Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

wbot said:
Corbett won SF1 and Schoenmaker won SF2. Both move on to the finals :cool:

Schoenmaker is still the favourite for gold as she has the fastests times. Corbett gonna have to swim hard for a medal because there are faster swimmers.

Unfortunately for us the final is @3:40am tomorrow
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Might actually wake up for that..
 
Chad's heat in the 100m butterfly is @12:56pm today. He should make it through today. Hopefully
 
JohnStarr said:
Could be worse...it could be e-sports!
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Nah at least e-sports there's still skill on the person.

This is like one of those dog talent shows where the dog runs through tunnels etc. Instead the owner is just sitting on the dog while it's doing its thing...
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
Nah at least e-sports there's still skill on the person.

This is like one of those dog talent shows where the dog runs through tunnels etc. Instead the owner is just sitting on the dog while it's doing its thing...
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Have you tried to jump a horse...? You reckon there's no skill in that? ;-)

Moving your wrist and a few fingers isn't the same.
 
Cray said:
This, getting the best out of a horse is a skill in itself.
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Yep, pretty much what I was getting at. As if the horse trains itself, the rider doesn't need any training. Jump up and go.
 
JohnStarr said:
Yep, pretty much what I was getting at. As if the horse trains itself, the rider doesn't need any training. Jump up and go.
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Pretty much why it shouldn't be in the Olympics imo. The trainers get the medals haha while the horses do all the work.

Anyway, dancing coming in 2024:

www.paris2024.org

Breaking - Paris 2024

Breaking is a style of dance that originated in the United States, in the lively block parties in the Bronx, in the 1970s.
www.paris2024.org www.paris2024.org

BREAKING​


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Breaking is a style of dance that originated in the United States in the 1970s. It took form in the lively block parties in the Bronx, emerging from hip hop culture, and is characterised by acrobatic movements, stylised footwork and the key role played by the DJ and the MC (master of ceremonies) during battles.
International competitions were first held all over the world in the 1990s, popularising the dance form both among hip hop communities and the general public along the way.

Bref overview of the rules​

At the Paris 2024 Games, the breaking competition will comprise two events – one for men and one for women – where 16 B-Boys and 16 B-Girls will go face to face in spectacular solo battles. Athletes will use a combination of power moves – including windmills, the 6-step and freezes – as they adapt their moves and improvise to the beat of the DJ’s tracks in a bid to secure the judges’ votes and take home the first Olympic breaking title.
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There's certainly skill in controlling the horse in the equestrian events, but then - what about motor racing? There's loads of skill in that. Should that be an Olympic sport?

And on the subject of equestrian - it's the only sport where men and women compete together, which I always found interesting. There is undoubtedly skill involved, but the gender-neutrality implies there isn't much strength involved. So by that measure - why not esports? How about chess?

I watched some shooting and archery this morning (I couldn't get into the shooting but I found the archery quite exciting) and wondered why men and women can't compete together. There doesn't seem much strength involved. I mean sure, I couldn't control one of those bows, so you do need arm strength, but the women seem to hit the high numbers as consistently as the men, so one assumes the strength *differental* is not key.
 
Everyones-a-Wally said:
What's up with Monochoice? Aren't they showing any of the swimming semifinals live? Schoenmaker is swimming in the semis in one minute time but it's not showing up on any channel.
*EDIT* according to the olympics site it's already complete and schoenmaker came first. Yesterday they had it scheduled for 11:51. What a gemors.
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No, I didn't see it scheduled yesterday for 11:51. It was correct on the website pages I checked. Where were you looking at the schedule?

I think the SuperSport website is pretty good in terms of its Olympics coverage. I've bookmarked this URL: https://supersport.com/olympics/competing-today
Shows SA participation each day.
 
Yeah dstv is showing all swimming live but a lot of it are between 3-5am here during the afternoon sessions in Japan.

The evening sessions we see live between 12-3pm or so
 
It actually sucks. The main reason given why swimming finals were moved from the usual evening sessions to morning/afternoon in Japan is to please American viewers.

au.sports.yahoo.com

Olympics 2021: Why swimming finals are being held in the morning

Swimming heats will be held in the evening and finals in the morning for a very simple reason. Read more to find out.
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