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« Reply #300 on: August 04, 2012, 10:23:01 PM »

I think Cricket was just too long to be included in the Olympics.

Twenty twenty cricket ends within 3 hours. Though I guess the purists will want a whole test match. Not necessary in my opinion.
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« Reply #301 on: August 04, 2012, 11:37:41 PM »

I see that British soccer has followed the unfortunate English tradition where penalty shootouts are concerned.
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« Reply #302 on: August 05, 2012, 12:31:00 AM »

Remarkably strong correlation between total medal count so far (total medals, not golds) and nominal GDP....

Largest total GDP (nominal) in 2011 (from the IMF):

1) USA
2) China
3) Japan
4) Germany
5) France
6) Brazil
7) UK
8 ) Italy
9) Russia
10) Canada
11) India
12) Spain
13) Australia
14) Mexico
15) South Korea

Most total medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics (so far):

1) USA
2) China
3) UK
4) Russia
5) Japan
6) France
7) Germany
8 ) Australia
9) South Korea
10) Italy
11) Canada
12) The Netherlands
13(tie) Ukraine
13(tie) Romania
13(tie) New Zealand
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« Reply #303 on: August 05, 2012, 12:33:30 AM »

Kazakhstan and North Korea are doing pretty well with gold medals, though.
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« Reply #304 on: August 05, 2012, 03:09:02 AM »

Kazakhstan and North Korea are doing pretty well with gold medals, though.

Well, Kazakhstan literally buy athletes which aren't properly funded in their home countries.
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« Reply #305 on: August 05, 2012, 03:50:26 AM »


BTW, why isn't cricket an Olympic sport?

Cricket did feature in the 1900 Olympics (it was retroactively deemed to have been part of it), but not since then.

We are getting golf next time.
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« Reply #306 on: August 05, 2012, 04:39:13 AM »

And Rugby 7s, which is a crap sport but does give nations like Tonga and Samoa genuine medal chances, and if not, at least something to watch.

Golf shouldn't be there, at least not at the expense of Squash, as it was in the inclusion vote.
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« Reply #307 on: August 05, 2012, 07:18:45 AM »

Men's badminton final is crazy good.
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« Reply #308 on: August 05, 2012, 08:40:00 AM »

I'm glad Phelps goes out with a medal, and leaves the sport with being perhaps one of the greatest Olympians of all time.
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« Reply #309 on: August 05, 2012, 10:48:57 AM »

Andy Murray has won the men's singles tennis in straight sets. While Federer had a bad match, it's a deserved first major victory for him.
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« Reply #310 on: August 05, 2012, 11:24:40 AM »

The Age has changed their medal tally... Australia is now labelled Agstralia Cheesy
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« Reply #311 on: August 05, 2012, 11:50:32 AM »

Australia win a penalty shootout, just escaping the quarters against China in the women's water polo. Nervous moments, but we're still undefeated...fingers crossed.
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« Reply #312 on: August 05, 2012, 01:11:42 PM »

US vs. Italy in women's water polo. Who is Phil for?

Water polo is actually a pretty entertaining sport, unlike most that are so popular in the US (like what Americans call football.)
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« Reply #313 on: August 05, 2012, 01:20:38 PM »

US vs. Italy in women's water polo. Who is Phil for?

Water polo is actually a pretty entertaining sport, unlike most that are so popular in the US (like what Americans call football.)
Water polo's good, but beach volleyball is the best sport in the olympics.
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« Reply #314 on: August 05, 2012, 01:40:05 PM »

US vs. Italy in women's water polo. Who is Phil for?

Water polo is actually a pretty entertaining sport, unlike most that are so popular in the US (like what Americans call football.)
Water polo's good, but beach volleyball is the best sport in the olympics.

I prefer track and field myself followed closely by volleyball (indoor and beach). I haven't watched much water polo and thus can't render an opinion.
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« Reply #315 on: August 05, 2012, 02:48:46 PM »

BTW, did you know that the French Judo gold winner is also a fellow student in my university ? He is 23, so I assume he is already in the master cycle, which might explain why I've never met him.
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« Reply #316 on: August 05, 2012, 02:55:01 PM »

Water polo is just a slower, less exciting version of handball. Now there's a great sport.
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« Reply #317 on: August 05, 2012, 03:08:22 PM »

One sport that truly deserves inclusion is Squash, and it's one of a few sports up for inclusion, alongside, iirc, rock climbing and wakeboarding.

I'd love to see Netball at the games, but the medallists would almost always be Australia, New Zealand, and one of Jamaica, South Africa, and Great Britain. It's a better sport than basketball, but less universal. Although if you look at the regularity of medallists in that sport... Particularly for women...
Squash and Karate were the two that actually went to a yes/no vote on whether they should be included instead of Baseball and Softball, but neither received the necessary 2/3 majority.
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« Reply #318 on: August 05, 2012, 03:10:24 PM »

Kazakhstan just won their 6th gold medal. No silvers, no bronzes, just six bloody golds. How do they do it?

Unless something unbelievable happens, looks like a no-medal day for us, which is broadly what we expected, but not particularly welcome. Looks like 65 countries could be cracked though, if Botswana, Grenada, and the Dominican Republic get medals as expected in the 400ms.
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« Reply #319 on: August 05, 2012, 03:12:41 PM »

Botswana 4th Sad
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« Reply #320 on: August 05, 2012, 03:22:12 PM »

BTW, did you know that the French Judo gold winner is also a fellow student in my university ? He is 23, so I assume he is already in the master cycle, which might explain why I've never met him.

Which one?
Teddy Riner? Automne Pavia? Some other one I can't remember?
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« Reply #321 on: August 05, 2012, 04:01:36 PM »

Men's 400 final has a weird distribution: 5 Caribbeans and 2 Belgians. Who appear to be twins. (and an Australian.)
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« Reply #322 on: August 05, 2012, 04:08:05 PM »

US vs. Italy in women's water polo. Who is Phil for?

Water polo is actually a pretty entertaining sport, unlike most that are so popular in the US (like what Americans call football.)

You're American, dude. It's called football because it is football.

Water polo fascinates me in that I could never hope to do it (I tried fooling around with a water polo ball in the pool once and it did not go well), but so much of the action happens underwater that it's almost impossible to watch.
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« Reply #323 on: August 05, 2012, 04:10:08 PM »

Andy Murray has won the men's singles tennis in straight sets. While Federer had a bad match, it's a deserved first major victory for him.

Of course, the most important thing about this is that he is an actually successful hibs fan.
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« Reply #324 on: August 05, 2012, 04:17:13 PM »
« Edited: August 05, 2012, 04:23:31 PM by I'm spinning a Platypus, get out of my way »

Men's 400 final has a weird distribution: 5 Caribbeans and 2 Belgians. Who appear to be twins. (and an Australian.)

The Australian is jewish, just to make it better Smiley

Oh, Bolt won the 100m by the way.
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