Commonwealth Games 2002

[glendo]

well, i have noticed nobody has raised this topic yet...

well once again, the games are here, for all beloved countries formerly (and presently) part of the British empire. yes another games where australia literally wipes the slate clean in most fields. ;D

this year it is in cloudy manchester, and so far so good. with so many brits and canadians amongst us (as well as aussies) i figured this topic woud have been up already.

anyways, it is getting ridiculous. Australia has to calm down. we are too dominiative. people are gonna lose interest if we keep this up. so far the medal tally is:

gold silver bronze
australia 74 57 54
england 51 46 49
india 32 20 16
canada 26 40 40
cameroon 9 1 2

this is the top 5... notice the dominance of the top 4 (actually india is doing far better than i expected) then cameroon is there with 9..

melbourne plays host to the next commonwealth games in 2006, and being at home, it is gonna be carnage. i dont think i could be bothered going to it, knowing we win just about everything.

[Topcontender]

What we get no Invite? HEll the ol USA was once a colony, why can't we play?

[glendo]

im glad you arent in it.. it gives the rest of the world a chance.... or at least australia!

[JWK]

America rejected the british monopoly- then became the most prominent country in the world- why does the US want to be a part of something its allready discarded?

[Topcontender]

JWK- it was a joke

[Wycco]

glendo said:

Australia has to calm down. we are too dominiative. people are gonna lose interest if we keep this up.

LOL- Oh statistics- statistics!

hehehehehe- Hey if England, Scotland and wales played under one banner like they do in the olympics- Australia would have had their collective arses kicked...

The UK just breaks itself in pieces during the Commonwealth games to make Australia feel special about itself... I mean imagine if Tamania, New South Wales, Queensland...etc...etc... All played as seperate teams... you'ld be competing against the likes of St Nevis...



hehehehhehehehehe- lets see what kind of bait I have laid down! ;D

[Wycco]

glendo said:

im glad you arent in it.. it gives the rest of the world a chance.... or at least australia!

Announcing the new internation athletic championship to compete with the likes of the Olympics, the Common Wealth Games, and the World Games.


Introducing...

"THE EVERYONE (except USA, Russia, Germany, and Australia) GAMES"

...Finally- other countries around the world can have a chance to win at sports!

[da_silva]

Final Medal Standings


GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL

AUSTRALIA 82 62 62 206
ENGLAND 54 51 60 165
CANADA 31 41 42 114
INDIA 32 21 19 72
SOUTH AFRICA 9 20 17 46
NEW ZEALAND 11 13 21 45
MALAYSIA 7 9 18 34
WALES 4 15 12 31
SCOTLAND 6 8 16 30
NIGERIA 5 4 11 20
JAMAICA 4 6 7 17
KENYA 4 8 4 16
NAURU 2 3 10 15
SINGAPORE 4 2 7 13
CAMEROON 9 1 2 12
BAHAMAS 4 0 4 8
PAKISTAN 1 3 3 7
NORTHERN IRELAND 2 2 1 5
NAMIBIA 1 0 4 5
CYPRUS 2 1 1 4
FIJI 1 1 1 3
ZAMBIA 1 1 1 3
BOTSWANA 0 2 1 3
SAMOA 0 1 2 3
ZIMBABWE 1 1 0 2
TANZANIA 1 0 1 2
UGANDA 0 2 0 2
BANGLADESH 1 0 0 1
GUYANA 1 0 0 1
MOZAMBIQUE 1 0 0 1
ST KITTS AND NEVIS 1 0 0 1
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0 1 0 1
BARBADOS 0 0 1 1
CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 1 1
GHANA 0 0 1 1
ST. LUCIA 0 0 1 1
LESOTHO 0 0 1 1
MALTA 0 0 1 1
MAURITIUS 0 0 1 1

[glendo]

the other reason they are seperated in competition (england, wales, scotland, n.Ireland) is their general dislike with each other.

i hads the pleasure to live with some welsh, and english in the same house.. boy did they not get along. they were seperate countries as far as they were concerned. especially sport. arch rivals when it came to football.