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Which team will you be rooting for?

Poll ended at Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:52 pm

USA
65
35%
China
6
3%
United Kingdom
18
10%
Russia
7
4%
Germany
12
7%
France
5
3%
Australia
10
5%
Japan
4
2%
Brazil
4
2%
Other
53
29%
 
Total votes : 184
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Postby Australian rePublic » Mon Aug 08, 2016 5:30 am

Outer Sparta wrote:Rio results after Day 2:

1. USA: 3g, 5s, 4b, 23 points
2. China: 3g, 2s, 3b, 16 points
3. Italy: 2g, 3s, 2b, 14 points
4. Australia: 3g, 0s, 3b, 12 points
5. S. Korea: 2g, 2s, 1b, 11 points
6. Japan: 1g, 0s, 6b, 9 points
6. Russia: 1g, 2s, 2b, 9 points
8. Hungary: 2g, 0s, 0b, 6 points
9. Britain: 1g, 1s, 0b, 5 points
9. Sweden: 1g, 1s, 0b, 5 points
11. Thailand: 1g, 0s, 1b, 4 points
11. Taipei: 1g, 0s, 1b, 4 points
13. Argentina: 1g, 0s, 0b, 3 points
13. Belgium: 1g, 0s, 0b, 3 points
13. Kosovo: 1g, 0s, 0b, 3 points
13. Netherlands: 1g, 0s, 0b, 3 points
13. Vietnam: 1g, 0s, 0b, 3 points
13. Canada: 0g, 1s, 1b, 3 points
13. Kazakhstan: 0g, 1s, 1b, 3 points
20. Brazil: 0g, 1s, 0b, 2 points
20. Denmark: 0g, 1s, 0b, 2 points
20. France: 0g, 1s, 0b, 2 points
20. Indonesia: 0g, 1s, 0b, 2 points
20. North Korea: 0g, 1s, 0b, 2 points
20. New Zealand: 0g, 1s, 0b, 2 points
20. Philippines: 0g, 1s, 0b, 2 points
20. South Africa: 0g, 1s, 0b, 2 points
20. Uzbekistan: 0g, 0s, 2b, 2 points
29. Greece: 0g, 0s, 1b, 1 point
29. Poland: 0g, 0s, 1b, 1 point
29. Spain: 0g, 0s, 1b, 1 point

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Postby Kingdom of Irhk » Mon Aug 08, 2016 5:31 am

Britonisea wrote:Lol poor Novak Djokovic. No medals for Serbia in tennis this year!


It was sad to see the guy leaving that way. He was clearly disappointed with his results.
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Postby Luminesa » Mon Aug 08, 2016 5:40 am

Kingdom of Irhk wrote:
Britonisea wrote:Lol poor Novak Djokovic. No medals for Serbia in tennis this year!


It was sad to see the guy leaving that way. He was clearly disappointed with his results.

It happens.
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Postby Val Halla » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:12 am

Luminesa wrote:
Kingdom of Irhk wrote:
It was sad to see the guy leaving that way. He was clearly disappointed with his results.

It happens.

But it keeps happening. And he's not got eternity for that gold medal.
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Postby Luminesa » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:28 am

Val Halla wrote:
Luminesa wrote:It happens.

But it keeps happening. And he's not got eternity for that gold medal.

Eh. That is true. Hmmm...
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Postby Rufford » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:53 am

Peaty has a huge future. Broke his own world record twice, great technique, built like an ox and he also is mentally very strong. Apparently the swimmers are annoyed that the finals are 10pm Rio time, I think thats to suit American broadcasters. What does everyone else think about Bolts prospects of breaking the world record.
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Postby Eol Sha » Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:49 am

The Brazil-Lithuania basketball match, or what parts I saw of it, yesterday was super interesting. Lithuania's thirty point lead at the beginning of the third quarter got wiped down to a six-point lead by the end of the game.
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Postby Eol Sha » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:22 am

Rugby is fucking violent man. :blink:
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Postby Zeinbrad » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:24 am

Kingdom of Irhk wrote:Phelps won another gold medal. Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay if I'm not mistaken.

I just searched him up on the wiki.

Jesus god that guy is a freak of nature. *Not meant as an insult.
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Postby CoraSpia » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:39 am

Does anyone know if the bbc has any alternative online radio streams rather than what's available on 5 live?
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Postby Yorkers » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:48 am

Eol Sha wrote:Rugby is fucking violent man. :blink:


Indeed. I broke my collar bone playing it in high school.
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Postby Alvecia » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:50 am

Yorkers wrote:
Eol Sha wrote:Rugby is fucking violent man. :blink:


Indeed. I broke my collar bone playing it in high school.

So did I actually. Someone landed on me. Not fun.
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Postby Kingdom of Irhk » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:54 am

Zeinbrad wrote:
Kingdom of Irhk wrote:Phelps won another gold medal. Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay if I'm not mistaken.

I just searched him up on the wiki.

Jesus god that guy is a freak of nature. *Not meant as an insult.


It's a swimming beast, pure and simple.

No offense of course.
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Postby Eol Sha » Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:56 am

Yorkers wrote:
Eol Sha wrote:Rugby is fucking violent man. :blink:


Indeed. I broke my collar bone playing it in high school.


Alvecia wrote:
Yorkers wrote:
Indeed. I broke my collar bone playing it in high school.

So did I actually. Someone landed on me. Not fun.


You Commonwealthers are crazy. :p
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Postby Alvecia » Mon Aug 08, 2016 12:01 pm

Eol Sha wrote:
Yorkers wrote:
Indeed. I broke my collar bone playing it in high school.


Alvecia wrote:So did I actually. Someone landed on me. Not fun.


You Commonwealthers are crazy. :p

On the bright side it lifted my broken bone count to above my brother's so I was chuffed with that.
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Postby Kingdom of Irhk » Mon Aug 08, 2016 12:02 pm

Eol Sha wrote:
Yorkers wrote:
Indeed. I broke my collar bone playing it in high school.


Alvecia wrote:So did I actually. Someone landed on me. Not fun.


You Commonwealthers are crazy. :p


Rugby seems to be a fun sport, which I'd like to play sometimes. Except that well... I can't. Sad life.
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Postby Luminesa » Mon Aug 08, 2016 12:44 pm

Women's Basketball! Yea! Go Canada go!
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Postby Kingdom of Irhk » Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:11 pm

Gold medal for Brazil in Women's Judo - 57 Kg.
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Postby Luminesa » Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:12 pm

Kingdom of Irhk wrote:Gold medal for Brazil in Women's Judo - 57 Kg.

Don't mess with Brazillian women. O.O
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Postby Britonisea » Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:26 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Luminesa wrote:It happens.

But it keeps happening. And he's not got eternity for that gold medal.


No one complains when he wins so many of the Grand Slams, and dominates the ATP Ranking - he doesn't have to win everything.
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Postby Val Halla » Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:52 pm

Luminesa wrote:Women's Basketball! Yea! Go Canada go!

Honestly Japan impressed me a lot.

Britonisea wrote:
Val Halla wrote:But it keeps happening. And he's not got eternity for that gold medal.


No one complains when he wins so many of the Grand Slams, and dominates the ATP Ranking - he doesn't have to win everything.

Well no, but the Olympics are very important to him and he wasn't reliable.
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Postby Australian rePublic » Mon Aug 08, 2016 2:40 pm

Eol Sha wrote:Rugby is fucking violent man. :blink:

You mean it took this long to discover that?
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Postby Yorkers » Mon Aug 08, 2016 3:25 pm

Eol Sha wrote:
Yorkers wrote:
Indeed. I broke my collar bone playing it in high school.


Alvecia wrote:So did I actually. Someone landed on me. Not fun.


You Commonwealthers are crazy. :p


I'm an American... :eyebrow:
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Postby Eol Sha » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:12 pm

Yorkers wrote:
Eol Sha wrote:


You Commonwealthers are crazy. :p


I'm an American... :eyebrow:

Still crazy. :?
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Postby Eol Sha » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:13 pm

Australian Republic wrote:
Eol Sha wrote:Rugby is fucking violent man. :blink:

You mean it took this long to discover that?

Never actually watched a rugby match before I saw Fiji vs the USA during the weekend.
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