London Olympics

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World Taekwondo Federation WTF 

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Tom Daley leading by 0.15 of a point going into his last dive... go on lad 

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Good on him being happy with his bronze 

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When Boudia did that last dive Tom Daley looked genuinely pleased that he'd witnessed a dive better than his. Proper sportsman, his dad would be so proud 

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Zackly - be proud of your own achievements but also the achievements of others. Thought he did a grand job of dealing with extreme pressure and great to see such huge smiles from him

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Might be better if he spent less time on his internet TV stuff etc.

Think he may be a talent that goes to pot pretty soon.

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Shame on him for practising his sport from the age of seven
Shame on him for competing internationally from the age of nine
Shame on him for participating in the final of the diving in Beijing 2008 at the age of 14
Shame on him for being the world number one in 2009 at the age of 15 (I suppose that means his career is now in a downward spiral according to some)
Shame on him for his two Commonwealth golds in 2010
And shame on him for getting the bronze last night finishing 12 points behind the gold medal winner where he scored an excellent 90.?? points but the American scored an even better 102.??; a dive that brought a big smile to Tom Daley's face and brought him to his feet too.
What a shameful example of youth and everybody today

At least he'll know he's now towards the top of his sport when people go looking for the negatives [rant mode off]

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Cleaner to asile 7 

Not sure what the internet tv stuff is a reference to 

For me - he is a young lad that appears to have coped admirably with a hell of a lot . He somehow seems to be an easy target for any kind of digs about his sexuality, weight , family etc yet deals with this with dignity and focus.

I was impressed last night by what seemed his genuine delight to have won a bronze medal. In his interview afterwards he was still beaming.  That bought a smile to my face and I hope he continues upwards and onwards. But if he decides to chuck it all in tomorrow I wouldn't blame him for that either.  Not sure I could cope with having my character dissected daily when I am doing nothing but trying to represent my country in a sport I love. 

The rest of the aquatic team don't seem to have come in for such harsh publicity but maybe they are not quite so vulnerable.

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Blimey 

http://memorabilia.london2012.com/iSynApp/showHomePage.action?pgmode1=postlive

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Any sweaty bikinis? 

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Knicker sniffer 

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Saaddle sniffer   

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Any sweaty bikinis? 

You might get one of those suits off one of the Russian wrestlers this afternoon 

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One of these might be more appropriate 

http://memorabilia.london2012.com/iSynApp/auctionDisplay.action?sid=1100443&auctionId=20941

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No wonder that official wanted that baton back off Usain Bolt last night.... currently £1,895 with five days to go before the auction finishes 

That's the side of the Olympics I don't like