New Posts For Thread: They don't show the medals table very oftenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-oftenWhen GB was doing well in the Olympics...... Winning medals in tiddlywinks etc, the medals table seemed to be permanently etched on our TV screen.Not seeing much of the medals table in these athleticsRank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States 10 11 9 30 2 Kenya 5 2 4 11 3 South Africa 3 1 2 6 4 France 3 0 2 5 5 China 2 3 2 7 6 Great Britain and N.I. 2 3 1 6 7 Ethiopia 2 3 0 5 8 Poland 2 2 4 8 9 Authorised Neutral Athlhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552582199#552582199Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 United States 10 11 9 30 2 Kenya 5 2 4 11 3 South Africa 3 1 2 6 4 France 3 0 2 5 5 China 2 3 2 7 6 Great Britain and N.I. 2 3 1 6 7 Ethiopia 2 3 0 5 8 Poland 2 2 4 8 9 Authorised Neutral AthlSun, 13 Aug 2017 21:21:54 -0500So all in all its been a pretty good world championship for Britain , yes it could have been better perhaps .But you should always give other people just a little chance.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552574171#552574171So all in all its been a pretty good world championship for Britain , yes it could have been better perhaps .But you should always give other people just a little chance.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 01:41:41 -0500could any other nation in the world have invented , let's say, trains and cricket ?certainly not, the very idea is preposterous and almost unimaginable.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552574141#552574141could any other nation in the world have invented , let's say, trains and cricket ?certainly not, the very idea is preposterous and almost unimaginable.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 01:29:58 -0500But then again we invented trains also , but that's just the sort of thing Britain is good at .The achievements and talents and interests of the British men and women over history is something like a miracle .Who could deny that ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552574131#552574131But then again we invented trains also , but that's just the sort of thing Britain is good at .The achievements and talents and interests of the British men and women over history is something like a miracle .Who could deny that ?Sun, 13 Aug 2017 01:23:46 -0500no other nation has such a range of talents and interests, from train spotting to breaking the 4 minute mile.Indeed no other country could have invented train spotting, only Britain ,To many nations it is completely incomprehensible , they're like thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552574107#552574107no other nation has such a range of talents and interests, from train spotting to breaking the 4 minute mile.Indeed no other country could have invented train spotting, only Britain ,To many nations it is completely incomprehensible , they're like thSun, 13 Aug 2017 01:14:09 -0500And should you include games and pastimes ?well again then there is only one answer and Britain laps the rest of the world perhaps 10 times or more.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552574101#552574101And should you include games and pastimes ?well again then there is only one answer and Britain laps the rest of the world perhaps 10 times or more.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 01:10:59 -0500If you were to take every sport known to man and then asked who is the greatest nation of these combined sports there is only one answer, and by a very large margin, Britain.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552574093#552574093If you were to take every sport known to man and then asked who is the greatest nation of these combined sports there is only one answer, and by a very large margin, Britain.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 01:05:53 -0500Britain is good at everything , that is why it does so well at the olympics.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552574075#552574075Britain is good at everything , that is why it does so well at the olympics.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 00:54:26 -0500Britain ahead of almost all countries in the world, even second instead of 4th had Mo got gold instead of silver.Pretty good result all round.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552574071#552574071Britain ahead of almost all countries in the world, even second instead of 4th had Mo got gold instead of silver.Pretty good result all round.Sun, 13 Aug 2017 00:52:31 -0500In the Olympics, our total was bolstered by lots of medals from bikes and boats.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30921405/they-dont-show-the-medals-table-very-often?post_id=552570629#552570629In the Olympics, our total was bolstered by lots of medals from bikes and boats.Sat, 12 Aug 2017 15:54:51 -0500