Team GB at Olympics

[Eirikur]

2nd place in the medal table. 2nd place for a 2nd rate Britain. Brexiteers promised us we'd be top.

In the medals per capita table many small EU countries are way ahead of GB

Olympic Medals per Capita

[Mordac]

In the medals per capita table many small EU countries are way ahead of GB

Olympic Medals per Capita

Miserable git. What's wrong with basking in the glory?

[Old Greg]

Miserable git. What's wrong with basking in the glory?

It would distract the populace from the sunlit economic uplands we are marching into with heads held high.

[barrydidit]

In the medals per capita table many small EU countries are way ahead of GB

Olympic Medals per Capita

Where's the refugee team then? They've not got a pit to piss in, but do have a medal. Should be an unassailable lead at the top

[SimonMac]

Where's the refugee team then? They've not got a pit to piss in, but do have a medal. Should be an unassailable lead at the top

Don't think they have won a medal yet

[Pondlife]

Don't think they have won a medal yet

Bronze in shooting.

Edit: And a Gold it seems.

[Pondlife]

Shooter Fehaid Al-Deehani has become the first person to win an Olympic gold medal as an independent athlete.

He was unable to represent his native Kuwait at Rio 2016 after its Olympic body was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Rio Olympics 2016: Fehaid Al-Deehani wins first independent gold - BBC Sport


And the guy who won Bronze did it wearing an Arsenal top.

[LondonManc]

In the medals per capita table many small EU countries are way ahead of GB

Olympic Medals per Capita

Malta's top of the "World Wars Won per Capita" table. What's your point?

[MarillionFan]

Rio 2016: Does John Major deserve credit for Team GB's success? - BBC News

Not that it makes it less impressive, but it's interesting now we're doing what the communist countries used to do and have tax payer funded professional athletes we're suddenly a lot more successful. And not just at the sitting down sports.

Rowing
Cycling
Sailing
Dressage

How come none of the 3rd World countries are very good at these?

How about some money into grass root sports that kids at public schools may get a chance to benefit from.

[Old Greg]

Rowing
Cycling
Sailing
Dressage

How come none of the 3rd World countries are very good at these?

How about some money into grass root sports that kids at public schools may get a chance to benefit from.

"Sitting-down" sports.