Isnt it great that britain is now third in olympics ?

Question

Now just how many of the medal winners are scottish or welsh?

(How they love to bleat that when 'they win' they are british and all that)

Answer 1

I agree it is wonderful that GBR are lying third in the Olympic Table. However I doubt that we will remain in such a high position, but live in hope.

So far we have had a wonderful games and long may it continue.

Of course this is a GBR team made up of Scotland, Wales, England and N.Ireland but I cannot blame any medal winner for being proud of the country they come from, even though it is a GBR team.

Please let us not forget ALL our athletes, whether medal winners or not for the great efforts they have put into and how hard they have tried and will continue to try.

There have been many PBs and we have also had several British Records. I feel that is all we can ask of those who put so many years of hard work and training before ever getting to the Games.

Let us all hope that this is going to be the shape of things to come when we get to the British Olympic Games in 2012.

It helps to forget the games when GBR only came home with just one gold medal in the Atlanta Olympics of 1996. Although they did win 8 silver and 6 bronze at those games.

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Answer 2

Britain has been third in the medal table since 1948

Answer 3

nxt thing we know we'll be beatin china.lol

Answer 4

I hate to break it to you but you're 5th. Australia is 3rd.

You can give me all the thumbs down you want, you're still 5th!

Come on Aussies, stick up for yourselves.

Answer 5

lol yeah they do go on about it lol.  I just think of us all as British. The best we've done for years. Rule Britannia lol

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/IN...

Let's just make sure we don't vote in a Conservative government before the next Olympics, as they hate to put money into anything for the average people.

Answer 6

Third? I thought they were 5th.

Answer 7

To RUTHINIA, Great Britain is third.

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/IN...

Who cares whether the person is Scottish, English, Irish or Welsh we count as Great Britain and we are THIRD!

Answer 8

Technically they aren't.  The Australians and the Russians have more medals.

Answer 9

Not watching any of it.  China needs to realise its' people need Democracy, and basic Human Rights, not a school sports-day.

Answer 10

Third, fourth, whatever.

But wait for the Paralympics - if the Beeb deign to televise any of it ! We shall do better in that, as usual.  

Answer 11

it fantastic who would belive it were a small little country smaller than most of the others where immense !!!!!!

Answer 12

i' wondering what's wrong with russia???

Answer 13

WE RULE!

Answer 14

Yeah...ITS GREAT!! Remember that China and USA have over 600 athletes in the olympics and Britain has around 300. 3rd place is good for us. China and USA have a larger population than us, which would help find better athletes. And without some Scottish and Welsh not wanting to take part, we are doing pretty well.

Answer 15

Yes - to be frank, when you look at the regimented training methods of other nations like China, and the amount of money pumped into athletics by countries like the US (So far removed from the amateur ideals of the Olympics) I am amazed that we win anything at all!

I don't get the British dig, we enter all events as GB, not as England, Scotland etc?

Answer 16

Yeah im so proud to be BRITISH !!! WE RULE!!!