New Posts For Thread: My mate no longer supports Team GBhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gbHe says he used to really enjoy the Athletics World Championship but he can longer support Team GB as it just doesn’t feel the same He hasn’t watch the England football team on television for years.also depends who's gonna be there for the opening ceremony and when their competition is. someone competing on opening weekend prob wouldn't be considered and those say in the 2nd week might not even be in japan for the kick offhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144979#558144979also depends who's gonna be there for the opening ceremony and when their competition is. someone competing on opening weekend prob wouldn't be considered and those say in the 2nd week might not even be in japan for the kick offTue, 15 Oct 2019 18:03:02 -0500think all the sports nominate someone and then the team management decide. be surprising though if wasn't a previous olympic champion. it's not like GB have any shortage of recent candidateshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144963#558144963think all the sports nominate someone and then the team management decide. be surprising though if wasn't a previous olympic champion. it's not like GB have any shortage of recent candidatesTue, 15 Oct 2019 18:00:58 -0500Brownlee a good shout, maybe they could break with protocol and have the Brownlee brothers!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144855#558144855Brownlee a good shout, maybe they could break with protocol and have the Brownlee brothers!Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:42:33 -0500but you said they had to have won Olympic medals?Lucinda Green never won Olympic medals either pre 1984, she went onto win silver in the same games howeveragree that Mark Foster was very deserving though.don't think having won an Olympic medal is a ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144851#558144851but you said they had to have won Olympic medals?Lucinda Green never won Olympic medals either pre 1984, she went onto win silver in the same games howeveragree that Mark Foster was very deserving though.don't think having won an Olympic medal is a oTue, 15 Oct 2019 17:41:16 -0500Peaty, Jade Jones, Laura Trott, Alistair Brownlee and Max Whitlock? are names that spring to mind to me as the obvious contendershttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144799#558144799Peaty, Jade Jones, Laura Trott, Alistair Brownlee and Max Whitlock? are names that spring to mind to me as the obvious contendersTue, 15 Oct 2019 17:34:30 -0500Mark Foster was the most experienced GB swimmer of all time. His was a lifetime achievement gig. Redgrave (twice) Chris Hoy and Andy Murray surround him. I don't know who should be fave. but Jade Jones has very solid credentials, so until I hear ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144735#558144735Mark Foster was the most experienced GB swimmer of all time. His was a lifetime achievement gig. Redgrave (twice) Chris Hoy and Andy Murray surround him. I don't know who should be fave. but Jade Jones has very solid credentials, so until I hear aTue, 15 Oct 2019 17:24:35 -0500Mark Foster was the flag bearer for Britain in Beijing in 2008 and he never won an Olympic medal, think KJT and Dina have a chancehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144667#558144667Mark Foster was the flag bearer for Britain in Beijing in 2008 and he never won an Olympic medal, think KJT and Dina have a chanceTue, 15 Oct 2019 17:10:46 -0500Jade Jones won world gold in 2019 so imagine she will be there injury permittinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144651#558144651Jade Jones won world gold in 2019 so imagine she will be there injury permittingTue, 15 Oct 2019 17:04:11 -0500Adam Peaty for the closing ceremony flag bearer.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144635#558144635Adam Peaty for the closing ceremony flag bearer.Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:01:33 -0500It won't be either of those two. Depends who is competing and when, but they'd need to have won Olympic medals in the past which neither of those two have done. Jade Jones, having won gold at the previous 2 Olympics, would have a leading chance, ifhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31587825/my-mate-no-longer-supports-team-gb?post_id=558144629#558144629It won't be either of those two. Depends who is competing and when, but they'd need to have won Olympic medals in the past which neither of those two have done. Jade Jones, having won gold at the previous 2 Olympics, would have a leading chance, ifTue, 15 Oct 2019 16:59:55 -0500