Daft Olympic commentary

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Jul 2021
12:36am, 31 Jul 2021
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rf_fozzy
Matt Chilton saying "X is going to swim, bike and run" every 30s when we're watching a flipping triathlon.

He really is a terrible commentator...
Jul 2021
1:35am, 31 Jul 2021
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Cheg
I don’t mind him so much but yes the swim, bike, run little ditty he was proud of did grate a little.
Jul 2021
10:21am, 31 Jul 2021
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Neil_E_There
Saw a bit of the Triple Jump yesterday on Eurosport. Commentator very helpfully (and slightly inaccurately) pointing out that if the athlete hadn't been 24cm behind the board that she could have recorded a jump 20-25cm more.
Aug 2021
10:08am, 1 Aug 2021
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Ocelot Spleens
Not so much daft, but when Christine Still gets excited during gymnastics I think she is going to break into something like

Exterminate the Pommel HORSE!
Aug 2021
1:02pm, 2 Aug 2021
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Little Nemo
Colin Jackson

"She's literally running on one leg"

:-)
Aug 2021
1:05pm, 2 Aug 2021
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Nicholls595
I am 99% convinced I heard the USA sprinter called Ronnie Barker on TalkSport this morning
Aug 2021
1:30pm, 2 Aug 2021
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GordonG
(Ronnie Baker...)
Aug 2021
1:30pm, 2 Aug 2021
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GordonG
Or do you mean that's what talksport called him?
Aug 2021
1:33pm, 2 Aug 2021
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swittle
Danny Baker?
Aug 2021
1:55pm, 2 Aug 2021
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Mr. Grumpy
How about some daft Olympic broadcasting? Sifan Hassan currently running in the 5k, going for an historic triple, and the BBC have just switched from an extended debriefing from the equestrian, and moved onto some pre-recorded coverage of the women’s weightlifting. Unbelievable.

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