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Post by jgtheone on Aug 2, 2021 19:29:24 GMT -5
Should have won in the soccer last night too, we got absolutely refballed. Still don't know why our goal was disallowed, if anyone could enlighten me that'd be great.
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Post by rpvan on Aug 2, 2021 22:47:47 GMT -5
Australia have been bossing so far, really good total for a country of their size. On the other end of that spectrum you have a huge country in India who haven't won a single gold medal, lol. Belgium just beat them in the field hockey semi finals so I'd assume it's doubtful they win gold in any event now. In unrelated news, it was nice to see two Canadians in Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown advance to the 200m semi finals earlier this evening! |
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Post by Cadeau on Aug 3, 2021 10:44:55 GMT -5
Today's Weather in Tokyo - 3 Aug 2021 (TUE) 🌡️32.9/25.7°C 💧3.0mm ☀️7.6hr(s) Dew point hovered between 24°C and 27°C throughout the day. Athletes must face a struggle to perform at their best under such weather conditions. According to the forecast, in the upcoming days will be even worse with highs over 35°C. Sapporo's not much cooler than Tokyo on Saturday/Sunday morning for the marathons.  Medal Ranking After Day 11  |
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Post by Cadeau on Aug 4, 2021 10:16:54 GMT -5
Today's Weather in Tokyo - 4 Aug 2021 (WED) 🌡️34.5/25.7°C 💧0.0mm ☀️11.5hr(s) Another excessively hot & humid day when dew point peaked at 27~28°C. Medal Ranking After Day 12  |
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Post by rpvan on Aug 4, 2021 11:24:58 GMT -5
Congratulations to Andre De Grasse on winning the 200m! Canada's first gold medal in the event since the 1928 games.
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Post by jgtheone on Aug 5, 2021 8:06:26 GMT -5
Good day today at the games, we've equalled our all-time gold medal record of 17 and we officially got our first ever decathlon medal!
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Post by Strewthless on Aug 5, 2021 9:18:07 GMT -5
We're doing the worst we've done in Athletics for decades. Our 3 realtisic gold medal hopes all got injured.
USA maybe having their worst too. Perhaps it's been a better track and field for the neutrals, 32 countries have so far won medals.
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Post by jgtheone on Aug 5, 2021 9:23:05 GMT -5
We're doing the worst we've done in Athletics for decades. Our 3 realtisic gold medal hopes all got injured. USA maybe having their worst too. Perhaps it's been a better track and field for the neutrals, 32 countries have so far won medals. Today's medal was actually our first athletics medal of the games lol We have some outside chances tomorrow, but no likely winners anywhere. |
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Post by Cadeau on Aug 5, 2021 9:38:47 GMT -5
Batum's exceptional block in the last seconds saved France in the Men's Basketball semifinal. It was so thrilling to watch. (Result: France 90-89 Slovenia)
All the team games participated today in basketball, Handball, Volleyball into the finals. What a day for France!
Steven da Costa takes the 7th gold medal for the country in Men's Kumite -67kg (Karate), first gold medal in 3 days.
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Post by Cadeau on Aug 5, 2021 10:05:26 GMT -5
Today's Weather in Tokyo - 5 Aug 2021 (THU) 🌡️34.7/24.0°C 💧0.0mm ☀️11.7hr(s) Medal Ranking After Day 13  |
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Post by Ariete on Aug 5, 2021 10:19:46 GMT -5
Greek TV commentator fired for remark about Korean athlete
ERT television said it had ended its collaboration with veteran journalist Dimosthenis Karmiris as a guest commentator following comments he made after Jeoung Young-sik beat Panagiotis Gionis of Greece in men’s table tennis.
Asked about the skill of South Korean table tennis players, Karmiris said “their eyes are narrow so I can’t understand how they can see the ball moving back and forth.”
Yikes.
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Post by Cadeau on Aug 5, 2021 11:11:14 GMT -5
Greek TV commentator fired for remark about Korean athlete
ERT television said it had ended its collaboration with veteran journalist Dimosthenis Karmiris as a guest commentator following comments he made after Jeoung Young-sik beat Panagiotis Gionis of Greece in men’s table tennis.
Asked about the skill of South Korean table tennis players, Karmiris said “their eyes are narrow so I can’t understand how they can see the ball moving back and forth.” Yikes.
Lmao. The comment actually means himself. |
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Post by Strewthless on Aug 6, 2021 8:56:17 GMT -5
Dammit, we lost the 100m relay by 1/100th of a second. So close  But strong day overall, a couple of golds, few silvers and bronzes. |
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Post by Cadeau on Aug 6, 2021 10:10:31 GMT -5
Today's Weather in Tokyo - 6 Aug 2021 (FRI) 🌡️34.8/24.6°C 💧0.0mm ☀️9.9hr(s) Today's Weather in Sapporo - 6 Aug 2021 (FRI) 🌡️35.0/25.3°C 💧0.0mm ☀️11.1hr(s) Sapporo was slightly hotter and more humid than Tokyo during Men's 50km walk. Totally meaningless to move locations for marathon and race-walking. Medal Ranking After Day 14  |
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Post by Strewthless on Aug 6, 2021 12:07:13 GMT -5
4th will do if we hold on to it. My guess is that we'll finish with 20 Golds.
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Post by Strewthless on Aug 6, 2021 13:31:24 GMT -5
An interesting Team GB stat. Our youngest medal winner, Sky Brown, wasn't even born when her teammate Jason Kenny first won gold in 2008.   |
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Post by jgtheone on Aug 7, 2021 9:20:27 GMT -5
We won our first olympic basketball medal today, defeating Slovenia by 14 points for the bronze. Patty Mills had a huge game with 42 points.
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Post by Cadeau on Aug 7, 2021 10:10:09 GMT -5
Today's Weather in Tokyo - 7 Aug 2021 (SAT) 🌡️31.4/26.3°C 💧2.0mm ☀️1.5hr(s) Today's Weather in Sapporo - 7 Aug 2021 (SAT) 🌡️31.9/25.1°C 💧0.0mm ☀️12.2hr(s) Medal Ranking After Day 15  |
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Post by Cadeau on Aug 7, 2021 10:16:33 GMT -5
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Post by Strewthless on Aug 7, 2021 10:19:29 GMT -5
Looks like it's going down to the final day to see whether ourselves or Russia will finish as the highest ranking European country on the table.
We're confident of at least one more Gold in the boxing final tomorrow, potentially two more opportunities in the cycling. Overall, even if we don't win another medal it's been a solid showing by us.
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