[Other Sport] Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympics ***Official Match Thread***

[Han Solo]

You’ve lost me a little on this one..?

5km on an ERG isn’t a big deal. It takes a little over 20 mins (or about 6 tracks on Spotify).

Yeah I know its not a big deal... thats the great sadness.

I thought you were going early every morning, at dawn, to feed your local Loch Ness and do 5km of rowing in some misty lake surrounded by nature seen from Scottish movies.

 

[hart's shirt]

GB now down to 10 temporarily.

Got to win this in normal time before penalties as the Indian GK is a decent shot-stopper.

 

[Frutos]

Rather unfortunate failure in the pole vault.

 

[Flounce]

What a shot, what a save.

Seems like GB are running out of ideas

This match is a bit like watching Albion play versus a team with a man down.

Could turn into the Walsall game given how slow and clueless GB look. Waiting for the breakaway by India….

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Wow what a save. We are not beating these on a shootout are we.

 

[Han Solo]

Wow what a save. We are not beating these on a shootout are we.

#no

What sport is it btw?

 

[essbee1]

This is worse than watching England footie.

 

[hart's shirt]

GB not good enough with the final ball. Draw was probably fair.

Having taken it to the shootout, the advantage with India now.

 

[Flounce]

Wow what a save. We are not beating these on a shootout are we.

I know f*** all about hockey but on that game it looks to me like India have the flair players so if it’s a player running against the keeper, rather than a football type penalty shoot out, I suggest India will win this.

 

[pasty]

Would like to see this format in football. Start 20 yards out and have say 10 seconds to score.

 

[Flounce]

This is more fun than the game

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Any ideas why the commentator calls us 'Great Britain and Northern Ireland'...

I thought Northern Ireland was part of Great Britain

 

[hart's shirt]

GB first to miss. Too rushed, didn't look confident.

India lead 3-2. And the Indian keeper saves...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Any ideas why the commentator calls us 'Great Britain and Northern Ireland'...

I thought Northern Ireland was part of Great Britain

No, the UK has NI as part of it but not GB.

 

[pasty]

Oh dear

 

[Flounce]

Glorious failure incoming

 

[A1X]

Well this was inevitable, poor from GB since the India red

 

[Frutos]

Any ideas why the commentator calls us 'Great Britain and Northern Ireland'...

I thought Northern Ireland was part of Great Britain

No - GB is England, Scotland and Wales.

I'm not really sure why we compete as GB&NI (and frequently ignore the NI bit) rather than the UK - The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.

 

[essbee1]

f**** idiots

 

[Frutos]

Would like to see this format in football. Start 20 yards out and have say 10 seconds to score.

I think the Seps tried it in the early MLS days.