Team GB Daily: Day 15

[Orangehair43 285]

I feel for every non relay runner whose funding is going to be axed soon. What’s the point of funding field athletes. Gaby Logan and Denise Lewis are talking about that. 

Edited August 10, 2024 by Orangehair43

[RussB 189]

Would be great to finish with a bit of a flourish tomorrow. 2 golds and a silver please 🤓

[KingKunta 11]

4 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

I feel for every non relay runner whose funding is going to be axed soon. What’s the point of funding field atheltes. Gaby Logan and Denise Lewis are talking about that. 

I’d maybe not worry about funding as much as you do. 

[RussB 189]

Whilst we can bemoan our misfortune on the near misses front and lack of golds , the French are going through a very similar thing 

[Orangehair43 285]

Denise Lewis just quit the BBC to take up UK Athletics full time. 

[RussB 189]

Just now, KingKunta said:

I’d maybe not worry about funding as much as you do. 

The good news is that I’m thinking his funding might also be cut so there will be less chat about funding come LA

[Orangehair43 285]

1 hour ago, Epic Failure said:

Eesh, that was harder work than needed to be. Not sure if Vicky was the right call on that first leg.

 

Would have been interesting if we had been half a second quicker on the first leg whether Femke could have caught us then.

She is nothing like her sister. 
 

Well except for having a doping scandal. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/21/victoria-ohuruogu-cleared-ukad-laments-missing-world-championship-medal-chance-athletics

Edited August 10, 2024 by Orangehair43

[G-ann 113]

19 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

I feel for every non relay runner whose funding is going to be axed soon. What’s the point of funding field atheltes. Gaby Logan and Denise Lewis are talking about that. 

My pasta is so dry and needs some sources 🫠

[Jon 51]

I hadn’t realised that the expectation of UK Sport was that a third of medals won would be Gold.
 

https://www.skysports.com/olympics/news/12040/13175218/paris-2024-olympics-uk-sport-expects-team-gb-to-win-at-least-50-medals-and-top-five-finish-in-medal-table

[Orangehair43 285]

3 minutes ago, Jon said:

I hadn’t realised that the expectation of UK Sport was that a third of medals won would be Gold.
 

https://www.skysports.com/olympics/news/12040/13175218/paris-2024-olympics-uk-sport-expects-team-gb-to-win-at-least-50-medals-and-top-five-finish-in-medal-table

Well they way down on that. A third of 63 is 21.