Mega Thread RIO 2016 - General Discussion Thread for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games (3rd Aug to 21st Aug)

[imadodgyumpire]

Sometimes you need to be reminded of it. But the original Olympics had a history of 1000 years!

 

[pepsi]

Interesting little blog post from a UK athlete who finished 4th at the olympics in rio. It made me think of the aussie athletes and maybe it can give us all some perspective.

http://nonstanford.blogspot.com.br/2016/09/the-2016-rio-olympic-games.html?m=1

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I thought of this thread when I heard this.

 

[GreyCrow]

Hope Solo is a classless unit
This the same woman who a snuck a celebrity into the village for a root at a previous Olympics

6 month ban. Apparently her *********** career is over. 17 years and its ********* over.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports...n/news-story/905ff0424de95e601e7cf6be5c2c82b6

 

[brucetiki]

And she didn't take it too well either apparently

 

[JackNah_8]

I thought of this thread when I heard this.

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haha our exact thoughts

I completely forgot there was a welcoming partying for our athletes.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

202 weeks til the next Olympics.

It doesn't seem that long?

 

[tandino]

And she didn't take it too well either apparently

Hopefully she doesn't take it out on her family.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

202 weeks til the next Olympics.

It doesn't seem that long?

 

[JackNah_8]

Curling! lol

I never get that excited about the winter olympics

 

[danstar]

I get excited about the curling in the winter olympics thats about it

 

[JackNah_8]

What an odd sport, curling...

 

[GreyCrow]

What an odd sport, curling...

But they have the cleanest ice outside of a bikies clubroom

 

[JackNah_8]

You need someone like Basil to commentate some curling events lol

 

[GreyCrow]

You need someone like Basil to commentate some curling events lol

Good start

 

[danstar]

i can just see it now from basil

"great start here sweeping up the ice, getting there groove on over the ice as they sniff a chance of a medal here"

 

[JackNah_8]

He will be looking out for the different colours.....

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Olympic fb page reminds us that 16 years ago tonight was the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics.