Tour of Britain Day 8

London

The London stage is kept as last year for the finale.

Tour of Britain Day 7

Bristol

Two stages in one day; both on the same route. Firstly an individual time-trial; then a shorter race in the afternoon looping around.

The route starts on the Downs heading past Bristol Zoo before crossing Brunel's Suspension Bridge. It runs downhill alongside Ashton Court before taking a loop around the river as oppose to the docks.
The end of the course travels up the 9% climb used two years ago back onto the Downs.

Tour of Britain Day 6

Sidmouth to Dartmoor

Heading over the moors, this route had a summit finish.

Tour of Britain Day 5

Aberdale to Bath

A very up and down day, the first half in Wales heading towards Gloucester before heading South on a similar route to it took a few years ago into Bristol but instead taking a left and ending in Bath.

Tour of Britain Day 4

Denbigh to Builth Wells

Continuing the route South, Wales hosts day 4 travelling over the Cambrian mountains.

Tour of Britain Day 3

Congleton to Tatton Park, Knutsford

Edging the Peak District the route sets out West from Congleton on a flat route before turning clockwise towards Macclesfield and a loop which takes in the hills, finishing in Tatton Park.

Tour of Britain Day 2

Carlisle to Kendal

Continuing Southward the route takes a challenge through the Lake District.

Tour of Britian Day 1

Glasgow to Castle Douglas

A southward route, doesn't look like too much trouble. Will get the pack off to a comfortable start.

Rio 2016 Day 16

Stream 1

12:30 - 13:30 Wrestling - Freestyle Qualification
13:30 - 15:30 Volleyball - Final
15:30 - 16:15 Marathon - Final Stages
16:15 - 16:45 Gymnastics - Rhythmic
16:45 - 18:30 Cycling - X-Country
18:30 - 20:00 Boxing - Finals
20:00 - 22:15 Basketball - Final

Stream 2

13:30 - 14:30 Marathon - Start
14:30 - 16:30 Handball - Bronze
16:30 - 17:30 Basketball - Bronze
17:30 - 18:00 Wrestling
18:00 - 20:15 Handball - Final

Love Trolley

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'I could barely open my eyes': Now water polo players say Rio 'green pool' has TOO MUCH chlorine and is damaging their game… as gold medal diver Jack Laugher blames INK running into the water
The Olympic water polo pool has started turning green - just like the diving pool next door on Tuesday

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3734584/I-barely-open-eyes-water-polo-players-say-Rio-green-pool-chlorine-damaging-game-gold-medal-diver-Jack-Laugher-blames-INK-running-water.html#ixzz4H1pqW4aH

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Dressage horse is forced to withdraw from the Olympics after 'mosquito bite' left it with a toxic fever

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3734449/Dressage-horse-forced-withdraw-Olympics-mosquito-bite-left-toxic-fever.html#ixzz4H1pF6Xw2
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Tough break! The moment an Armenian weightlifter's arm snaps as he tries to lift 429lbs leaving him screaming in agony at the Olympics

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES

European champion Karapetyan was one of the favourites in the 77kg (169lbs)
Yet an horrific hyperextension to his left elbow has ended his Olympics
The 20-year-old suffered the injury while performing the clean and jerk

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics-2016-sports/article-3733995/Andranik-Karapetyan-suffers-hyperextended-elbow-Armenian-weightlifter-sees-medal-hopes-shattered-horrific-injury.html#ixzz4H1rE1f1U

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The X-rated Olympics! Hilarity on Twitter as the positioning of scoreboards during Rio footage makes male divers appear NAKED

Olympic spectators have been left amused by accidental censorship

Scoreboards have made Olympic divers appear naked on-screen

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3733229/The-X-rated-Olympics-Hilarity-Twitter-positioning-scoreboards-Rio-footage-makes-male-divers-appear-NAKED.html#ixzz4H1qcgg1i

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It’s not a BOXING match! Brawl in the pool as Brazilian athlete punches her opponent in the head during a game of water polo... but at least the Aussie fans are having fun! Violence broke out during Olympic match between Brazil and Italy Gabriela Mantellato Dias was spotted punching her rival repeatedly Dias was given a red card - while victim Roberta Bianconi carried on Match was eventually won by the more experienced Italians 9-3 By Janet Tappin Coelho In Rio De Janeiro For Mailonline Published: 15:21, 10 August 2016 | Updated: 16:55, 10 August 2016 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3733281/It-s-not-supposed-BOXING-match-Shock-moment-Brazilian-athlete-punches-opponent-head-game-WATER-POLO.html#ixzz4H1uVOpWJ Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Chinese bronze medalist swimmer doesn't realise her achievement Fu Yuanhui, the Chinese swimmer who got a bronze medal in Olympic Games Rio 2016, did not even realise her achievement until a reporter mentioned it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3733123/What-Hilarious-moment-Chinese-swimmer-finds-won-bronze-medal-middle-defeat-speech-Rio-2016.html

Day IV - 9th August Preview

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	The first of three finals days decides the medals for the men's single canoe. The two runs start at 17:30 and 19:00 at the simply named Whitewater Stadium. The gates will be reset from the previous days as the course runs clockwise down a five-stopper straight sectioned course.

8th August 2016 22:29

Rugby 7's - Women's Bronze Medal Match [Live!]

GB v Canada.

Both sides working at best in the first half, but Canada was just too good and GB couldn't keep the ball as has been the case all competition.

8th August 2016 21:46

Boxing [-55 hours]

I've heard there was a shock defeat in the boxing earlier. I haven't seen any of it yet so it's time to compound watch to date.

Bout 1, men's 60kg vs Phi. a good adrenaline bout.

Bout 2, men's 91kg vs Pol. a tidy start but it felt frustratingly indisciplined by the end.

Some issue with the links as both boxing streams for Saturday are the same, ashame.

Bout 3, already into Sunday welterweight Irish v Alg. bit bored of that one.

Bout 4, think we're still in the welters, GB take on a heafty African boxer from Uganda. It's light heavy 81kg, I correct. The lucky Ugandan escaped a knock-down in the second.

Got to take a bed-rest, so it's going to be a results catch-up before I retire.

That's annoying, the first match of the competition and not findable online GB's Light Flyweight progressed. So that was 3 advancing from Saturday.

I've seen all the GB Sunday action, thin on the ground.

Today saw that first Light Flyweight drop out to a Cuban.

Just finished about 20 minutes prior a welterweight advancement.

And stopping me going anywhere near my bed, live, is Antony Fowlers first middleweight bout, though I might go get ready for bed whilst it's on, and annoyingly I've seen Okolie is boxing in an hours time too.


Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
Sat 1- http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36445147

Sun - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36599524

Sun - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36626826

Mon - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36654228


　

IFL Boxing League

(Ecuador +1)

8th August 2016 21:30

Gymastics - Men's Team Final

Had to explain this scoring system too, though I soon ended up on my own watching an off-form Chinese team as the fourth apparatus were heading to a close. Some good work but nerves showed. I gapped out to watch the rugby but on return the final scores were coming in and GB just missed out.

　

IFL Gymnastics League

(Germany +1)(GB +1)(Japan +2)(China +1)(Russia +1)

8th August 2016 20:00

Diving - 10m Platform Final

The first outdoor diving venue for a couple of decades and it looks cool, not the best it could cool, but much better than an indoor pool. Had to explain to my step-mum why the crowd was 'booing the Brazillians' (ie they were booing the judges scores) as well as the scoring system. GB gets a bronze and the best celebration at the pool as we felt sorry for the Chinese who seemed to not appreciate the achievement.

　

IFL Diving League

(Brazil +1)(China +4)(GB +2)(US +2)(Mexico +3)

8th August 2016 19:26

Shooting - (M) Trap Final

We had a wild guess at the format for the trap as our GB guy was shown equal fourth in a shoot-off for fourth place. Really it was a shoot-off to be in the bronze medal play-off place. And then it would be rude not to carry on to watch that third place playoff for the Bronze Medal.

8th August 2016 19:23

First post-update this year. So the RS:X, Dempsey in the Sailing was good fun as the Lasers and Surfers crossed paths. The rugby was disappointing as the GB team seemed to panic against New Zealand. Had a good flick around the live streams, Table Tennis and normal Tennis.

8th August 2016 19:38

Basketball - (M) Serbia v Australia

A few minutes from the third quarter during the wait for the diving to begin on the main channel.

8th August 2016 16:43

Canoe Slalom C2 [Live!]

I always feel how hard it must be to drive these canoes down the water. The British pair made good time but cruicially didn't get penalised.

　

Going to enjoy the live coverage for a bit, remove my eyes from the computer screen.

8th August 2016 16:38

Fully live! There will probably be a bit of rewatching at some point but I've missed the banter between events though how long will it be before I get annoyed by it?

So time to see the headlines I've missed.

8th August 2016 16:28

Tennis - Kyle Edmunds Round 2 [Live!]

Having a break from the x-country. Edmunds is facing elimination. During this I realise I need to move to being live. My dad will be back shortly and I'm not going to be able to avoid any more spoilers.

8th August 2016 16:20

Swimming - Finals [-14 hours]

There is real British interest in this session within a twenty minute period so this shouldn't take long - just a couple of GB medals.

IFL Swimming League

(Swe +1)(GB +1)(US +1)

8th August 2016 16:02

Swimming - Various Heats [-23 hours]

Quick catch-up with the state of things in the pool. It was a long heat session. There are more races this year because if a relay team have back-up swimmers who end up not racing the relay team will be disqualified.

　
Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36600731

IFL Swimming League

(USA +1)

8th August 2016 15:37

Canoe Slalom - Men's Singles Heats [-23 hours]

The C1s precede the K1s on a free-flowing course, much different to those seen in the last couple of games. The first major question not arriving until the uphill gate 8. The uphill 17 is tight but it's the finale through 18-21 which will cause the problems.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36600729


IFL Canoe League

(GB +1)(ITA +1)

8th August 2016 15:05

Cycling - Women's Road Race [-22.5 hours]

A much shorter race than the men's but the course has caused as many explosions. I've hopped about a bit and now join it seriously with 34km to go, the peleton just half a minute (in vision) behind heading towards the final climb.


IFL Cycling League

(Netherlands +2)(USA +1)(Italy +1)(Sweden +1)

8th August 2016 14:08

Rugby 7s - Quarterfinal Matches [-17 hours]

Into the knockouts, starting with Australia v Spain; a fiesty France v Canada, skipping for a poor, poor, New Zealand v USA match before I go back to see if GB can beat Fiji, tough.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36625826


IFL Rugby League

(Australia +2)(Spain +2)(France +2)(Canada +2)(New Zealand +1)(GB +4)(Fiji +2)

8th August 2016 13:49

Equestrian X-Country [Live!]

I love horses, best of all the animals. I love horses, on a cross-country course. Ecstatic that I'm home for this; I can easily sit watching this part of the discipline all day.

At regular events the first horse out is usually led by an experienced rider who may have a second horse later on in the event. Instead here we have the 50th ranked rider and she is giving us the long tour round.

Theres been a lot of rider errors more than horse errors during the first half hour. Even GBs first has had two refusals so far.

There have been refusals; last-minute changes; fence fallers and even a faller from just circling too tightly (this was from NZ, not exactly an amateur).

IFL Equestrian League

(Brazil +1)

8th August 2016 13:35

Rugby 7s - Third Pool Matches [-13 hours]

The next set of matches (live) kick off in three hours so I want to catch up with the 7s. I thought I had the full stream avaliable but they've split the matches across two. The first match (match 4 of the day) is the interest as GB takes on Canada for the top of the group. GB showing a great first half, and second.

The Fiji game was dominant so I skipped through that. Will stop for Australia v USA, should be decent.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36599520


IFL Rugby League

(GB + 4)(Canada +1)(Fiji + 2)(USA +4)(Australia +3)

08 August 2016 13:10

Swimming - Finals [-35 hours]

This is the last session to complete my delayed Day 1. I've caught up maybe 4 hours in the last 24. Going to need to get a move on. A few records, and then the highlight - Adam Peaty for GB; he set a record in the heats and swam well again in the semis.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36445502

IFL Swimming League

(Australia +1)(Sweden +1)(Hungary +1)

08 August 2016 13:06

Round Up

Based on the lack of easily avaliable streams (and the sheer volume of matches) I'm going to catch up with the team sports, the results in quick form throughout the day.

Football - Brazil (M) haven't won a match yet, what?; the women's groups look more settled.

08 August 2016 12:40

Hockey - (M) GB v Belgium

It's a disorganised mess to find some of the streams for the multi-match sports. I've found various highlights but they are all titled with a result, boo or not highlights.

I've watched what I can watch. take a quick look at the tables.

Watch Here (Link to BBC Highlights, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36999318

IFL Hockey League

(Belgium +3)(GB +3)(Australia +2)(Netherlands +1)

08 August 2016 12:25 (LIVE!)

Rowing - Day 3 (+ Day 2)

Finally I'm live, though I've got a lot to catch up on to feel I can watch proper coverage. A cloudy, less windy day. Hopefully it'll all come thick and fast starting with the quadruple sculls repechages.

GB are having a much better day of it.

The guy from Kazakhstan has just fallen in, no choppy waters, just a slow oh no capsize.

08 August 2016 12:03

Gymnastics - Men's Artistic Qualification [-36 hours]

Jumping into session 2, which is the GB, France and USA session.

First witnessed protest from the Germans for a floor routine, I didn't see it all but his first corner to corner run was multidirectional. So the tv went to the swimming so I'm switching again online. - which I'd love to do but subdivision 2 (this one) is not avaliable as a single stream, presumably cause it was shown broken over the main channels; will have to come back if I have time.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
Sub 3 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36445150


IFL Gymnastics League

(Germany +1)(GB +1)

08 August 2016 11:55

Swimming - Heats Day 1

Whilst I have the tennis running online I've found the tv coverage of the 6th heat of the men's 100m breaststroke which has drawn two GB athletes side-by-side, where in the intro 'something special happened'. A massive world record in the first round. That was all they were showing at the time.

Loading up the online stream, again no plans to watch it all, just the GB interest. Brilliant world record attempt by the Hungarian 400m IM final heater.

To finish the 'morning' session the 4x100m Freestyle Relay (still heats). Australia setting an record.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36440269

IFL Swimming League

(Hungary +1)(GB + 1)(Australia +1)

08 August 2016 11:51

Tennis - Various

There appears to be no bookmarks on the streams which is annoying, or there is but it took time to load plus the streams individually aren't by match but in random chunks. This is the first time I'm opening the news page (for any sport) this games. So the round up shows a shock top seed exit in the men's; leaving Murray favourite in the singles. Best video I could find was a best of Murray:

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37006024

08 August 2016 11:48

Rowing Day 2 - Was It Postponed Completely?

Yes! A much longer session planned for Day 3.

8th August 2016 10:24

Judo - (M) 60kg & (W) 48kg Medal Session [-39 hours]

So I need to work out a way to cut down three hours of action into not so much. Kind of got drawn into the first of the women's repechages and I would like to watch the whole session.Thankfully there are just 14 matches lasting no more than 5 minutes each (with few exceptions).

Each one of the repechages showcased a different variety of style of match, glad I saw those. The men's semifinal, Russia - Georgia, pretty sure I saw a moment of this match on the tv before I ran out the room on Saturday. The other men's semifinal is one to skip over to the final minute.

So it's about an hour of fighting if you skip through the stream, need to bear that in mind for the next week. ooooh there's blood in the first women's bronze medal match and a last second win. The second match, unlucky.

Gold medal match, Korea v Argentina and more blood and the match resets at three minutes and becomes the best women's match of the session.

Three matches to go, the women's competition has been completed. First bronze match is poor due to the Azb. lacking forwardness, second match a little better. The final is injury prone, a shaky ankle and then a thumb in the eye. Still stick with the women's match being better but this one does come a second-best and ends up going to a golden score.

　
Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36443826


IFL Judo League

(Brazil +2)(Mongolia +2)(Hungary +1)(Kazakhstan +5)(Japan +3)(Uzb. +4)(Korea +3)(Argentina +2)(Russia +3)(Cuba +1)

8th August 2016 10.05

Judo - (M) 60kg Eliminations & Quarterfinals [-44 hours]

Bad boy turned sport, I'm just watching GBs McKenzie's two bouts, the first a decent bout against a similarly ranked opponent but the second match was an uphill struggle, which he coped well with, against the number one.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36439125

IFL Judo League

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8th August 2016 09:33

Shooting - (M) 10m Air Pistol Final [-34 hours]

I'm home today, doing a lot of stuff surrounding with anything I can multitask with catching up. Going to run a bath and catch the men's shooting medal event. Not going to be commenting a lot about it though, did find myself chanting 'Wu' 'Woo' 'Woo' at several points.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36443827


IFL Shooting League

(Vietnam +1)(Brazil +1)

8th August 2016 08:59

Rowing - Highlights [-43 hours]

Found some pictures from just how bad the waters were getting on Saturday, with some of the women's singles straying wildly off course. The men's duo Serbia team capsized in the choppy waters.

8th August 2016 08:52

Archery - (M) Team Medal Matches [-36 hours]

This becomes podium deciders number three for me. Starting with the bronze medal match before possibly a whitewash of a gold medal match from Korea.

China shot poorly until each archer of the team took himself a little longer to prepare, even then it was too late as Australia took it out of China's hands.

Korea didn't really give the US a chance, though they did fight hard. It's not spoiling anything to say Korea shot as perfect as will be seen at these games (team).

　
Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36440271


IFL Archery League

(Australia +3)(China +1)(Korea +6)(US +2)

8th August 2016 08:27

Archery - (M) Team Semifinals [-36.5 hours]

It is so enjoyable to be able to watch competitions through from the start. This is the start of my net streams for today. And it's even more enjoyable to watch a near-perfect starting score, 59, from Korea as they take on Australia. The match continues in this vein and it surpasses anything that came before.

The US - China match looks like the final will be a best-of-the-rest competition
　

IFL Archery League

(Korea +5)(Australia +3)(US +3)(China +1)

　

8th August 2016 08:24

Hockey - (M) India v Ireland [-40 hours]

My background catch-up service today begins with two important hockey matches. First joining the Ireland match in the second quarter whilst I lie in my bed. First quarter highlights consist of nothing more than the first score of the match at the final play of the period.

Ireland remind me of the England football team at a major tournament; not getting things in their favour, mishitting, and not being able to control the ball. Albeit India are five-time world champions but only seem to really get pro on their set-plays.

The end of my TV recording comes here. Will have to catch the rest of the highlights once the Archery is over.

IFL Hockey League

(India +1)

8th August 2016 00:09

Rugby 7's - (W) Second Round Matches [-28 hours]

Now I've had a good look at the teams it is a much quicker whip around the surrounding matches about's the GB v Japan game.
Kenya made a score, and it impressed me. Much better start for GB, concerned about the size difference to the Japanese though the counter-rucking was a concern.

Bedtime for tonight. Rugby 7s matches from today (Sunday) on the breakfast line-up as well as the Judo, Fencing and Archery finals methinks. Equestrian X-Country day in the background.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36443828


IFL Rugby League

(France +1)(Kenya +1)(New Zealand +1)(GB +1)(Canada +1)(USA +1)(Australia +1)

7th August 2016 23:30

Rugby 7's - (W) First Round Matches [-31.5 hours]


Just the GB matches in full for now before bedtime (the plan), have an entire day off for catch-up tomorrow. The stream has bookmarks on every score during each match (the new plan). I'm just watching the full stream (the new, new plan). Maybe I should just go back to the plan.

It's a quick format, and I would love to see lots of Olympic sports move toward quicker formats, squeeze a lot more into two weeks.

Why no bookmark for the Spain try? It's not a clever made play but rush plays score the same.

Trivia comes in the form that the first British participant of Rugby 7s at the Olympics was the referee for the New Zealand v Kenya match which started with a kick-off try with poor defence from Kenya.

Having no spoilers for the GB v Brazil match, though I see a lot of bookmarks, fingers-crossed. Impressed with the Brazillian posession (despite the slippy hands on it) during the first few minutes; GB can't get a grip either. Both sides poor there, would like to see improvements by game two.

Time to get a glimpse into the other two teams in the group, Canada and Japan. Another dominant game.

The final group showed an impressive Fiji who look like they are playing rugby, rugby; Australia look strong passers.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36440149


IFL Rugby League

(France +1)(New Zealand +1)(Brazil +2)(GB +1)(Canada +1)(Fiji +3)(Australia +1)

07 August 2016 22:13

Cycling Road Race (M) [-33 hours]

I love to watch Road Cycling; Le Tour; The Tour; Vuelta; Giro and so on. Unfortunately I haven't got time to watch the entire end-to-end race so it's going to have to be another skippy occasion. Some good climbs on this years race though, hopefully creating some good action.

The breakaway formed about half an hour in, the first of the two circuit sections kick in after an hour. Wahey, some cobbles, always fun. And even some eschalons :) .

Been jumping in ten minute intervals; there wasn't masses to miss but some riders had a number of problems which could explain any deficiencies near the end of the race. Joining the race for to the finish with 45km to go, just over an hour to go.

The entire final lap before the finish is incident packed, not all in a good way but it does throw things up in the air. I'm glad I made an effort to watch this.


Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36439120


IFL Cycling League

(Spain +1)(Italy +1)(France +1)(Columbia +1)(Poland +2)(Denmark +1)


　

　

07 August 2016 21:21

Rowing Highlights (Various) [-32 hours]
I have been made aware of one 'highlight' which I doubt I'll find through skipping through the rowing. First stop is heat 3 of the women's single skulls, no GB contingent but a single Irish entrant so it's probably worth a gander. Discussion going on of what I presume to be the increased choppy waters but I think that should be all part of the program - home advantage (though I haven't seen a Brazillian rower as of yet). Have a little skip to just over halfway and I'm heading straight back to watch it from the start, that's not a normal rowing competition. It turns out to be a weaker heat but it looks tough out there.

I'm just sticking to the GB interests for the rest of the session GB entries throughout until the final discipline of the day. The twosomes first then the foursomes. The men's pairs heat is more of an elimination race than a qualifying race as three of the four go through. Women's pair match was a tight heat. Men's double skulls was a heavily weighted heat with an Azerbaijan - New Zealand head-to-head race. A disappointing time for GB so far.

Onto the foursomes, some quicker races, got the longer ones out the way. Best race of the selection is the men's quadruple skull, but again not for the GB action.

Whilst I'm avoiding spoilers I have been made aware the planned Day 2 of the rowing was postponed due to the choppy waters (being as repechages actually do eliminate boats). So does that mean I can watch the Rowing live tomorrow?

　
Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36436547


IFL Rowing League

(New Zealand +2) (Azerbaijan +1) (Denmark +1) (GB +1)

Rio's rowers are blown away as high winds force officials to cancel women's pairs and men's fours Spectators and athletes at the Lagoa Stadium were left frustrated They had gathered at the arena, but were then told it had been cancelled Those in the crowd were not informed of the decision for over an hour Pictures showed debris flying of the stands and trees swaying in the wind By Ruth Styles In Rio De Janeiro For Dailymail.com Published: 20:45, 7 August 2016 | Updated: 01:15, 8 August 2016 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3728343/Rio-s-rowers-blown-away-high-winds-force-officials-cancel-women-s-pairs-men-s-fours.html#ixzz4H1xfinUJ Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

07 August 2016 20:28

Archery (M) Team Quarterfinals [-25.5 hours]

There should be clear favourites in each quarterfinal as the top four teams took a bye into this. Apparently if you are from Victoria, Australia you are officially a Victorian, ha. France took an advantage having already shot today and led out the first set but had a stinker comparitavly afterwards.

The Netherlands were back in the second against a scary Korea but off-form. Korea mightily impressive. It made the following matches seem mediocre. Italy just didn't fire up and China lacked the pressure to amp the score.

Final match for this session (though the stream does go straight into the Semis and Finals) sees the Indonesians take on the how-fat-is-your-cap US. Competitive match of the Quarters but not the day so far.


Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36440271


IFL Archery League

(France +1)(S. Korea +4)(Netherlands +1)(China +1)(US +4)(Indonesia +2)

07 August 2016 19:48

Water Polo - (M) Serbia v Hungary [-30.5 hours]

Who starts covering a match with 10 second at the end of a period? However this does solve my problem that I'd feel I should watch it from the start had I not been coerced this way. The outdoor pool looks refreshing.
Good match
　

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36439124

IFL Water Polo League

(Serbia +2, DO) (Hungary +3, ODO)

07 August 2016 19:18

Rowing - Heats, Men's Single Sculls [-31 hours]

Thankfully, despite this stream being over four hours; there are bookmarks to those athletes from Gb and Ireland. I intend to start watching from the beginning but it's a guess how long before I start jumping, if I get the stream to play. Though I believe it'll be on the TV record so I might try that.

The TV coverage begins on heat 2 on the single sculls; guess they won't show heat 1 but I doubt I'll go back. The backdrop for this is amazing, much nicer than the usual rowing lakes.

After seven minutes of rowing (or 2 on a fast-forward) the defending champion looks dominant.

So this is just the best pick of the races on the main coverage channel; first Brit in a boat in lane 4, heat 4, also dominating his heat. But more excitingly there is choppy waters in the middle of the lake, a proper challenge.

And the Tv coverage switches to focus on the men's cycling race which I shall watch later.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36436547

IFL Rowing League

(Indonesia +1)

07 August 2016 18:38

Archery - Eliminators (M) Team [-29 hours]

Dinner was good. But back to the Archery, second set in the third elimination match. China struggling with the pressure? It goes to a fourth set. The wind seems to be swirling a bit, but not that strong, a nervous finish to the match which sees the first of many host athletes eliminated from their competition.

Final match of the eliminations is a battle of the East: Taipei v Indonesia, it looks to have tie-breaker potential. The second tied set is awarded the set of the round, great first triplet from both sides. Third set nearly as exciting but poorer. End of the first Archery session, been fun.

IFL Archery League

(China +3)(Brazil +1)(Taipei +2)(Indonesia +2)

07 August 2016 17:33

Archery - Eliminators (M) Team [-28.5 hours]

I'd love to watch every minute of every event, however there if I did that I'd be here all year, and I doubt the footage would be avaliable for that length of time. Another new scoring system in place for this time around. Each set of 6 arrows scoring 2 points for the higher scoreres; 1 for a tie so these matches may not take long, or could take a long while.

I am starting from the first arrow, France vs Malaysia, on a sunny green course. The first ten comes six arrows in, relieving worries that neither the weather or the quality of the lower ranked teams will expend the enjoyment of the team event. Had a skip through the third set as the match headed to a fourth. A perfect shoot on the final three darts of the match.

The second match started wildly for Spain; the Netherlands into it much quicker; a one sided-match. Match three, the home team Brazil unluckily draw China who are always a tough draw when accuracy is concerned, though I'm guessing they wouldn't be there without the home advantage. The wind is relatively little ~ 1km/h. And with that it's dinner time so I'll be back for more later.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK only)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36439117


IFL Archery League

(Malaysia +1)(France +2)(Netherlands +2)

07 August 2016 16:51

Shooting - Finals (W) Air Rifle 10m [-26 hours]

I mistakingly jumped the video stream to the 'Bronze' button which jumped so far into the action I had no idea who, when or what was happening so far as some women were pointing guns. So it's back to the start. The stream is 1 hour, hopefully that includes the medal ceremony and the event won't take as long; though with my bandwidth it very well could take double.

Eight competitors, elimination style, with rounds of three; three and then single shots before being 'picked off' one-by-one. It's amazing how painful it can be to watch someone miss the centre of a target by less than 1mm.

An American is rarely an underdog in sport but in shooting it seems anybody who isn't from China can be considered one and she started well.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36440144


IFL Shooting League

(Russia +1)(USA +2)(China +1)

What a recovery! Tennis player drops his racket mid-game before picking it up to win a point at the Rio Olympics Kei Nishikori was serving in Day One game against Albert Ramos-Vinolas The World No 6 dropped racket on ground after smashing ball over net Japanese player ducked down to pick up the racket as ball was returned Nishikori recovered spectacularly to take point in game he won 6-2, 6-4 By Jake Polden For Mailonline Published: 15:31, 7 August 2016 | Updated: 15:56, 7 August 2016 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3727981/What-recovery-Tennis-player-drops-racket-mid-game-picking-win-point-Rio-Olympics.html#ixzz4H1yB3qlh Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Day II - 7th August Preview

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	I couldn't pick for the main highlight of the day between the women's road race (est left); the second day of the women's rugby sevens where the playoff matches will shape up for tomorrow and the first day in the canoes on the white-water.

Rio 2016 Day 2

Stream 1

12:30 - 16:30 Rowing
17:00 - 19:20 Swimming - Full Session
19:20 - 20:00
20:00 - 23:00 Rugby 7's - QuarterFinals
23:00 - 00:30
00:30 - 02:00 Gymnastics - Artistic
02:00 - 04:15 Swimming - Full Session
04:15 - 04:20 Volleyball - Final Whistle
04:20 - 04:50 Beach Volleyball - Final Whistle

06 August 2016 22:03

Swimming - Heats (M) 400m IM

I was suppose to be going to bed and starting all this tomorrow, however my girlfriend is really into her swimming so I thought it'd be nice to at least catch the first set of races before she set off to her working home. Suprisingly she wasn't aware why the first heat consisted of just three competitors, none of which qualified for the final; however despite the two seeded races the final will consist of racers from all three of the other IMs. But once that was over it was definitly time for bed. And we saw our first Britain in action as he did qualify for the final.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK Only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36440269

Day One

Day I - 6th August Preview

Finally after the ceremonies action gets underway properly today :)
	The highlight of Day 1 will be the men's road race. An initial hour flat ride out to the first circuit which is ridden thrice with two 4th category climbs preceding a second circuit, of four loops, with the 1st category climb of an average 5.7% before a 20km flat finish back to the start. Key times (left) show it'll be worth keeping an eye on the start at 13:30; if the race calms down then it'll be time to return about 14:30 for the first climb of the day which should take no more than five minutes. It's unlikely to explode until at least 16:45 when the cyclists should be reaching the bottom of the first climb of the Vista Chinesa, a 15-30 minute climb depending on the pace of the racers.

All Quiet

So it's been all quiet up till now; I did not see the opening ceremony live. I am hosting a visitor and I've got work in just over an hour before we go see Finding Dory. Therefore I will begin accumulating the hours this evening and will be on catch up mode until my first fully free day on Monday whereby it will be wall-to-wall Rio.

IFL League Football

Updated table from Wednesday (left), and in the end I did award match of the day to the Australia - Canada match. The men's competition is on the right, match of the day to Portugal - Argentina though before I saw those highlights I would have commended the goalfest Nigeria v Japan. The league point for football will be awarded to a combined points score between both competitions. The further the teams progress the more points they can accumulate so a country in just one side of the competition could still win if both sides of a more prominent nation fail to progress.

Archery Arrows Off

No eliminations today, just a ranking round to determine who faces who from tomorrow onwards. The women shoot off in a couple of hours. The men's competition has been completed.
Britain's Patrick Huston ranked #38 and by my computations that will mean he will face the #27 Rick Van der Ven in the first round on Monday.

IFL League Football

Throughout the next two weeks the IFLSport Blog will be running it's own inter-sport championship. Each sport will have a weighting of either 0.5; 1 or 2 depending on it's sports status in the minds of IFLSport. The outcome from each sport will not necessarily be based on the direct results but include entertainment and enjoyment factors.

For example this is how the Football table is shaping up:

Each team is being awarded up to 5 points based on the skills on show and the action in match. Today I am maxing it out at 4 with the bonus point situation explained below. (Partially due to this being prior to the official start.) As I will get to see most of all the games today there will be a bonus point awarded to both teams in the best game of the day, which currently is the Canada v Australia match (taking them to a maximum of 5 each for today). As of the time of writing I have seen the entirety of the Can v Aus and Swe v SA matches. I will go back shortly to see the Brazil goal and highlights from the first half. China is already taking itself as a candidate to go up to 3 points if their form in the second half is brought to the standard within the 46th minute. [Football will be awarded a weighting of 1]

The Action Has Got Better

Though I missed the opening goal and the subsequent booking which made the rest of the first half of Canada v Australia an exciting affair.

Not An Impressive Start

Half time and I'm not really interested in the match (Sweden 0 - 0 South Africa). A downfall of the Olympic plan to allow the individual associations to allocate places at the games, the best teams don't always make it, and to incorporate all the continents, you get some severe mis-matches and some dross. So I've taken a look for some of the more interesting stories from today:

The Nigerian men's team is stuck at Atlanta due to mis-payments - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36963812

A Japanese gymnast has been playing too much Poké Go - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36963170

The launch pontoon at the Sailing venue collapsed in the week -
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-olympic-sailing-ramp-collapses-athletes-village-chief-fired-unsafe-fire-a7165951.html

The average athlete has been allocated 42 condoms -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3720857/Brazilian-authorities-hand-450-000-condoms-athletes-Olympics.html

Kicking Off with a Squib?

I've made it! Got back in time to catch the very first sporting action from Brazil which is from the Olympic Stadium itself. As the anthems play it looks less densely populated than a folk street party. I may have misheard the anthem announcement in the English but I'm sure I heard the instruction for us to 'listen to the Swedish national anthem'. I'm hoping for the Brazillian authorities these little things won't be indicative of things to come.
Going by the team kit advantage has to go to South Africa. The Swedish kit full gold akin to a z-class cabaret tribute act; though the Africans kit looks like it has a high possibility of coming from one of those bulk-buy shirt-printing website shops.
This is the same turf the athletics is hoping to get on next week. From the first few minutes it looks like it might hold up quite well but even the biggest football grounds get churned up so quickly these days. Slow and bobbly.

Meet our 80-strong athletics team heading to #Rio2016!https://t.co/BgOmQsHbRM pic.twitter.com/g7albtp9Cl

— Team GB (@TeamGB) July 13, 2016

Thought I'd highlight the first weekend. Gold - Day 1; Silver - Day 2

Screen Screen Screen

How many screens can I fit? How many screens will I be allowed to fit?

Part Two - The Full Schedule

As soon as the full schedule is released (this year via the ticket catalogue) I'm on full out mode to improve upon my spreadsheet analysis to maximise my coverage as possible during the games.
But despite reaching less than a month to the start I have not got around to one crucial aspect: what time do I actually have to watch this?

The long road to preparation - Part One

For myself the build up to the Olympics and it's Winter and Para counterparts start properly once the schedule gets released. I get excited when I see the first headlines that a timetable has been released and soon feel despondent when it turns out to be just a day-by-day guide. However there is a lot which can still be drawn from this. So what logic goes into scheduling an Olympic games?

Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Trailer - BBC

Rugby 7s Schedule Confirmed

The schedule for the GB teams at Rio 2016:
Women's	Men's
6th 16:00 v Bra	9th 16:00 v Ken
6th 21:00 v Jap	9th 21:00 v Jap
7th 16:30 v Can	10th 16:30 v NZ

BBC To Screen British Basketball League

1 Month To Go

Lots of things to forecast, not a lot to analyse yet.

Tour De France 2016 Climb Preview

 

 

 

There are three significant singular climbs on this years tour. Two are the steep HCs of the Col du Tormulet and Mount Ventoux, on stage 8 and 12 respectively, and one really long profile which begins stage 10. The smaller steep climbs mainly occur in the latter stages but are often consecutive or with no let-up.

 

Aviva Women's Tour of Britain

Stage 1 - 15th - Southwold to Norwich

Stage 2 - 16th - Atherstone to Stratford-upon-Avon

Stage 3 - 17th - Ashbourne to Chesterfield

Stage 4 - 18th - Nottingham to Stoke-on-Trent

Stage 5 - 19th - Northampton to Kettering

10 Weeks To Go

It's into the serious business as the BBC launches their Olympic media campaign to go for one final blowout before Discovery pick up the majority rights for 2020.
And for the Super_Fans it's ago-go for twenty-two hours a day if you can make it that far (minimum as this doesn't include the Red Button stuff).

From Saturday 6th August
on the main channels:
06.00-09.15: BBC Breakfast
09:15-13:00: Replays
13:00-19:00: Hazel Irvine introduces...
19:00-00:00: Claire Balding & Mark Chapman introduces...
00:00-04:00: Jason Mohammad introduces....

on BBC Four:
13:00-18:00: Ore-Ore-Ore Oduba introduces...
18:00-01:00: Dan Walker introduces...
01:00-04:00: Even more sport.

And I plan to watch all of it, in reality I'll see a few hours a day.

Where Is GB in Rio?

06 August 2016
16:30 Hockey - Belgium (m)

07 August 2016
00:30 Hockey - Australia (w)
21:00 Hockey - New Zealand (m)

08 August 2016
22:00 Hockey - India (w)

09 August 2016
22:00 Hockey - Brazil (m)

10 August 2016
17:30 Hockey - Australia (w)

11 August 2016
00:30 Hockey - Australia (m)

12 August 2016
00:30 Hockey - Japan (w)
21:00 Hockey - Spain (m)

13 August 2016
22:00 Hockey - United States (w)

Re-Live: Duet Free - FINA Synchronised Swimming Olympic Games Qualificat...

All the FINA Synchronised Swimming is available to watch As-Live from the Test and Qualification event in Rio last weekend.

UCI Track London - Day 5

10:00 - Women's Sprint Quarterfinals Race 1
10:15 - Women's Omnium 500m Time Trial
10:40 - Women's Sprint Quarterfinals Race 2
10:55 - Men's Keirin First Round
11:15 - Women's Sprint Quarterfinals Race 3
11:20 - Women's Omnium Flying Lap
11:50 - Women's Sprint 5th-8th Races
11:55 - Men's Keirin First Round Repechages
12:15 - End of Session

14:05 - Women's Sprint Semifinals Race 1
14:15 - Men's Keirin Second Round
14:25 - Women's Sprint Semifinals Race 2
14:40 - Women's Omnium Points Race
15:15 - Women's Sprint Semifinals Race 3
15:35 - Women's Sprint Finals Race 1
15:50 - Men's Keirin Finals
16:00 - Women's Sprint Finals Race 2
16:20 - Women's Sprint Finals Race 3
16:25 - Men's Madison Final

New Taekwondo Tech for 2016

UCI Track London - Day 4

10:00 - Women's Sprint Qualifying
10:50 - Women's Omnium Scratch Race
11:10 - Women's Sprint 1/16 Finals
11:45 - Men's Omnium 1km Time Trial
12:15 - Women's Sprint 1/8 Finals
12:45 - Women's Sprint 1/8 Finals Repechages
12:50 - End of Session

14:45 - Men's Sprint Quarterfinals Race 1
15:00 - Men's Omnium Flying Lap
15:30 - Men's Sprint Quarterfinals Race 2
15:45 - Women's Omnium Individual Pursuit
16:40 - Men's Sprint Quarterfinals Race 3
17:00 - Men's Sprint Race for 5th-8th
17:05 - End of Session

19:00 - Men's Sprint Semifinals Race 1
19:10 - Women's Points Race Final
19:45 - Men's Sprint Semifinals Race 2
20:00 - Men's Sprint Semifinals Race 3
20:10 - Men's Omnium Points Race
21:00 - Men's Sprint Finals Race 1
21:20 - Men's Sprint Finals Race 2
21:40 - Men's Sprint Finals Race 3
22:00 - Women's Omnium Elimination Race
22:15 - End of Session

UCI Track London - Day 3

09:00 - Men's Sprint Qualifying
09:45 - Men's Omnium Scratch Race
10:10 - Men's Sprint 1/16s
11:45 - Men's Individual Pursuit Qualifying
12:40 - Men's Sprint 1/8s
12:10 - Men's Sprint 1/8s Repechages
12:20 - End of Session

14:30 - Women's 500m Time Trial Final
15:20 - Women's Team Pursuit First Round
16:00 - Men's Omnium Individual Pursuit
17:05 - End of Session

19:05 - Women's Team Pursuit Finals
19:40 - Men's Individual Pursuit Finals
20:10 - Men's Omnium Elimination Race
20:35 - Men's Point Race Final
21:45 - End of Session

UCI Track London - Day 2

13:00 - Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying
14:30 - Women's Keirin First Round
14:50 - Men's 1km Time Trial Final
15:35 - Men's Team Pursuit First Round
16:10 - Women's Keirin First Round Repechages
16:30 - End of Session

19:05 - Women's Keirin Second Round
19:20 - Women's Scratch Race Final
19:45 - Women's Keirin Finals
20:10 - Men's Team Pursuit Finals
21:00 - End of Session

UCI Track from London Day 1

Well done to the GB Men's team, who posted the best Pursuit Qualifying time through all three sectors this afternoon. Live

13:00 - Men's Team Pursuit Qualifying
14:30 - Women's Individual Pursuit Qualifying
15:10 - Women's Team Sprint Qualifying
15:30 - Men's Team Sprint Qualifying
15:50 - EOS

18:30 - Opening Ceremony
19:05 - Women's Individual Pursuit Finals
19:20 - Men's Scratch Race Final
20:15 - Women's Team Sprint Finals
20:30 - Men's Team Sprint Finals

Times are estimated.

No Headgear for Male Boxers; Women Keep It

Periodic Table of the Olympics

(c) Chris Hall except "Olympics" which is (c) IOC. This is not IOC approved but I think it's fun.

Track Cycling World Championships

Wed	13:00-16:30	_	M Team Pursuit Qualification W Ind Pursuit Qualification W Team Sprint Qualification M Team Sprint Qualification
Wed	19:30-21:30 19:00-21:00	BBC Red Button Eurosport 1	M Scratch Final W Ind Pursuit Final W Team Sprint Final M Team Sprint Final
Thu	13:00-17:00	_	W Team Pursuit Qualification W Keirin Round 1 W Keirin Repechages M 1km TT Final M Team Pursuit Round 1
Thu	19:00-21:00 19:00-21:05	BBC Two Eurosport 1	W Keirin Round 2 W Scratch Final W Keirin Final M Team Pursuit Final
Fri	09:00-13:00	_	M 200m TT Final M Omnium Scratch M Sprint 1/16 M Sprint 1/8 M Sprint Repechages M Ind Pursuit Qualifying
Fri	14:30-17:20	_	W 500m TT Final W Team Pursuit Round 1 M Omnium Pursuit
Fri	19:00-20:30 19:00-21:35	BBC Two & BBC Red Button Eurosport 1	M Point Race Final M Ind Pursuit Final W Team Pursuit Final
Fri	20:30-21:30	BBC Red Button	M Omnium Elimination
Sat	10:00-12:45		W 200m TT Final W Omnium Scratch W Sprint 1/16 W Sprint 1/8 W Sprint Repechages M Omnium 1km TT
Sat	14:45-17:00	Eurosport 1	M Sprint Quarter-finals M Sprint 5th-8th M Omnium Flying Lap W Omnium Pursuit
Sat	19:00-21:00	BBC Red Button	M Sprint Semi-finals M Sprint Finals W Points Race Final
Sat	21:00-22:20	Eurosport 1	M Omnium Points Final W Omnium Elimination
Sun	10:00-12:10	Eurosport 1	W Sprint Quarter-finals W Sprint 5th-8th W Omnium 500m TT M Keirin Round 1 M Keirin Repechages W Omnium Flying Lap
Sun	14:00-18:00	BBC Two	W Sprint Semi-finals W Spring Final M Keirin Round 2 M Keirin Final W Omnium Points Final M Madison Final

Tour of Britain '16 Route Unveiled

 (image credit 'SweetSpot')

Of interest is: Stage 5, which runs from Wales, through Gloucester, via Dursley and into Bath; and Stage 7, split into a time-trial and a closed circuit multi-lap race in the centre of Bristol.

Crashed Ice Final Weekend

link here

World Record Three Dart Average

Hopefully there will be a clip of this somewhere soon. MVG has just recorded a 6-1 win over the Bully with a record three-dart average. It could've been more but he says he now still has a target to beat himself.

IBU Open European Championships (Biathlon)

The last couple of days I have been enjoying the mid-Russian hosted Biathlon championships. This is a sport I've loosely watched in the past, Olympics and the odd event when nothing else is on, but the biathlon has now become my favourite winter sport.

A combination of cross-country and shooting the skill comes down to being the most efficient you can be. They say the fittest athletes have the fastest pulse recovery rate and in biathlon that is exactly what makes the difference. You can sprint flat out and take your oxygenating heart beat to the highest it can but if you cannot bring that back under control to shoot with an accuracy and speed required for this sport then you will pay the price, and tumble down the positions.

And this comes before including any tactics. The course in Tyumen, Russia is unusually profiled with the final run into the shooting range being most of the downhill in the course. This means the early cross-country sector is uphill and those who struggle to reduce their heart beat get an advantage with a long run into shoot.

Today, after some exciting relays yesterday, I am watching the men's 10km sprint. A time-trial of biathlon, each athlete leaves in intervals onto a 3.3km track with 5 heavy uphill climbs but still with the long downhill into the range.

For those who have it, it's on Eurosport 1 now.

Try your hand at Roller Derby £5 if your in the Glamorgan area

F1 Testing Day One

YWO - 21st Feb (Final) - Ice Hockey

(UK Time)

08:00 - 10:00 Curling - Mixed Doubles Semi-finals
10:00 - 13:00 Ice Hockey - Women's Gold Medal Match
11:00 - 12:30 Biathlon - Mixed Relay
12:00 - 14:00 Curling - Mixed Doubles Finals
14:00 - 17:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Gold Medal Match

YWO - 20th Feb - Mixed Team Alpine Skiing

(UK Time)

08:00 - 10:00 Curling - Mixed Doubles Round of 16
09:00 - 09:45 Nordic Combined - Mixed Team Trial Jumps
09:00 - 10:40 Slopestyle - Women's Snowboard Finals
09:00 - 11:00 Bobsleigh - Women's Monobob
10:00 - 11:00 Nordic Combined - Mixed Team Competition Jumps
10:00 - 11:30 Alpine - Mixed Team Parallel Event
11:00 - 11:30 Short Track - Mixed NOC Team Relay Semi-finals
12:00 - 12:30 Short Track - Mixed NOC Team Relay Finals
12:00 - 13:40 Slopestyle - Men's Ski Finals
12:30 - 13:20 Nordic Combined - Mixed Team Cross Country
13:00 - 14:15 Figure Skating - Mixed NOC Team Ice Dance
13:00 - 15:00 Curling - Mixed Doubles Round of 16
13:00 - 15:00 Bobsleigh - Men's Monobob
14:35 - 15:50 Figure Skating - Mixed NOC Team Pairs
16:00 - 18:00 Ice Hockey - Women's Bronze Medal Match
16:00 - 18:00 Curling - Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
16:10 - 17:20 Figure Skating - Mixed NOC Team Women's
17:40 - 18:55 Figure Skating - Mixed NOC Team Men's
19:00 - 21:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Bronze Medal Match

BUCS Nationals from Sheffield

Is there live streaming of this anywhere? Here's what is going on. Free entry at all events:

Friday 19th February
10:30 - 21:00 Badminton
11:00 - 19:00 Fencing
13:00 - 19:10 Indoor Athletics
14:00 - 21:00 Boxing
18:00 - 20:00 Swimming

Saturday 20th February
08:00 - 21:00 Climbing
08:30 - 17:30 Trampolining
08:45 - 21:00 Badminton
09:00 - 18:00 Judo
09:00 - 19:00 Fencing
09:00 - 20:00 Swimming
10:00 - 16:00 Rifle
10:00 - 18:25 Indoor Athletics
10:00 - 20:00 Karate

Sunday 21st February
09:00 - 16:30 Swimming
09:00 - 17:00 Judo
09:00 - 18:00 Trampolining
09:00 - 19:00 Badminton
09:00 - 19:00 Fencing
09:30 - 17:10 Indoor Athletics
09:30 - 19:00 Karate
10:00 - 14:30 Rifle

YWO - 19th Feb - ME Slopestyle

(UK Time)

08:00 - 10:00 Curling - Mixed Doubles Round of 32
08:00 - 11:10 Skeleton - Men's & Women's
09:00 - 09:50 Alpine - Men's Slalom First Run
09:00 - 10:40 Slopestyle - Women's Ski Finals
09:30 - 10:15 Speed Skating - Men's & Women's Mass Start
11:30 - 12:05 Alpine - Men's Slalom Second Run
11:30 - 13:30 Curling - Mixed Doubles Round of 32
12:00 - 13:40 Slopestyle - Men's Snowboard Finals
13:00 - 15:00 Ice Hockey - Women's Semi-final 1 & 2
15:00 - 17:00 Curling - Mixed Doubles Round of 32
16:00 - 18:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Semi-final 1
18:30 - 20:30 Curling - Mixed Doubles Round of 32
19:00 - 21:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Semi-final 2

Road to Rio BBC Radio Show Episode 1 Tonight

YWO - 18th Feb - ME Ice Hockey Skills Challenge

(UK Time)

09:00 - 09:50 Alpine - Women's Slalom First Run
09:00 - 09:50 Cross Country - Women's 5km Free
09:00 - 10:00 Ski Jumping - Mixed Team Trial Jump
10:00 - 11:15 Ski Jumping - Mixed Team First Round
11:00 - 11:50 Cross Country - Men's 10km Free
11:15 - 12:30 Ski Jumping - Mixed Team Second Round
11:30 - 12:10 Alpine - Women's Slalom Second Run
13:00 - 15:00 Ice Hockey - Women's Norway vs Sweden; Switzerland vs Czech Republic
16:00 - 18:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Norway vs Canada; Russia vs USA
19:00 - 22:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Skills Challenge Final

YWO - 17th Feb - ME Biathlon Relay

(UK Time)

08:00 - 10:00 Curling - Finals
09:00 - 10:00 Alpine - Men's Giant Slalom First Run
09:30 - 10:15 Speed Skating - Mixed NOC Team Sprint
10:00 - 10:45 Biathlon - Single Mixed Relay
11:30 - 12:20 Alpine - Men's Giant Slalom Second Run

YWO - 16th Feb - ME Ice Dance

(UK Time)

08:00 - 10:00 Curling - Tie-Breakers
08:30 - 09:05 Cross Country - Sprint Classic Qualification
08:30 - 09:30 Luge - Team Relay
09:00 - 09:30 Short Track - Men's & Women's 500m Heats
09:00 - 09:45 Alpine - Women's Giant Slalom Run 1
09:00 - 10:20 Team Ski-Snowboard Cross Qualifications
09:00 - 10:20 Nordic Combined - Men's HS 100m
09:45 - 11:25 Cross Country - Sprint Classic Finals
09:50 - 10:15 Short Track - Men's & Women's 500m Semi-finals
10:40 - 11:05 Short Track - Men's & Women's 500m Finals
11:00 - 11:25 Ski Jumping - Women's Trial Jump
11:00 - 12:00 Team Ski-Snowboard Cross Finals
11:25 - 11:50 Ski Jumping - Men's Trial Jump
11:30 - 12:15 Alpine - Women's Giant Slalom Run 2
11:30 - 13:30 Figure Skating - Ice Dance
11:50 - 12:15 Ski Jumping - Women's First Round
12:15 - 12:40 Ski Jumping - Men's First Round
12:30 - 13:00 Nordic Combined - Men's CC 5km
12:30 - 14:30 Curling - Quarter-finals
12:40 - 13:05 Ski Jumping - Women's Second Round
13:00 - 15:00 Ice Hockey - Men's USA vs Canada; Women's Czech Republic vs Sweden
13:05 - 13:30 Ski Jumping - Men's Second Round
14:00 - 16:35 Figure Skating - Women's
16:00 - 18:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Finland vs Russia; Women's Slovakia vs Switzerland
17:00 - 19:00 Curling - Semi-finals
19:00 - 22:00 Ice Hockey - Women's Skills Challenge Final

YWO - 15th Feb - ME Ski Cross

+ Freestyle Snowboard Snow Cross from this morning

(UK Time)

08:00 - 08:55 Snowboard Cross - Qualification
08:00 - 10:00 Curling - Four Matches
09:00 - 11:00 Luge - Women's Singles
09:10 - 10:25 Snowboard Cross - Heats
09:30 - 11:20 Speed Skating - Men's & Women's 1500m
10:00 - 10:45 Biathlon - Men's 10km Pursuit
10:35 - 10:55 Snowboard Cross - Finals
11:00 - 13:00 Figure Skating - Pairs
11:30 - 13:30 Curling - Four Matches inc GB vs Estonia
12:00 - 13:30 Luge - Doubles
12:00 - 15:00 Ice Hockey - Skills Challenge 3
12:15 - 13:00 Biathlon - Women's 7.5km Pursuit
12:20 - 12:50 Ski Cross - Qualification
13:00 - 14:15 Ski Cross - Heats
13:20 - 16:00 Figure Skating - Men
14:25 - 14:45 Ski Cross - Finals
15:00 - 17:00 Curling - Four Matches
16:00 - 18:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Canada vs Finland; Women's Sweden vs Slovakia
18:30 - 20:30 Curling - Four Matches inc GB vs Czech Republic
19:00 - 21:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Russia vs Norway; Women's Switzerland vs Norway

YWO - 14th Feb - ME Short Track Skating

(UK Time)

08:00 - 09:00 Halfpipe - Women's Snowboard
08:00 - 10:00 Curling - Four Round Robin Matches
09:00 - 11:00 Luge - Men's Singles
09:20 - 10:20 Alpine - Women's Combined Super-G
09:50 - 10:50 Halfpipe - Men's Snowboard
10:30 - 11:30 Alpine - Men's Combined Super-G
11:00 - 11:40 Short Track - Men's & Women's 1000m Heats
11:15 - 12:00 Biathlon - Men's 7.5km Sprint
11:30 - 13:30 Curling - Four Round Robin Matches inc GB vs Norway
12:00 - 12:40 Short Track - Men's & Women's 1000m Semi-finals
12:00 - 15:00 Ice Hockey - Skills Challenge Qualification
12:10 - 13:10 Halfpipe - Women's Ski
12:45 - 13:20 Alpine - Women's Combined Slalom
13:00 - 13:40 Short Track - Men's & Women's 1000m Finals
13:00 - 14:40 Figure Skating - Ice Dance Short Program
13:30 - 14:10 Alpine - Men's Combined Slalom
13:45 - 14:30 Biathlon - Women's 6km Sprint
14:00 - 15:00 Halfpipe - Men's Ski
15:00 - 17:00 Curling - Four Round Robin Matches
15:10 - 17:35 Figure Skating - Women's Short Program
16:00 - 18:00 Ice Hockey - Women's Norway vs Czech Republic
18:30 - 20:30 Curling - Four Round Robin Matches inc Sweden vs GB
19:00 - 21:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Norway vs USA

YWO - 13th Feb - ME Cross-Country Skiing

(UK Time)

08:00 - 10:00 Curling - Four Round Robin Matches
08:30 - 09:25 Cross-Country - Men's & Women's Cross Qualification
09:30 - 12:30 Speed Skating - Men's 500m and Women's 500m
09:30 - 10:40 Alpine - Women's Super-G
10:10 - 11:05 Cross-Country - Men's & Women's Cross Finals
11:00 - 12:20 Alpine - Men's Super-G
11:30 - 13:30 Curling - Four Round Robin Matches inc Canada vs GB
12:00 - 15:00 Ice Hockey - Skills Challenge Qualification
13:00 - 14:30 Figure Skating - Pairs Short Program
15:00 - 17:25 Figure Skating - Men's Short Program
15:00 - 17:00 Curling - Four Round Robin Matches
16:00 - 18:00 Ice Hockey - Women's Czech Republic vs Slovakia
16:00 - 18:00 Ice Hockey - Men's Canada vs Russia
18:30 - 20:30 Curling - Four Round Robin Matches inc Brazil vs GB
19:00 - 21:00 Ice Hockey - Men's USA vs Finland
19:00 - 21:00 Ice Hockey - Women's Sweden vs Switzerland

Opening Ceremony | Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games

The live stream means the ceremony starts about 5 minutes in

Youth Winter Olympics in LIllehammer Kicks Off

 

Photo: Jon Buckle for YIS/IOC Handout image supplied by YIS/IOC

Gravitational Waves

GB judoka Sally Conway 'presents' to an empty mat during Paris Grand Slam to win Bronze

Rio 2016 Olympics Games here we come

Yes, got the approval. This blog is now officially part of the press for Rio 2016.
[As in, it's not part of Rio 2016 but it's been allowed into the press room and we can talk, talk, talk about it]

Nestle and the IAAF split ways.

Surely the two are better off without each other. I wouldn't want to be associated with Nestle

Robot Wars: "Coming Soon" Official Teaser #2

UCLA Gymnast Stuns Crowd With Incredible Dance Moves During Floor Routine

The NFL's magic yellow line, explained

My First Kabaddi

So the likelihood of you knowing what this is relies on you either being of Indian descent or being bored on a weekday afternoon flicking around Sky Sports. I came across it in such a way and after watching the first half of a match I wondered if I had understood the game and the rules at this point.

Surprisingly I had.

I would maybe call it Indian Bulldog. A raider enters the opponents half to try and tag the opposite team and make it back into their half before being caught. There are bonus points and various other rules in play but imagine a team game of tag played in an extremely tight space.

My First Kabaddi

Eddie The Eagle - UK & IRL Official Trailer - In Cinemas 1st April 2016

TNA Archive Avaliable

Other episodes also available on YouTube:
TNA Asylum Years Episode 7
TNA Asylum Years Episode 6
TNA Asylum Years Episode 5
TNA Asylum Years Episode 4
TNA Asylum Years Episode 3
TNA Asylum Years Episode 2
TNA Asylum Years Episode 1

Sunday 22nd February - WWE presents FastLane

This secondary PPV held as a replacement for the Elimination Chamber isn't focussed and the name is generic. However it should be: The FastLane to WrestleMania.

Alike Night of Champions however this night should consist solely of #1 Contender matches. All titles (except the World title which should be decided at the Rumble) should have their WrestleMania line-ups confirmed at this point.

The Jump on C4 Tonight - Snow Cross

The Big Rio Event

This blog is currently awaiting approval to talk about Rio 2016.

Wrestling

Where to Watch:

6th February 2016: 22:00: Challenge: TNA For One Night Only: Rivals II:
Eddie Edwards vs Davey Richards
Rockstar Spud vs Tigre Uno
Eric Young vs Chris Melendez
Jesse Godderz vs Robbie E
Drew Galloway vs Eli Drake
Lashley vs Mahabali Shera
Jade & Marti Belle vs Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne

Plus:
No DQ: Bram vs Mr. Anderson
and the Main Event:
EC III vs Matt Hardy

Link List W/C 06/02/16

2018 Jeongseon, South Korea Skiing Course tested by the BBCs Graham Bell

Rio 2016 Day One - MaxiSchedule

Stream 1

12:30 - 13:30 Rowing - Heats
13:30 - 15:00 Cycling - Road Race Start
15.00 - 17.00 Rugby 7's - Pool Matches
17:00 - 19:00 Swimming - Part Session
19:00 - 20:10 Cycling - Road Race Climax
20:10 - 23:00 Rugby 7's - Pool Matches
23:00 - 23:45 Boxing - Preliminaries
23:50 - 02:00 Handball - Preliminary Match
02:00 - 03:55 Swimming - Full Session
03:55 - 04:00 Football - Final Whistle
04:00 - 04:15 Basketball - Final Whistle
04:15 - 04:20 Volleyball - Final Whistle
04:20 - 04:50 Beach Volleyball - Final Whistle

Stream 2

13:00 - 13:30 Archery - Elimination
13:30 - 15:00 Rowing - Heats
15:00 - 19:00 Cycling - Road Race
19:00 - 19:30 Swimming - Races
19:30 - 23:00 Archery - Finals
23:00 - 01:00 Gymnastics - Artistic Qualification
01:00 - 02:30 Handball
02:30 - 04:15 Basketball