Commonwealth Games - Scotland
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CC07 PEU said:
Probably because most people forget that the Commonwealth games doesn't have anywhere near the budget of the Olympics.
I think 'most' people don't even know it's happening...It doesn't have the excitement or the lure of the Olympics or the World Championships, unfortunately.
Look back to the 'Olympics opening ceremony' thread - we must have been on page 20 by now.
Mojocvh said:
Was that a deliberate oxymoron?
How do you mean? Zyp said:
I think 'most' people don't even know it's happening...
The projected viewing figures for the opening ceremony are the same as the World Cup final. One billion. Nearly 1 in 7 people on the planet. Zyp said:
Look back to the 'Olympics opening ceremony' thread - we must have been on page 20 by now.
I've just discovered there's a main topic for it that's a few more pages than this one: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...catso said:
CC07 PEU said:
Probably because most people forget that the Commonwealth games doesn't have anywhere near the budget of the Olympics.
Is that why they could only afford John Barrowman?...I know he is actually a weegie, but that doesn't stop his accent being st
Cannot get excited about the Commonwealths, just feels rather an anachronism these days and the standard of most competition is pretty poor. Even in swimming, one of the flagship sports, there is just no depth due to the small number of quality nations bringing three swimmers each. Each event has a maximum of only two decent standard heats.
Any major sporting event that features lawn bowls...
Any major sporting event that features lawn bowls...
Edited by Highway Star on Thursday 24th July 11:12
London424 said:
Is winning a Commonwealth games medal the equivalent of winning the Sunday football league (insert equivalent sport of choice)?
Certainly starting to look that way, what with all the missing high profile athletes according to the Beeb:Yohan Blake (Jamaica) - Ex-world 100m champion- hamstring operation
Mark Cavendish (Isle of Man) - Ex-world champion cyclist - shoulder injury
Dwain Chambers (England) - British 100m champion - Euro focus
Jessica Ennis-Hill (England) - Olympic heptathlon champion - had a baby
Mo Farah (England) - Olympic 5,000m & 10,000m champion - illness
Becky James (Wales) - Two-time world champion cyclist - knee injury
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (England) - Heptathlon star - foot injury
Asafa Powell (Jamaica) - Ex-world 100m record holder - banned
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