Olympics Thread
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@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
English commentators. What's either mixing up "just about" and "only just"? They do not mean the same thing.
It's a saying that has plagued football commentary the last few years, but some guy on the international broadcast of the athletics highlights just butchered the English language with this stupid phrase
I'm know I'm fighting a losing battle here, though. "Street" will always triumpnh over correct.
I haven't noticed that plague but surely "just about" means almost, whereas "only just" means enough by only a small margin .
What am I missing?
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@nzzp said in Olympics Thread:
@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Women's golf. Regardless of the nation , they all seem to be East Asian.
have you seen the table tennis? Similar headaches for DEI
Expected though, in the ping pong. Just like Caribbean or African origin sprinters in their new migrant nations. Where the culture,knowledge or physical advantage of the migrant nation is exported to the new.
But east Asian women in golf seems a bit of an anomaly, though.
Although I've just looked up world rankings. Where it is east Asians. Or east Asian origin, dominating. So, maybe there is a stronger tradition of womens golf in those origin countries than I was aware of.
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@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
@nzzp said in Olympics Thread:
@Rapido said in Olympics Thread:
Women's golf. Regardless of the nation , they all seem to be East Asian.
have you seen the table tennis? Similar headaches for DEI
Expected though, in the ping pong. Just like Caribbean or African origin sprinters in their new migrant nations. Where the culture or physical advantage of the migrant nation is exported to the new.
But east Asian women in golf seems a bit of an anomaly, though.
Although I've just looked up world rankings. Where it is east Asians. Or east Asian origin, dominating. So, maybe there is a stronger tradition of womens golf in those origin countries than I was aware of.
I suspect it is a sport that doesn't necessarily rely on physical strength per se. You need a high level of hand eye coordination, but a lot can be said for straight out work ethic. And they work as hard as most, if not harder
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I went to South Korea for a trip last year. Women's golf was everywhere. Not actual golf at a course for the most part, but indoor golf whereby they whack the ball into a net and the computer registers the shot. Golf advertising, especially womans, was prolific.
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@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@Damo said in Olympics Thread:
Maddie Wesche in the Shotput qualifies automatically for the final with her second throw.
And one of the favourites from the USA fails to qualify for the final.
Reigning world champion!
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@Damo said in Olympics Thread:
Maddie Wesche in the Shotput qualifies automatically for the final with her second throw.
And one of the favourites from the USA fails to qualify for the final.
Reigning world champion!
I saw that she was hot favourite for the gold.
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@Damo said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@Damo said in Olympics Thread:
Maddie Wesche in the Shotput qualifies automatically for the final with her second throw.
And one of the favourites from the USA fails to qualify for the final.
Reigning world champion!
I saw that she was hot favourite for the gold.
Game on now. Our girl looks chilled, has a chance if she can stay cool and execute. Make a big throw early and watch the pressure amp up for the rest
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Our Mixed Multihull crew are sailing soon for a medal. Currently fourth but I think we can get up to silver. Fingers crossed we get on the podium.
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@Canes4life said in Olympics Thread:
Our Mixed Multihull crew are sailing soon for a medal. Currently fourth but I think we can get up to silver. Fingers crossed we get on the podium.
GBR jumped the start. Kiwis already into 3rd. Winds very light, Lester said the boats won't foil in this. Not sure who this suits
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We will medal if GBR are disqualified
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@Canes4life said in Olympics Thread:
We will medal if GBR are disqualified
I don't know why the judges didn't tell them they were over. Let them get half way up the first leg and now they give them the hook. GB must not have heard the call off the line. Now we can focus on Argentina
