Olympics Thread
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@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
Trivia question: of the 12 medal winners from the two Australasian Olympic teams, how many, if any, could consider themselves Australasians anyway?
Brad Thorn. He won the Gold Medal for Kicking Ass.
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@nostrildamus Our countries were pretty young back in 1912. I'd imagine many if not all of those competitors still thought of themselves as ex-pats from somewhere else
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@nostrildamus Our countries were pretty young back in 1912. I'd imagine many if not all of those competitors still thought of themselves as ex-pats from somewhere else
Thank you, I disagreed, so went back to those 12 (or so) to investigate. And what backstories they had! Arguably Wilding was the least Australian or NZ-ish of the lot. At least one had family in the area going back to the 18th century, one was a Lord Mayor and tyre magnate, another Australia's first action star, I think some were very patriotic. And definite movies to be made there (including the connection between surfing, a murder mystery, and the "richest girl" of the world).
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I split the thread. The conversation about what sports belong in the Olympics is here:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/4753/too-many-events-at-the-olympicsLets keep this one on current events/results etc
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@duluth said in Olympics Thread:
I split the thread. The conversation about what sports belong in the Olympics is here:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/4753/too-many-events-at-the-olympicsLets keep this one on current events/results etc
Sorry I鈥檒l delete. It got ridiculous ages ago. Sorry to derail so much. We should be celebrating the ladies!!!!
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Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare test positive to HGH after winning her heat.
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare test positive to HGH after winning her heat.
I haven't been keeping up with the news. Is that a new variant of coronavirus?
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@taniwharugby said in Olympics Thread:
Not if this has been posted elsewhere, Men's 7s welcome the rowers with thier medals with Waiata and Haka
1.3M views 路 45K reactions | "We're all so proud" 馃馃馃 #WATCH The...
"We're all so proud" 馃馃馃 #WATCH The New Zealand鈥檚 Men鈥檚 Sevens team welcome back NZ's returning rowers, bearing their medals, with a heartfelt waiata.
Then Eric Murray watching Twigg and the Mens 8
Sitting alongside Toni Street and Wendy Petrie in the TVNZ studios, Eric Murray was a loud and passionate supporter as Emma Twigg and the men's eight claimed gold, and the women's eight took silver,...
I didn't realise it, but Bond was in the 8. Talk about genetic freak!
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@anonymous said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare test positive to HGH after winning her heat.
I haven't been keeping up with the news. Is that a new variant of coronavirus?
Human growth hormone.
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@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@anonymous said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare test positive to HGH after winning her heat.
I haven't been keeping up with the news. Is that a new variant of coronavirus?
Human growth hormone.
I think that was a funny
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@godder said in Olympics Thread:
@taniwharugby said in Olympics Thread:
Not if this has been posted elsewhere, Men's 7s welcome the rowers with thier medals with Waiata and Haka
"We're all so proud" 馃馃馃 #WATCH The New Zealand鈥檚 Men鈥檚 Sevens team welcome back NZ's returning rowers, bearing their medals, with a heartfelt waiata.
Then Eric Murray watching Twigg and the Mens 8
Sitting alongside Toni Street and Wendy Petrie in the TVNZ studios, Eric Murray was a loud and passionate supporter as Emma Twigg and the men's eight claimed gold, and the women's eight took silver,...
I didn't realise it, but Bond was in the 8. Talk about genetic freak!
Not just in it, inspirational talisman
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@anonymous said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare test positive to HGH after winning her heat.
I haven't been keeping up with the news. Is that a new variant of coronavirus?
Human growth hormone.
I think that was a funny
It was. Obviously not a good one
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@anonymous said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
@anonymous said in Olympics Thread:
@antipodean said in Olympics Thread:
Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare test positive to HGH after winning her heat.
I haven't been keeping up with the news. Is that a new variant of coronavirus?
Human growth hormone.
I think that was a funny
It was. Obviously not a good one
Probably too clever.
