2016 Summer Olympics Rio

[Gabriel_Hurl]

What happens if there's a pile of lads tied for second or third? They'd share the money out on tour, but they hardly award a pile of medals?

In the event of a tie for any of the first three positions, a three-hole playoff will determine the medal winners.

[imtommygunn]

20th for fionualla mccormick in a new pb. 75% humidity too. Great running by all the girls in tough conditions.

[Wildweasel74]

Mo has come to the front in a time where the greatest 2 long distance runners had retired. He miles of the pace to the records Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele set years ago. There was a good Kenya round that time too, Paul Turgan or sthing like that. Nice guy and maybe up there in the top 5 but he no where near the greatest at this distance unless of course your watching on the bbc lol

[BennyHarp]

Mo has come to the front in a time where the greatest 2 long distance runners had retired. He miles of the pace to the records Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele set years ago. There was a good Kenya round that time too, Paul Turgan or sthing like that. Nice guy and maybe up there in the top 5 but he no where near the greatest at this distance unless of course your watching on the bbc lol

Fair enough on the times but Farrah must be one of the cleverest at managing a race and making sure it's run his way that I have seen. His conservation of energy early, bursts to the front to control the pace then the ability to accelerate when challenged, holding off rivals is a joy to watch. Yes, the BBC are a bit overboard but it's a bit harsh critiquing the achievements of the guy based on who he hasn't ran against. Who knows, they may have spurred him on to faster times.

[laoislad]

Fair play to Justin Rose. Its obvious that means a lot to him.
The Golf was very enjoyable today.

[imtommygunn]

Farah is a very different runner from those guys though. He wins championship races rather than breaks records. It's his speed over 800 to 1200 gets him through rather than the whole thing. The problem is that to beat him you need to work as a team to wear him down and that is risky as individuals could burn themselves out doing it and hand impetus to someone else. In saying that he will have more of a race on his hands in the 5000.

Golf was really good and i'm not generally a golf fan. Plus rte had it so didn't have to listen to bbc fawning over team gb. Rose seems like an ok sort too.

[JimStynes]

Golf seems to have been a success then? Maybe the top stars will fancy it next time.

[Boycey]

Golf seems to have been a success then? Maybe the top stars will fancy it next time.

I'm in rural Northern Spain so only got dipping in and out of it but I thought it worked really well and was a credit to the boys that played.. Might have a future?

Landed into the gaff this evening as the pair of boys were going up the 17th and thought I was in for a grandstand finish. Incredibly as they were lining up they're 2nd shots on 18 the coverage switched to a windsurfing race, I don't even think the Spanish doll got a medal. They just showed finish of golf now :-)

[SHEEDY]

Golf seems to have been a success then? Maybe the top stars will fancy it next time.

the golf was a big success and no one contracted the zika virus. Seamus Power done himself proud as well.

[Milltown Row2]

Golf seems to have been a success then? Maybe the top stars will fancy it next time.

the golf was a big success and no one contracted the zika virus. Seamus Power done himself proud as well.

So that's an immediate diagnosis from the players  

Brilliant

[SHEEDY]

Golf seems to have been a success then? Maybe the top stars will fancy it next time.

the golf was a big success and no one contracted the zika virus. Seamus Power done himself proud as well.

So that's an immediate diagnosis from the players  

Brilliant

not a diagnosis but a confident prediction. Forgot you can't say anything about golf incase it's seen as a criticism of the great Rory McIlroy.

Great Britain having some evening, medals galore.

[Aaron Boone]

The Brits put big money into core sports like cycling & rowing once they were awarded London 2012. It's still paying good dividends.

[SHEEDY]

The Brits put big money into core sports like cycling & rowing once they were awarded London 2012. It's still paying good dividends.

they're completely dominating the track cycling, very strong team.

[yellowcard]

It's amazing how the BBC and British media have lapped up the success of British sportspeople like Wiggins, Froome, Farah and Radcliffe in recent times. Suspicion surrounds all of them but they rarely get asked the questions that need answering. The success of Britain relative to its population at recent Olympics at the very least raises questions about how it was achieved given the propensity for doping athletes that prevails. Those 4 are massive outliers and there are other others too. It's pure hypocrisy from media based on nationality. The only journalist that had the balls to ask Farah a doping question after last nights race was an Irish journalist.

[Milltown Row2]

It's amazing how the BBC and British media have lapped up the success of British sportspeople like Wiggins, Froome, Farah and Radcliffe in recent times. Suspicion surrounds all of them but they rarely get asked the questions that need answering. The success of Britain relative to its population at recent Olympics at the very least raises questions about how it was achieved given the propensity for doping athletes that prevails. Those 4 are massive outliers and there are other others too. It's pure hypocrisy from media based on nationality. The only journalist that had the balls to ask Farah a doping question after last nights race was an Irish journalist.

Same then can be said about the rowers and lad was already dumped before heading to Olympics gor Ireland, Smith didn't exactly come across clean when she won the golds be we all cheered!!