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    Kiwi girls are romping home in the last 200m to win their heat in the double skulls after being behind for the entire race

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    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

    Kiwi girls are romping home in the last 200m to win their heat in the double skulls after being behind for the entire race

    Their rate in the last half was noticeable. Well managed to run over the Brits too.

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      @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

      Kiwi girls are romping home in the last 200m to win their heat in the double skulls after being behind for the entire race

      Their rate in the last half was noticeable. Well managed to run over the Brits too.

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      @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

      @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

      Kiwi girls are romping home in the last 200m to win their heat in the double skulls after being behind for the entire race

      Their rate in the last half was noticeable. Well managed to run over the Brits too.

      Didn't seem at all concerned, had an extra gear when it mattered. Impressive how they put the hammer down in the final 200m. Do you know who the favourites are in the event?

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        @antipodean said in Olympics Thread:

        @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

        Kiwi girls are romping home in the last 200m to win their heat in the double skulls after being behind for the entire race

        Their rate in the last half was noticeable. Well managed to run over the Brits too.

        Didn't seem at all concerned, had an extra gear when it mattered. Impressive how they put the hammer down in the final 200m. Do you know who the favourites are in the event?

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        @canefan Hard to tell. Could easily be one of Norway, NZ, USA, AUS. Possibly Romania too given they're reigning champs.

        edit - may have overestimated Oz given the French just beat them and they looked like they'd done as much as they could at the end.

        And then the Norwegians prove me wrong by rowing like they threw an oar. Romanians looked very impressive.

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          Australia leading Spain in the basketball. They led by as much as 10 earlier, but it's tight now, Oz up 4 with 4 minutes to play in Q3

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            5th ranked Australia have 5 minutes to go to beat 2nd ranked Spain. Aussie playing typical physical ball, excellent defence and dominating the O glass. Golden opportunity up 7

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              Boomers win by 12. Impressive

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                Just watching the highlights of the Oly whites vs Guinea. Paulsen was a wall. I didn't realise that was only our second ever win in an Olympic games football match

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                  Boomers win by 12. Impressive

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                  @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                  Boomers win by 12. Impressive

                  It was a good win in the end. They did miss Exum and his stability with the ball though. Lots of turnovers.

                  Jack McVeigh made a real difference.

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                    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                    Boomers win by 12. Impressive

                    It was a good win in the end. They did miss Exum and his stability with the ball though. Lots of turnovers.

                    Jack McVeigh made a real difference.

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                    @ACT-Crusader said in Olympics Thread:

                    @canefan said in Olympics Thread:

                    Boomers win by 12. Impressive

                    It was a good win in the end. They did miss Exum and his stability with the ball though. Lots of turnovers.

                    Jack McVeigh made a real difference.

                    McVeigh was a real spark plug. Seemed to instill belief in the rest of the team when things for tight

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                      France sweep SA aside to make the men's 7s final

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                        Athletes told to vacate their rooms 48 hours after their events finish. Cardboard beds to discourage sex. It's a real shame the Olympics Village isn't what it used to be.

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                          Erika Fairweather in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final.

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                            Lots of other great swimmers in this race too.

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                              Good Kiwi presence in the La Defense Arena crowd.

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                                Erika in 3rd after 50m.

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                                  Erika still third after 100m.

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                                    Erika down in 5th at 200m. It's World Record pace.

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                                      Erika Fairweather finished 4th.

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                                        Australia's Ariarne Titmus won.

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                                          Poo. 4th.

                                          Titmus had it under control the whole way

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