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Originally posted by sausy sausy wrote:

Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

Timmy McCarthy on commentary for the Basketball ClapClapClapClap
 
Was switching over between the Mayo Galway game and the basketball, for the commentary rather than the game. It was like something you'd get from a stream put on by a club for the U14B county semi final. Brilliant entertainment.
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Constantly watching sports you have usually have no interest in and it's great.

Most of which are a lot more entertaining than football.

One of the things I love about the Olympics, was enthralled by the trialthon last night and that would be 3 sports I'd have little interest in outside of the Olympic games LOL
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Edited by Denis Irwin - 26 Jul 2021 at 11:14pm
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Got up to support fellow Sligonian. Well done Mona. Not her fastest but a fine achievement and hopefully next games she can push for podium. Clap
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Originally posted by GoneToShowgies GoneToShowgies wrote:

Got up to support fellow Sligonian. Well done Mona. Not her fastest but a fine achievement and hopefully next games she can push for podium. Clap



Yep. This was bonus territory for her. Paris is her main target Clap


Edited by Denis Irwin - 27 Jul 2021 at 8:46am
Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".

Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn
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Good achievement for her but when it's the main news article for 8th place......reminded me a bit like the wall of Gaylord in Meet the Fochers and Robert De Niro's comment "i didn't know they give prizes for 7th place".

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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Constantly watching sports you have usually have no interest in and it's great.

Most of which are a lot more entertaining than football.

Watched the highlights of the canoe slalom, great entertainment.
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Good achievement for her but when it's the main news article for 8th place......reminded me a bit like the wall of Gaylord in Meet the Fochers and Robert De Niro's comment "i didn't know they give prizes for 7th place".
8th best in the WORLD !!!!!!!

Not 7th best in Middletown Junior High
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Originally posted by The Huntacha The Huntacha wrote:

Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Constantly watching sports you have usually have no interest in and it's great.

Most of which are a lot more entertaining than football.

Watched the highlights of the canoe slalom, great entertainment.



Should bring back Sports Stadium and Grandstand back for stuff like this on a regular basis Clap
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I actually had the pleasure of running on the track in the ancient stadium in Olympus. A few of us had a race but I couldn't even finish. Between the heat and a serious feed of drink the night before there was no PB. LOL
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Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Good achievement for her but when it's the main news article for 8th place......reminded me a bit like the wall of Gaylord in Meet the Fochers and Robert De Niro's comment "i didn't know they give prizes for 7th place".
8th best in the WORLD !!!!!!!

Not 7th best in Middletown Junior High

It's a huge achievement given her age, first Olympics, and the fact that she's only the 2nd swimmer from here to make an Olympic final. A fair bit less notorious than the other swimmer to make an Olympic final.
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Originally posted by The Huntacha The Huntacha wrote:

Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Good achievement for her but when it's the main news article for 8th place......reminded me a bit like the wall of Gaylord in Meet the Fochers and Robert De Niro's comment "i didn't know they give prizes for 7th place".
8th best in the WORLD !!!!!!!

Not 7th best in Middletown Junior High

It's a huge achievement given her age, first Olympics, and the fact that she's only the 2nd swimmer from here to make an Olympic final. A fair bit less notorious than the other swimmer to make an Olympic final.



The amount of tip toeing around it. No name mentioned just mentioning only one other swimmer had done it previously LOL
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Surprised Osaka got beat in the tennis. 
I was sure she would win gold.

Brits seem to win a lot of swimming now for the last few Olympics 

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Great swim from Wiffen. Very odd accent mix of North and Liverpool 
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Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Great swim from Wiffen. Very odd accent mix of North and Liverpool 


Likely to be not enough. Swimming is odd in that the qualifiers are by time as opposed to placement as in Athletics (Fastest losers aside)


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Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Great swim from Wiffen. Very odd accent mix of North and Liverpool 


Likely to be not enough. Swimming is odd in that the qualifiers are by time as opposed to placement as in Athletics (Fastest losers aside)

Yeah seem to be a few ahead of his 7:51 time
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Good achievement for her but when it's the main news article for 8th place......reminded me a bit like the wall of Gaylord in Meet the Fochers and Robert De Niro's comment "i didn't know they give prizes for 7th place".
30 years later we're still watching repeats of the time the football team got to last 8 in the world
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