Olympic chat thread 2 Gold edition.

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What a way to start.

The Italian national anthem goes on for a while

Laura Trott was amazing in the elimination. It's like a random sort of musical chairs

So there was meant to be an interview with Charlotte at 10.30. They've focused on cycling all night and now showing hockey!

nail biting the elimination. Well done to Laura Trott. what an exciting game

I am quickly learning about hockey.

I'm not sure I like that throwing yourself across the finish line thing that happened in the 400 m women's final and in one of the hurdles heats but I don't know why I dislike it yet.

Although it seems the hurdler stumbled and didn't do it deliberately.

Hurdles more likely to fall over the line I think. And they seem to have done dipping at the line for years, but throwing yourself over the line does seem quite odd to me.

It seems the 400 m runner stumbled as well. It must hurt to fall on a running track.

Found you all! Did Bolt race in the 200m last night? I can't find any results so assume not, but i thought yesterday they said his final was at 2.25am. Confused!!

200 m heats are starting today at 15.50

Thank you - did it move or did i imagine it was due to be last night?

Not according to the schedule I looked at but it might have been updated without mentioning any changes.

Watching last nights athletics here.
I really need to go to the supermarket though.

TUESDAY 16th AUGUST
Today’s GBR medal hopes

It’s being dubbed as Terrific Tuesday with 5 or 6 realistically possible golds on the cards and lots of silvers and bronzes also there for the taking.

SAILING: Finn - Giles Scott (Already in the bag)
BADMINTON: men’s double - Chris Langridge & Rajiv Ouseph (in the semi – a win guarantees silver at least)
BOXING: men’s light heavy - Buatsi (technically already a bronze medal – a win secures a silver at least)
GYMNASTICS: men’s horizontal bar – Nile Wilson
CYCLING: women’s omnium – Laura Trott
CYCLING: women’s sprint – Rebecca James & Katy Marchant
CYCLING: men’s keirin – Jason Kenny & Matt Crampton
DIVING: men’s 3m – Jack Laugher
ATHLETICS: men's high jump - Robbie Grabarz

Where we have a GBR competitor in the event I have put name. A name and question mark is also listed for later rounds in case they do qualify.

13:00 – 15:30 SWIMMING OPEN WATER
men's 10km FINAL
Jack Burnell

13:08 CANOE SPRINT
Men's Canoe Single 1000m FINAL

13:23 CANOE SPRINT
Women's Kayak Double 500m FINAL

13:30 – 14:25 BADMINTON
men’s double semi
GB v CHN

13:30 ATHLETICS
Women's 5000m Heats
Eilish McColgan, Stephanie Twell, Laura Whittle

13:45 ATHLETICS
Women's Pole Vault Qual. Round
Holly Bradshaw

13:50 – 15:15 ATHLETICS
men's triple jump FINAL

14:00 CYCLING
Women's Sprint Quarterfinals
James, Marchant

14:00 – 15:50 DIVING
men's 3m FINAL
Jack Laugher

14:00 – 17:27 EQUESTRIAN
Jumping individual and team round 1

14:12 CANOE SPRINT
Men's Kayak Single 1000m FINAL

14:18 CYCLING
Men's Keirin First Round
Kenny, Crampton

14:30 ATHLETICS
Men's 1500m Heats
Chris O'Hare, Charlie Grice

14:57 CYCLING
Women's Omnium Time Trial 4\6
Trott

15:00 – 15:11 BOXING
women’s fly quarterfinals
Adams (GB) v Kob (UKR)

15:05 ATHLETICS
Women's 100m Hurdles Heats
Tiffany Porter, Cindy Ofili

15:20 ATHLETICS
Women's Discus Throw Final
Jade Lally

15:25 CYCLING
Men's Keirin First Rnd Repechages
Kenny, Crampton

15:50 ATHLETICS
Men's 200m Heats
Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake

17:05 – 18:05 SAILING
Laser Radial women FINAL
Alison Young

17:50 – 18:50 SAILING
Laser Men’s FINAL
Nick Thompson

18:00 – 19:00 SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING
synchro (duet) FINAL

18:00 – 18:30 GYMNASTICS
men's parallel bars FINAL

18:35 – 19:35 SAILING
men's Finn FINAL
Giles Scott

18:47 – 19:17 GYMNASTICS
women's floor FINAL

19:20 – 19:50 SAILING
Nacra 17 FINAL
Ben Saxton & Nicola Groves

19:34 – 20:04 GYMNASTICS
Men’s Horizontal Bar FINAL
Nile Wilson

20:00 CYCLING
Women's Sprint Semifinals
James, Marchant

20:10 CYCLING
Women's Omnium Flying Lap 5\6
Trott

20:46 CYCLING
Men's Keirin Second Round
Kenny, Crampton

21:00 – 22:38 WRESTLING GRECO-ROMAN
men's 66kg FINAL
men’s 98kg FINAL

21:05 CYCLING
Women's Omnium Points Race 6\6
Trott

21:44 CYCLING
Women's Sprint Bronze
James, Marchant?

21:44 CYCLING
Women's Sprint FINAL
James, Marchant?

22:20 CYCLING
Men's Keirin FINAL
Kenny, Crampton?

22:30 – 22:41 BOXING
men’s light heavy semi
Buatsi (GB) v Niyazymbetov (KAZ)

22:45 – 22:56 BOXING
men’s super heavy quarterfinals
Joyce (GB) v Jalolov (UZB)

23:00 – 00:40 WEIGHTLIFTING
men's 105+kg FINAL

23:15 – 23:26 BOXING
men's lightweight FINAL

23:30 – 02:30 TABLE TENNIS
women's team FINAL

00:30 ATHLETICS
Men's High Jump Final
Robbie Grabarz

00:40 ATHLETICS
Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinal
Andy Pozzi, Lawrence Clarke

01:05 ATHLETICS
Women's Long Jump Qual. Round
Lorraine Ugen, Shara Proctor, Jazmin Sawyers

01:10 ATHLETICS
Women's 400m Hurdles Semifinal
Eilidh Doyle

01:35 ATHLETICS
Men's 400m Hurdles Semifinal
Jack Green

02:00 ATHLETICS
Women's 200m Semifinal
Dina Asher-Smith

02:30 ATHLETICS
Women's 1500m Final
Laura Muir, Laura Weightman

02:45 ATHLETICS
Men's 110m Hurdles Final
Andy Pozzi, Lawrence Clarke?

Why does everyone hate John Inverdale asks the Daily Telegraph today?
Don't think we have the space to list the reasons here, but the DT gives a few.

Great to see honorary feminist Andy Murray subtly pointing out that women are people too. See clip of interview.
www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/15/why-does-everyone-hate-john-inverdale/

I cannot stand John Inverdale - presumably he must have dirt on someone senior at the BBC to still have a job, or why else are they still employing him?

Come over to this thread
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2708694-Favourite-least-favourite-sports-presenter-pundit?
I feel guilty about starting it now since it's turned into an Inverdale bash fest
not really feeling guilty

Did you read the article grimble? They're obviously on JIs side & minimising all his casual sexism & racism - made me angry!

I'm coming Derxa!

Wtf is all that on the BBC web site about the women cyclists waxing or not? Really?

Yes I did Iwanna. I posted it to show how Andy Murray put Inverdale back in his box, not to comment on the DT's attitude

Sorry grimble - he makes me irrationally angry so I misunderstood your post!

Loved Bolt this afternoon. He makes me smile - I'll stick to thinking about him

I've never really watched Handball before, love it! I wish we had played it at school I'd have been really good at all that barging about stuff. Seriously though I think it would be a great sport for school PE, what a pity it's not supported by GB sport much.

Simone Biles is amazing, she looks like she's having great fun!

Fantastic bronze on the floor!