Re: The mind-boggling 2021 Olympics thread

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:06 pm

It has to be the most low-profile Olympics in history.

by Zarniwoop Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:34 pm

The Drones were good.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:23 pm

by Butterfield Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:26 am

Butterfield wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Here's where we can cheer on all the famous British competitors, like...

...

Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson's battles with injury & self-doubt in pursuit of gold

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57901791

Colbert

by Nightjar Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:23 pm

Simone Biles's on on BBC1. Excited

by Nightjar Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:24 pm

She just bounced right out of the square! gasp

by Nightjar Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:31 pm

Bit iffy on the vault and parallel bars.

She's not happy with herself. sad yes

by Nightjar Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:32 pm

The beam gives me the fear. scared

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:59 am

We've won two gold medals.

One by some bloke and the other by Tom Daley and some bloke.

cheer

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:00 am

This means the gold medals table is currently being dominated by Some Blokes.

by Butterfield Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:48 pm

According to research, Tom Daley is the oldest of our medal winners so far. He was born in an ancient 1994, whereas most of the others were born between 1997-1999.

I still think of him as a child. bawl

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:37 pm

The sailing's on.

It just looks like total chaos.

by Butterfield Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:04 pm

Three different people called Tom have won golds for Great Britain in just the first couple of days.

Tom Daley
Tom Pidcock
Tom Dean

by Butterfield Wed Jul 28, 2021 3:41 pm

Butterfield wrote:Three different people called Tom have won golds for Great Britain in just the first couple of days.

Tom Daley
Tom Pidcock
Tom Dean

And today yet another different Tom has won a medal for GB! It's silver for a Tom Barras in rowing.

Plus Tom Dean won another gold in swimming.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:20 pm

by Butterfield Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:23 pm

It's good news if you're a prospective participant for Team GB at the Olympics and you're called Tom. I wonder if there are any other Toms due.

type

by Butterfield Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:29 pm

Tom Ford - rowing

Tom Hall - archer

Tom Bosworth - walker creep

Tom Gale - high jump

Tom McEwen - equestrian horse

Tom Sorsby - hockey

Tom Mitchell - rugby

Tom Bowen - rugby

Tom Squires - rowing

by Butterfield Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:31 pm

There are also two who are called Thomas, therefore potentially Tom:

Thomas Ford - rower

Thomas George - rower

by Butterfield Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:31 pm

Not to mention cyclist Geraint Thomas.

by Butterfield Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:33 pm

And rower Graeme Thomas.

And swimmer Alys Thomas.

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