Paris Olympiad 2024

Yet another BRONZE.
Jake Jarman with a fine floor routine getting in amongst the medal action. Top work.

That being said Luke Whitehouse produced a routine of magnificent quality but only finished 6th when arguably it should have been Gold.
Cannot agree with the judges scores on that.
Anyway it is what it is.

Simone Biles on vault is like Gymnastics cheat mode .
Ridiculously good .

It's Max Whitlock time again.
Get the pommel horse out.

No medal for Whitlock this time.
Everyone trumped by Rhys McClenaghan of Ireland with a whopping 15.533 score.
Exceptional routine by him.

least if it was to go then least it went to Ireland and northern ireland

remember seeing him representing Northern Ireland at the Commonwealths beating Whitlock on the Pommelhorse then

BRONZE for the GB Mixed 4x400m relay squad at the Stade de France. A fine effort.

But OMG Femke Bol for the Dutch . Take a bow.
What an athlete she is.
That last leg was utterly insane from her. She really is something else. Wow.

Great Britain Medallists 2024

GOLD = 10

1. Ros Canter on Lordships Grafallo
Tom McEwen on JL Dublin
Laura Collett on London 52 - Equestrian
(Team Eventing)
(Day Three)

2. Tom Pidcock - Cycling
(Mountain bike race)
(Day Three)

3. Nathan Hales - Shooting
(Mens Trap)
(Day Four)

4. James Guy, Tom Dean, Matt Richards, Duncan Scott
Plus semi final swimmers who also get medals: Jack McMillan & Kieran Bird - Swimming
(4x200m freestyle relay)
(Day Four)

5. Alex Yee - Triathlon
(Swim/bike/run)
(Day Five)

6. Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson & Georgie Bradshaw - Rowing
(Womens Quadruple Sculls)
(Day Five)

7. Emily Craig and Imogen Grant - Rowing
(Women's Lightweight Double Sculls)
(Day Seven)

8. Bryony Page - Gymnastics
(Trampolining)
(Day Seven)

9. Ben Maher on Dallas Vegas Batilly, Harry Charles on Romeo 88 and Scott Brash on Jefferson - Equestrian
(Showjumping Team Event)
(Day Seven)

10. Jacob Dawson, Charlie Elwes, James Ruskin, Tom Ford, Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, Tom Digby plus the Cox Harry Brightmore - Rowing
(Mens Eight)
(Day Eight)


SILVER = 10

1. Anna Henderson - Cycling
(Road based time trial)
(Day One)

2. Adam Peaty - Swimming
(100m breaststroke)
(Day Two)

3. Tom Daley & Noah Williams - Diving
(10m synchronised springboard)
(Day Three)

4. Adam Burgess - Canoeing
(Kayak Singles)
(Day Three)

5. Matt Richards - Swimming
(200m freestyle)
(Day Three)

6. Kieran Reilly - Cycling
(BMX Freestyle Park)
(Day Five)

7. Helen Glover, Rebecca Shorten, Sam Redgrave and Esme Booth - Rowing
(Womens Four)
(Day Six)

8. Tom George and Ollie Wynne-Griffith - Rowing
(Mens Pair)
(Day Seven)

9. Ben Proud - Swimming
(50m Freestyle)
(Day Seven)

10. Duncan Scott - Swimming
(200m IM)
(Day Seven)



BRONZE = 13

1. Yasmin Harper & Scarlett Mew Jensen - Diving
(3m synchronised springboard) (Day One)

2. Kimberley Woods - Canoeing
(Kayak Singles)
Day Two

3. Laura Collett on London 52 - Equestrian
(Individual show jumping)
(Day Three)

4. Beth Potter - Women's Triathlon
(Swim/Bike/Run)
(Day Five)

5. Lois Toulson and Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix - Diving
(Synchronised 10m platform)
(Day Five)

6. Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde - Rowing
(Womens Double Sculls)
(Day Six

7. Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson - Rowing
(Mens Four)
(Day Six)

8. Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding - Diving
(Mens 3m synchronised springboard)
(Day Seven)

9. Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Lauren Irwin Eve Stewart, Harriet Taylor and Annie Campbell-Orde - Rowing
(Womens Eight)
(Day Eight)

10. Emma Wilson - Sailing
(Windsurfing)
(Day Eight)

11. Becky Moody on Jagerbomb, Carl Hester on Fame and Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale - Equestrian
(Team Dressage)
(Day Eight)

12. Jake Jarman - Gymnastics
(Floor)
(Day Eight)

13. Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Amber Anning - Athletics
(4x400m Mixed Relay)
(Day Eight)

(03-08-2024 14:34 )Snooks Wrote:  Another BRONZE, this time in the Team Dressage. Well done horses and riders.

^No one does toffs riding horses like the British.

After a raft of close call, split decision exits of British boxers the last one remaining has reached the semi finals in the 71kg category and thereby guaranteed he will take home a medal.
Lewis Richardson defeated Zeyad Eashash of Jordan to reach the last four where he will face Marco Verde of Mexico on Tuesday.

Meanwhile over at the Golf Tommy Fleetwood is in contention heading into the final round. At -13 the Briton is one stroke off the lead jointly held by Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffle. A bevvy of other quality players lurk a little further back including Rory McIlroy representing Ireland as well as World number one Scottie Scheffler on -10.

(04-08-2024 00:17 )Snooks Wrote:  After a raft of close call, split decision exits of British boxers the last one remaining has reached the semi finals in the 71kg category and thereby guaranteed he will take home a medal.
Lewis Richardson defeated Zeyad Eashash of Jordan to reach the last four where he will face Marco Verde of Mexico on Tuesday.

Meanwhile over at the Golf Tommy Fleetwood is in contention heading into the final round. At -13 the Briton is one stroke off the lead jointly held by Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffle. A bevvy of other quality players lurk a little further back including Rory McIlroy representing Ireland as well as World number one Scottie Scheffler on -10.

I would say many would like to see Tommy Fleetwood getting gold might be as good as opportunity for an individual gold at the moment, hope the pressure doesn't get to him.

I still find the choice of sports in the Olympics odd. There's no squash, netball or cricket, yet there is walking, skateboarding and breaking.

You feel like some sports have been included just because they are crowd pleasers, like beach volleyball and 3 a side basketball (is there such a sport). I suppose this is to make up for the very dull 'sports' like dressage.