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Keep hearing on SEN - your Olympic station, XX days to go - it's 44 today.
I thought its time to start a general thread and preview of some events in the lead up to Tokyo.
Yeah I know it might not go ahead, Japanese people are against it, people will have a whinge about it going on, greed etc, but some of Oz athletes are about to do trials to get selection, still trying to do an Olympic qualifier or have been competing the last few months and qualified and are ready to go. Same around the rest of the world.
Will be strange to have an Olympics with no ABC radio coverage. Post Sydney 2000 the ABC's funding in real $$ has been slashed nd has been cutting back their Olympic coverage and sports in general, and late 2019 or early 2020 said they wont go to Tokyo and didn't bid for the rights.
I have no idea if SEN will have people in Japan at the stadiums/venues or if all or most of their broadcasts will be calling off TV screens.
Ch 7 last year announced they were going to send some people to Tokyo but most were going to broadcast from a TV studio in Sydney set up just for the Olympics. Bruce moved from Adelaide to Sydney before Covid hit to prepare himself for the Olympics. Neither SEN or Ch 7 have come out and said what they are going to do and who they will send to Tokyo.
Swimming trials start in Adelaide on Saturday. NBC have convinced IOC like they did in 2008, to have the finals in the morning and heats at night so that finas are during prime time on east coast USA. 10am Tokyo = 11am Sydney = 9pm New York
So I am trying to get to a session at Marion next Tuesday or Wednesday morning session depending on the schedule of events.
US athletics trials are on during 18-27th June so I will keep a keen eye on those.
I saw this interview with Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua, on ABC last night, the bloke who went oiled up and topless in the opening ceremony of Rio and then again at 2018 PyeongChang winter olympics and he got plenty of attention. He did Taekwondo in Rio, and Cross country skiing in PyeongChang. He tried to get to Tokyo in the K1 200m kayak sprints but he couldn't get to Russia for a qualifying event. Would have been the first athlete to go to 3 Olympics participating in 3 different sports if he qualified. But is still going to compete in Taekwondo.
The Federal Government and Australian Olympic Committee are working to support athletes across the Pacific ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. National sports reporter David Mark spoke to Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua, who's competing in this year's games.
I thought its time to start a general thread and preview of some events in the lead up to Tokyo.
Yeah I know it might not go ahead, Japanese people are against it, people will have a whinge about it going on, greed etc, but some of Oz athletes are about to do trials to get selection, still trying to do an Olympic qualifier or have been competing the last few months and qualified and are ready to go. Same around the rest of the world.
Will be strange to have an Olympics with no ABC radio coverage. Post Sydney 2000 the ABC's funding in real $$ has been slashed nd has been cutting back their Olympic coverage and sports in general, and late 2019 or early 2020 said they wont go to Tokyo and didn't bid for the rights.
I have no idea if SEN will have people in Japan at the stadiums/venues or if all or most of their broadcasts will be calling off TV screens.
Ch 7 last year announced they were going to send some people to Tokyo but most were going to broadcast from a TV studio in Sydney set up just for the Olympics. Bruce moved from Adelaide to Sydney before Covid hit to prepare himself for the Olympics. Neither SEN or Ch 7 have come out and said what they are going to do and who they will send to Tokyo.
Swimming trials start in Adelaide on Saturday. NBC have convinced IOC like they did in 2008, to have the finals in the morning and heats at night so that finas are during prime time on east coast USA. 10am Tokyo = 11am Sydney = 9pm New York
So I am trying to get to a session at Marion next Tuesday or Wednesday morning session depending on the schedule of events.
US athletics trials are on during 18-27th June so I will keep a keen eye on those.
I saw this interview with Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua, on ABC last night, the bloke who went oiled up and topless in the opening ceremony of Rio and then again at 2018 PyeongChang winter olympics and he got plenty of attention. He did Taekwondo in Rio, and Cross country skiing in PyeongChang. He tried to get to Tokyo in the K1 200m kayak sprints but he couldn't get to Russia for a qualifying event. Would have been the first athlete to go to 3 Olympics participating in 3 different sports if he qualified. But is still going to compete in Taekwondo.
The Federal Government and Australian Olympic Committee are working to support athletes across the Pacific ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. National sports reporter David Mark spoke to Tongan athlete Pita Taufatofua, who's competing in this year's games.