***Official 2024 Olympics Thread***

[flibbertyjibber]

Now let's see what the men can do. I think our guys are a bit less likely here against a strong line-up.

This is a real tough race. Dutch and Irish are strong

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Great fun watching a sport that I generally don’t care about and people I don’t know winning but still getting excited about it. Whisky helps though.

 

[_Ed_]

Romania way too good there.

 

[Molehill]

You can generally tell from what lane they're in. Winners likely to come from 3 or 4, those in 1 and 6 unlikely to figure.

And whatta ya know, a shock Romanian win from Lane 1!!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Great fun watching a sport that I generally don’t care about and people I don’t know winning but still getting excited about it. Whisky helps though.

Too early to drink here and I have bowls tonight so can't anyway. I'll have a soft drink

 

[Molehill]

Time for the 4's. On heat times, GB start favourites in Women's and NZ in the Men's (GB for bronze potentially).

 

[Brook's side]

I hate the rowing without Gary Herbert going mad

Worst commentator of all time for me.

Or at least the worst commentary.

 

[_Ed_]

Crazy that Spoors and Francis each had a baby between Tokyo and these games, and they just said that they didn't win a single race in between times until their heat this week.

 

[Ali TT]

Too early to drink here and I have bowls tonight so can't anyway. I'll have a soft drink

Surely it'd be much more fun after a day session?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Surely it'd be much more fun after a day session?

No. I play at a good level so can't be pickled. Played 4 County players this season.

 

[Ali TT]

What is the point of B Finals in the Rowing? You weren't very good, so have a race against other not very good teams. If you come last in this, maybe consider a new sport?

Similar the plate round in the rugby 7s.

Yet other sports you get like a minute or less in qualification and your whole Olympics could be over.

 

[_Ed_]

Amazing battle between the Dutch and Brits in the women's four.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

What a race

 

[Ali TT]

Dutch win this one by an inch after the opposite yesterday

 

[_Ed_]

Stunning finish, that.

Stoked with NZ sneaking bronze after an equally tight battle with Romania. Fair bit behind the gold and silver, though.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Guess it's fair after we pipped the Dutch yesterday

 

[Molehill]

Guess it's fair after we pipped the Dutch yesterday

Yeah, just felt like they didn't play to their strength. If you're more about all round stamina than sprint finish, why not go out harder?

But yeah, after stealing one off the Dutch yesterday, can't really complain.

 

[Heboric]

Johnny Vegas has been surprisingly good on the gymanstics too.

For a second I thought you were talking about this guy

 

[Burgey]

Similar the plate round in the rugby 7s.

Yet other sports you get like a minute or less in qualification and your whole Olympics could be over.

It’s odd that some sports persist with this and others don’t. It’s a bit like the 3rd place play off at the football WC. I sort of see it as a carry over from some sort of golden age of amateur sport where a consolation prize mattered.

 

[Brook's side]

Bloody rowers.

For a second I thought you were talking about this guy

Yeah, he's doing comms for BBC on the gymanstics.

He's surprisingly knowledgeable.