Medals Table - Top 10

[Xenophon]

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 China 13 3 4 20
2 USA 7 6 8 21
3 S Korea 5 6 1 12
4 Italy 3 4 2 9
5 Australia 3 2 5 10
6 Japan 3 1 2 6
7 Germany 3 1 1 5
8 Russia 2 4 3 9
9 GB 2 1 2 5
10 Czech Rep 2 0 0 2

GB hanging in there in the top 10, but for how much longer...

[AZZIK]

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 China 13 3 4 20
2 USA 7 6 8 21
3 S Korea 5 6 1 12
4 Italy 3 4 2 9
5 Australia 3 2 5 10
6 Japan 3 1 2 6
7 Germany 3 1 1 5
8 Russia 2 4 3 9
9 GB 2 1 2 5
10 Czech Rep 2 0 0 2

GB hanging in there in the top 10, but for how much longer...

You wonder how GB is going to cope in 2012! They have no chance to make it look like China's opening ceremony. After that, we have the issue of the hosts being in the top 10 of the medals table!

Its going to be a total joke, and at the tax payers exepnse!

[DaveB]

Not to mention the sports ministers little bet with their Aussie counterparts that GB will get 40+ medals and more than Australia

[foritisme]

Is that 40+ adjusted for inflation ?

[dinker]

We obviously need to create some new events at which we can excel. The 100 metre benefit race could be one: contestants have to negotiate an obstacle course of sullen, incompetent bureaucrats in order to sign up for benefits.

[Xenophon]

We obviously need to create some new events at which we can excel. The 100 metre benefit race could be one: contestants have to negotiate an obstacle course of sullen, incompetent bureaucrats in order to sign up for benefits.

[EternalOptimist]

We obviously need to create some new events at which we can excel. The 100 metre benefit race could be one: contestants have to negotiate an obstacle course of sullen, incompetent bureaucrats in order to sign up for benefits.

I reckon 'Binge drinkers 15m dash'

the competitors have to make it from the sitting position to a 'bar' when a bell goes off and the umpire shouts 'last orders'


what about 'immigration free for all'

Competitors have to squeeze a large team into a confined space, like a telephone box, whilst shouting 'asylum' and 'benefits office please'

[gingerjedi]

Believe it or not the British Olympic committee are deadly serious when they say team GB will come 4th in the medal table come 2012.

I reckon we will still be in the top 10 this time around, we managed it for the last 2 Olympic games… not bad for such a small country don’t you think?

Shirley its easy to win medals when you have over a billion people to choose from, and they havent got far to come.

[Xenophon]

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 China 16 3 5 24
2 USA 10 8 9 27
3 South Korea 5 6 1 12
4 Italy 4 4 2 10
5 Australia 4 2 6 12
6 Germany 4 1 2 7
7 Japan 3 1 3 7
8 Russia 2 6 3 11
9 Great Britain 2 2 3 7
10 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2

[DaveB]

Wogan this morning had a few suggestions for Olympic events we might do well at.

The Sitting Quietly Reading the Radio Times. - Style and technique points awarded for comments on the number of channels available and the lack of anything worth watching. Mixed doubles includes synchronised feet lifting and hoovering.

Hunting for Glasses - The winner being the first person to remember they were wearing them to begin with.

20m aimless wander. Run over a 10m course with outward and return legs. 10m out then 10 m back when you realise you've forgotton what it was you went out for in the first place.

Freestyle Pottering. Points awarded for the number of minor tasks started but not finished in the allotted time.