Olympics Thread
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Men's hockey (Tokyo 2020 ch. 6)
10.00pm - Black Sticks v Argentina. That's a must-win game!https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/result-men-gpa-001500-.htm
Athletics - women (Tokyo 2020 ch. 4)
10.00pm: 5000m (heat 1) - Camille Buscomb
10:25pm: shotput qualification - Maddi Wesche (group A) and Valerie Adams (group B ) -
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.
How does that work? He could come 4th?
Both losers get a bronze.
Oh there is not a fight for bronze, that's crap.
Think safety
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@mikethesnow said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.
How does that work? He could come 4th?
Both losers get a bronze.
Oh there is not a fight for bronze, that's crap.
It's compensation for getting beaten up and losing. Always been the way
I donlt think the Olympics is the place for participation awards.
But then again it's got ribbon dancing so what the fuck do I know?
It might be the case with all the fighting sports? Is there 3/4 fights for judo, Taekwondo or karate?
Bronze fights for taekwondo
Anyone trying to smack you in the head in TKD?
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@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@machpants said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.
How does that work? He could come 4th?
Both losers get a bronze.
Oh there is not a fight for bronze, that's crap.
You can't have a fight so soon after a boxer has lost. What if they lost by knockout? It would be very dangerous to allow a knocked out boxer to fight again a day or so later.
It has always been the way in boxing competitions.
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@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
Dammit. Own goal from NZ.
1 - 1
So soon after breaking through themselves
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@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
A solid first up throw from Adams with 18.75 m. In the other group, Wesche has thrown a new PB of 18.65 m with her first throw at the Olympics. She looked chilled.
Both threw worse in their second throws. Only a couple of throwers have made the qualifying mark so they are well placed
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@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD again!
Great result. I was at school with the son of one of the 1970s gold medal winning team (who sadly died of brain tumour I think)
Where were the black shirts though??!! White is not our colour.
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Great win for Sone in Judo
Japan with record 9 golds -
W Football
GB 2-3 Australia
Second period of ETDing dong