Shooting at Rio 2016

[Mainad]

Someone called Ginny Thrasher wins the first gold medal of the games for the US in a shooting contest. Don't you just love that name? 

Tad ironic that it had to be in a shooting event I guess.

[paul]

...speaking of shootings:

Bullet fired at Rio Olympics equestrian centre

Rio de Janeiro: A bullet has been fired at a press conference room at the equestrian centre at the Rio Olympics, landing inside the building, a New Zealand Olympic Committee spokeswoman says.

New Zealand Olympic Committee communications manager Ashley Abbott said members of the New Zealand team at the venue were being contacted to inform them of the incident.

Abbott said media had been advised by a police officer assigned to the team to gather in a workroom to await further advice.

 

[Mainad]

3 hours ago, paul said:

...speaking of shootings:

Bullet fired at Rio Olympics equestrian centre

Rio de Janeiro: A bullet has been fired at a press conference room at the equestrian centre at the Rio Olympics, landing inside the building, a New Zealand Olympic Committee spokeswoman says.

New Zealand Olympic Committee communications manager Ashley Abbott said members of the New Zealand team at the venue were being contacted to inform them of the incident.

Abbott said media had been advised by a police officer assigned to the team to gather in a workroom to await further advice.

 

 

OMG!!!!

[Ikarus360]

Congratulations to Vietnam for winning their first gold medal ever in the Shooting event!

http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36684724

 

[Ikarus360]

By the way, looks like they're reusing the anthems from London 2012 by the London Symphony Orchestra instead of making new ones.

[Rob2012]

9 hours ago, Ikarus360 said:

By the way, looks like they're reusing the anthems from London 2012 by the London Symphony Orchestra instead of making new ones.

London Philharmonic Orchestra made those recordings, not the LSO

[mattygs]

11 hours ago, Ikarus360 said:

By the way, looks like they're reusing the anthems from London 2012 by the London Symphony Orchestra instead of making new ones.

I think this is a (justified) cost saving move. There is no real point of re-recording the anthems every 2 years when they never actually change. 

[micheal_warren]

44 minutes ago, mattygs said:

I think this is a (justified) cost saving move. There is no real point of re-recording the anthems every 2 years when they never actually change. 

I agree. I dont have a problem with it. There is no need to keep re-recording anthems. 

[baron-pierreIV]

So, did Oscar Pistorius NOT make the South African team?  

[zekekelso]

5 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said:

So, did Oscar Pistorius NOT make the South African team?  

Have you considered NOT being an asshole?

[LatinXTC]

2 hours ago, zekekelso said:

Have you considered NOT being an asshole?

Oh come on. It may be in bad taste, but that joke was kind of amusing.