Olympics Thread

Bovidae

Shot put final starts at 2:05 pm. Our boys might be fighting for a silver medal although Crouser has flopped on the big stage before.

Or not. An OR with his first throw.

Machpants

@mikedogz said in Olympics Thread:

@machpants I was thinking that a couple of bans and Liti gets bronze. The winner has been caught before.

And one of the others, silver or bronze, can't remember

Paekakboyz

@barbarian pretty sure he got done quite early in his career. Which makes sense given the pressure they'd be under since age grade to be the best they can be
But he's got amazing technique, so smooth and hardly any loss of power. Add in the fact he's 170kg+ and yeah, the man is going to shift some tin!!

Kiwiwomble

@machpants said in Olympics Thread:

Carrington, OMG, just amazing

do you know when the final is? couldnt see it on 7's coverage

Windows97

Sheesh - given the throwing so far Walsh will be lucky to medal and poor Jacko appears to be making up the numbers

Windows97

@kiwiwomble said in Olympics Thread:

@machpants said in Olympics Thread:

Carrington, OMG, just amazing

do you know when the final is? couldnt see it on 7's coverage

3:26pm NZT to be precise

Stargazer

@kiwiwomble said in Olympics Thread:

@machpants said in Olympics Thread:

Carrington, OMG, just amazing

do you know when the final is? couldnt see it on 7's coverage

https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/race-results-women-s-kayak-single-500m-fnl-000100-.htm

Kiwiwomble

doesn't look like 7 are showing live

Bovidae

We might see a new WR before the end of the shot put final.

antipodean

@kiwiwomble said in Olympics Thread:

doesn't look like 7 are showing live

https://7plus.com.au/olympic-games-tokyo-canoe-sprint

Kiwiwomble

@antipodean cheers

must be me, went down the list of "today's sports" and kayak isn't listed

Rancid Schnitzel

Relay heats and Saffas dropped baton on the first change. Didn’t even look like the guy had his hand out to receive it. Amateur hour

Windows97

Tom back up into 3rd with a throw over 22m, there's some monster throwing out there today (metaphorically).

Rancid Schnitzel

Jesus. Yanks out of relays. Awful. Do they even practice these?

Machpants

@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

Jesus. Yanks out of relays. Awful. Do they even practice these?

Too cool for school, I reckon no

Rancid Schnitzel

@machpants said in Olympics Thread:

@rancid-schnitzel said in Olympics Thread:

Jesus. Yanks out of relays. Awful. Do they even practice these?

Too cool for school, I reckon no

Not the first time for them.

Bovidae

Jacko Gill misses out by 2 cm in advancing with the final 8. Walsh in 3rd.

Windows97

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Jacko Gill misses out by 2 cm in advancing with the final 8. Walsh in 3rd.

Walsh at this stage missing out on silver by 2cm too!!

Bovidae

@windows97 said in Olympics Thread:

@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

Jacko Gill misses out by 2 cm in advancing with the final 8. Walsh in 3rd.

Walsh at this stage missing out on silver by 2cm too!!

Not anymore. Kovacs has distanced himself from Walsh. Tom has a decent advantage over the Brazilian in 4th.

Stargazer

Great, improved throw from Walsh, but he stays at bronze. Awesome result with 22.47m (season best).

The Silver Fern

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