Just how good will the Olympics be?

[Doobs]

The Olympic rule is if you pick someone of B standard (time ) you can't pick anyone of A standard

They chose Sharp at B who won the trials and left 3 A standards at home as a result, the A standards like Meadows hadn't performed well in 2012 or had been injured

Very controversial, but clearly a very tough decision to have to make

There were 4 women who had made the A standard. 

I think the correct decision would be to realise that a situation has arisen that has shown that you do not have a good rule.  You should then hold an EGM* to change the rule.   Then pick Sharp and two others. 

* or whatever the equivalent is

It's an Olympic/IOC rule not a UK Athletics rule though? Or am I wrong?

You are right. 

It appears the IAAF insist you can either send 1B OR up to 3 As.  You can't mix and match.

[Tal]

This Luke Campbell is a lovely fighter. He has a real future in him if he continues to progress.

Nevin was impressive too, but his absurd behaviour at the end with shimmying and the Ali shuffle was moronic. He hasn't won the gold and he rightly got caught a couple of times. Boxing - in the ring - is a lot about respect.

Really want Campbell to win this now.

[kinboshi]

Luke Campbell into the final to fight the Irish fighter John Joe Nevin in the bantamweight.

Should be a corker.

Campbell pipped him in the world champs last year:

[The Camel]

Ok, I'm obviously a long long way behind with this.

I must have had my head in the sand for 6 years.

Those pink and purple clad people that help you out at all the Olympic venues are UNPAID VOLUNTEERS!

My hat is off to each and every one of them, they have contributed massively to the great atmosphere and positive vibe which has surrounded these Olympics.

There are 70,000 nice people in London? Who'da thunk it.

[mondatoo]

Luke Campbell into the final to fight the Irish fighter John Joe Nevin in the bantamweight.

Should be a corker.

Campbell pipped him in the world champs last year:

Will be incred atmosphere.

[TightEnd]

Ok, I'm obviously a long long way behind with this.

I must have had my head in the sand for 6 years.

Those pink and purple clad people that help you out at all the Olympic venues are UNPAID VOLUNTEERS!

My hat is off to each and every one of them, they have contributed massively to the great atmosphere and positive vibe which has surrounded these Olympics.

There are 70,000 nice people in London? Who'da thunk it.

Yup, have really made the whole experience something special

[kinboshi]

Ok, I'm obviously a long long way behind with this.

I must have had my head in the sand for 6 years.

Those pink and purple clad people that help you out at all the Olympic venues are UNPAID VOLUNTEERS!

My hat is off to each and every one of them, they have contributed massively to the great atmosphere and positive vibe which has surrounded these Olympics.

There are 70,000 nice people in London? Who'da thunk it.

Yup, have really made the whole experience something special

Do they get any tickets for any events?  I'm guessing not by default.

[Jon MW]

Ok, I'm obviously a long long way behind with this.

I must have had my head in the sand for 6 years.

Those pink and purple clad people that help you out at all the Olympic venues are UNPAID VOLUNTEERS!

My hat is off to each and every one of them, they have contributed massively to the great atmosphere and positive vibe which has surrounded these Olympics.

There are 70,000 nice people in London? Who'da thunk it.

Yup, have really made the whole experience something special

Do they get any tickets for any events?  I'm guessing not by default.

Not by default but some of them have been used to fill up empty seats at the last minute

[AndrewT]

The Olympic atmosphere has got to me and seriously affected my faculties.

Tomorrow morning, instead of my usual dozy Saturday lie-in, I have paid £95 to voluntarily get up at about 6am to go and watch the canoeing finals out at Eton. Each race only seems to last about 40 seconds and it looks like there's only 4.

At least we do have a good chance of a gold in one of them, and it looks like nice weather.

[kinboshi]

Still not a massive fan of taekwondo.  Close to the end of the second round and the score is 1-1, both of those points scored as penalties by the other fighter rather than effective strikes.

So that means two blokes waving their feet at each other without scoring a kick for 4 minutes so far...

[mondatoo]

Seemed like the British bloke was pretty out of order from the commentators reaction, gg.

[kinboshi]

Seemed like the British bloke was pretty out of order from the commentators reaction, [ ] gg.

FYP

[Jon MW]

Still not a massive fan of taekwondo.  Close to the end of the second round and the score is 1-1, both of those points scored as penalties by the other fighter rather than effective strikes.

So that means two blokes waving their feet at each other without scoring a kick for 4 minutes so far...

The martial arts forum made a lot of the olympic scoring turning it into a kicking game - I'd actually completely forgotten that it's 'meant' to involve the hands as well. I don't know whether that would have made it a better spectator sport if there had been more punching though.

FWIW the bloke he lost to has fought Cook this year and last year - and lost both.

[The Camel]

Still not a massive fan of taekwondo.  Close to the end of the second round and the score is 1-1, both of those points scored as penalties by the other fighter rather than effective strikes.

So that means two blokes waving their feet at each other without scoring a kick for 4 minutes so far...

The martial arts forum made a lot of the olympic scoring turning it into a kicking game - I'd actually completely forgotten that it's 'meant' to involve the hands as well. I don't know whether that would have made it a better spectator sport if there had been more punching though.

FWIW the bloke he lost to has fought Cook this year and last year - and lost both.

Been looking around for some info on this saga and from what I can surmise, Cook was not selected because he left the official training program last year and went to train on his own.

As long as he was told at the time this could affect his selection for the Olympics, it seems fair enough to leave him out.

[Tal]

Final of men's kiddie bikes now.

Get your 3D Oakleys ready