Olympics Thread

Damo

@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

@Damo said in Olympics Thread:

Maddie Wesche in the Shotput qualifies automatically for the final with her second throw.

And one of the favourites from the USA fails to qualify for the final.

Reigning world champion!

I saw that she was hot favourite for the gold.

canefan

@Damo said in Olympics Thread:

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@Bovidae said in Olympics Thread:

@Damo said in Olympics Thread:

Maddie Wesche in the Shotput qualifies automatically for the final with her second throw.

And one of the favourites from the USA fails to qualify for the final.

Reigning world champion!

I saw that she was hot favourite for the gold.

Game on now. Our girl looks chilled, has a chance if she can stay cool and execute. Make a big throw early and watch the pressure amp up for the rest

Rapido

Jamaica have been having a bad games.

canefan

NZ men about to line up for the K4 semi final

Damo

Kiwis take 4th to make the final. Look to be just making up the numbers though.

canefan

Top 4 out of 5 boats go thru, looks like we made it into 4th on the line. Looks like the final was their goal

canefan

In the kayaks, as in the cycling, looks like the women have to carry the water this games. Carrington and the women's K4 final in 90 minutes

Bovidae

Just as well the men's K4 500m squeaked into the final. Otherwise the criticism would be greater.

Canes4life

Our Mixed Multihull crew are sailing soon for a medal. Currently fourth but I think we can get up to silver. Fingers crossed we get on the podium.

canefan

@Canes4life said in Olympics Thread:

Our Mixed Multihull crew are sailing soon for a medal. Currently fourth but I think we can get up to silver. Fingers crossed we get on the podium.

GBR jumped the start. Kiwis already into 3rd. Winds very light, Lester said the boats won't foil in this. Not sure who this suits

Canes4life

We will medal if GBR are disqualified

canefan

@Canes4life said in Olympics Thread:

We will medal if GBR are disqualified

I don't know why the judges didn't tell them they were over. Let them get half way up the first leg and now they give them the hook. GB must not have heard the call off the line. Now we can focus on Argentina

Damo

GBR appear to not know that they jumped the gun. They are just racing. Seems to be that we are almost locked on for medal now.

canefan

@Damo said in Olympics Thread:

GBR appear to not know that they jumped the gun. They are just racing. Seems to be that we are almost locked on for medal now.

We just have to not screw up, have a decent crack at the Argies

canefan

What a shame we won't get to see these boats foiling

Damo

We are trailing the Argies in the race though. We need to beat them by 3 places to get silver. Early days but that will be a struggle from here.

canefan

@Damo said in Olympics Thread:

We are trailing the Argies in the race though. We need to beat them by 3 places to get silver. Early days but that will be a struggle from here.

Sounds too much in these conditions

antipodean

Heptathlon. Naffisatou Thiam from Belgium just cleared 1.92m in the high jump easily. American Anna Hall is worth keeping an eye on too

https://www.instagram.com/annaa.hall/

Damo

@canefan said in Olympics Thread:

@Damo said in Olympics Thread:

We are trailing the Argies in the race though. We need to beat them by 3 places to get silver. Early days but that will be a struggle from here.

Sounds too much in these conditions

Don't speak too soon. We are now ahead of the Argies at the next mark.

canefan

Wow that was tight. NZ get around, leave barely enough room for Sweden to get through in front of Argentina. Still too far a bridge to cross I think

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