[Other Sport] Olympics viewing strategy

[dazzer6666]

Sport is ****ing brutal at times. Get fit again soon KJT

 

[hart's shirt]

But to counterbalance all the highs of sport, there's the lows that the likes of KJT, Asher-Smith and Gemili must be going through right now.

The story of an athlete isn't all about medals.

 

[birthofanorange]

Sport is ****ing brutal at times. Get fit again soon KJT

Indeed, so gutted for her, but it was on the cards. She'll be back, I'm sure of it.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

What's astounding is our level of medal success relative to similar-sized nations of comparable financial means, the likes of Germany, France, Italy and Spain for example.

And, as others have said, the breadth of our competitiveness across such a wide-range of disparate disciplines.

Agreed.

I’ve wondered if it’s to do with how much funding our athletes get in comparison to those nations but don’t particularly care if it is!

 

[hart's shirt]

Ben Maher in the individual showjumping gets gold in the jump-off.

That horse was so quick!

 

[Bozza]

Not sure I've ever cheered showjumping like that before.

 

[birthofanorange]

Annoyingly just behind the Ozzies at the moment, I would love it ... love it, if finish above them.

Not the case, now.

 

[hart's shirt]

Not the case, now.

Someone's been doing some cut and paste at BBC Sport with our silver and bronze medal count!

3 Japan 20 7 12 39
4 G.Britain 15 7 12 48

Should be 18 silvers and 15 bronze!

Let's see how long it takes for someone to notice...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57836709

 

[birthofanorange]

Someone's been doing some cut and paste at BBC Sport with our silver and bronze medal count!

3 Japan 20 7 12 39
4 G.Britain 15 7 12 48

Should be 18 silvers and 15 bronze!

Let's see how long it takes for someone to notice...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57836709

That's it! Defund the BBC!

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Please let's try and keep posts on this thread on the Olympics themselves rather than the views of a self-promoting professional polemist.

As Simster wrote yesterday:

"Hours of astounding world class sport and just as you think you could do with a change, along comes another sport. And then there's the back stories, and the emotion and drama in winning and losing. It's just an amazing spectacle."

That's much more worthy of our attention.

Yep, you're right – sorry about that. I won't mention him again.

Amazing day's action so far. Gutted for KJT, but hopefully she'll be back stronger in three years...

 

[birthofanorange]

Great 200m final - well done De Grasse.

 

[ozzygull]

I love the Olympics, headlines about success first instead of constant doom and gloom, it feels like a holiday. It helps that team GB are doing so well. I hope there is someting done (covid allowing) where we can celerabrate all the achivments and show them how proud we are of them all.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Who are the remaining Team GB hopefuls? Laura Kenny? A bit more hope in the equestrian events?

It seems like our medals will dry up now but we're already ahead of the 14 golds anticipated at the start.

 

[hart's shirt]

Who are the remaining Team GB hopefuls? Laura Kenny? A bit more hope in the equestrian events?

Yes, there's definitely a strong chance in Friday's Team Showjumping Final. And there's still Tom Daley in the 10m platform to come.

Here's 3 more medal prospects to watch.

Canoe Sprint - Liam Heath won gold in Rio. Fnished over a second clear of 2nd place in his 200m QF. Only sub-34 second run.

Boxing - ex-Welsh footballer, Lauren Price has a guaranteed bronze. She's got a tough middleweight SF against the current European champion.

Modern Pentathlon - very successful for GB in the past. We've got Jamie Cooke, 2018 World Champion and 2019 European champion.

 

[hart's shirt]

Liam Heath didn't get a good start, but ended up with the bronze with a strong recovery.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I'd just like to point out how well the athletes are performing in what is frankly brutal conditions today. According to my thermometer and humidity measurer thing it's 36 degrees and 60% humidity.

Yes, I know some places are hotter, some are more humid and some are even hotter and more humid at the same time but none of them are hosting an elite world sporting event. Those athletes competing today have nothing but respect from me.

 

[W.C.]

I'd just like to point out how well the athletes are performing in what is frankly brutal conditions today. According to my thermometer and humidity measurer thing it's 36 degrees and 60% humidity.

Yes, I know some places are hotter, some are more humid and some are even hotter and more humid at the same time but none of them are hosting an elite world sporting event. Those athletes competing today have nothing but respect from me.

Don't think many people really appreciate how brutal summer is in Japan, particularly in Tokyo!
I know we are pasty brits but have met plenty of people from around the world who say the same.

 

[dazzer6666]

I'd just like to point out how well the athletes are performing in what is frankly brutal conditions today. According to my thermometer and humidity measurer thing it's 36 degrees and 60% humidity.

Yes, I know some places are hotter, some are more humid and some are even hotter and more humid at the same time but none of them are hosting an elite world sporting event. Those athletes competing today have nothing but respect from me.

Good point…I spent a lot of time in Singapore and HK in summertime, it’s horrific. A 20 minute stroll to the office would leave me absolutely dripping with sweat. It’s incredible what they are doing.

 

[dazzer6666]

Keirin about to start……..mental event. They’ve replaced the old scooter with an e-bike, ridden by a bloke with a rucksack. It looks like a group of angry weekend warriors chasing a commuter

 

[Simster]

Keirin about to start……..mental event. They’ve replaced the old scooter with an e-bike, ridden by a bloke with a rucksack. It looks like a group of angry weekend warriors chasing a commuter [emoji38]ol:[emoji38]ol:[emoji38]ol:

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