Eddie Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Anyone going to any of the events? The Memsahib and I are going to the cricket semi-finals and final. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, Eddie said: Anyone going to any of the events? The Memsahib and I are going to the cricket semi-finals and final. cricket x2 hockey netball boxing beach volleyball Crewton and Eddie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 29/07/2022 at 09:24, Eddie said: Anyone going to any of the events? The Memsahib and I are going to the cricket semi-finals and final. Athletics tomorrow morning and Sunday evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 27 minutes ago, angieram said: Athletics tomorrow morning and Sunday evening. Good stuff angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 29/07/2022 at 09:30, sage said: cricket x2 hockey netball boxing beach volleyball Where is brum hosting that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Datdo-Dishes Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 At the National Sea Life Centre. ThePrisoner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Did couple of the Rugby Sevens sessions and also the Bowls at the weekend. Honestly, not super impressed. This was a great opportunity to celebrate the Commonwealth and all it offers, and make it all a bit party and fun. What do you get for food options? Loaded fries, burgers and fish and chips. I've been to a few 7's events and they are all a bit of a party, bands, food, fun. This one was really flat and had zero thought on how to make the visit about more than the sport. Bowls was much the same, and whoever thought anyone was going to pay £6 for a 99 ice cream must have been reading a bit too much into those food inflation reports. Again, big missed chance and same old, same old options for food and drink. Shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 3 hours ago, BaaLocks said: Did couple of the Rugby Sevens sessions and also the Bowls at the weekend. Honestly, not super impressed. This was a great opportunity to celebrate the Commonwealth and all it offers, and make it all a bit party and fun. What do you get for food options? Loaded fries, burgers and fish and chips. I've been to a few 7's events and they are all a bit of a party, bands, food, fun. This one was really flat and had zero thought on how to make the visit about more than the sport. Bowls was much the same, and whoever thought anyone was going to pay £6 for a 99 ice cream must have been reading a bit too much into those food inflation reports. Again, big missed chance and same old, same old options for food and drink. Shame! Agree. We were at Alexander Stadium this morning for the athletics. Infrastructure was terrible, massive queues for food outlets, nowhere to buy a hot drink unless you waited in queue alongside the burger buyers. £8 for a bacon cob and £17 for chicken strips and chips. And the toilets, all temporary facilities, filthy and very long queues. They have put up two massive temporary stands but seemingly not put in place the Infrastructure to make them work. We were totally exposed to the elements, first it threw it down and then the sun came out and baked us. Nowhere to get into shade and NOWHERE to sit down except your seat. I'm a veteran of Olympics, World Championships and two Commonwealth games and this is my worst experience to date. We are going again on Sunday - not particularly looking forward to it! BaaLocks and Comrade 86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWC1983 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Brilliant run by Eilish McColgan in the 10k. That last lap was sport at its best. Good to see KJT enjoying the heptathlon again. Van der MoodHoover and angieram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 19 minutes ago, CWC1983 said: Brilliant run by Eilish McColgan in the 10k. That last lap was sport at its best. Good to see KJT enjoying the heptathlon again. Great final lap and interviews. Shame that the organisation doesn't sound up to much. Mind, I didn't especially enjoy the swimming at London 2012. CWC1983 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Been at the Netball this morning. Loved watching Jamaica pop the Aussies Now at the Boxing. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 31 minutes ago, sage said: Been at the Netball this morning. Loved watching Jamaica pop the Aussies Now at the Boxing. Damn...working this morning and missed the netball.....my favourite event at the games...... TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 17 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: Damn...working this morning and missed the netball.....my favourite event at the games...... It was fantastic. Everyone apart from about 30 Aussies was shouting for the Jamaicans Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 33 minutes ago, sage said: It was fantastic. Everyone apart from about 30 Aussies was shouting for the Jamaicans Yep, sure is a great spectator sport.....love it...just love it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Jimbo Ram said: Yep, sure is a great spectator sport.....love it...just love it.... I think you may have overegged the sarcasm omelette there Jimbo Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, sage said: I think you may have overegged the sarcasm omelette there Glad you enjoyed yourself ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 For balance, we were at the athletics again this evening. Sat in the stands on the back straight. Was a much better experience, great facilities and a fantastic evening's entertainment. The roar when the English relay women won the gold medal was louder than anything I ever heard at a football match. ? Such a shame they were disqualified. CWC1983 and TimRam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hockey was good...well done ladies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 What bugs me about the medals (any games meeting) is that the swimmers, divers and particularly the gymnasts can win multiple medals during the duration of one meeting, whereas in athletics, even a superstar like Bolt was only ever likely to win 3. It's not unknown for gymnasts and swimmers to win 5,6 or even 7 medals. Therefore (carefully avoiding 'so') why not award medals to the 3 leading athletes in each of the Decthlon/Heptathlon events? I can't see the difference. Wolfie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Phoenix said: What bugs me about the medals (any games meeting) is that the swimmers, divers and particularly the gymnasts can win multiple medals during the duration of one meeting, whereas in athletics, even a superstar like Bolt was only ever likely to win 3. It's not unknown for gymnasts and swimmers to win 5,6 or even 7 medals. Therefore (carefully avoiding 'so') why not award medals to the 3 leading athletes in each of the Decthlon/Heptathlon events? I can't see the difference. I agree with your main point but this solution would see medal winners in each event who aren't the best at that event. Not sure what the solution would be for decathlon/heptathlon but you could limit all of the competitors to a maximum of 2 or 3 events?. It would stop swimmers winning golds in the 50/100/200/400 in freestyle and then breast stroke etc, plus the relay/medleys etc. Still not ideal. Maybe there are just too many events that each individual swimmer/gymnast/cyclist could realistically win in certain sports. Edited August 9, 2022 by Wolfie Phoenix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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