How on earth do they do it?

Totally in awe of the performance of UK athletes, especially the cyclists.

How do they do it?

Dedication and application - they could probably build a 5" loco in 3 months

Likewise loving the cycling.

Rod

Yes amazing performances from the cyclists but matched I think by the rowers. GB is a tiny little piece of the earth but we certainly make our mark in the world of sport.
Some marvellous entertainment so far with hopefully a fair bit more to come.

Not much to do with model engineering, personally I'm sick to death of the Olympics, football, cricket, rugby, (non) brexit, the labour party etc.

+1.

Although being a sailor. i hear we won silver in the sailboards so that is ok.. I always feel a good time to be off sailing is when Wimbledon is on otherwise the wife & i might have a divorce

Why so negative? If it doesn't interest you, just move on!

Neil

It's likely not so much an improvement. Our athletes do the very best they can, often being disadvantaged in comparison to other nations (for more than one reason). They are clearly some of the best in the world and maybe got on so well because of the anti-drug system improving so much, recently, thereby removing some undeserving competitors from the Olympics.

A dedicated bunch, and they deserve every medal they win. And all the rest of the team can be proud to have even represented their small country at such a high level.

Too much sport on tv,this summer,tennis,football,cricket,and now endless olympics,hated sport at school,The only sport I enjoyed ,motorcycling on a trials bike,never see that on tv. So called sports stars paid too much money.

Lottery funding for them has helped a lot "not done"

John

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I agree with you.

Most people I know seem to have more than one set and, there are now something like over a hundred channels available for a relatively small initial investment in Freesat, (not forgetting Freeview), or the paid for systems for those who want to use them.

I am always puzzled by people who complain about programme content as well, there are plenty of warnings now.

The ultimate get out is of course the off switch.

As the Wife, (who is an Olympics fan) says "it is only once every four years after all".

The problem comes when one is into a "minority " sport. Nigel mcburney has mentioned trials bikes. Great fun to participate in but not the sort of thing mainstream viewing public can latch into. Speedway os the same. Tv has captured some thrill of the event but will never get the atmosphere of actually being there

I live & breath sailing but to a non sailor i have to admit watching a race is like watching paint dry. But watching a well filmed match race on tv can have my wife & i on the edge of our seats if one of our favourites is being filmed. How sad can that be

In the end tv producers have to create revenue & to do that they need viewers. They will never get large audiences with a sport that does not provide entertainment to the casual viewer who just happens to click on a channel & then wants to stay there. There is just too much competition from mainstream easily followed sports

So  we get endless repetition of  drivel that drives some of us mad but delights the majority

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You want to get yourself Sky both indoor and outdoor trials are covered.

Having a dad who was a keen cyclist I have always enjoyed following it and the many other sports that get their rare bit of TV coverage at events like the Olympics.

Talking of Dedication I have also been following another cycle event as a friend is riding ( only lady finisher last year), just comming to an end now. The Trans Continental Race TCRNo4 started in Belgium two weeks ago and the first rider to finish at Galipoli, Turkey did it in 8 days! Although you choose your own route there are a few check points along teh way mostly in the Alps, Dolomites and Montenegro's mountains so riders have to cover over 40,000m of vertical climbing and cover just over 4,000km. It becomes rather adictive following their GPS trackers which update their position every 5mins.

First nation to create a distinction between church and state, abolition of slavery, garauntee of rights all citizens born free or dentured, first to industrialize, first modern state.Biggest empire.English,the language of business. Size isn't everything! The influence is truly planetary.

Michael W

And they did not achieve all that by sitting around watching TV! (Or posting on the net for that matter.)

News only mentions medals and only a passing mention if not mainstream at that. Rather poor not to mention the others which is probably where the encouragement is more valuable. And minority sports as Sam said.

But for top quality sporting achievement I will be watching the village cricket match this afternoon and no chance of rain interrupting play.

I have people in the house that are more addicted to watching sport than me. That might cause me to post more often. I do like watching some but not much of it.

Other channels on the TV - most have nothing but drivel on them. My son recently added Amazon prime. Some interesting things can be done with the gizmo that can be bought along with that to plug into the TV.

John

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,motorcycling on a trials bike, never see that on tv.

You want to get yourself Sky both indoor and outdoor trials are covered."

Used to see it when Lampkin senior (Arthur) was a lad, Post Hill etc.,

"Get yourself Sky?" Yes, PAY EXTRA to support the other ******** ******,(F1).

Don't forget, most of the license fee WE HAVE TO PAY is at the moment contributing to the dawn to dawn transmission of Rio supported by 455 "staff" they've sent over there.

With all the repeats, I think we've won about 800 Golds.

Regards Ian.

Unless you're over 74 then it's free!

A thread on the performance of our athletes has, regrettably, sunk to the level of pros and cons of watching the Google box. We don't have one, don't want to want endless drivel on a small (or large) screen.

That makes no difference to the performance of our olympic athletes. They have already done superbly well. That is whether you might watch it or not. Remember, topic is their achievement, nothing else. If you want to winge, make a thread and see how much interest you get.

As someone who never reached his prime and a little over weight I enjoy watching athletics and seeing others achieve the ultimate and may it continue, cant stand football, sorry hate it with a passion

Martin P