SASCOC has a dream, and that is 12 medals at the 2012 games. quite an increase from the solitary silver last time round.
Where could they come from?
Pool:
cameron van den burgh - maybe 2 in breast stroke
chad le clos - going shotgun approach with so many events, maybe 1 will stick
track/field:
sunnette viljoen - top ranked javelin - 1
caster semenya - will never know what they did to dial her back to even terms, but times are good enough for a shout - 1
1 of these could come off
khotso mokoena - long jump
lj van zyl - hurdles
4x400m relay(although none of them qualified as individuals, so sounds unlikely)
there's a canoeist briggite hartley and richard murray in triathlon who seem to be hitting form but is probably out of his depth at this age. let's take a flyer for 1 surprise here.
and then i suppose it's the cyclists. - 2
skitzo could be in as it's basically a lottery in the bmx
and burry is an actual contender for a medal.
ok, that's pushing it. total 9 realistic chances. who have I missed?
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I cant see us win more than 10 medals combined
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 05:03
The Dictator, on 23 July 2012 - 04:48 , said:
Pool:
cameron van den burgh - maybe 2 in breast stroke
cameron van den burgh - maybe 2 in breast stroke
And he's got one, along with a new WR time!
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 06:28
12 is just a dream. They know it won't happen. 6 is the more realistic target and 4 would be regarded as success. If I remember correctly from an article a while back.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 06:30
Bianchisti, on 30 July 2012 - 06:28 , said:
12 is just a dream. They know it won't happen. 6 is the more realistic target and 4 would be regarded as success. If I remember correctly from an article a while back.
Yeah, I seem to remember Sam backtracking a bit and saying possibly 12 from both the Olympics and the Paralympics.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 06:31
If the 4x400 relay gets it right, sascoc will count that as 4 medals.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 07:03
Tumbleweed, on 30 July 2012 - 05:03 , said:
And he's got one, along with a new WR time!
It's R400 000 for gold medal for athlete and R100 000 to the coach.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 07:05
scotty, on 30 July 2012 - 07:03 , said:
It's R400 000 for gold medal for athlete and R100 000 to the coach.
Yeah, and I believe the first thing he's gonna buy with it is an Arsenal shirt with Van Persie's name on it.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 07:55
Get the whole team to ride the Argus, I'm sure it is realistic to expect 12 medals then, maybe even more.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 08:27
in the marathon we've got Irvette van Blerk. Another wild card but she stands a good chance
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scotty, on 30 July 2012 - 07:03 , said:
It's R400 000 for gold medal for athlete and R100 000 to the coach.
And for breaking the WR ?
Surely there must be a few $$ for achieving this.
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Posted 01 August 2012 - 04:55
Another gold in the pool! Le Clos pipped Phelps. Well done, young man! You've done your country proud.
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Posted 01 August 2012 - 06:39
High praise from Phelps: “He got his hand on the wall first. I’ve been able to get to know him over the last year and he is a very, very good competitor. He’s a very hard-working kid, a very hungry kid and, y’know, what do you say? He got his hand on the wall first.”
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Tumbleweed, on 01 August 2012 - 06:39 , said:
High praise from Phelps: “He got his hand on the wall first. I’ve been able to get to know him over the last year and he is a very, very good competitor. He’s a very hard-working kid, a very hungry kid and, y’know, what do you say? He got his hand on the wall first.”
The commentators I could have moered with a snoek though, saying how "lucky" Chad was and that Phelps lost it with a rookie mistake. Give credit man.
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looking forward to phelps and Chad going head to head again tonight
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 01:14
Tumbleweed, on 01 August 2012 - 06:39 , said:
High praise from Phelps: “He got his hand on the wall first. I’ve been able to get to know him over the last year and he is a very, very good competitor. He’s a very hard-working kid, a very hungry kid and, y’know, what do you say? He got his hand on the wall first.”
