Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Off Topic => Sports Arena => Topic started by: cdbearsfan on July 20, 2021, 02:06:37 PM
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Or, if you're fancy, The Games of the XXXII Olympiad.
Surprised no thread already on this but it does seem to have gone under the radar a bit more than usual. Not helped by all the attention being on the Euros, then Wimbledon, etc. With no crowd and a fair few events on at stupid times for British viewers, it may be more low-key than usual, but I'm still looking forward to it. Particularly, in engrossing myself in sports I would never normally watch.
Starts tonight (well, Wednesday morning) at 1am, with an Australia vs Japan softball match. Great Britain women kick off the football against Chile tomorrow morning at 8.30, then it really gets going on Saturday, after Friday's opening ceremony.
Britain is forecast to do much worse than in 2012 or 2016, with an estimate of 13-14 golds. Hopefully whatever tally they end up with will be enough to stuff the Aussies in the medal table.
Oh, and good luck Douglas Luiz, the first Villa Olympian. Less good luck to treacherous Quisling Mana Iwabuchi. I hope she scores ten own goals.
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I admire your enthusiasm, mate.
There isn't much here, to be fair. It'll change if Japan win a few gold medals, I'm sure.
Bach is public enemy number 1, currently. Rikako Ikee is the darling of Japan after her heroic battle with leukemia, and rightly so.
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Will Osaka be playing in the tennis?
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I think so mate, yes. A big favourite here, of course, but there is an irritating, twattish percentage of people who claim she isn't really Japanese. She's Japanese if she wins, foreign if she loses, types.
My mother in law absolutely loves her, and was gutted that despite getting tickets (we had to enter a ballot type thing for her and wait online for about 6 hours) she won't be able to actually watch any matches.
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Feel really sorry for the fans not getting to actually attend, especially if they'd had the excitement of getting tickets prior to the announcement. I never went when it was in the UK, to be fair. Would probably have at least gone to a football match or two if that idiot Lerner hadn't withdrawn Villa Park so that we could make improvements to the ground which never actually happened.
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The university I work for here has provided a large number of previous Olympic athletes for Japan over the years. Particularly in judo and volleyball. One of the perks of working for said university is that we got given alot of free tickets for a wide range of events. In certain cases we were to act as chaperones for students etc etc
I was quite looking forward to the track events like relay, plus the rugby sevens and surfing/rock climbing.
But having only just received one vaccination dose at present, I'm kind of relieved I don't have to go. Alot of my students are still doing the Olympic volunteer gigs, however, despite not receiving a single vaccination.
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Have put in for a few 0f the Commonwealth events, but obviously not as big as the Olympics.
Glad that Osaka is playing.
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Hope she wins.
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Britain women football team kick off in twenty minutes on the BBC.
The competition consists of three groups of four, with the top two in each and the best two runners-up progressing to the final. Britain might be better finishing second rather than top as that would likely mean they couldn't face USA until a potential Gold Medal match.
The men's competition, starting tomorrow, is a more straightforward four groups of four. No Britain team, as England under-21's didn't do well enough in qualifying events.
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A Scottish reporter on R5 this morning arrived in Tokyo on Friday and he and his camera man/producer are having to isolate until the 31st.
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2 nil to GB
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Comfortable win for GB, and the Americans are losing two-nil to Sweden.
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One of the American women has her sleeves tucked into her armpits so she's effectively playing without sleeves. Isn't that against the rules? Seem to remember Cameroon producing a sleeveless shirt and FIFA banned it.
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Her sleeves now seem normal, guessing the referee must have told her while I was pissing about in a spreadsheet.
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America getting pumped. Three-nil.
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Finished 3-0. IwaBOOOOOchi starts for Japan against Canada. These are the other two in Britain's group.
Oh, and Brazil battered China 5-0.
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Iwabuchi equalises. Booooo.
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Tokyo Olympics: British medal hope Amber Hill withdraws after testing positive for Covid-19 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57917553
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Zambian forward Barbra Banda scores a hat-trick against the Netherlands. Zambia lose 10-3.
I think she has a right to be aggrieved by her teammates' efforts.
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Tokyo Olympics: British medal hope Amber Hill withdraws after testing positive for Covid-19 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57917553
To be honest, Coronavirus is rampant here, there is little testing, and not that many people are vaccinated. A shit show by all accounts.
Feel really sorry for the athletes who catch the virus and have to pull out
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Is softball the same as baseball but with underarm bowling?
Edit: oh and they seem to have only seven innings because it finished pretty much as soon as I put it on. Over to the football I go.
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Why does rowing have "Olympic Bests" instead of "Olympic Records"?
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Why does rowing have "Olympic Bests" instead of "Olympic Records"?
Probably the same as with Marathons, maybe some of the course is uphill ;) :)
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Is softball the same as baseball but with underarm bowling?
Edit: oh and they seem to have only seven innings because it finished pretty much as soon as I put it on. Over to the football I go.
Basically yes, with a different sized diamond and bigger ball. Pitcher is closer to the batter than in baseball.
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Ta.
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Love the Olympics (especially the Winter games) and delighted they're going ahead as the athletes only get their chance every 4 years. Also cheer for Team GB as long as I think they're clean (so Farah not being there this year helps).
Usually watch the opening and closing ceremonies but this one is very dull so far.
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The university I work for here has provided a large number of previous Olympic athletes for Japan over the years.
A small local school here has 1 Olympian and 1 Paralympian competing in Tokyo. The former is a reigning European Boxing Champion at Middleweight so she should have a chance at a medal.
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Love the Olympics (especially the Winter games) and delighted they're going ahead as the athletes only get their chance every 4 years. Also cheer for Team GB as long as I think they're clean (so Farah not being there this year helps).
Usually watch the opening and closing ceremonies but this one is very dull so far.
Even my wife has turned it off. That says it all for me! :)
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The university I work for here has provided a large number of previous Olympic athletes for Japan over the years.
A small local school here has 1 Olympian and 1 Paralympian competing in Tokyo. The former is a reigning European Boxing Champion at Middleweight so she should have a chance at a medal.
Our town's Paralympian goal medallist seems to be the only properly entitled person who parks in the disabled spots at the local sports centre.
The rest of the spots* are taken up by able bodied customers.
* quite a few people park on the hash marks between the spaces. I guess this allows them to say to themselves that they're not really parked in a disabled spot.
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It's been turned back on-Best shoes award goes to North Macedonia.
Australians seem to be the only nation wearing shorts. Makes sense really as it's humid as fuck here.
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It's been turned back on-Best shoes award goes to North Macedonia.
Australians seem to be the only nation wearing shorts. Makes sense really as it's humid as fuck here.
Think Ukraine and Croatia wore shorts as well. Worst outfit goes to Kenya.
I'm only watching now for the trivia.
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It's been turned back on-Best shoes award goes to North Macedonia.
Australians seem to be the only nation wearing shorts. Makes sense really as it's humid as fuck here.
Think Ukraine and Croatia wore shorts as well. Worst outfit goes to Kenya.
I'm only watching now for the trivia.
It just makes me realise I need to study more Japanese. I can only understand about 30 % of what's being said.
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It just makes me realise I need to study more Japanese. I can only understand about 30 % of what's being said.
Can our Tokyo correspondent shed some more light on the order of the athletes parade? Apparently it's in alphabetical order in Japanese as opposed to the usual English.
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Really enjoyed that opening ceremony! It demonstrated perfectly the Olympic Spirit in a respectful way. Loved the pictograms brought to life and it was fitting that Naomi Osaka was the last torchbearer. Good luck to all the athletes. As a family we're looking forward to a great spectacle.
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It just makes me realise I need to study more Japanese. I can only understand about 30 % of what's being said.
Can our Tokyo correspondent shed some more light on the order of the athletes parade? Apparently it's in alphabetical order in Japanese as opposed to the usual English.
I think its to do with how the country names are pronounced using Katakana.
Ireland were first out weren't they? In Katakana, Ireland is pronounced like so:
(https://i.ibb.co/zX9C1GG/Screenshot-20210724-000610.png) (https://ibb.co/zX9C1GG)
I may well be completely wrong of course! :)
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Catching the highlights on BBC 1 of the Opening Ceremony: a sad and poignant sight IMO.
Good luck Great Britain!
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Greece are always first out. The Refugee Team was next. The countries starting with vowels seem to be first. UK is something like "Ingrishu" which, I assume, means "English". Stupid Japanese. 🙁
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Can our Tokyo correspondent shed some more light on the order of the athletes parade? Apparently it's in alphabetical order in Japanese as opposed to the usual English.
I think its to do with how the country names are pronounced using Katakana.
Ireland were first out weren't they? In Katakana, Ireland is pronounced like so:
I may well be completely wrong of course! :)
I think you're right. When Ireland were out first (after Greece and the Refugees as tradition dictates) and France last I assumed it was in decreasing order of charm and friendliness. ;)
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Greece are always first out. The Refugee Team was next. The countries starting with vowels seem to be first. UK is something like "Ingrishu" which, I assume, means "English". Stupid Japanese. 🙁
Haha. I think the UK is referred to as えいこく (eikoku) in the Olympics, rather than イギリス (England).
God only knows why.
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Fair enough, I got my information below, I definitely said "Ingrisu", or something similar, but has now changed. That's the peril of relying on Wikipedia for my "facts", I suppose 😄
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations
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Fair enough, I got my information below, I definitely said "Ingrisu", or something similar, but has now changed. That's the peril of relying on Wikipedia for my "facts", I suppose 😄
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations
:) :) To be fair, yesterday was the first time in 8 years living here that I'd heard of eikoku! I've always been igirisu jin (British person) when people have asked where I'm from. The fact that it also means English person doesn't make sense really :D Not to simpletons like myself anyhow.
If my Japanese language level was higher than that of a newborn, I could explain that my dad is half Scottish, half English, and my mum half Welsh, half Irish! I'm looking forward to my daughter explaining her heritage in a few years :D
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Walking into the office this morning, a Japanese colleague asked me 'Nik-san, what is the foreign opinion of the Tongan man without a shirt?'
I replied that I wasn't quite sure, as the topic had never come up. Seemed to be the correct clothing for this weather..'
He grunted and described him as something negative that I didn't really get, but with the help of giggling colleagues, translates as something akin to 'wanker'.
The Olympic spirit alive and well on this campus! :)
Update-some colleagues moaning about Naomi Osaka lighting the torch now. Japan is fucking depressing at times. I've asked said colleagues to move into the 21st Century.
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This is an example of the sort of nonsense (without some of the horrific racist language) that gets posted on every article in Japan about Naomi Osaka. Yahoo.jp is the worst, and no wonder she doesn't want to live here. On the Olympic torch lighting:
'But, what did she do to deserve it? What has she ever done for Japan? If they wanted somebody who is bi-racial, why not Hachimura or Darvish? At least they grew up in Japan and can, you know, speak Japanese. Their Olympic accomplishments are the same as hers - nothing. At tennis player? Why not Sugiyama Ai? She has won grand slams and an Olympic medal in tennis. Matthew (Mashu) Baker? He has a gold medal in Judo. It should have been an accomplished Olympian, maybe in judo since it is from Japan. Or an athlete from Tohoku. Or the children from Tohoku. Not a corporate shill'.
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The road race is one of the Olympic highlights to me. Peloton has largely pulled back against the leaders and soon the Mikuni pass is coming up. Be interesting to see how it shapes up.
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Seems like Britain is doing rubbish so far. Hardly won any of the rowing heats and a shooter who was a medal prospect didn't make the final.
Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury upsetting the second seeded French in the men's doubles seems the highlight so far.
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This is an example of the sort of nonsense (without some of the horrific racist language) that gets posted on every article in Japan about Naomi Osaka. Yahoo.jp is the worst, and no wonder she doesn't want to live here. On the Olympic torch lighting:
'But, what did she do to deserve it? What has she ever done for Japan? If they wanted somebody who is bi-racial, why not Hachimura or Darvish? At least they grew up in Japan and can, you know, speak Japanese. Their Olympic accomplishments are the same as hers - nothing. At tennis player? Why not Sugiyama Ai? She has won grand slams and an Olympic medal in tennis. Matthew (Mashu) Baker? He has a gold medal in Judo. It should have been an accomplished Olympian, maybe in judo since it is from Japan. Or an athlete from Tohoku. Or the children from Tohoku. Not a corporate shill'.
That person's view ignores the fact that Yu Darvish isn't competing in the Olympics and, in fact, isn't even eligible to compete in the Olympics due to being on a Major League Baseball roster.
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Baseball, and men's football, should both be kicked the fuck out if they aren't going to send their best players. Disgusting when you think of the players in sports like squash who would kill to take part.
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Baseball, and men's football, should both be kicked the fuck out if they aren't going to send their best players. Disgusting when you think of the players in sports like squash who would kill to take part.
Yep, it's bizarre that Squash can't get in when you consider all the semi-sports that do and, as you say, the sports where the best players don't take part.
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The football one is arguably worse as it is so inconsistent, and gives an unfair advantage to certain clubs. Liverpool, for instance, were succesfully able to pressure Mo Salah into not playing despite the fact that there was no major African competition this summer. Douglas Luiz, by contrast, goes to the Olympics straight from the Copa America.
The IOC should tell FIFA they have to abolish the clubs' veto and get rid of the age restrictions if they want men's football to stay in. Women's football should, obviously, remain as they always give the Olympics the respect it deserves.
Talking of women's football, have to feel some sympathy with Zambia's Barbra Banda. She's played two, scored hat-tricks in each, and has yet to be on the winning side having lost 10-3 to the Dutch in their opening game and drawn 4-4 with China today.
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This is an example of the sort of nonsense (without some of the horrific racist language) that gets posted on every article in Japan about Naomi Osaka. Yahoo.jp is the worst, and no wonder she doesn't want to live here. On the Olympic torch lighting:
'But, what did she do to deserve it? What has she ever done for Japan? If they wanted somebody who is bi-racial, why not Hachimura or Darvish? At least they grew up in Japan and can, you know, speak Japanese. Their Olympic accomplishments are the same as hers - nothing. At tennis player? Why not Sugiyama Ai? She has won grand slams and an Olympic medal in tennis. Matthew (Mashu) Baker? He has a gold medal in Judo. It should have been an accomplished Olympian, maybe in judo since it is from Japan. Or an athlete from Tohoku. Or the children from Tohoku. Not a corporate shill'.
That person's view ignores the fact that Yu Darvish isn't competing in the Olympics and, in fact, isn't even eligible to compete in the Olympics due to being on a Major League Baseball roster.
It doesn't fit that person's agenda, I guess.
As.for Barbra Banda, sign her up for the Villa women's team!
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Probably easier to stop an over-age player like Salah going than it would be to stop someone who's in the proper age bracket, eg Doug
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It isn't, the clubs have veto either way, I believe. If Villa wanted to stop Luiz playing, we could have done so. There are no Juventus or Man City players at the tournament, either. Certain clubs have more power over players and feel more able to turn them down, so it's another way of giving power to the established elite.
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The cycling road race can sometimes be a lottery with favourites finishing dozens of places behind the winner, so pleased so see a medal rostrum for the men's event consisting of Carapaz, van Aert and Pogacar.
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Shock in the women's cycling
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Confirmed the peloton was not aware Kiesenhofer was out front. Thus van Vleuten thinking she had won gold. Unbelievable really.
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Yep, it's bizarre that Squash can't get in when you consider all the semi-sports that do and, as you say, the sports where the best players don't take part.
It does seem weird and it'd be nice to watch a sport I actually play.
Quite enjoyed the skateboarding (hard to figure out the scoring). Just wish the commentators would shut up for a nanosecond, they make Rpbbie Savage sound like Helen Keller. 3 on 3 basketball can f**k off though, what next, attack v defence in football?
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Great also to see the Tunisian kid win in the 400m despite the general US / AUS dominance in the pool.
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Great ride from the Austrian to win the gold in the ladies cycling.
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BBC coverage is hopeless. Only two channels with lots of stuff being shown either delayed or on both channels at the same time and far too much time wasted on presenters blathering with guests. Had been thinking I might take some time off to watch the rugby sevens this week, but unless I shell out for Eurosport's online feeds it would be a waste of time. At least Eurosport tells me what they are going to be showing on their two TV channels so there is a clear indication that the mountain biking will probably (this is Eurosport after all) be on tomorrow for example (and won't be interrupted every five minutes by reports on other sports).
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Confirmed the peloton was not aware Kiesenhofer was out front. Thus van Vleuten thinking she had won gold. Unbelievable really.
They don't have race radios or contact with the coaching staff like they do in normal races. So no way of finding out someone extra broke off unless told when they reeled the front riders. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing is something you can decide.
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Confirmed the peloton was not aware Kiesenhofer was out front. Thus van Vleuten thinking she had won gold. Unbelievable really.
They don't have race radios or contact with the coaching staff like they do in normal races. So no way of finding out someone extra broke off unless told when they reeled the front riders. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing is something you can decide.
They don't have radio but they do have time checks and team cars whom they are in frequent contact with so how so many in the peloton got it wrong is some achievement. Maybe information was poor but from the post-race interviews it seems an incorrect count by some of the team captains/riders.
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Watching a bit of the Archery competition. Those bows the archers use are nothing like Robin Hood and his Merrie Men and Sitting Bull and his mates used, and they did it from up trees and from the backs of horses.
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Reading the comments, it’s fun to réalise that in a different country I’m watching basically an entirely different Olympics. No skateboarding or cycling or taekwondo - and I don’t expect to see a great deal of rowing or cycling either from France. Instead seeing shitloads of judo, fencing, handball and swimming (tho guess alongside athletics that is the main tent pole event).
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BBC coverage is hopeless. Only two channels with lots of stuff being shown either delayed or on both channels at the same time and far too much time wasted on presenters blathering with guests. Had been thinking I might take some time off to watch the rugby sevens this week, but unless I shell out for Eurosport's online feeds it would be a waste of time. At least Eurosport tells me what they are going to be showing on their two TV channels so there is a clear indication that the mountain biking will probably (this is Eurosport after all) be on tomorrow for example (and won't be interrupted every five minutes by reports on other sports).
That's not BBCs fault, that's all they're allowed to do under the licence they've been given. Discovery (who own Eurosport) paid for European distribution rights and have allowed very little out of their control, and even that was only because the IOC insisted on free-to-air channels having a minimum amount of footage. It'll be the same for the next olympics as well (and the winter one next year).
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Quite enjoyed the skateboarding (hard to figure out the scoring). Just wish the commentators would shut up for a nanosecond, they make Rpbbie Savage sound like Helen Keller.
I tuned in for the first time last night and the skateboarding was on. After a few tuts and WTFs I decided to give it 5 minutes and ended up watching all of the Tricks section. The little Japanese lad was amazing and certainly deserved his gold. Oh and the commentators here were two old blokes that at least admitted they didn't really know what they were talking about but were enjoying it.
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Watching a bit of the Archery competition. Those bows the archers use are nothing like Robin Hood and his Merrie Men and Sitting Bull and his mates used, and they did it from up trees and from the backs of horses.
Was hoping to watch the archery but BBC haven't bothered their arses. Madness that they show hours of preliminaries in some sport while, in others, even the gold medal matches don't get a look-in.
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It's not madness, they got outbid for the rights
https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/24/why-bbc-cant-show-full-live-coverage-of-olympics-how-to-watch-all-the-action-14983122/
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It's good that, despite my flippancy. The Korean women's teams have won every gold medal since the sport was introduced to the games. The '90's I think they said. Remarkable.
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It's not madness, they got outbid for the rights
https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/24/why-bbc-cant-show-full-live-coverage-of-olympics-how-to-watch-all-the-action-14983122/
I'm aware of that. They are still allowed to show two streams simultaneously and are consistently choosing not to show gold medal events.
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BBC coverage is hopeless. Only two channels with lots of stuff being shown either delayed or on both channels at the same time and far too much time wasted on presenters blathering with guests. Had been thinking I might take some time off to watch the rugby sevens this week, but unless I shell out for Eurosport's online feeds it would be a waste of time. At least Eurosport tells me what they are going to be showing on their two TV channels so there is a clear indication that the mountain biking will probably (this is Eurosport after all) be on tomorrow for example (and won't be interrupted every five minutes by reports on other sports).
They don’t have the rights. Subscription channel Discovery bought them, allowing BBC to show only two channels l
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BBC coverage is hopeless. Only two channels with lots of stuff being shown either delayed or on both channels at the same time and far too much time wasted on presenters blathering with guests. Had been thinking I might take some time off to watch the rugby sevens this week, but unless I shell out for Eurosport's online feeds it would be a waste of time. At least Eurosport tells me what they are going to be showing on their two TV channels so there is a clear indication that the mountain biking will probably (this is Eurosport after all) be on tomorrow for example (and won't be interrupted every five minutes by reports on other sports).
That's not BBCs fault, that's all they're allowed to do under the licence they've been given. Discovery (who own Eurosport) paid for European distribution rights and have allowed very little out of their control, and even that was only because the IOC insisted on free-to-air channels having a minimum amount of footage. It'll be the same for the next olympics as well (and the winter one next year).
All but the only two channels bit is still their fault. I'll bet I end up watching a lot more Eurosport coverage (from two channels) than BBC coverage (from two channels).
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With less of the annoying concentration on the British competitors too
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The local coverage in HKG is decent to be fair, but I'm using our, erm, "family" account for Discovery so pretty pleased that I can see whatever I want and in my own time zone too, bar an hour.
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Well done Adam Peaty first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title.
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Well done to Tom Daley and Matty Lee, also.
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And Tom Pidcock although he might have been "lucky" Van Der Poel crashed out who was his biggest contender. Shame he wasn't in contention to do the road race as that would have been interesting.
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BBC coverage is hopeless. Only two channels with lots of stuff being shown either delayed or on both channels at the same time and far too much time wasted on presenters blathering with guests. Had been thinking I might take some time off to watch the rugby sevens this week, but unless I shell out for Eurosport's online feeds it would be a waste of time. At least Eurosport tells me what they are going to be showing on their two TV channels so there is a clear indication that the mountain biking will probably (this is Eurosport after all) be on tomorrow for example (and won't be interrupted every five minutes by reports on other sports).
That's not BBCs fault, that's all they're allowed to do under the licence they've been given. Discovery (who own Eurosport) paid for European distribution rights and have allowed very little out of their control, and even that was only because the IOC insisted on free-to-air channels having a minimum amount of footage. It'll be the same for the next olympics as well (and the winter one next year).
All but the only two channels bit is still their fault. I'll bet I end up watching a lot more Eurosport coverage (from two channels) than BBC coverage (from two channels).
Not necessarily, they're only allowed to show stuff they've agreed. Take yesterday for example, the 2 medals came from people that weren't expected to be in the mix for them so BBC won't have prioritised showing those finals live (but would've had the womens TKD final in the schedule in the hope that Jones would be in it). Today Peaty and Daley/Lee were both shown live because both were expected to get something (Peaty was probably the most nailed on gold GB has ever had).
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Really disappointed to learn about the TV deal. One thing I love about the Olympics is happening upon a minor sport and being drawn in to it over the length of the Games. With the current situation, this is far less likely. I haven't seen much of the TV coverage to be fair but 5Live's isn't great. Any sort of balanced, informed commentary appears to be rare, replaced with "banter" like badinage between various presenters and pundits and constant switching from one sport to another where there is no opportunity for the drama and tension to build at all.
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Quite enjoyed the skateboarding (hard to figure out the scoring). Just wish the commentators would shut up for a nanosecond, they make Rpbbie Savage sound like Helen Keller.
I tuned in for the first time last night and the skateboarding was on. After a few tuts and WTFs I decided to give it 5 minutes and ended up watching all of the Tricks section. The little Japanese lad was amazing and certainly deserved his gold. Oh and the commentators here were two old blokes that at least admitted they didn't really know what they were talking about but were enjoying it.
I had a similar experience. At first I was I enjoyed the falling over. Then I was incredulous that (I think) the Canadian bloke was wearing jeans to compete in the Olympics, and they were all listening to, I assume, Bowling For Soup while going for gold. Cue lots of shit jokes about emos on the Fire Station roundabout, then I realised it was two hours later. Only thing I couldn't understand was the "Best Tricks" section. Every trick seemed to involve jumping some steps while putting a bit of your board on a handrail.
Unless I've missed it, looking forward to the Park section: Jumping the wino, avoiding the flasher, dog attack, etc. Just please, no more jumping down steps.
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Mad that a thirteen year old has won Olympic gold. I bet she keeps peeling at the medal trying to get to the chocolate inside.
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With less of the annoying concentration on the British competitors too
I mean who'd think the BBC would have favourable coverage of British athletes eh? Whatever next.
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Mad that a thirteen year old has won Olympic gold. I bet she keeps peeling at the medal trying to get to the chocolate inside.
Haha. It's great isn't it.
Skateboarding is massively frowned upon here, so it's a victory also for the yoof!
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I think that card played at the end of that match took her out of her flow there. i think it cost her.
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Van Der Poel claims he crash was because a plank on the course during practice was removed for the actual race. This along with the shambolic (and very dangerous) start to the Triathlon event does make you wonder if the Japanese / IOC were ready for the games or are they affected by Covid pullouts so no one experienced is around.
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The triathlon start was unbelievably shit, how can the starter and officials not see a 30 foot black RIB in front of the start line??
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The triathlon start was unbelievably shit, how can the starter and officials not see a 30 foot black RIB in front of the start line??
The worst part was he slammed the boat into reverse and some of the competitors had entered the water behind him. So lucky there wasn't a serious injury there
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The triathlon start was unbelievably shit, how can the starter and officials not see a 30 foot black RIB in front of the start line??
The worst part was he slammed the boat into reverse and some of the competitors had entered the water behind him. So lucky there wasn't a serious injury there
I just saw it as typical socially inept Japan.
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The triathlon start was unbelievably shit, how can the starter and officials not see a 30 foot black RIB in front of the start line??
Why the fuck did they decided to move it?
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I liked it, they should have obstacles in the race more often. Sharks and crocodiles would be good.
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What a day Magnificent Monday, 3 Golds, 2 Silvers, now 5th in the medal table.
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I liked it, they should have obstacles in the race more often. Sharks and crocodiles would be good.
Haha. Agreed. A really hungry giant squid, also.
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I liked it, they should have obstacles in the race more often. Sharks and crocodiles would be good.
Haha. Agreed. A really hungry giant squid, also.
Although wouldn't all of that end up on a plate in a restaurant faster then added to the lake?
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I liked it, they should have obstacles in the race more often. Sharks and crocodiles would be good.
Haha. Agreed. A really hungry giant squid, also.
Although wouldn't all of that end up on a plate in a restaurant faster then added to the lake?
:) Definitely! And delicious, too!
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Although it might stop them having to kill Whales for the "scientific research" of the best way to cook and eat them. Or how many dead dolphins does it take to make the bay water totally red. Although I think they have dropped "Scientific Research" pretence from their whaling fleet again.
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Women’s skateboarding on now. Some of these competitors are barely out of the womb.
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Looking like a first ever Olympic gold for Bermuda, and a chance of a British medal, in the women's triathlon.
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With less of the annoying concentration on the British competitors too
I mean who'd think the BBC would have favourable coverage of British athletes eh? Whatever next.
It's no surprise but frankly was a non-issue when they were showing everything in 2012. Biased commentary comes with the territory, but I want to see live action, not someone interviewing someone else about how a third person must be feeling right now or a repeat of the action that was just shown five minutes ago or endless repeats of the day's highlights.
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I wonder if it is partly the bizarre circumstances of these games whereby competitors are isolated due to Covid precautions? It's quite nice, under normal circumstances, to see emotional athletes celebrating with their families. Being denied that, the BBC may be attempting to recreate the experience by their interviews with the families back home.
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BBC coverage is hopeless. Only two channels with lots of stuff being shown either delayed or on both channels at the same time and far too much time wasted on presenters blathering with guests. Had been thinking I might take some time off to watch the rugby sevens this week, but unless I shell out for Eurosport's online feeds it would be a waste of time. At least Eurosport tells me what they are going to be showing on their two TV channels so there is a clear indication that the mountain biking will probably (this is Eurosport after all) be on tomorrow for example (and won't be interrupted every five minutes by reports on other sports).
That's not BBCs fault, that's all they're allowed to do under the licence they've been given. Discovery (who own Eurosport) paid for European distribution rights and have allowed very little out of their control, and even that was only because the IOC insisted on free-to-air channels having a minimum amount of footage. It'll be the same for the next olympics as well (and the winter one next year).
All but the only two channels bit is still their fault. I'll bet I end up watching a lot more Eurosport coverage (from two channels) than BBC coverage (from two channels).
Not necessarily, they're only allowed to show stuff they've agreed. Take yesterday for example, the 2 medals came from people that weren't expected to be in the mix for them so BBC won't have prioritised showing those finals live (but would've had the womens TKD final in the schedule in the hope that Jones would be in it). Today Peaty and Daley/Lee were both shown live because both were expected to get something (Peaty was probably the most nailed on gold GB has ever had).
Think you're wrong there. They can show whatever they like, but are limited to two things at once.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/26/olympic-viewers-urged-to-be-patient-as-bbc-forced-to-juggle-live-streams
Deciding which in advance (for at least one of the two channels) would enable a bit of planning on the part of the viewer. Eurosport do it for both knowing presumably that the BBC will be scouring for GB medal opportunities, so their coverage is more useful to a fan of particular sports than someone going wiith the patriotic flow.
I reckon that ironically I'll watch less sport in the week from last Friday than in any seven days since Christmas, possibly since most sport was cancelled due to the rona, because I'm not watching the Hundred and I'm only interested in watching a small minority of sports at the Olympics (football, golf and baseball are all fine to watch, but I have little interest in their competitions here).
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Brilliant by Flora Duffy, Bermuda's first Olympic champion. She looked like she could have done another triathlon.
Silver medal for Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown. She might have competed for the gold if she hadn't got a flat tyre towards the end of the bike element.
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I wonder if it is partly the bizarre circumstances of these games whereby competitors are isolated due to Covid precautions? It's quite nice, under normal circumstances, to see emotional athletes celebrating with their families. Being denied that, the BBC may be attempting to recreate the experience by their interviews with the families back home.
Plausible. Probably me being Aspergery, but I usually turn off the moment an event has finished unless I'm particularly enthused by the result (Villa have walloped someone or a team I particularly dislike has been smashed) and I feel like basking in it for a few minutes. Interviews tend to be predictable.
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Peaty did manage to liven his interview up by sneaking in a "fucking great", to be fair.
Never really noticed the Bermudan flag before. It has possibly the shittest lion I have ever seen, and I include the fat twat Lerner Lion on the Villa badge in that. I had to Google it to check what animal it was supposed to be.
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Looking like a first ever Olympic gold for Bermuda, and a chance of a British medal, in the women's triathlon.
They already held the record for the smallest country to win a Summer medal (bronze) which they've now upgraded. Never been there and no great desire to go from what I've heard.
Commentator said Duffy is the only triathlete in history to post the fastest swim, bike and run portions in the same event. I assume she won it.
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Brilliant by Flora Duffy, Bermuda's first Olympic champion. She looked like she could have done another triathlon.
Silver medal for Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown. She might have competed for the gold if she hadn't got a flat tyre towards the end of the bike element.
Absolutely brilliant race. Taylor-Brown was so unlucky but showed incredible strength to catch up with the leading pack and take silver. I stayed up for it and feel knackered now.
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Brilliant by Flora Duffy, Bermuda's first Olympic champion. She looked like she could have done another triathlon.
Silver medal for Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown. She might have competed for the gold if she hadn't got a flat tyre towards the end of the bike element.
Absolutely brilliant race. Taylor-Brown was so unlucky but showed incredible strength to catch up with the leading pack and take silver. I stayed up for it and feel knackered now.
I was really enjoying this last night but sleep got the better of me. How did Jess Learmonth do in the end?
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Osaka out. The right wing here will be delighted.
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Brilliant by Flora Duffy, Bermuda's first Olympic champion. She looked like she could have done another triathlon.
Silver medal for Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown. She might have competed for the gold if she hadn't got a flat tyre towards the end of the bike element.
Absolutely brilliant race. Taylor-Brown was so unlucky but showed incredible strength to catch up with the leading pack and take silver. I stayed up for it and feel knackered now.
I was really enjoying this last night but sleep got the better of me. How did Jess Learmonth do in the end?
She ended up in ninth.
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Van Der Poel claims he crash was because a plank on the course during practice was removed for the actual race. This along with the shambolic (and very dangerous) start to the Triathlon event does make you wonder if the Japanese / IOC were ready for the games or are they affected by Covid pullouts so no one experienced is around.
The VdP one was quashed by a coach who mentioned that they were told the plank was being removed for the race. (although add the question why it was there for Practice of a course).
Anyway to add to more Shitness from the organisers this year, a BMX rider was taken out when an official decided to cross the track without looking during a practice session.
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If you've got Virgin TV Olympics are showing on channels 537 to 543
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Brilliant by Flora Duffy, Bermuda's first Olympic champion. She looked like she could have done another triathlon.
Silver medal for Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown. She might have competed for the gold if she hadn't got a flat tyre towards the end of the bike element.
Absolutely brilliant race. Taylor-Brown was so unlucky but showed incredible strength to catch up with the leading pack and take silver. I stayed up for it and feel knackered now.
I was really enjoying this last night but sleep got the better of me. How did Jess Learmonth do in the end?
She ended up in ninth.
Ta, she stormed the swim, I was rooting for her after that.
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I watched the highlights of the mens Triathlon on the TV last night. (picked up just after the swim). The way Blummenfelt was grabbing water to stay as wet and cool as possible always suggested the big push on. I was surprised Yee didn't go to the tables at all in his final lap though.
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Why are we so rubbish in the last five seconds of taekwando matches? It's bringing back painful memories of numerous injury time Villa disasters against scummy teams in red.
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Why are we so rubbish in the last five seconds of taekwando matches? It's bringing back painful memories of numerous injury time Villa disasters against scummy teams in red.
That was a heartbreaking finish.
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Just watched Argentina vs South Africa in the rugby 7s…what a game!
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BBC showing gymnastics shite on both channels, just as I'm about to go on lunch 🙄
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Looking like a first ever Olympic gold for Bermuda, and a chance of a British medal, in the women's triathlon.
They already held the record for the smallest country to win a Summer medal (bronze) which they've now upgraded. Never been there and no great desire to go from what I've heard.
Commentator said Duffy is the only triathlete in history to post the fastest swim, bike and run portions in the same event. I assume she won it.
I find that difficult to believe when she wasn’t even in the first four out of the water.
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Commentator said Duffy is the only triathlete in history to post the fastest swim, bike and run portions in the same event. I assume she won it.
I find that difficult to believe when she wasn’t even in the first four out of the water.
It wasn't a reference to her win in The Olympics, she's the only one to do it in the same WTS event.
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Mark Kinsella's daughter (Alice) won a bronze medal in the gymnastics today.
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Charlotte Dujardin equalled the most number of Olympic medals won by a British women, by getting a bronze in the dressage. Now she is a great Olympian.
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Well, her horse is. Annoys me that the humans get all the credit. They could at least give them a medal made out of carrots or sugar or whatever horses like.
I'm also not convinced that dressage and show jumping aren't cruel. I imagine horses like running, they're designed for it. But I'm not sure they enjoy the prancing around let alone landing hard on those incredibly fragile ankles.
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Charlotte Dujardin equalled the most number of Olympic medals won by a British women, by getting a bronze in the dressage. Now she is a great Olympian.
I liked the line about her new horse in the BBC preview of The Olympics....."his name Gio and he dances on the sands".
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Charlotte Dujardin equalled the most number of Olympic medals won by a British women, by getting a bronze in the dressage. Now she is a great Olympian.
Ahem:
In the history of the summer Olympics, Northern Ireland has only ever won three gold medals with legendary athlete Dame Mary Peters taking the top prize in 1972 and hockey heroes Stephen Martin and Jimmy Kirkwood gold medal winners in 1988.
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I think we might be finishing below the Convicts, this time. Losing to them in rowing, FFS. How can those uncouth yobbos be beating us in that toffs' sport?
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I think we might be finishing below the Convicts, this time. Losing to them in rowing, FFS. How can those uncouth yobbos be beating us in that toffs' sport?
Ha!
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Has there been any warming of public opinion to the games in Japan now that they're winning shitloads of medals?
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Lauren Price in the boxing looks very impressive, a good bet for a gold.
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I think we might be finishing below the Convicts, this time. Losing to them in rowing, FFS. How can those uncouth yobbos be beating us in that toffs' sport?
Not to mention Ireland pipping GB to bronze in the women's fours and the uncouth Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy favourites for gold in the double sculls tomorrow.
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Lauren Price in the boxing looks very impressive, a good bet for a gold.
Number one seed, also capped by Wales at football and won kickboxing titles. Impressive lady.
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Mark Kinsella's daughter (Alice) won a bronze medal in the gymnastics today.
For GB. Also Charlie Haughey's grand niece won silver in the 200m freestyle for Hong Kong.
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Gymnastics is the sport I like least in the Olympics so of course the BBC have to show every single second. It'll be the same with the shitey ice dancing in Beijing next year.
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Mark Kinsella's daughter (Alice) won a bronze medal in the gymnastics today.
For GB. Also Charlie Haughey's grand niece won silver in the 200m freestyle for Hong Kong.
I think you can claim that one BV if you apply the Greater Manchester theory of geographical proximity.
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Mark Kinsella's daughter (Alice) won a bronze medal in the gymnastics today.
For GB. Also Charlie Haughey's grand niece won silver in the 200m freestyle for Hong Kong.
I think you can claim that one BV if you apply the Greater Manchester theory of geographical proximity.
Surely then we can also claim the McKeown, McKeon and McLoughlin that have won medals for Australia and of course Duffy for Bermuda?
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Your Irish diaspora allows leeway here. I’m claiming anything with a Union Flag in the corner.
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Union Flag
Bing-bong.
Risso to the thread, please.
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Bronze for Charlotte Dujardin in literally the worst sport ever conceived.
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Union Flag
Bing-bong.
Risso to the thread, please.
Am I about to become embroiled in a fucking tedious debate and exchange of views about our national flag? If so I can’t arsed so, stand down Risso.
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Bronze for Charlotte Dujardin in literally the worst sport ever conceived.
There are some sports I just don't like (rugby union, long-distance cycling, triathlon) but that's my loss. Dressage, on the other hand, can fck right off. If horse and toff switched positions, I might reconsider.
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There are some sports I just don't like (rugby union, long-distance cycling, triathlon) but that's my loss. Dressage, on the other hand, can fck right off. If horse and toff switched positions, I might reconsider.
Bing-bong.
Jon Crofts to the thread, please.
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Note I didn't say anything about that shooting and skiing combination. I do detest that with every part of my being, but they're armed so fine by me. Actually, sod it. Anything involving a firearm is not on, unless they train dressage nags to fire.
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Your Irish diaspora allows leeway here. I’m claiming anything with a Union Flag in the corner.
Fair enough, there's usually a few Irish-American winners as well. Don't forget to include this gold medal winner though.
https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/07/27/carissa-moore-surfing-olympic-gold-medal-hawaii-bianca-buitendag
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Your Irish diaspora allows leeway here. I’m claiming anything with a Union Flag in the corner.
Fair enough, there's usually a few Irish-American winners as well. Don't forget to include this gold medal winner though.
https://www.si.com/olympics/2021/07/27/carissa-moore-surfing-olympic-gold-medal-hawaii-bianca-buitendag
I’d forgotten all about that (slightly embarrassed Empire style shuffle)
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German TT coach has been a bit naughty.
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Note I didn't say anything about that shooting and skiing combination. I do detest that with every part of my being, but they're armed so fine by me. Actually, sod it. Anything involving a firearm is not on, unless they train dressage nags to fire.
Bullfighting, but the bulls have semi-autmatic machine guns on each horn that can be triggered by the bulls mind using some clever technology. People that enjoy that kind of thing normally can make up crowd and must remain seated throughout the event.
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Bronze for Charlotte Dujardin in literally the worst sport ever conceived.
Yeah I think I'd rather watch paint dry, but my brother in law, who has been in the equestrian business all his life, ensures me that it requires a tremendous amount of skill. I also take your previous point about the horse, nevertheless she is now the most decorated British female Olympian of all time and you can't take that away from her.
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Does anyone know what it is about Equestrian, that the riders all have those weird waxy red faces? Too much time in the country air?
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Bronze for Charlotte Dujardin in literally the worst sport ever conceived.
Yeah I think I'd rather watch paint dry, but my brother in law, who has been in the equestrian business all his life, ensures me that it requires a tremendous amount of skill. I also take your previous point about the horse, nevertheless she is now the most decorated British female Olympian of all time and you can't take that away from her.
No, although hopefully Laura Kenny will win more golds and overtake her again next week. That said, the commentator was saying there's no reason why Dujardin couldn't carry on for years so could smash that record. Maybe she will get her twentieth medal at Yardley, 2036.
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To be fair, it's relatively easy to have a long career when something else is doing the physical stuff.
Yes, I know it take skill as a rider, but you don't exactly need to have Steve Redgrave levels of fitness. It is, after all, whipping a horse into dancing. In fact, now that it's angered me again, what is the fckn point? I can get archery, darts, even shooting at discs. Triathlon I can at least respect for how good a swimmer, cyclist, runner you are. In what circumstance is horse dancing relevant? Nearly every sport comes from a task to do with life or just going faster, further, higher than your opponent. This is creating a completely unnecessary "skill" so people called Jocasta and Sebastian can give you a mark out of ten. Get tae...
Whoever invented it needs digging up and killing again, preferably by being beaten repeatedly with the stiff backs of the cuntry set currently hooraying their way round Tokyo. Get a proper job and stop humiliating horses.
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Yes, I know it take skill as a rider, but you don't exactly need to have Steve Redgrave levels of fitness. It is, after all, whipping a horse into dancing. In fact, now that it's angered me again, what is the fckn point? I can get archery, darts, even shooting at discs. Triathlon I can at least respect for how good a swimmer, cyclist, runner you are. In what circumstance is horse dancing relevant? Nearly every sport comes from a task to do with life or just going faster, further, higher than your opponent. This is creating a completely unnecessary "skill" so people called Jocasta and Sebastian can give you a mark out of ten. Get tae...
Whoever invented it needs digging up and killing again, preferably by being beaten repeatedly with the stiff backs of the cuntry set currently hooraying their way round Tokyo. Get a proper job and stop humiliating horses.
Someone didn't get a pony as a child. :(
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Unfortunately, a glorified ventriloquist's dummy did and now she's going to ruin 20 minutes of SPOTY for me this year as well.
Oh the humanity!
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Men's Basketball 3x3 was superb last night. Latvia beating Russia in the final, the one player Krumins taping his own leg up to try and continue but eventually injury stopped him. Brilliant match.
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I didn't understand why it finished? Seemed like Latvia went three points clear but there were still thirty seconds left. Surely it was possible they could have been caught, why did they stop playing?
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Unfortunately, a glorified ventriloquist's dummy did and now she's going to ruin 20 minutes of SPOTY for me this year as well.
Oh the humanity!
She can prance onto the stage to give Jack the trophy.
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I didn't understand why it finished? Seemed like Latvia went three points clear but there were still thirty seconds left. Surely it was possible they could have been caught, why did they stop playing?
It's 21 points to win although not sure if you have to be 2 (or more) points ahead to do so.
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First gold for Ireland although they were heavy favourites in the men's lightweight double sculls. Tough luck on the GB women who lost out on a medal in their race by .01 of second.
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I didn't understand why it finished? Seemed like Latvia went three points clear but there were still thirty seconds left. Surely it was possible they could have been caught, why did they stop playing?
It's 21 points to win although not sure if you have to be 2 (or more) points ahead to do so.
Oh, okay. I had assumed it was based on times like normal basketball.
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Today seems to be the worst day of the Olympics yet. I'd tell the rowers they need to row home, the useless posh twats.
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I didn't understand why it finished? Seemed like Latvia went three points clear but there were still thirty seconds left. Surely it was possible they could have been caught, why did they stop playing?
It's 21 points to win although not sure if you have to be 2 (or more) points ahead to do so.
Oh, okay. I had assumed it was based on times like normal basketball.
Time limit or 21 points.
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Ta.
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No medal but under the circumstances, that was still a great effort from Helen Glover.
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Mighty pleased track and field has finally started. The nonsense sports now get relegated to the periphery where they belong.
Women's 100m should be a cracker based on the times this morning.
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Not bothering to show the men's BMX final live when Britain clearly had a medal chance, then showing the women's final and announcing the result of the men's final over the top of it is probably the nadir of the BBC coverage so far.
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Football commentators showing a complete lack of understanding of the game yet again. Australian defender slides in, gets a toe to the ball and then clatters the GB player. Ref gives a free kick and a yellow card and all the commentary can offer is "but she played the ball". This attitude is why shit like the injuries to Wesley and Van Dyke happens.
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Its worth watching the Women's Rugby Sevens so much more entertaining than the men's or the full version of the game. Last night was GB vs NZ. We soared into a 21 - 0 lead only to lose 21 - 26. We now play USA in the quarter final after beating Kenya 31 - 0.
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FFS, they're even losing to Australia in football now!
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It was a cracking corner by the Matildas though. GB look a bit slow and predictable.
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FFS, they're even losing to Australia in football now!
HT all to play for. Its coming home.
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No Golden Slam for Djokovic!
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BBC saying they will show the rugby sevens after the football, then, during the football, show a live picture of the rugby sevens showing the latest score. Twats!
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FFS, they're even losing to Australia in football now!
HT all to play for. Its coming home.
COME ON!
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No Golden Slam for Djokovic!
Some upset, that. (No disrespect to Zverev).
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FFS, they're even losing to Australia in football now!
HT all to play for. Its coming home.
COME ON!
Sake.
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Brazil out, Canada win on penalties. Our extra time about to kick off.
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Well that was justice for a very soft penalty.
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10,000m coming up, we won gold in London and Rio, don't somehow think we'll do it this time.
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10,000m coming up, we won gold in London and Rio, don't somehow think we'll do it this time.
Strange race this, surprised the ugandans have let the pace drop at times, I'd have thought they would want to stretch the field. Barega to win it now for me.
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10,000m coming up, we won gold in London and Rio, don't somehow think we'll do it this time.
Strange race this, surprised the ugandans have let the pace drop at times, I'd have thought they would want to stretch the field. Barega to win it now for me.
Yep, as expected his extra pace at the end was key, no idea why the Ugandans let it be a slow race, bizarre tactics.
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The Chinese women’s basketball team has a player who is 205cm tall. I can’t recall ever seeing a women close to that height.
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Aidan Walsh has guaranteed Ireland another medal in boxing winning today's bout at welterweight. He fights Pat McCormack in the semi-final so I'll have to decide which Irish fighter to support.
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The Chinese women’s basketball team has a player who is 205cm tall. I can’t recall ever seeing a women close to that height.
Knowing China, she’s probably been on the rack.
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FFS, they're even losing to Australia in football now!
HT all to play for. Its coming home.
COME ON!
Sake.
They’re coming home.
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Great effort by the triathletes.
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Like the new mixed swimming and running relays it's just more medals for the
Sky 'Big Six' so the smaller countries can't catch them in the table. >:(
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They should bring in boxing relays.
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Using a pint of beer as the 'baton'?
We might win a few more medals then as half of our Olympic medals have been for boxing (first one was J.B. Yeats for painting).
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Like the new mixed swimming and running relays it's just more medals for the Sky 'Big Six' so the smaller countries can't catch them in the table. >:(
Yeah, another ludicrous addition.
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Paul Casey 2 off the lead going into the final round.
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Dina Asher Smith only 3rd in the semis, anxious wait now to see if she'll make the final.
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DAS out but Daryll Neita makes the final.
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DAS out of the 200, too. ☹
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Double Swedish on top in the men's discus. "I'm a Swedish Viking" from gold medalist Stahl. Love it.
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Yeah, enjoyed that. Mixed relay next, should be fun.
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Well done Polska.
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Triple Jamaica in women's 100.
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That's the fastest proper race ever. Flo Jo's record shouldn't count. What's the story with them not liking each other?
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Triple Jamaica in women's 100.
Brit in the final looked slower than me. Jamaican athletes are amazing.
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That's the fastest proper race ever. Flo Jo's record shouldn't count. What's the story with them not liking each other?
I don't know either but it was pretty obvious there was no love lost there.
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From what they're saying it may have something to do with a coach/trainer.
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Ah, thanks. Hopefully those Jamaican girls come to Brum next year, would be some spectacle.
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That's the fastest proper race ever. Flo Jo's record shouldn't count. What's the story with them not liking each other?
Agreed, don't recognise Flo-Jo's time either. Think it's because Elaine Thompson-Herah voted Leave. ;)
Was hoping Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce would win, she seems nice. Doubt Asher-Smith would have got a medal anyway.
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It was nice of the winner to thank Paul McGrath.
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Is the boxer Yafai one of us? He's Brummie.
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I see San Marino won another medal. That's two in three days after having won zero in their previous 61 years trying. Different medalists, too, not the same person.
Nice to see the San Marinos, Fijis and Irelands of this world getting their moment in the sun.
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Dunno much about BMX trick racing but that was amazing by Charlotte Worthington. Another Gold for GB. Makes being a massive alcoholic insomniac worthwhile watching that.
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Khyzhniak is fucking scary in the ring. He did not take a step back all match. Well, except for when he was hit in the balls.
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Khyzhniak vs Marcial should be some fight.
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Dunno much about BMX trick racing but that was amazing by Charlotte Worthington. Another Gold for GB. Makes being a massive alcoholic insomniac worthwhile watching that.
She really surprised Hannah Roberts who was expecting to have the gold in the bag. She’s rather good, as well.
I thought the BMX tricks were more varied and interesting than what I was watching in the equivalent skateboard competition. The BMXers did amazing stuff on the bikes all over the park, reaching incredible heights. I’ve no idea how difficult it was but everybody involved in the other one just skated up to a flight of steps and slid down the banister! ;)
Great that Duncan Scott has walked away with 4 medals, as well. I like the mixed relays in Triathlon, swimming and on the track, it makes teams think about who they are supporting to get better!
The eventing was miles better than the dressage although that’s not difficult. Eddie Izzard is probably the only person ever to make it interesting and she didn’t even need a horse.
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Ben Whitaker has just credited McGrath as well, with getting him to the gold medal match.
Unless he was who CD meant, earlier, and I was watching a repeat of an interview.
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Frazer Clarke through after Aliev was disqualified. Arguably the latter was the better boxer up until that time but his behavior after the warning (which was correct) did not meet the approval of the referee. That did nothing to improve Aliev's demeanor to be sure...
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Aliev still in the ring, refusing to leave.
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Schauffele wins gold, Sabbatini silver, Casey and McIlroy in a play off with 5 others for the bronze.
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Casey knocked out after 1st hole, after poor drive.
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Bit of a turn up China's Chengtsung Pan beats Open champion Morikawa to win bronze.
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Nice to see the San Marinos, Fijis and Irelands of this world getting their moment in the sun.
Three great examples of smaller independent nations punching above their weight at The Olympics. However it does make me realise how fortunate we are and yearn for the day when athletes from the likes of Tibet and Scotland can throw off the yoke of oppression and also compete freely under their own flags.
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Ben Whitaker has just credited McGrath as well, with getting him to the gold medal match.
Unless he was who CD meant, earlier, and I was watching a repeat of an interview.
I was on about the 100 metres champion Elaine Thompson-Herah. McGrath this, McGrath that. She wouldn't shut up about him.
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Nice to see the San Marinos, Fijis and Irelands of this world getting their moment in the sun.
Three great examples of smaller independent nations punching above their weight at The Olympics. However it does make me realise how fortunate we are and yearn for the day when athletes from the likes of Tibet and Scotland can throw off the yoke of oppression and also compete freely under their own flags.
Let’s not forget Ireland didn’t even get going in the Olympics until 1924 because of the neighbours.
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Rojas of Venezuela already has the triple jump gold medal in the bag then chucks in a world record in her final jump. Brilliant stuff.
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That's a bizarre precedent in the high jump. If fifteen of them are level after the first round can they just say "we don't want to jump any more, give us a gold each please"?
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Great night in the track & field. The Italians are having a good year, don't they!
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One false start=disqualification? That's shit.
It used to be two, no? Or at least it was on my copy of Olympic Gold on the Sega Megadrive :)
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It's harsh but it's been in place for awhile now. 15 years maybe? I remember Bolt being a victim of it (Korea?).
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I had to look it up. The current false start rule been in effect since 1 January 2010.
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I had to look it up. The current false start rule been in effect since 1 January 2010.
Haha, cheers pal. I think the last time I watched the Olympics before this one was the 100m final in Atlanta when Linford got chucked out.
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That's a bizarre precedent in the high jump. If fifteen of them are level after the first round can they just say "we don't want to jump any more, give us a gold each please"?
They would all need to have failed out which would be extraordinary and could only really happen if the bar had been set too high to start. Or they all passed in which case there is a higher jump available. These guys had left everyone behind and were level on count back after failing the height. They are presumed to be unable to go higher and have already cleared the increment below. So long story short all good. Can only happen in high jump and pole vault (and maybe weights idk).
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Rojas of Venezuela already has the triple jump gold medal in the bag then chucks in a world record in her final jump. Brilliant stuff.
Especially as she looked to have bailed on the jump. Very happy Mamona got silver, she seems ahem lovely.
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Agreed BV Patricia is total quality. The men's 100M final was a bit of a shock. Jacobs has bucked the trend.
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I'm not the greatest fan of boxing but do watch amateur competition in such as the Olympics so could someone explain the ruling on the wearing of headgear? I notice that the lighter weights seem to wear them but the heavier weights don't which doesn't make sense to me. Genuine question.
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I had to look it up. The current false start rule been in effect since 1 January 2010.
Haha, cheers pal. I think the last time I watched the Olympics before this one was the 100m final in Atlanta when Linford got chucked out.
I think there is also some wiggle room, if the false start is within 9 one hundredths of a second (i think) then the athlete gets a warning rather than a dq.
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One false start=disqualification? That's shit.
It used to be two, no? Or at least it was on my copy of Olympic Gold on the Sega Megadrive :)
It used to be two, but a number of races were having three, four or more false starts so it got a bit farcical. Then the rule was you have one allowed false start, but after that if there is another the culprit gets disqualified, regardless of whether they or someone else did the first one. However, it was reckoned that sometimes the more confident starters would do a false start on purpose so as to put the less confident starters off and give them an advantage when the race restarted. Hence the rule change to one false start and you're out.
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Women's cycling time trials this morning. GB looking ok so far.
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I’ve just watched the women’s BMX, absolutely outstanding performance, I really enjoyed that.
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I think there is also some wiggle room, if the false start is within 9 one hundredths of a second (i think) then the athlete gets a warning rather than a dq.
AFAIk it's a false start if the athlete moves within .1 of a second of the gun. You may well be right on the wiggle room. One sprinter who went after .093 secs was given a warning whilst another who went after .096 secs was dq'd and even the commentators were puzzled.
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Women's cycling time trials this morning. GB looking ok so far.
Indoors? The Team Pursuit?
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Hadn't realised that a cyclist who won gold in 2012 and 2016 got paralysed in an accident in 2018 ☹
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristina_Vogel
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Women's cycling time trials this morning. GB looking ok so far.
Indoors? The Team Pursuit?
Sorry, I meant Team Pursuit. Men's team in fourth at the moment.
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Women's cycling time trials this morning. GB looking ok so far.
Indoors? The Team Pursuit?
Sorry, I meant Team Pursuit. Men's team in fourth at the moment.
I was thinking are you a week behind on the viewing...
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Aussies had a bit of an incident. Remind me not to get an Argon 18 track bike.
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Hmm, UCI / Olympic rules have a sock height rule to stop full length aerodynamics material to be used. Strangely the Danes all have identical wounds on their front shins that need identical lengths of medical tape to cover it.
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Heavy rain causing delays to the technique events in the track & field.
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Heavy rain causing delays to the technique events in the track & field.
How bizarre. I live in Tokyo and it's not raining :D
Maybe just where I live. It's a sign that Jack is staying, perhaps
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I see Laurel Hubbard failed in the snatch.
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I see Laurel Hubbard failed in the snatch.
Tom Cruise will be disappointed.
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Valarie Allman winning the women's discus, despite having Ross Kemp as her coach.
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Penalties in the women's hockey v Spain.
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Douglas Luiz semi-final tomorrow at 9am.
Women's 800m final with three GB qualifiers after 1pm.
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Sifan Hassan has just won gold in the women's 5000m for The Netherlands, she is also competing in the 1500m and the 10,000 if she wins all 3 she will be the first person to do it.
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I see Laurel Hubbard failed in the snatch.
No snatch was registered, so not allowed to progress to the (clean and) jerk - is that right ?
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Warholm's time is absolutely incredible. Almost beggars belief.
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All kicking off in the cycling.
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All kicking off in the cycling.
Doesn't look as though we'll be bringing home the bacon.
Definetly the Danes fault!!!
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Two golds in sailing, closing in on the Aussies in the medal table now. If we had just not kept losing in the last second in the taekwando we would be clear already.
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All kicking off in the cycling.
Doesn't look as though we'll be bringing home the bacon.
Definetly the Danes fault!!!
Loved watching him lose his rag. In future we should always use a fat bloke at the back in cycling to stop anyone overtaking.
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There should be a weighting to the medals table. Classic events and other proper sports rank higher than some lesser sports and the nonsense events don't count at all. Silly new events in proper sports don't count either.
The arbitrator of these designations should be me.
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Yafai into the semis in the boxing meaning we're guaranteed 6 medals in it now.
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Yafai into the semis in the boxing meaning we're guaranteed 6 medals in it now.
He was brilliant too
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Pat McCormack loses his final, was outclassed by the Cuban. Another Silver in the bag though.
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3 Brits in women's 800m final, American Athing Mu strong favourite, but hopefully we'll get our first medal in the Athletics. KO 1.25
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3 Brits in women's 800m final, American Athing Mu strong favourite, but hopefully we'll get our first medal in the Athletics. KO 1.25
brilliant run from Mu to win but Hodgkinson getting a british record for 2nd was brilliant, both 19 as well.
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3 Brits in women's 800m final, American Athing Mu strong favourite, but hopefully we'll get our first medal in the Athletics. KO 1.25
brilliant run from Mu to win but Hodgkinson getting a british record for 2nd was brilliant, both 19 as well.
Yeah great effort and Jemma Reekie, just missed out on bronze.
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The BBC interview with Hodgkinson is pure gold.
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All kicking off in the cycling.
Doesn't look as though we'll be bringing home the bacon.
Definetly the Danes fault!!!
Still surprised the UCI / Olympics allowed them to continue with not one but two bits of blatant rule "bending to breaking limit" in the earlier qualifications.
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think this womens 200 will be very quick.
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think this womens 200 will be very quick.
Yeah, 2nd fastest time ever, no surprise, this looks a very quick track. Mboma looks like she'll be special if someone can teach her how to run a bend.
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A good day for the Scandinavians in the track & field today. Duplantis oh so close to the WR in pole vault which would have been a nice end to the evening after Warholm's astonishing WR earlier.
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think this womens 200 will be very quick.
Yeah, 2nd fastest time ever, no surprise, this looks a very quick track. Mboma looks like she'll be special if someone can teach her how to run a bend.
Hard to tell as it likely depends on whether she is forced to take testosterone-reducing drugs in order to continue to compete.
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A good day for the Scandinavians in the track & field today. Duplantis oh so close to the WR in pole vault which would have been a nice end to the evening after Warholm's astonishing WR earlier.
That 400m hurdles is the total of all the Olympics I've watched. That Norwegian bloke is incredible. You don't see WRs smashed like that very often.
The look on his face was great. A bit like the shock on Hitz's face when he scored
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A good day for the Scandinavians in the track & field today. Duplantis oh so close to the WR in pole vault which would have been a nice end to the evening after Warholm's astonishing WR earlier.
That 400m hurdles is the total of all the Olympics I've watched. That Norwegian bloke is incredible. You don't see WRs smashed like that very often.
The look on his face was great. A bit like the shock on Hitz's face when he scored
Bouncy track, innit?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/03/tokyo-track-designer-reveals-boost-from-new-surface-as-records-fall-at-olympics (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/03/tokyo-track-designer-reveals-boost-from-new-surface-as-records-fall-at-olympics)
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Surely that would mean their stride and jump were slightly longer which would throw off their rhythm as they'd end up approaching the hurdle a fraction of a second before they were ready to jump?
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Surely that would mean their stride and jump were slightly longer which would throw off their rhythm as they'd end up approaching the hurdle a fraction of a second before they were ready to jump?
Only if you're a clumsy twat, like you or I.
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Gutted for KJT but another gold in the horse torturing and that's us finally above the Convicts in the medal table.
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Unfortunately back behind the convicts again, think this could be nip and tuck for 4th place in the table.
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Our best hopes of individual gold in the Athletics were DAS, KJT and Adam Gemili, so now it appears are only hope is probably the Women's 4x100m relay, which is tomorrow at 2.30 pm.
Well done to GBs Holly Bradshaw, winning bronze in the pole vault, the first Brit to win a pole vault medal at the Olympics, which is quite a stat.
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Can't see them winning that relay, bearing in mind the Jamaicans will put out their first team who won gold, silver and bronze in the individuals. Even if they chuck the baton on the floor the Americans would be more favoured than Britain. The men's 4 x 100, while less stellar, might have a better chance as the competition doesn't appear so amazing.
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Gutted for KJT
No surprise really the way she's let herself go, state of that gut of hers*.
*Actually she seems lovely, hoped she do well.
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Back above the Crims (and ROC) after golds in modern pentathlon and madison cycling. Women leading the way again, feel like they have won about 90% of our golds.
The madison cycling was brilliant, Kenny and Archibald absolutely battered everybody else.
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Did anyone else notice the two Danish girls seemingly talking to each other whilst the National Anthem was being played during the Madison medal presentation? Personally I can't stand our anthem but I'd give it respect when it's being played. Could they not have kept still and quiet for thirty seconds? FFS!
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Did anyone else notice the two Danish girls seemingly talking to each other whilst the National Anthem was being played during the Madison medal presentation? Personally I can't stand our anthem but I'd give it respect when it's being played. Could they not have kept still and quiet for thirty seconds? FFS!
They probably watched the semi-final in the Euros and thought sod that.
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Cheptegei last lap at 55 sec without really stretching himself. The performances by some of these athletes are hard to comprehend.
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Terrific women's 1500m. Kipyegon won with Muir taking silver with, I think, a new British record.
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Stunning performance by Laura - 3.54.5 . A fantastic time.
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Yeah superb run and OR for Kipyegon
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Wonderful sporting attitude by Faith Kipyegon afterwards too. No showboating and demeaning the opposition- she shared her victory lap with Laura and the two of them were chatting and smiling the whole way round. What a fabulous way to do sport - athletics and in particular middle distance running are just so good for this. Laura has just done a lovely interview too. I’m delighted for her.
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That was one hell of a men's 100m relay. What a race!
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I found the Polish javelin thrower quite attractive. Who wouldn’t want a woman who could take down a deer with a pointy stick from 60m? Could come in handy if society collapses.
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Brilliant performance from Galal Yafai to get the boxing gold medal, well deserved.
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Sifan Hassan. What a competitor.
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Brilliant performance from Galal Yafai to get the boxing gold medal, well deserved.
When was Brum's last gold medal before today? Can't think of any since Jane Sixsmith in hockey.
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India's first ever gold medal in track & field (Chopra in the men's javelin).
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Great run by Josh Kerr in the 1500m 3:29 something. That’s 13.9 seconds for 100 metres , consecutively, 15 times ! Try doing one 100 metre sprint in that time and then try to imagine it . Unbelievable.
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Brilliant performance from Galal Yafai to get the boxing gold medal, well deserved.
That's a shame. https://twitter.com/jakeainsworth91/status/1423938782571769860?s=21
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The medal table that matters most in the Olympics:
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/medal-standings.htm
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I always think the Modern Pentathlon medal table provides a better indication of which nation is best.
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/modern-pentathlon/medal-standings.htm
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The medal table that matters most in the Olympics:
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/medal-standings.htm
Yeah where's Mo when you need him.
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I always think the Modern Pentathlon medal table provides a better indication of which nation is best.
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/modern-pentathlon/medal-standings.htm
I stand corrected.
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Bruce Springsteen's daughter has a silver medal.
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Show jumping? Surely she was born to run?
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I always think the Modern Pentathlon medal table provides a better indication of which nation is best.
Surprised you would place so much stock in a sport that involves "horse torturing".
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Judging by yesterday it seemed like the horses were torturing the jockeys, to be fair.
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Show jumping? Surely she was born to run?
Headline writers prefer Born to Ride when writing about Ms Springsteen. I'll bet we'll see more of them tomorrow.
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Yeah where's Mo when you need him.
Enjoying a barbie at his mate's Bertie Salazar's place?
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Show jumping? Surely she was born to run?
Headline writers prefer Born to Ride when writing about Ms Springsteen. I'll bet we'll see more of them tomorrow.
Glory Day, She's the Boss, Ride all Night, She's on Fire etc.
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If you get a chance check out Israel's Linoy Ashram in the rhythmic gymnastics. She looks like a young Freddie Mercury but the skill in her ball routine was pretty amazing tbh.
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Not sure if any of you have seen the modern pentathlon. It’s rather like the Wolverhampton Parkrun. A bit of gentle jogging , a lot of shooting , a bit more jogging and then a sword fight. No wonder we got the gold medal.
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Not sure if any of you have seen the modern pentathlon. It’s rather like the Wolverhampton Parkrun. A bit of gentle jogging , a lot of shooting , a bit more jogging and then a sword fight. No wonder we got the gold medal.
You forgot the 'oss jumping Fred and the only 'oss you'll find in a Wolverhampton park would belong to the rag-and-bone man.
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Well done Lauren Price superb display totally outclassed her opponent. 2 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes in the boxing that's impressive.
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4th in the final medal table with 22 golds, USA just pipped China 39-38, Japan 3rd.
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4th in the final medal table with 22 golds, USA just pipped China 39-38, Japan 3rd.
For the size of GB quite incredible. Yes I know some get funding through the national lotery but it is still impressive.
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Excellent by Kellie Harrington as she overcame a tough Brazilian opponent to win gold. I suppose it's the Viking influence in that all our medals came in fighting and getting away by boat but still punching above our weight.
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Politicians are quick to take credit where there is none due, but the Olympic medals gleaned this century are possibly John Major's greatest legacy. I know there's the argument that the Lottery is a disproportionate tax on the poor, etc. but for two weeks every four years, Britain is a more happy, inclusive place because of it and just about any other long-term Government initiative I can think about.
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A cracking games given the circumstances. Really enjoyed it.
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4th in the final medal table with 22 golds, USA just pipped China 39-38, Japan 3rd.
Left the Convicts for dead once the million medal swimming finished. Good stuff.
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Didn't seem to be as much stuff going on even with all the new events. Highlights for me were
- The design of the Olympic cauldron.
- The globe light effect with the drones during the opening ceremony.
- Tunisian swimmer winning the 400m Freestyle.
- The Irish rowing gold achieved through brute force.
- Sifan Hassan falling and still winning her race.
- Linoy Ashram's ball routine in the rhythmic gymnastics.
- The artistic (synchronised) team swimming especially Ukraine's and ROC's routines. Amazing what humans can do really.
- The host country doing so well even without the crowds.
- Karsten Warholm in the 400m hurdles. Norway seem to have done very well, where you normally expect them to excel at the Winter Games, including winning the men's beach volleyball. Must be due to global warming.
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4th in the final medal table with 22 golds, USA just pipped China 39-38, Japan 3rd.
Left the Convicts for dead once the million medal swimming finished. Good stuff.
And didn't have to count Mo's "medals" this time. Seems you had to be involved in WWII to get in the top ten though. :(
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And didn't have to count Mo's "medals" this time. Seems you had to be involved in WWII to get in the top ten though. :(
Mo's "Medals"? Any reason we shouldn't include them?
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And didn't have to count Mo's "medals" this time. Seems you had to be involved in WWII to get in the top ten though. :(
Mo's "Medals"? Any reason we shouldn't include them?
It's because of his links to Salazar. I think a lot of the reaction is over the top but i can understand some people having a question mark next to him.
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I thought this was quite interesting, a comparison to between medals won and funding received for the various UK sports at the Olympics. Was a bit suprosed to see that rowing had the highest amount of investment, which is now going to be cut because they performed so poorly. Swimming gets a lot less by comparison and they do much, much better.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58112331
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It is always a "lottery" as they can either give a little bit to all the sports which wouldn't be enough anywhere, or do what they do now which is target based on medals won which means a poor performance / equipment failure or the emergence of a freak dominant athlete can eff up medal contentions for those events for the several games going forward.
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There’s talk of them trying to be a bit more “holistic” in their approach to funding (whatever the fuck that is) as opposed to being so medal led when it comes to funding. Team sports badly lose out to individual sports on the current basis. That said I think we were the country who won medals in the broadest range of sports so we don’t do too badly.
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And didn't have to count Mo's "medals" this time. Seems you had to be involved in WWII to get in the top ten though. :(
Mo's "Medals"? Any reason we shouldn't include them?
It's because of his links to Salazar. I think a lot of the reaction is over the top but i can understand some people having a question mark next to him.
Certainly a question mark or two but probably wasn't included in the BBC's Olympics coverage.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/ewan-mackenna-mo-farah-has-more-questions-to-answer-than-gold-medals-and-the-facts-are-stacking-up-against-him-36712511.html
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I'm surprised that anyone could still believe Mo was clean.
I don't terribly hold it against him, mind. I am confident most elite athletes use PEDs.
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It does seem that the allegations surrounding Farrah get more attention than those about non-refugee, white competitors like Bradley Wiggins, for instance.
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He is a much bigger name, maybe? And, frankly, surely no one anywhere still believes elite cyclists are clean.
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I suspect the better comparison might be Paula Radcliffe as the article did mention her in passing but linking her to the exact same thing in one line only.
It was just more strange for the OP to pick up on an athlete who contributed two medals per games and who isn't even their this year when replying to a statement of us beating the Aussies in the table.
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So does the relay class as one or four medals lost if the doping is proven?
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All four competitors lose their medal but it would only count as one silver lost on the medal table. Canada would swap their bronze for silver, China gains a bronze. None of the changes affect the generally-accepted medal table, GB would have to lose two golds to fall below "Russia", assuming that none of their gold medalists were disqualified.
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I thought this was quite interesting, a comparison to between medals won and funding received for the various UK sports at the Olympics. Was a bit suprosed to see that rowing had the highest amount of investment, which is now going to be cut because they performed so poorly. Swimming gets a lot less by comparison and they do much, much better.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58112331
Interesting figures there. Cycling is a broad church. There was a lot more investment to the track cycling in comparison to Women's BMX for example. Beth Shriever had little to no income yet managed to bring home the gold. I'm amazed at some of the amounts and wonder where all the cash is used.
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Not sure you can argue swimming does much much better when there are so many medals you aren't comparing like with like. If there were a hundred rowing medals up for grabs we would probably have won quite a few.
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I thought this was quite interesting, a comparison to between medals won and funding received for the various UK sports at the Olympics. Was a bit suprosed to see that rowing had the highest amount of investment, which is now going to be cut because they performed so poorly. Swimming gets a lot less by comparison and they do much, much better.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/58112331
Interesting figures there. Cycling is a broad church. There was a lot more investment to the track cycling in comparison to Women's BMX for example. Beth Shriever had little to no income yet managed to bring home the gold. I'm amazed at some of the amounts and wonder where all the cash is used.
Facilities, coaching staff and other needed roles, paying the "chosen" athletes to be able to afford to reduce or give up work entirely to concentrate on the sport. I expect the sporting bodies input requirements like "this funding period we need £8mil to upgrade the So and So facility which will improve our chances of....." and get the payment but so much isn't needed next time. Hence the stupidly high canoeing costs compared to Athletics, although a lot of the key Athletics people probably earn a lot so don't need money directly as well compared to canoeists ("who are they?" "exactly").
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Paralympics anyone?
Dame Sarah Storey showing almost 30 years at the top and still unbeatable.
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Someone needs to explain to Clare Boulding that no one gives a fuck about equine sports. I'm sure she stuck Charlotte Doujardin in the top 10 British Olympic moments and she's at it again during the Paralympics.
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A little bit surprised to see the men's 6-7 table tennis semi final didn't end in a brawl.
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Sarah Storey now 17 golds WOW