The Olympic Thread of "Go Team South Africa!"

[Eskimos]

Any finals?

Only Suzaan van Biljoon at 8:40. in womens 200m breaststroke

[ichigo]

Men's sailing at 2.30pm.
Women's hockey against Germany is at 5pm.
Swimming starts at 8.30pm.

Almost soon for sailing hope stream works this time

[Sinbad]

When's the 100m fly final?

[Sinbad]

Almost soon for sailing hope stream works this time

looks like super**** is only broadcasting it at 23:30

[Eskimos]

When's the 100m fly final?

Tomorrow @ 20:38. The semi-final is on tonight though at 10pm

[R13...]

Tomorrow @ 20:38. The semi-final is on tonight though at 10pm

I thought Le Clos was already in the final?

[Eskimos]

I thought Le Clos was already in the final?

Nope. He was in the 200m medley final but decided to drop out to focus on the 100m fly.

[Mike Hoxbig]

I thought Le Clos was already in the final?

He was for the 200m medley event, but pulled out to focus on the butterfly.

[Sinbad]

I just want to put on record these commentators are ****es.

Firstly calling us the Australians... now one of them just came out with this gem in the kayaking:
"This man made course has proved a huge hit with the crowds, and with most of the spectators too."

[Ockie]

Any news on the sailing? :-)

[Sinbad]

It's the first races today, and it's a series format... It's not on TV till 23:30!

I remember watching World War 2 films when I was a kid and thinking how do they do it, those brave soldiers landing on the beach at Normandy facing a monstrous barrage of bullets and the slimmest of chances of making it up the beach alive. What must it be like to face down those sorts of odds, what kind of mindset must you need to hold your nerve and make the best of what skills and opportunities you have within your grasp in order to give yourself the best possible chance of success?
Tomorrow we go out to race against the Olympic 470 fleet in London 2012 and the fact is that the odds are stacked against us. In terms of experience in the 470, of the 27 countries going into battle, we have the least at just 18 months, against a fleet average of around 10 years, and in some cases 15 years. That's 15 years of carefully developing and shaping their craft, 15 years of learning how not to make the little mistakes that cost you so much. In terms of world ranking, we are at the back of the queue in this fleet. All those hundreds of 470 sailors that we managed to put behind us in the world ranking so far, they are not in this race.
But contest is a funny thing, governed in some situations by the human spirit and the will to succeed that rears its wild head at times of great pressure to dominate the scene for the day. We are quite literally living the dream here at London 2012, soaking up all the dazzling atmosphere and enjoying the moment. Amongst all the interesting people we meet and talk to along the way, we hear a common voice from the wise old Olympic heads who have seen more than a few Olympiads unfold. They tell us that under pressure things change, and under extreme pressure things change in the extreme. If you can keep your head, if you can put in your best performance, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the outcome.
This is our challenge here at London 2012. We are going out there with all the will to hold our nerve and make the very best of what skills and opportunities we have within our grasp. We are feeling well prepared and ready, fit and strong. Tomorrow morning we hit the beach and make our run for it.
Thanks to all those who’ve got our backs.
Roger & Asenathi

[Sinbad]

Roland Schoeman scraped into his 50 freestyle final in tied 7th place.

Suzaan von Biljoon swimming now.

[Sinbad]

Leading after 50m

[Sinbad]

3rd after 100

[Sinbad]

4th 150 :/