Summer Tokyo 2021 - General Discussion and Preview Thread (23rd July to 8th Aug)
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Both golds in womens judo.
Its a pity Australia have never been strong at any of the olympic combat sports (judo, taekwondo, wrestling, boxing, fencing and now karate) as all now hove both mens and womens as well as different discplines within some of them and different weight divisons so there are plenty of medals to be won.
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Wasn't wrestling on the verge of being removed?
Agreed though that this is an opportunity as there are plenty of medals on offer, but there just isn't the culture here.
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The Matilda’s literally have no midfielders. What the **** is the manager doing?
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The horses are quite good at reverse parking.
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Does anyone remember the table tennis mixed gold medal match won by Japan? ripping table tennis contest where the Japanese came from 2-0 games down to win in the last game(4-3)
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China are taking the loss well
Chinese Athlete Tearfully Apologizes for Winning Silver in Table Tennis
Japan’s victory in a sport long dominated by China has prompted nationalistic anger.
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China are taking the loss well
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japans record gold haul is 16, which theyve done twice.
they already have 15.
theyre going to smash their record. good on em.
they already have 15.
theyre going to smash their record. good on em.
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For all of you who have flicked over and seen the gymnastics on and thought, geez that Liz Chekovich or however its spelt, is doing the gymnastics again, and then thought how long has she been doing it and she must be some sort of professional judge?? I decided to look up how to spell her name and got a link to her linkedin page and saw this.
Oh and its spelt Chetkovich. Wonder if she as analytical and technical with the young WA female cricketers.
Oh and its spelt Chetkovich. Wonder if she as analytical and technical with the young WA female cricketers.
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The table tennis final has had some wonderful rallies. The number 1 ranked Chen ends up winning in 6 sets.
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Great row Kiwis.
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Carnage at bmx track.
Bad luck for our girl in 2nd semi.
Bad luck for our girl in 2nd semi.
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It got a whole lot worse after that.
Dangerous sport.
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Great game from the Matildas!
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Yesterday Japan broke their most golds ever record. Won 16 of 163 events held in 1964 and 16 in 2004 at Athens.
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Go kurt the pole vaulter!
Through to final.
Through to final.
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Watching the Matildas 1/4 final game v GBR replay on 7.
Is there any better commentator in Oz sport now or the last 50 years than Brenton Speed when he calls a Sam Kerr goal??
The way his inflection goes up with a - Sam KerrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRR when ever she scores a goal id brilliant. He's been doing it for years, whoever employs him to call Matildas games.
Is there any better commentator in Oz sport now or the last 50 years than Brenton Speed when he calls a Sam Kerr goal??
The way his inflection goes up with a - Sam KerrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRR when ever she scores a goal id brilliant. He's been doing it for years, whoever employs him to call Matildas games.
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Novak - Pressure is a privilege. Sounds like he talks out of his arse and can’t back it up with positive actions
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BMX freestyle gold!
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I found this a really good read on the whole Laurel Hubbard controversy.
www.abc.net.au
Of note, much of the media all left when Hubbard was eliminated, barely caring about the winner lifting 37kg (or more than 13% - 320kg vs 283kg) more than the silver medallist. The silver medallist beat the bronze medallist by a single kilo.
Even Usain Bolt in his prime was only about 0.2 seconds faster than his competitors running 9.8 seconds. The Venezuelan triple jump queen Yulimar Rojas smashed a world record to jump 15.67 metres, or 66cm (4%) more than her closest rival.
Li is one of the most utterly dominant athletes of recent times in their event.
The Olympics hosted a weightlifter so superior, her competitors must wonder how they will ever catch up
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard fills the stadium in Tokyo, but the real show is 21-year-old Chinese star Li Wenwen — an athlete in a class of her own, writes Tracey Holmes.
www.abc.net.au
Of note, much of the media all left when Hubbard was eliminated, barely caring about the winner lifting 37kg (or more than 13% - 320kg vs 283kg) more than the silver medallist. The silver medallist beat the bronze medallist by a single kilo.
Even Usain Bolt in his prime was only about 0.2 seconds faster than his competitors running 9.8 seconds. The Venezuelan triple jump queen Yulimar Rojas smashed a world record to jump 15.67 metres, or 66cm (4%) more than her closest rival.
Li is one of the most utterly dominant athletes of recent times in their event.
Yep loved that article.I found this a really good read on the whole Laurel Hubbard controversy.
The Olympics hosted a weightlifter so superior, her competitors must wonder how they will ever catch up
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard fills the stadium in Tokyo, but the real show is 21-year-old Chinese star Li Wenwen — an athlete in a class of her own, writes Tracey Holmes.
Of note, much of the media all left when Hubbard was eliminated, barely caring about the winner lifting 37kg (or more than 13% - 320kg vs 283kg) more than the silver medallist. The silver medallist beat the bronze medallist by a single kilo.
Even Usain Bolt in his prime was only about 0.2 seconds faster than his competitors running 9.8 seconds. The Venezuelan triple jump queen Yulimar Rojas smashed a world record to jump 15.67 metres, or 66cm (4%) more than her closest rival.
Li is one of the most utterly dominant athletes of recent times in their event.
Some seriously impressive performances this games, more than I can remember before.
I don't want to ask the question but I will. Could a lot of this be due to doping? I read an article pre the games which suggested many athletes were barely tested last year due to covid. Shouldn't think about that stuff but the glass half full part of me just wonders that sometimes.
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