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GB 3rd in medal table? Hmmm..
trijunkers
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Below is an extract from the current olympic medals table showing GB in a fantastic 3rd place. However can somebody explain to me how having only one more gold medal but 3 fewer silver and 4 fewer bronze and 6 fewer overall places us behind Australia? Sorry but even though I'm British I'm having difficulty accepting that one more gold alone puts us ahead of Oz! Discuss..
3 Great Britain 12 7 8 Total 27
4 Australia 11 10 12 Total 33
3 Great Britain 12 7 8 Total 27
4 Australia 11 10 12 Total 33
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I am obviously joking (about the second bit)
That would put New Zealand in first
GO THE KIWIS and Go Bevan Doherty
also Emma Snowsills Dad is a kiwi so we should get a half share of her gold medal as well
I would love to say '' LOSERS'' but that would just get me deported.
(and if that was the case India is in serious trouble)
Love the Ozzies and Kiwis but they just cannot handle being beaten and it not just the old 'we rarely lose etc' argument they just are very childish about it, when they win they are grudgingly gracious sometimes - sorry fellas think you're great and have served on operational tours with you and very impressed with you but this just has to be said.
I dont think it is being childish more a friendly rivalry, as an expat kiwi I would be worried if i am in australia and not being reminded of recent australian victories over the kiwis, I think there is a similar rivalry between britain.
As a kiwi if an australian is making fun of me, its probably because they like me however they would never admit that to my face.
THEN..
There really would be no reason for a Discussion on Britain’s 'rare' success.
Agree with the Toad...friendly rivalry...
nothing more sinister like trying to over compensate for being colonised and feeling like royal subjects of your Queen...;)
I assume there is a little bit of friendly rivalry going on within the UK?
Hmmm, not that friendly – Andy Murray publically saying he would rather cheer any team other than England, Scots not wanting to participate in GB football team in 2012 etc etc.
Irish, Welsh Vs English and Vice Versa I think is banter, it feels very different with the Scot’s...
When England don’t get in any tournament’s (which is quite common) then I always gladly support the other GB nations, but Mr Murray’s delightful comments changed my opinion forever.
However the recent comments by Murray and the scots being adament that they will will not be part of a GB football team has made me rethink what I had considered to be friendly rivalry.
And their argument to me about their standing within fifa is so paper thin, I hate to say it but to me it sounds like they are more worried that if it is the best team selected they won't have any players in it! I can say this as being a welshman I accept that it is likely the best team would have mostly english players in it, because quite simply they are better!
They remind me of that guy at school you used to play football with who used to say at the end of the game "next goal wins" but what he meant was if my team score next we win, however if you score we will carry on playing until we score and win! hehe
Now putting aside national character assassinations, I remember in the 1970’s my dad being disgusted when it became known that a prominent athlete had his train fare and hotel paid so that he could take part in a regional match, there was much muttering and calls for him to be disciplined as not being a true amateur. We only had winter sports teams as they were predominantly in the forces and were given career sacrificing leave from duties to train. Local Authorities for years were quite happily selling off school playing fields for housing and shops and giving planning permission to football clubs to build new stadia again so that shopping centres can be built. PC thought all but eradicated competitive sport in schools, a bit different than what happens in Australia and New Zealand. Result - sporting apathy except of course for mega hyped Sky sports football which suits said lardy chavs down to the ground.
Along comes the National Lottery and the Commonwealth Games and a flurry of money being pumped into sport other than football – gasp, shock horror. Even so I understand that for the whole of the UK we have about 4 Olympic standard pools (as opposed to Olympic sized) whereas in Australia they have 47. Correct me if I am wrong but the only indoor velodrome in England, if not the UK is the Manchester velodrome and up to quite recently the only indoor athletics track we had belonged to the RAF etc. etc. Still better than a poke in the eye and I hope the Govt. comes good in its promise to spend more on participation sports not only for the chosen few to get shiny gongs but also so that many thousands more are encouraged into doing some activity and reducing the threatened obesity pandemic and bringing about more positive attitudes amongst our children and young people.
Come to think of it why don't we issue an invitation to Gordo and David Cameraon to take part in next year's London or Blenheim Sprint Traithlon - what does the team think about that?
I don’t believe the author simply selected Australia for alphabetical reasons....
Bullying is bullying....not an isolated Australian epidemic.
Congrats on a fantastic Olympics, I think both Countries can look forward to a more exciting competition in London – with hopefully some rivalry….
Now I must remember to congratulate the US, Chinese and Russian teams for beating Australia….;)