Olympics Thread

Stargazer

Cooper unlikely to win bronze, but what a great race!

Mackerzzzz

@mn5 said in Olympics Thread:

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@mn5 said in Olympics Thread:

Went for a walk with the other half for a couple of hundred metres before we noticed it was happy hour at the local. We popped in and caught some of the air pistol shooting. As she rightly pointed out these guys were not athletes and how the fuck is this actually a sport ? I disagreed with the latter point, I mean having a steady hand and shooting takes hand eye co ordination and precision so I think it is a sport……just

We did both agree that watching the fence we had painted that day drying would have been more of a spectacle though.

Shooting has been in the Olympics for ages. I guess it is the pinnacle for a sport that people rarely see. Terrible telly but I'm okay with it being in

The technology that the rifles/pistols appear to have is pretty OTT though.

Like you I can’t disagree with it being there on merits as a sport however tenuous……

All those guides they wear seem to make it difficult not to just pull the trigger. I'm sure it is much harder than it appears. Olympic paintball would be more exciting

Now I would watch that

Stargazer

Cooper 6th! Well done!

Rapido

What's the story with no headgear in the amateur boxing?

Stockcar86

Stargazer

Swimming (200m Freestyle - Women) with Erika Fairweather at 10.05pm (Tokyo 2020 ch 2/ Sky Sport 4).

https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/results-women-s-200m-freestyle-heat-000200-.htm

Stargazer

Fairweather not going well.

Stargazer

She finishes 5th.

MiketheSnow

Great morning for GB

Silver in Men's Triathlon
Gold in swimming; diving; mtn biking

Silver or Gold on the way in Women's Taekwando

Bovidae

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

She finishes 5th.

14th qualifier so through to the SFs.

MN5

Rapido

Watching hockey refs trying to communicate through their ear pieces, in their second language, while a techno disco blasts out of the PA, makes great telly .

Should be a sport in itself.

Stargazer

Damn, Japan scores.

Stargazer

Yess, the Black Sticks score! 1 all

Stargazer

And they score another one!!

The Black Sticks lead 2 - 1!

Stargazer

Half time score: Black Sticks women 2 - 1 Japan

Stargazer

Great defence from the Black Sticks; the Japanese not able - thus far - to convert penalty corners into points.

canefan

We are down one in the bin for 5 minutes

Stargazer

Are they always so quick to show cards in hockey?

canefan

@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:

Are they always so quick to show cards in hockey?

I dunno, I only watch at Oly and Comm games time! The Japanese girl was away and running so fair enough I guess

The Silver Fern

Olympics Thread