Rio 2016 Olympics

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  • HAYZ1LLLA0

    I've got to say, I don't know how GB can be so amazing in so many disciplines of the Olympics. I know a fair amount of £ is spent but still, it's just incredible.

    A tiny island beating China with a population of 1.3bn!

    • Funding, planning, training, commitment to R+D, attention to detail....all the things we don't do in everything else.Fax_Benson
    • Simple, money.sofakingback
    • I think swimming should have more of a focus now. The medal haul one guy can get is ridiculous! 80% of US golds are from 5 swimmers.HAYZ1LLLA
    • If you want to talk about efficiency, N. Korea has the most medals per 100 competitorspinkfloyd
    • http://www.marketwat…pinkfloyd
    • Fax_Benson thinks he has the answers to everything, idiotpinkfloyd
    • eh?Fax_Benson
    • @pinkfloyd I aint talking bout efficiency. I'm talking pure medal haul. But that is interesting.
      Also leave Fax_B alone, he's good people.
      HAYZ1LLLA
    • Britain spends north of a quarter-fucking- Billion Pounds a YEAR on this shit. 'Soft power', possibly, but God what a waste of money.detritus
    • Pinklfloydl's gristling for a fight this evening, eh? You on your period, love?detritus
    • 'bristling'? i think i prefer gristling.detritus
    • Start by thanking John Majormicrokorg
    • always do, first thing, every day.Fax_Benson
    • @detritus That's for Olymp/Para. It is mostly money people has thrown away at a lottery too. On average each medal at the Rio Olympics has cost £5.5m though.HAYZ1LLLA
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