Olympics Thread

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Those 10km dudes are insane. Need a feed though. Look like they’ve been through Dachau.

[ACT Crusader]

@nta said in Olympics Thread:

Aussie guy his the wall with 50 to go.

And the winner looked liked he could run another 3 k’s

[ACT Crusader]

Aussie Opals lose again. They won’t make the quarter finals. Ouch!

[TeWaio]

@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:

@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

I thought it was 5 sets like normal tennis! but its over!

Doubles is never 5 sets, only men’s grand slam matches are 5 sets.

Great win. An unexpected medal for sure.

Every day's a school day 👍🏻

[canefan]

@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:

@tewaio said in Olympics Thread:

I thought it was 5 sets like normal tennis! but its over!

Doubles is never 5 sets, only men’s grand slam matches are 5 sets.

Great win. An unexpected medal for sure.

Every day's a school day 👍🏻

Olympic doubles isn't even 3 sets, it's two sets and a first to 11 super tie break!

[mofitzy_]

I see we topped the medal table for Rowing. A good year on the water for kiwis, let's hope it continues for the sailors.

[canefan]

@mofitzy_ said in Olympics Thread:

I see we topped the medal table for Rowing. A good year on the water for kiwis, let's hope it continues for the sailors.

And the canoeing

[mofitzy_]

@canefan
How did I forget!

[taniwharugby]

Not if this has been posted elsewhere, Men's 7s welcome the rowers with thier medals with Waiata and Haka

1.3M views · 46K reactions | NZ Men's Sevens team welcome back NZ...

"We're all so proud" 🥇🥈🥇 #WATCH The New Zealand’s Men’s Sevens team welcome back NZ's returning rowers, bearing their medals, with a heartfelt waiata.

Then Eric Murray watching Twigg and the Mens 8

[canefan]

I hope Venus and Daniell got a nice welcome home too. Winning the first tennis medal at an Olympics for NZ since Anthony Wilding in 1912 is special

Jul 30, 2021  /  Sport

Bronze for Daniell and Venus

Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus have won New Zealand's first ever Olympic medal in tennis with a 7-6 6-2 win over Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren in Tokyo.

[Higgins]

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

I hope Venus and Daniell got a nice welcome home too. Winning the first tennis medal at an Olympics for NZ since Anthony Wilding in 1912 is special

Jul 30, 2021  /  Sport

Bronze for Daniell and Venus

Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus have won New Zealand's first ever Olympic medal in tennis with a 7-6 6-2 win over Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren in Tokyo.

Time to be pedantic. Anthony Wilding did not win his bronze medal in 1912 for New Zealand as we did not field a team that year. All New Zealanders that went to those games competed as part of the team called Australasia. Shades of the current Russian competitors not being part of the Russia Team by being designated stateless and consigned to represent the Russian Olympic Committee rather than the country called Russia!!!

On a more serious note ne sacrificed his life at the Battle of Aubers Ridge at Neuve Chapelle in northern France when aged just 31.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/kiwi-wimbledon-winner-killed-battle

[Bovidae]

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@crucial said in Olympics Thread:

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Nyika into the SF so guaranteed a medal.

I missed it as the Sky on screen schedule is all fucked up from the delays.

When is the SF scheduled for?

Nyika's SF is on Tuesday at 3:18 pm NZT.

[canefan]

@higgins said in Olympics Thread:

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

I hope Venus and Daniell got a nice welcome home too. Winning the first tennis medal at an Olympics for NZ since Anthony Wilding in 1912 is special

Jul 30, 2021  /  Sport

Bronze for Daniell and Venus

Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus have won New Zealand's first ever Olympic medal in tennis with a 7-6 6-2 win over Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren in Tokyo.

Time to be pedantic. Anthony Wilding did not win his bronze medal in 1912 for New Zealand as we did not field a team that year. All New Zealanders that went to those games competed as part of the team called Australasia. Shades of the current Russian competitors not being part of the Russia Team by being designated stateless and consigned to represent the Russian Olympic Committee rather than the country called Russia!!!

On a more serious note ne sacrificed his life at the Battle of Aubers Ridge at Neuve Chapelle in northern France when aged just 31.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/kiwi-wimbledon-winner-killed-battle

Thanks for the clarification. So that is why media said it was NZs first ever tennis medal. He remains as our only Wimbledon champion, and one of so many to be tragically lost in the Great War as you say.

[booboo]

Does NZ still horse like in the Mark Todd, Not the Tait days?

Mrs Boo just found horse dancing on the 7+ app.

[canefan]

The women black sticks are playing China at the moment. We are ranked 6th to their 10th, but right now you wouldn't know it from watching as they are all over us

[canefan]

Chinese have a goal disallowed off penalty corner. Lucky escape, there were millimetres in it

[NTA]

[NTA]

@act-crusader said in Olympics Thread:

@nta said in Olympics Thread:

Aussie guy his the wall with 50 to go.

And the winner looked liked he could run another 3 k’s

Probably did. For fun.

[canefan]

NZ get a go ahead PC goal

[canefan]

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

NZ get a go ahead PC goal

1-1 at the half. I've been drifting in and out of sight of the TV, but when I've been watching the Chinese women seem a yard faster than us at the moment