Attention Canada and NZ!!

Are you guys shattered the Aussies are walking all over you in the commonwealth games? I know its a bit of a second rate event but you could have put up some sort of fight?

To be honest, most top-level athletes in Canada can't afford to compete because they don't get funded by the government.  It actually costs these people and their families out-of-pocket money to compete at events like the Olympics (or CG) to represent the very country that should be backing them up.

This is pretty much the first time i ever heard of the aussies dominating the olympic games.. usually UK should be near and the medal tally stops after the swimming events. And if you guys want a laugh i think aussie lost 3 gold medals. one was the 100m late dq for false start, then the girl who got second got the gold but lost it cause she was found ban substance in her blood.. so the person who got 3rd got the gold. then in wrestling we lost another gold potential cause he fliped the bird at the ref or sumthing like that, then done it again at the cycling event but this time flipping 2 fingers instead of one

its pretty funny, a few week ago aussies didnt want to goto india cause it was dangerous.. now we are killing it..must be something in the indian waters

Originally posted by joelpaton Haha whingeing new zealander! Though the hockey was a great match, you did get us in the rugby!

kiwis didn't look like they really wanted to win the match in the woman's hockey penalty shootout.

hes not talking about ice hockey..

plus nz beat aussies in netball.
i freaking hate that game with a passion!
makes me frustrated just watching it

Haha equestrian! The horses do all the work! They should get the medal not the rider. And netball isn't much better.

Originally posted by syphus This is pretty much the first time i ever heard of the aussies dominating the olympic games.. usually UK should be near and the medal tally stops after the swimming events. And if you guys want a laugh i think aussie lost 3 gold medals. one was the 100m late dq for false start, then the girl who got second got the gold but lost it cause she was found ban substance in her blood.. so the person who got 3rd got the gold. then in wrestling we lost another gold potential cause he fliped the bird at the ref or sumthing like that, then done it again at the cycling event but this time flipping 2 fingers instead of one its pretty funny, a few week ago aussies didnt want to goto india cause it was dangerous.. now we are killing it..must be something in the indian waters

Its the commonwealth games. Don't Aus always kill it in this because no powerhouse countries are in it?

Originally posted by joelpaton Haha yeah we usually dominate but it's not really a first class quality games, the roof was almost falling in at the pool. But yeah I do agree not many other countries really seemed to bother with the whole thing, traveling to Delhi was half the work.

but you have to remember no other country also celebrates athletes like the aussies do...they are like national heroes when it comes to these things.

the closest thing is china? but as soon as they are done no one remembers them.

only athelete we can remember is more of accidental heroes or comeback gold medalist, too many gold medalist that we cant remember who won what..but its all good..

hope the aussie can achieve the 100 gold medal mark next time around

Originally posted by pyrotechnics   but you have to remember no other country also celebrates athletes like the aussies do...