Yay SILVER

[Lanason]

Alaaeldin Abouelkassem wins SILVER medal for Egypt in Olympic Fencing

[Whitedesert]

Originally Posted by Lanason

Alaaeldin Abouelkassem wins SILVER medal for Egypt in Olympic Fencing

Oh, so it is not Hi Ho silver then, slashing a Z on the opponents chest with that foil

[Lanason]

I used to fence at school and still have my "Foil" somewhere at home in the UK.

Its actually rather demanding and hard work

[hurghadapat]

Originally Posted by Lanason

Alaaeldin Abouelkassem wins SILVER medal for Egypt in Olympic Fencing

Well Done Egypt.

[speedwing]

Great one for Egypt !!!

[Lanason]

I either read on the Internet or heard it on the radio that we British are only good at sports where we sit down!

Equestrianism, Cycling, Rowing etc!

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Originally Posted by Lanason

I either read on the Internet or heard it on the radio that we British are only good at sports where we sit down!

Equestrianism, Cycling, Rowing etc!

must come from similar stock. Our one gold also came from rowing. For the rest we seem to be water babies Phelps must have been so sure about that breaststroke 200m, he, he...

[Biffy]

Thank god we have 3 athletes to change that perception!!!

Jessica Ennis
Mo. Farah
Greg Rutherford

Gold Gold Gold

[canuck2010]

Another SILVER. For Egypt in Greco roman wrestling

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[Lanason]

Yay and another silver

Russia's Alan Khugaev has won gold in the -84kg Greco-Roman wrestling, beating Karam Ebrahim of Egypt 3-0.