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[jochval]

posibleng wala nang team Great Britain sa Rio Olympics, gusto palang magsecede ng mga Scots sa UK sa 2014...

[davaobred]

Originally Posted by jochval

posibleng wala nang team Great Britain sa Rio Olympics, gusto palang magsecede ng mga Scots sa UK sa 2014...

matagal na tong issue diba pero di naman natutuloy?

[Jose Mari]

Originally Posted by BergenScooterPatrol

Practical shooting (Jethro Dionisio)
Wushu
Cup Stacking
Arnis
Dance Sports (FUCK yeah!!!)

Baka texting puede na rin isali. Lamang pa ba tayo dun?

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by jochval

posibleng wala nang team Great Britain sa Rio Olympics, gusto palang magsecede ng mga Scots sa UK sa 2014...

Pero ang alam ko ayaw ng mga Scottish people sa independence. Pinupush-through nga lang ng government nila, at hindi malabong magwatak rin ang Gran Bretagne

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by Jose Mari

Baka texting puede na rin isali. Lamang pa ba tayo dun?

Texting Olympics. Pabilisan magtext

[jochval]

ganun ba, sana nga di na lang sila magsecede...

Re: Texting Olympics, kahit naka QWERTY at touch pad na, panalo pa din tayo..

[hugodiekonig]

Pag hihiwalay ang Scotland, baka humiwalay rin ang Northern Ireland at Wales

[BergenScooterPatrol]

Originally Posted by hugodiekonig

Pero ang alam ko ayaw ng mga Scottish people sa independence. Pinupush-through nga lang ng government nila, at hindi malabong magwatak rin ang Gran Bretagne

Scotland is ambitious to secede because it is a significant oil producer and is highly industrialized. Having the Scots to secede from Great Britain is like having the Texans proclaiming independence from the US. It will be a major blow to the union.

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by BergenScooterPatrol

Scotland is ambitious to secede because it is a significant oil producer and is highly industrialized. Having the Scots to secede from Great Britain is like having the Texans proclaiming independence from the US. It will be a major blow to the union.

[cemby]

the London Paralympics is next! August 29...

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by cemby

the London Paralympics is next! August 29...

I hope there will still be live online streams

Paralympics is until Sept 9

[hugodiekonig]

just found this one.



source

[BergenScooterPatrol]

Originally Posted by hugodiekonig

just found this one.



source

what a bunch of crap! way too much time the uploader have in his hand

[BergenScooterPatrol]

The Fierce Five are making rounds in American TV's talk shows lately, but this is probably the best:

[hugodiekonig]

Tom Daley du Grande Bretagne obtenir a bronze aux jeux Olympiques

[hugodiekonig]

Originally Posted by BergenScooterPatrol

The Fierce Five are making rounds in American TV's talk shows lately, but this is probably the best:

I hope the Volleyball Women will follow. I love Destinee Hooker!

[tigidig14]

Originally Posted by jochval

ganun ba, sana nga di na lang sila magsecede...

Re: Texting Olympics, kahit naka QWERTY at touch pad na, panalo pa din tayo..

khit nde qwerty yn blangan lng s utak, wlng tinginn kht na22log, kya yan

[hugodiekonig]

O paano kaya kapag halimbawa magka-Gold Medal ako sa Olympics? Magkano ang premyo na ibibigay sa akin ng Gobyerno




By BELINDA GOLDSMITH, Reuters

Winning a gold medal is the aspiration of all Olympics athletes yet its physical value is a token compared to the cash bonuses many nations pay winners and the impact on an athlete's brand value.

Gold medals at the London Games are made largely of silver with a thin gold coat and some copper which values them at $706 by current prices, according to the World Gold Council.

In the near term, athletes with the golden touch can expect a handout from their country as many of the 204 National Olympic Committees have financial incentive schemes for gold winners.

Singaporean athletes are being offered one of the biggest incentives with an offer of 1 million Singapore dollars ($800,000) for a gold. Singapore has never won gold at the Olympics.

Stamp and Glory
The United States will pay 15,000 pounds ($25,000) to gold medallists while Australians will receive A$20,000 ($20,900), feature on an Australia stamp and get a flight upgrade home.

Russia, battling Britain to keep its third place in the gold medal table, has promised athletes 85,000 pounds ($135,000) for golds while there are reports Italy has offered 116,000 pounds ($182,000).

China, which is jostling with the United States for top of the gold medals tally, has not released details of financial incentives but the Chinese language Sports Weekly reported they were likely to hand gold winners $51,000.

India has promised coaching jobs to athletes who win medals.

British athletes, however, will have to settle for national glory and their image on a stamp rather than cash.

British Olympic chiefs are of the view that financial rewards do not significantly impact the motivation of athletes to reach the podium and it is their desire to compete at the Olympics that is their main driving force.

Resale Value
While many athletes treasure their gold medals, others give them to charity or sporting foundations, or even sell them.

British Olympian Daley Thompson gave his two decathlon gold medals from the 1980 and 1984 Games to his training partners. "If it wasn't for them, it would not have been as much fun," he told Reuters recently.

Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko sold his medal from the 1996 Atlanta Games for $1 million in March this year with the funds going to the Klitschko Brothers Foundation which promotes sports among children.

Cuban boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano sold the gold medal he won at the 2004 Athens Games to support his family before he defected to Germany in 2006.

Read more at http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articl...svbpVt4AOYG.99

[BergenScooterPatrol]

London Olympics: Creating NO White Elephants

[hugodiekonig]

natatawa lang talaga ako sa design ng Arcelor Mittal Orbit hehehehe