The 2008 Olympics Thread

**Dodge** · 08/08/2008, 10:21 AM

Confirmed Irish Fighters times

Saturday 9th
8.30am (Irish time) KEn Egan v Julius Jackson (Virgin Isles)

Sunday 10th
7.30am John Joe Joyce v Gyula Kate (Hungary)

Tuesday 12th
2.15pm John Joe Nevin v Abdelhalim Ourradi (Algeria)

Barnes and Sutherland received byes. Their times TBC

**pete** · 08/08/2008, 10:32 AM

UK boxer fails to make weigh

How disappointing would it be to prepare & fail before the Olympics even start.

**Torn-Ado** · 08/08/2008, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by pete

UK boxer fails to make weigh

How disappointing would it be to prepare & fail before the Olympics even start.

He was a shoe in for a medal too.

**Dodge** · 08/08/2008, 12:00 PM

OK folks here's your irish competitors and their (Irish) times for the first day.

SATURDAY
10.30pm (Fri) - 1.55am Irish team and individuals (O'Connor, Curran, Ryan, Lyons, Griffin) 3 Day eventing Dressage

2.00-6.30 am Derek Burnett Shooting Men's Trap Qualifying

3.00am - Siobhan Byrne v Irena Weickowska (Poland) Fencing Women's Individual Sabre Round of 64

3.45 am - Scott Evans v Marc Zwiebler (GER) Badminton Men's Singles Round of 64

4.00-10.15am - Nicolas Roche, Philip Deignan Cycling Men's Road race

6.00am-12pm - Tim Goodbody Sailing Heavy Weight Dinghy-Finn Race 1 & 2

8.30am - Ken Egan v Julius jackson (US Virgin Isles) Boxing Light Heavy weight Round of 32

10.30-11am - Ireland (O'Neill, Devlin, Csey, Folan) Rowing Men's Four Heat

10.50am - Chloe Magee v Kati Tolmoff (EST) Badminton Women's Singles Round of 64

12.15-3.40pm - Irish team and individuals 3 Day eventing Dressage

1.45pm - Andrew Bree (Heat 5) Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke

**kingdom hoop** · 08/08/2008, 12:20 PM

Great Dodge, thanks. If following the Olympics was an Olympic event you'd win the gold medal.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 08/08/2008, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

OK folks here's your irish competitors and their (Irish) times for the first day.

SATURDAY
2.45 am - Scott Evans v Marc Zwiebler (GER) Badminton Men's Singles Round of 64

Evans is playing at 3.45am. Won't be shown on RT� until 5am.

**bennocelt** · 08/08/2008, 4:11 PM

Jesus cheers Dodge

is the cycling tomorrow a time trial or a race?

**Torn-Ado** · 08/08/2008, 5:12 PM

I've downloadednot one but two, proxy servers in an attempt to hide my IP address so I can somehow get to watch RTE.ie coverage of the Irish competitiors in action.

Nothing. P!ssing into the wind as usual.

**Dodge** · 08/08/2008, 6:01 PM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

Jesus cheers Dodge

is the cycling tomorrow a time trial or a race?

Road race. No Irish in the time trial

**paudie** · 08/08/2008, 10:23 PM

Maybe this should be in PreOlympic thread but here goes.

Sports Illustrated have predicted all the medal winners in the Olympics. Only Paddy Barnes picked from Ireland.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...804/index.html

**Dodge** · 08/08/2008, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by paudie

Maybe this should be in PreOlympic thread but here goes.

Sports Illustrated have predicted all the medal winners in the Olympics. Only Paddy Barnes picked from Ireland.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...804/index.html

Just goes to show the value of the draw. All 4 boxers picked in Ken Egan's weight are in the same half of the draw (meaning only 2 can medal). I honestly believe Egan will win Silver

**tricky_colour** · 09/08/2008, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

I've downloadednot one but two, proxy servers in an attempt to hide my IP address so I can somehow get to watch RTE.ie coverage of the Irish competitiors in action.

Nothing. P!ssing into the wind as usual.

I don't know if this works but it is worth a try.
I expect it won't work but you never know.

http://cupidstunt.wordpress.com/2008...n-irish-proxy/

**sligoman** · 09/08/2008, 12:46 AM

Austin O'Connor got joint 9th in the Dressage. I've no idea how it works so don't know if he's finished or what, just saw the standings.

**deecay** · 09/08/2008, 1:18 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Austin O'Connor got joint 9th in the Dressage. I've no idea how it works so don't know if he's finished or what, just saw the standings.

Worst category ever

**sligoman** · 09/08/2008, 1:20 AM

Originally Posted by deecay

Worst category ever

Have to agree, it's shockingly boring. I've moved on to badminton now

**zenokelly** · 09/08/2008, 1:50 AM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Austin O'Connor got joint 9th in the Dressage. I've no idea how it works so don't know if he's finished or what, just saw the standings.

No the dressage isn't over, it's really in the early stages and Austin O Connor and Geoff Curran are 14th and 20th respectively after 23 riders, but it is only the first part of the 3 day event so.....

At the moment Derek Burnett is involved in the trap qualificition in the shooting, but isn't on tele, and Siobhan Byrne is the next Irish competitor in action at 3am!!

**Dodge** · 09/08/2008, 2:17 AM

Siobhan Byrne lost ion the first round of the Fencing. She was the 35th seed with only 3 South African's (token African reps) behind her.

Burnett got 24 out of 25 targets in the shooting. 5 shooters got 25. 12 others got 24

Our 3 day eventing team is 8th after 2 riders each (France isn't ranked as it only has one rider so far with one of their top horses failing the medical).

Individually, O'Connor is 15th and Curran 22nd of 25 riders so far. O'Connor is 13 points off 3rd place.

**Dodge** · 09/08/2008, 3:52 AM

Burnett had a disappointing 22 in his 2nd round. He's in 21st place with 46. Equal 6th have 48

Scott Evans just lost a tight first set in the Badminton (21-18)

Oh and the Czech republic won the first gold medal (in shooting)

**Dodge** · 09/08/2008, 4:10 AM

Evans just won 2nd set 21-18 (among much fist pumping and a great crowd reaction)

Also backed Kim Kirchin and Cadel Evans to wins mens cycling road race at 24 and 44 respectively with betfair