Rowers, most of whom learn the sport at a private school lose their Lottery funding to the BMX kids who learned their craft dodging Police around a council estate

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Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:32 pm

Can't wait for the fallout when the Rowers, most of whom learn the sport at a private school lose their Lottery funding to the BMX kids who learned their craft dodging Police around a council estate

Unfortunately they'll still get the best funding due to the circles they mix in. Like equestrian, it's who you know in those sports that really counts.

Very much tongue in cheek Mark

Ben Whittaker and Pat McCormack will both fight for Gold in the Boxing whilst Frazer Clarke guaranteed at least a Bronze after his cheating EU French opponent was disqualified for persistent illegal use of the head .... the Frenchman then protested by sitting cross legged on the canvas just outside the for 25 minutes !!

Bonkers that the Italian sprinter only ran a sub-10 second time for the first time this year and now finds himself the Olympic champion.

I really hope for his sake he’s 100% clean.

That 100m result looked a bit dodgy to me

Blimey never seen that before

Mens 4x4km cycling.
Oz riders handlebars snap off and bring him down spectacularly.
They get a re-ride but what state is he in and a teammate looked visibly upset by it all.
We go after them

Oz re-ride not good enough to make the top 4 so GB squeak in. The bad news is they race Denmark tomorrow who look the class of the field.

A quiet day for medal action thus far, however GB should almost certainly be claiming something in the eventing, and there's every chance it'll be gold.

Germany smashing the WR in the cycling, but GB still well placed just behind them.

Laura Muir coasting through her heat, she will hopefully be a medal contender.

And GB might be lifting our first medal in women's weightlifting.

Also GB women face Spain in the hockey quarter-finals.

Sailing cancelled due to a lack of wind, so any GB medals there will have to wait, and there will be some. it's just what colour they'll be.

Team GB are so far in front of the team equestrian event it's pretty much sown up.

A big shock in the women's footy, the USA lose their semi-final 1-0 to Canada.

Australia-Sweden in the other semi-final.