TeamGB is going well.. not only in the pool.
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I wear shorts and t-shirts during our summer, but have to wear uniform still when working
I saw we won a gold in the BMX event, and gold in the synchronised diving
Does the synchronised diving count as 2 medals or 1?
looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
I assume as one, per pair so to speak.I saw we won a gold in the BMX event, and gold in the synchronised diving
Does the synchronised diving count as 2 medals or 1?
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aka Thomas the Kraut
Have been watching the Olympics like never before. Have the time to enjoy it now and, what's more, am being fascinated by our streaming offer which allows you to watch anything from A-Z at any time which is crucial given the time difference.
Was watching the tennis semi-final and final with Zwerev. Great because I normally can't see both players (Dokovic) because Grand Slam tournaments are broadcast by Pay-TV channels only.
Was watching the tennis semi-final and final with Zwerev. Great because I normally can't see both players (Dokovic) because Grand Slam tournaments are broadcast by Pay-TV channels only.
That is good. Have you transferred that to our medal table Jess.We now have 13 Gold, 13 Silver, and 13 Bronze!!Way to go team GB!!
Same here. Our Olympic host broadcaster is also streaming 30 additional feeds online. So whatever your sport they have it covered. I am presently watching the Decathlon. Chances are the two TV channels will not show that.. like a numerous other sports. And what I miss here I can catch up with on their replay platform. Brilliant
looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
Me, too. I'm curious how our World Champion Niklas Kaul is going to compete or whether his Dohar triumph was just a one-hit wonder.
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aka Thomas the Kraut
Niklas Kaul is out of the competition because of injury....
I'm now looking forward to the 10k women's final on Saturday when Konstanze Klosterhalfen will be competing. She has been getting a lot of buzz because she decided to join the partly ill-reputed NIKE Oregon Project which was, in fact, a statement about the German Athletics Association saying that she can't train properly at home. She was, however, not trained by Salazar and joined the project only after he'd been banned. She says that training conditions and facilities are way better than in Germany. So, let's see what she's able to achieve in Tokyo.
I'm now looking forward to the 10k women's final on Saturday when Konstanze Klosterhalfen will be competing. She has been getting a lot of buzz because she decided to join the partly ill-reputed NIKE Oregon Project which was, in fact, a statement about the German Athletics Association saying that she can't train properly at home. She was, however, not trained by Salazar and joined the project only after he'd been banned. She says that training conditions and facilities are way better than in Germany. So, let's see what she's able to achieve in Tokyo.
Fill me in about this athlete mate.
I don't know how to post on the medal table
looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
He was the surprise decathlon winner at the World Championship in Dohar 2019 seizing his chance when French Mayer had to stop competing due to foot injury. Now the same has happened to him. He'd started off well with a PB in high jump and putting the shot (?) but then injured himself while reaching his PB in high jump. I would have liked to see his performance now after two years. He's still young (23), though, and will be taking part in Paris again.
looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
Yep, I have and it didn't surprise me in view of the situation in that country. My neighbours are just went to see their families there while I'm looking after their apartment and garden. They said COVID didn't officially exist there. It's denied as it is in Brazil, Hungary and elsewhere.
BTW, have you heard of the Swiss research student who couldn't finish his doctoral thesis because he'd criticized China and the government on twitter? Three years of hard work all in vain.
Click edit. You guys have snuck up on us and now have nose in front. Good track cycling compared to our poor show on the bikes.I don't know how to post on the medal table
That is not for real. The Swiss and the Chinese Commies in bed together?
Then he and our Ashley Moloney, 21, may just have a healthy rivalry over the coming Olympics.
looker-on
aka Thomas the Kraut
It is for real and another example of how long China's arm is. His supervisor got one email from a Chinese student studying in Canada who had seen the tweet of the Swiss student and warned the supervisor. The professor then stopped supervising the thesis because she was afraid she would not get an urgently needed visa for China again. Both she and the student are heavily dependent on using China's biggest data banks for their research.