London 2012 top tweets
LONDON (AFP) –
Top tweets at the Olympics on Monday:
@judmoo
“Russian team tennis kit. I’m thinking raspberry ripple. Hoping @TursunovTales will be wearing this v Deliciano tmrw. X”
- Andy Murray‘s mother Judy Murray, commenting on the Russians’ garish kit — and looking forward to continuing her crush on Spanish player Feliciano Lopez
@SurreyPolice
“Lost: 1 pair lucky Oakley Sunglasses. Owner: @L_ArmiTstead. If found, pls hand them in. She’d like them back for the #TimeTrial on Weds…
- Police appealing for the return of Briton Lizzie Armitstead’s eyewear after the silver medallist in the women’s road race misplaced them
@cmagsflyer
“Can someone please hook up @FranklinMissy’s mom and dad with some better tickets?!?! She had binoculars.”
- US swimmer Christine Magnuson, who narrowly missed qualification for the Games but is tweeting anyway, complaining about poor seats for Missy Franklin’s parents
@TomDaley1994
“gutted so sorry everyone but we tried our best and you can’t afford to miss a dive at this standard – bring on individual!”
- British diver Tom Daley, one of the faces of the Games for the host nation, bemoans his fourth place with partner Pete Waterfield in the 10m platform event
@OlympicSeat
“Where did it all go wrong? They say it’s the organisers fault, but I blame myself”
- The voice of a disgruntled fan who has set up a spoof Twitter account, adopting the voice of one of the unoccupied seats at the Olympics.
@msdhoni
“Congratulations to Gagan on winning the medal and making all the INDIANS proud.many more to come”
- Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni waving the flag after marksman Gagan Narang became India’s first medallist at the London Games with a bronze in the 10m air rifle