Team GB at Olympics

[Uncle Albert]

Are athletes inside IR35? Do they need to pay import duties and income tax ovcer their gold medals

Not sure about in the UK, but it looks like the US tax man takes an interest: Michael Phelps Tax Bill for His Medals in Rio Olympics 2016

[LondonManc]

Squash should be in the olympics, and basketball should be out, its not competitive.

Squash involves more than simply sitting on some poor fecker. HTHBIDI

[Old Greg]

Are athletes inside IR35? Do they need to pay import duties and income tax ovcer their gold medals

They have to athlete's foot the bill.

[SueEllen]

"Sitting-down" sports.

The 10,000 metres isn't a sitting down sport. Though we did have to convince a refugee to become British to win that. Unfortunately we didn't get his twin brother otherwise we could have cleaned up in all the middle distance male track events....

Oh and the Germans etc are accusing us of cheating in cycling. Sore losers.

[LondonManc]

The 10,000 metres isn't a sitting down sport. Though we did have to convince a refugee to become British to win that. Unfortunately we didn't get his twin brother otherwise we could have cleaned up in all the middle distance male track events....

Oh and the Germans etc are accusing us of cheating in cycling. Sore losers.

Diving isn't very sitty is it either?
Not sure that Andy Murray was sat down much (apart from between games). Justin Rose was doing a bit of strolling round some fields, not much sitting involved either.

[SueEllen]

Diving isn't very sitty is it either?
Not sure that Andy Murray was sat down much (apart from between games). Justin Rose was doing a bit of strolling round some fields, not much sitting involved either.

I think swimming counts as lying down rather than sitting down and gymnastics is more

Apparently the track and field lot have under performed and so have the rowers so they will get their funding cut. However gymnastics, cycling and swimming have over performed.

There are a lot of gymnastic and swimming clubs around the country, and you don't have to be posh to take part (or live near a river/go to a school in Maidenhead.)

[Old Greg]

The 10,000 metres isn't a sitting down sport. Though we did have to convince a refugee to become British to win that. Unfortunately we didn't get his twin brother otherwise we could have cleaned up in all the middle distance male track events....

Oh and the Germans etc are accusing us of cheating in cycling. Sore losers.

Which is true but not relevant to whether we are good at sitting down sports.

[FatLazyContractor]

There are a lot of gymnastic and swimming clubs around the country, and you don't have to be posh to take part (or live near a river/go to a school in Maidenhead.)

Whatever. My local club doesn't have a single good looking lass.

[FatLazyContractor]

Which is true but not relevant to whether we are good at sitting down sports.

Who is your money on if Pie eating is made an Olympic sport?

[LondonManc]

Who is your money on if Pie eating is made an Olympic sport?

Wigan.