Amazing Olympics

Great coverage of less popular sports on line. Am I being obsessive watching TV and laptop at the same time ?

Ive been dipping in and out to catch the sports Im interested in and have been enjoying it.

thats why we have two eyes GandTea one for the tv one for the computer.

The Olympics make me realise that these people give their lives to their sport. I can not imagine that type.of dedicated. My cousin swam competitively in the 60s and she said she was finished at 16. Now they go on much longer. She never swims now. Hard to understand.

Our whole household (4 adults) were sat waiting in great expectation of the men's rugby sevens last night.
We were very disappointed.
Have really enjoyed the gymnastics.

It's all brilliant. I'm not keen on some things, but particularly enjoy the gymnastics, the swimming, the rowing and the cycling. I watched both road races for 6 hours!

Can't wait for the athletics, and particularly the contribution of the great Michael Johnson.

I was watching Andy Murray on the red button and the archery on the internet at the same time. Then OH came home and I missed both Andy's winning game and the GB's losing archery set.

The gymnastics has been good and more to go.

As I'm not very mobile at the moment, I'm enjoying the wall-to-wall coverage, though I change channels when boxing comes on. Disappointing though the result of the Rugby final was, at least our boys came away with a silver medal which is a great achievement considering the slick passing and off-loading demonstrated by the wonderful Fijians. Looking forward, with fingers and toes crossed, to the heptathlon. Wouldn't it be wonderful to see Jess and Kat on the podium together!

I do not have a red button but I have watched what I have wanted to on the whole but I am really looking forward to next week, I love watching athletics.

I will be shouting at Andy to win his next match.

We.watched Katarina Johnson Thomson( hope that's right)doing her high jump yesterday. She just flew over with that lovely smile and her school girl plaits. Both her and the Italian athlete were cheering each other on genuinely as they attempted the highest jump of 2metres 2. Wonderful and true sportsmanship.

Also enjoyed the Enormous French judo man who just seemed to lie on top of his opponent until he won.

That graceful horse doing the dressage was impressive too. The Olympics give us a chance to see unusual sports on TV.

Athletics now, love it. Never did it myself we just did rounders and tennis at the grammar as I think we.were young ladies.!!!!! There are more opportunities now for the young to get involved than we ever had.

I am loving every minute of it.

Am on hols with family in Devon, walking, swimming, surfing, and many pasties, brilliant olympics on telly in evening, what a fab holiday

I like the timing of these Olympics, makes for a good evening. Come on Murray.

Really looking forward to tonight. Not sure if I should have a nap first....

Although I don't watch the Olympics I do look at the headlines to see how GB is getting on and I am over the moon that our wonderful Great Britain team is doing so well, just what we need to get some patriotism and pride back in our lives after all the doom and gloom following the referendum.

Hope Bolt wins his third gold

He looked brilliant in the heats, annie. I think he will.

Our cyclists -yeah!
Our rowers - yeah!
Our divers - yeah!
Our swimmers - yeah!
Our tennis finalist -yeah!
Fingers crossed for Innes, Mowlam and Rutherford - yeah!

As we lived in Jamaica for 6 years , we support them if a Brit isn't in contention. I do like Bolt, so talented and such a character.

lully how the heck do Jamaica do it? So many brilliant athletes...

Fast twitch muscles, apparently gettingonabit, there was a programme about it a few years ago.

www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-bolt-supremacy-inside-jamaicas-sprint-factory-by-richard-moore-book-review-how-a-caribbean-10380400.html

Why are there no black cyclists?

Well done our women cyclists.

What does everyone think of those smock type garments our winners wear to receive their medals? To me they look rather sloppy. What's wrong with a well-fitting track-suit? I hear that Stella McCarthy designed the smocks.