Olympic & Paralympic Games London 2012

[Matt]

Qualified first in the lightweight fours, the Germans have missed out.

[Sam]

We're at the business end of things in the horseys now for the team event.

[supergrass]

But it's going to be silver or bronze. New Zealand's ride isn't going to well at the moment though, so hopefully it's going to be silver.

Edit: bloody Swedes doing well, medals not guaranteed apparently.

[Summers]

Silver!

[Sam]

Wooo Silver for Britain

[deli]

Fuck yes Silver!

[Cymbols]

Good result that.

[Matt]

I don't understand equestrian at all (I had my mum and sister trying to explain it yesterday/the day before) but yay to a medal.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

If it's our Olympics we should have put all the track cycling first to boost our morale. Instead the first three days are full of events that Britain suck at (such as shooting and fencing), events that we only have outside chances of medals at very very best (archery) or events that are severely prone to bottling (swimming, judo etc). Still the kayak and canoe usually offers up medal possibilities and the finals are starting to come along. Sailing will pick up medals in a few days and rowing finals will start coming up soon. Hopefully we'll actually run into a few more folk (aside from the gymnasts) actually over-achieving.

Well done to the equestrian team eventers though. That's nice.

[Quom]

Host nation doesn't set the events does it?

[Lineker]

Raonic takes the second set. One apiece. Not a classic this, just lots of big hitting serves and volleys.

[Hobo]

Tennis: so interesting that Lineker is on EWB!

[Sam]

Pretty sure he's on EWB during sex

[Liam]

That Euan Burton interview was painful.

[Cymbols]

This Euan Burton interview was painful.

Is he the guy in the judo?

I didn't hear the interview but he looked gutted.

[Lineker]

I can't post between sets? k.

[Liam]

This Euan Burton interview was painful.

Is he the guy in the judo?

I didn't hear the interview but he looked gutted.

Yeah. He basically said he let everyone down, and could take nothing positive out of it at all, how he had wasted 25 years, yadda yadda yadda.

[Lineker]

Rain. Play suspended.

[Adam]

Great for us to win a medal in the Eventing, that's a fantastic achievement especially for Mary Cook and her horse after what the two have been through in recent years.

Any other serious medal hopes for us today? I'm struggling a bit to keep up with it all now, especially all the tennis and swimming.

[Liam]

The slalom canoe bloke is out.

Mary King & Tina Cook seek eventing medals

Andy Murray playing Jarkko Nieminen

GB's Barrow & Couch dive in 10m synchro

GB team in women's gymnastics final at 1630