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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
Perhaps for the big countries they have so much success that a gold medal doesnt mean that much... but every single British athlete who comes back home as champion of the world is going to be a hero for me.
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There is some side betting going on between the Aussie Sports minister her and Great Britain counterpart, over who will be higher up the medal tally. From what I've read you guys are pouring some big money into sports funding in the lead up to London, and it seems to be paying off. A little back story:
Poms smell Aussie blood as medal haul grows - Off The Field - News - Olympics
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The British rush of blood to the head has been bolstered by the well publicised, pre-Games wager between federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis and her British nemesis, Gerry Sutcliffe.
The two pledged that the loser would wear the colours of the victorious nation at a public event, sparking some laughter and rather more British outrage.
At the time, Sutcliffe, a Manchester United man, laughed that it might force him to wear an Australian rugby league shirt at Old Trafford, "which could be dangerous, but it's all healthy fun."
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I'd say Kate is going to be out and about in GB colours, as we are behind and most of the things we are usually good in (like the swimming) are over already.
On a side note, my Olympic highlight was yesterday - watching the Aussie girls take gold and bronze in the triathalon. Just the ending, where Emma Snowsill is draped in the flag and high-fiving everyone....before she'd even crossed the finish line and seeing the other Emma (whose name I've forgotten) stop to pick up the Aussie flag that was thrown out to her, was just fantastic.