The Official Olympic Thread

[yiddo2786]

NBC (who have Olympic rights in the US) are showing a US volleyball game over the 100m final... I am stunned.

 

[Kingdawson]

Why did Conrad Williams decide to run backwards near the end?

 

[Dicko]

lol at Williams dipping for the line even though he was dead last!

 

[Modric THFC]

NBC (who have Olympic rights in the US) are showing a US volleyball game over the 100m final... I am stunned.

They only show the big events at primetime for maximum advertising revenue.

 

[markysimmo]

Hmmm i just put my 3d glasses on and put it on BBC HD. When am i gonna see it in 3d?

Its working on 169

 

[yiddo2786]

Wow, I really miss the BBC

 

[Mumorn]

400m meter man with no legs.

 

[Kingdawson]

Its working on 169

Wow this is the brickest 3d experience i've ever experienced. Why is it split screen? and it's no different to normal tv to me.

 

[Jordinho]

NBC (who have Olympic rights in the US) are showing a US volleyball game over the 100m final... I am stunned.

They show almost everything delayed don't they? Their gymnasts winning gold was on 7 hours after it happened.

 

[jpp]

Was in Hyde Park today and saw Jess Ennis. She is a very humble lady and an absolute superstar. And yes, clearly, I absolutely would.

 

[Dayo]

Never seen athletes swapping name tags before.

 

[GLENROYID]

Swapping name tags? LOL! Seen it all now

 

[Roy1983]

tinkles me off when they slow down. Twice I've seen them slow down when they could clearly have broken the world record!!

 

[GLENROYID]

tinkles me off when they slow down. Twice I've seen them slow down when they could clearly have broken the world record!!

Its tactics, they dont want their opponents knowing roughly how fast flat out they can go

 

[Mumorn]

What an inspiration that South African man is

 

[markysimmo]

Wow this is the brickest 3d experience i've ever experienced. Why is it split screen? and it's no different to normal tv to me.

Ypu need to switch on the 3D setting on your tv, its split screen until you do that then mine goes to one 3D screen

 

[Modric THFC]

Ypu need to switch on the 3D setting on your tv, its split screen until you do that then mine goes to one 3D screen

Yeah you have to select 'side by side'.

 

[Mumorn]

Usain Bolt runs at 31mph, which sounds good, but, if he hits a child there's a 40% chance they'll die.

 

[ArcspacE]

Usain Bolt runs at 31mph, which sounds good, but, if he hits a child there's a 40% chance they'll die.

Surely the most irrelevant piece of information of all time

 

[Mumorn]

it's based on the car adverts, fool