did hession make it to the final.

both boxers guarenteed medals then?

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 19/08/2008 14:41:46    79301

Hard luck Paul....5th. Well done to the 2 boxers!

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 19/08/2008 14:44:14    79307

No Sam - Hession 5th. Both boxers guaranteed at least bronze. Barnes has a really sticky semi but you never know. Egan looks really comfortable and final is a real possibility I think!

JayoCluxton (Dublin) - Posts: 2688 - 19/08/2008 14:45:18    79313

Nah hession came 5th, didn't qualify but a good showing from him.

Kenny Egan guaranteed at least a bronze now but the way he's cruised through so far he'd be well fit to take the gold.

mid-mon man (Monaghan) - Posts: 1680 - 19/08/2008 14:46:59    79318

Very exciting stuff, RTE had to resort to the split screen. Hession recorded a time 20.38 - the tenth fastest of anyone. Therefore he is in the Top 10 of 200m sprinters. Egan fighting a British lad in the semi, promises to be a real good fight.

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 19/08/2008 14:49:45    79325

dissapointing for hession, looked really impressive in the quarters, but fair play to him he has done well. well done to both boxers, didn't see either fight but egan both have looked really good in earlier rounds. good luck to both,go for gold

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 19/08/2008 14:50:02    79326

Massive Congrats to Paddy & Kennt. Super performances. Well done and good luck to Darren aswell. Proud to be Irish.

thykingdomcome (Kerry) - Posts: 1206 - 19/08/2008 14:56:04    79333

Brilliant for the 2 boxers. Paddy Barnes has his work cut out but CAN beat the Chinese boxer though it will be interesting to see how the pointscoring goes there. Ken Egan is class and looks the best fighter at his weight. He has every chance of a gold. Sutherland has a tough fight but I think he will win, the momentum is with the boxers. Well done to the boxing coaches and officials, Billy Walsh and his team have them very well prepared.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9840 - 19/08/2008 15:02:51    79343

JayoCluxton
County: Dublin
Posts: 1055

79245 I hear ya Horse - I hear ya! But what about Sonya in Syndey - nowt wrong with that one!

my bad, the memory has more holes than girls aloud.
too many horse tranquilizers...

Horse (Laois) - Posts: 1146 - 19/08/2008 15:06:34    79351

Wasn't it great to see Christine Ohuruogu, who last summer completed a one-year ban for missing three out-of-competition drugs tests, win Olympic gold for GB. Class - wha'!

Dubinmeath (Dublin) - Posts: 1123 - 19/08/2008 16:11:55    79471

no.she should have been band for longer for missing drug tests.

daytona11 (Kildare) - Posts: 4012 - 19/08/2008 16:32:13    79508

Lads, excuse my ignorance. Both our fighters have made it through to their respective semi finals in the Olympics-both at different weights.
Correct me if i'm wrong but won't there be 3 other fighters in each discipline--so how is it that we are guaranteed a medal?

By the way i'm not a boxing person, sorry if i sound impolite.

green and gold (Donegal) - Posts: 105 - 19/08/2008 16:42:11    79528

19/08/2008 16:42:11
green and gold
County: Donegal
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79528 Lads, excuse my ignorance. Both our fighters have made it through to their respective semi finals in the Olympics-both at different weights.
Correct me if i'm wrong but won't there be 3 other fighters in each discipline--so how is it that we are guaranteed a medal?

By the way i'm not a boxing person, sorry if i sound impolite.


Possibly the most impolite post I've ever seen!!! ;)
They give out 4 medals in boxing. The losers of each semi get a bronze.

RMDrive (Donegal) - Posts: 2202 - 19/08/2008 16:44:47    79535

Green and gold

Both semi finalists losers get bronze medals - there is no fight for 3rd place or anything

JayoCluxton (Dublin) - Posts: 2688 - 19/08/2008 16:50:28    79547

green and gold
Winner of final wins gold
Runner up in final wins silver
Two losing semi-finalists win bronze
In times gone by, there would have been a third/fourth place play off but two bronzes will be handed out at this year's games.

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 19/08/2008 16:50:33    79548

thats boxing for you.why dont they just have a third/fourth place playoff fight?

daytona11 (Kildare) - Posts: 4012 - 19/08/2008 16:52:55    79552

Because its a contact sport. It has to do with the fact that the semi-finalists have both lost their last bout (and could have got a hiding) and the officials don't like them fighting again so soon after a defeat. Doesn't apply in other sports.

JayoCluxton (Dublin) - Posts: 2688 - 19/08/2008 17:02:03    79565

whats the point, dont think either fighter would be giving it their all to get 3rd place.

samin10 (Armagh) - Posts: 2434 - 19/08/2008 17:03:42    79572

daytona 11

could be somethin to do with the fact that they could be in the back of an ambulance by that stage

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 19/08/2008 17:07:01    79581

Doesn't apply in other sports.

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Sorry doesn't apply in non-contact sports - hence playoffs in soccer, tennis etc.

JayoCluxton (Dublin) - Posts: 2688 - 19/08/2008 17:12:02    79590