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RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - Bada - 07-23-2021

That pictogram segment of events was cool.


RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - JamisBanda - 07-23-2021

This Piano and Samurai dance thing is rubbish


RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - JamisBanda - 07-23-2021

Osaka turns up


RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - JamisBanda - 07-23-2021

Not bad in the end but nothing special either , feel sorry for Japan, years of work gone to waste due to Covid


RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - JamisBanda - 07-23-2021

Drone globe was pretty cool


RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - Bada - 07-24-2021






RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - Bada - 07-24-2021

Considering how bizarre these Summer Olympics promise to be — no fans, lots of Covid tests, widespread lockdowns in this sprawling metropolis — maybe who won one of the first medals awarded here makes perfect sense.

The silver in 10-meter air rifle went to a woman from a country that is officially banned from even being here.

It took an extra year to begin the 2020 Summer Olympics, but less than 12 hours after the cauldron was lit during the Opening Ceremony, Qian Yang of China captured the first gold of the Games by winning the women’s 10-meter air rifle on Saturday morning here.

She finished with a score of 251.8, coming from behind on the final attempt to beat Anastasiia Galashina of the Russian Olympic Committee, who finished with a 251.1.

Nina Christen of Switzerland took bronze. American Mary Carolynn Tucker of Sarasota, Florida, finished sixth.

The IOC barred the Russians from officially fielding a team here due to repeated doping scandals. However, it does allow Russian athletes who have never been caught doping to compete under the name "Russian Olympic Committee."

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, where a similar ban was in place, the Russians were known as “Athletes from Russia.” The Russians finished seventh in the medal count with 17 total, including two golds.

If that sounds like a distinction without a difference, you'd be correct.

So it’s confusing. But so is everything right now.

Either way, here was Galashina, a 24-year-old from Yaroslavl, a city of 600,000 northeast of Moscow, leading late before a comeback from 0.2 down by Yang in the final attempt.

It spared the IOC of an immediate embarrassment. They no doubt want as few Russians as possible atop podiums across the next few weeks. Had Galashina won, there would have been no playing of the Russian national anthem. Instead, Piano Concerto No. 1 by the famed Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky would have subbed in.

Either way, the Olympics are off. In addition to shooting, medals will be awarded Saturday in archery, cycling, fencing, judo, taekwondo and weightlifting.

The Tokyo Olympics, delayed a year due to Covid restriction, will run through Sunday August 8. A record 339 medals are set to be handed out in 33 different sports.

The most golds won by a single nation at an Olympics was 83 by the United States at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, which were boycotted by a Soviet Union-led 14 eastern bloc nations.

As of 11:18 a.m. local time though, China had the lead.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/first-medal-awarded-at-the-2020-tokyo-olympics-024346974.html


RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - Bada - 07-24-2021

I had no clue about this being an Olympic sport

Quote:Why Are the Olympics Shrinking Basketball?

Here's What To Know About 3x3

So how does it work? Games are 10 minutes long, and are played on essentially a half-court. There’s a 12-second shot clock. Whoever leads after the 10 minutes—or scores 21 points first—wins. Three-point shots are worth two points, layups and other traditional two-pointers are worth a single point. Just like how you score it in the park.

https://time.com/6082611/3x3-basketball-olympics-tokyo/





RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - Bada - 07-24-2021

Iran beat Poland in a great game of volleyball. Final set went to 23-21.


RE: Tokyo Olympics 2020 in 2021 - Bada - 07-24-2021

Hend Zaza, 12, is youngest athlete at Olympics
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-57925985