Olympics Thread
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<p>2 dudes on bikes car-jacked people in a tunnel, Aussies had laptops nicked from village...I expect this happens most days, but cos the Olympics are in town, it is worldwide news!</p>
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Not a bad effort by our girls vs Gold medal favourites USA. We had a couple of bad lapses in both halves, that 2nd goal early in 2nd half deflated us a bit. But overall we toiled hard and did control the ball for good periods.
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<p>Men's Baseball and Women's Softball will be back in Tokyo 2020.</p>
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<p>Good news for baseball in NZ if they can get more kids interested in playing a sport with both a pro and olympic future</p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia, 'Droid Serif', serif;font-size:18px;">Also approved for inclusion were karate, sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing, in an effort to appeal to a younger audience. </span></p>
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<p>My understanding is that these new sports will replace some existing sports, or at least there will be less events within certain sports as there is a set total number of events. Rowing was mentioned in an earlier media report.</p>
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<p>you'd think Golf is likely to be culled</p>
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<p>Not a bad effort by our girls vs Gold medal favourites USA. We had a couple of bad lapses in both halves, that 2nd goal early in 2nd half deflated us a bit. But overall we toiled hard and did control the ball for good periods.</p>
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<p>I read somewhere that "Wonderstrike sink NZ" I ha a look at the video and it was a ok hit but the keeper got beat near post and it was truly horrendous</p> -
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<p>I read somewhere that "Wonderstrike sink NZ" I ha a look at the video and it was a ok hit but the keeper got beat near post and it was truly horrendous</p>
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<p>Looking at the video that shot wasn't hit with much power. I'd be pissed off to concede a goal like that, even against the top team.</p>
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<p>The NZ womens team struggles to score against quality opposition and now have to beat Colombia and then have a must-win against no.3 France.</p>
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The 2nd goal was soft as IMO and that's why I think it deflated us a bit. <br><br><br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">Also approved for inclusion were karate, sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing, in an effort to appeal to a younger audience
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<p>Wow! No mention of aerobics, rollerblading or frisbee throwing? The IOC move at such a snails pace, new sports are old sports before they adopt them. I'm surprised cross-fit isn't on the list.</p>
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<p>My understanding is that these new sports will replace some existing sports, or at least there will be less events within certain sports as there is a set total number of events. Rowing was mentioned in an earlier media report.</p>
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<p>So really the Olympics are becoming the X-Games. :think:</p>
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<p>[broken record] Swimming could do with a massive cull of medal events [/broken record] to make room.</p>
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<p>I can't for the life of me see why tennis, football and golf are in.</p>
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Jazzersize was always superior to aerobics. Fuck aerobics!
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Orienteering, wood chopping, hop scotch, force back, so many they need to look at.
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<p>Bullrush</p>
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<p>Burling/Tuke named flagbearers. Do they take turns during the ceremony, or is it going to be like an extended version of the awkward RWC2011 final three-way handshake?</p>
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<p>Burling/Tuke named flagbearers. Do they take turns during the ceremony, or is it going to be like an extended version of the awkward RWC2011 final three-way handshake?</p>
<p>EDIT: I see they're co-captains but Burling will carry the flag. Well, that's not as exciting.</p>
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<p>A reasonable choice, if it's a windy day Burling's experience in sail management may come in useful. Though personally I would have chosen Nick Willis to do the job.</p> -
<p>who wants to watch some bloke walking around the track furiously rubbing the poll?</p>
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<p>glad to see it's not just nz that's overrun with stupidity around safety.</p>
<p> </p>Rio Olympics 2016: Why the Olympic pool must have lifeguards<p style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;">The world's best swimmers are in safe hands at the Rio Olympics, where they will even compete under the eye of lifeguards who are on red alert should they need to pluck a superstar from the waters.</p>
<p style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;">With whistles and flotation devices at the ready, a fleet of 75 lifeguards have already been seen providing round the clock surveillance at the training sessions. As <i>the New York Times</i> noted, this might be a sensible precaution for water polo, synchronised swimming and diving where accidents might happen. But swimming?</p>
<p style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;">"Yes, it's necessary," lifeguard supervisor Danielle Martelote at the Aquatics Stadium. She said cramps, heart attacks and head-first crashes into the wall were the extreme if remote dangers faced by Olympians.</p>
<p style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, 'Segoe UI', Optima, Arial, sans-serif;">FINA, swimming's international body, requires its major world events to comply with local rules. A Rio de Janeiro state law requires the presence of lifeguards at swimming pools larger than seven by seven metres, thus the Olympic coverage....</p> -
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<p>Tug-o-war would genuinally interest me. THat would be a great idea!</p>
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<p>Dodgeball!</p>
