I thought that, maybe they could carry replacement equipment like a chain.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics/Paralympics
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I always thought it was a rule that it had to be on terrestrial TV. Let's be honest, who's going to give a shit about the Olympics in the future if it becomes a fully PPV event? Who's going to have heard of any of the Olympians if the only people that watched it were the few hundred thousand who were willing to pay 30 quid to stream it (or more when it's exclusive).
Incidentally, what a load of shit. It's an event in which the athletes aren't paid to compete, everything is largely publicly funded from the infrastructure to the training of the athletes, but then the thing that everyone has paid for is put behind a paywall by some big American corporation.
Reminds me of academia. The public funds it, but if the public wants to read the research, they have to pay a big publisher who contributes fuck all to the process.
Apparently Discovery bought the rights for the whole of Europe including the UK.
Could've killed the Olympics in Europe to be honest. How many people are going to go out their way to subscribe to Discovery plus? To me the beauty of the Olympics is the sheer variety on offer. The ability to flick between a whole host of random sports that take your fancy.
Now all we have is the basic coverage on BBC which covers the basics of the event on a British level. But it's only a tiny bit of the massive event which is the Olympics...
Monday 26th July
All start times listed below are in BST, which is 8 hours behind local time in Japan.
Most of the action should be available on BBC or Eurosport.
Medal events are HIGHLIGHTED.
Team GB Schedule
All start times listed below are in BST, which is 8 hours behind local time in Japan.
Most of the action should be available on BBC or Eurosport.
Medal events are HIGHLIGHTED.
Team GB Schedule
| 22:30 Sunday | Triathlon | Men’s Final – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE | Jonathan BROWNLEE (GBR) Alex YEE (GBR) |
| 01:30 | Rugby Sevens | Men’s – Group B | Great Britain v Canada |
| 02:16 | Archery | Men’s Team 1/6 Eliminations | Indonesia v Great Britain |
| 02:43 | Swimming | Men’s 200m Freestyle | Duncan SCOTT (GBR) Tom DEAN (GBR) |
| 02:56 | Swimming | Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Semifinal 2 | Sarah VASEY (GBR) |
| 03:12 | Swimming | Men’s 100m Breaststroke Final – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE | Adam PEATY (GBR) James WILBY (GBR) |
| 03:20 | Badminton | Men’s Doubles – Group Stage – Group A | Yang LEE/Chi-Lin WANG (TPE) v Ben Lane/Sean VENDY (GBR) |
| 03:45 | Hockey | Men’s – Group B | Great Britain v Canada |
| 03:53 | Swimming | Women’s 100m Backstroke – Semifinal 1 | Cassie WILD (GBR) Kathleen DAWSON (GBR) |
| 04:00 | Badminton | Mixed Double – Group Stage – Group B | Dechapol PUAVARANUKROH/Sapsiree TAERATTANACHAI (THA) v Marcus ELLIS/Lauren SMITH (GBR) |
| 04:05 | Sailing | Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser – Race 2 | Elliot HANSON (GBR) |
| 04:05 | Sailing | Women’s Windsurfer RS:X – Race 4 | Emma WILSON (GBR) |
| 04:35 | Fencing | Men’s Foil – Round of 32 | Marcus MEPSTEAD (GBR) v Mohamed HAMZA (EGY) |
| 05:05 | Sailing | Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser – Race 3 | Elliot HANSON (GBR) |
| 05:05 Approx | Sailing | Women’s Windsurfer RS:X – Race 5 | Emma WILSON (GBR) |
| 05:30 | Taekwondo | Women’s 67kg – Round of 16 | Lauren WILLIAMS (GBR) v Malia PASEKA (TGA) |
| 06:00 | Canoe Slalom | Men’s Canoe Semi-Final | Adam BURGESS (GBR) |
| 06:00 – 07:00 Approx | Tennis | Men’s Doubles – 2nd Round | Ben McLACHLAN/Kei NISHIKORI (JPN) v Jamie MURRAY/Neal SKUPSKI (GBR) |
| 06:00 – 07:30 | Taekwondo | Women’s 67kg Quarterfinals | If Lauren Williams qualifies. |
| 06:05 Approx | Sailing | Women’s Windsurfer RS:X – Race 6 | Emma WILSON (GBR) |
| 06:25 – 06:55 | Fencing | Men’s Foil – Round of 16 | If Marcus Mepstead qualifies. |
| 06:30 | Table Tennis | Men’s Singles – Round 3 | Woojin JANG (KOR) v Paul DRINKHALL (GBR) |
| 06:31 | Archery | Men’s Team Quarterfinals | If Great Britain qualify they face China. |
| 06:35 | Sailing | Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial – Race 3 | Alison YOUNG (GBR) |
| 07:00 | Cycling Mountain Bike | Men’s Cross-country | Thomas PIDCOCK (GBR) |
| 07:00 | Diving | Men’s Synchronised 10m Platform | Great Britain: Thomas DALEY & Matty LEE |
| 07:05 | Sailing | Men’s Windsurfer RS:X – Race 4 | Tom SQUIRES (GBR) |
| 07:15 – 07:59 | Archery | Men’s Team Semifinals | If Great Britain qualify. |
| 07:30 | Table Tennis | Men’s Singles – Round 3 | Liam PITCHFORD (GBR) v Darko JORGIC (SLO) |
| 07:35 Approx | Sailing | Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial – Race 4 | Alison YOUNG (GBR) |
| 07:45 | Canoe Slalom | Men’s Canoe Final – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE | If Adam BURGESS qualifies. |
| 07:50 | Fencing | Men’s Foil Quarterfinals | If Marcus Mepstead qualifies. |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Taekwondo | Women’s 67kg Semifinals | If Lauren Williams qualifies. |
| 08:05 Approx | Sailing | Men’s Windsurfer RS:X – Race 5 | Tom SQUIRES (GBR) |
| 08:15 | Archery | Women’s Team BRONZE MEDAL MATCH | If Great Britain qualify. |
| 08:30 | Rugby Sevens | Men’s – Group B | Great Britain v Japan |
| 08:40 | Archery | Men’s Team GOLD MEDAL MATCH | If Great Britain qualify. |
| 09:05 Approx | Sailing | Men’s Windsurfer RS:X – Race 6 | Tom SQUIRES (GBR) |
| 09:15 | Boxing | Men’s Fly (48-52kg) – Round of 32 | Koryun SOGHOMONYAN (ARM) v Galal YAFAI (GBR) |
| 10:00 | Badminton | Women’s Doubles – Group Stage – Group A | Greysia POLII/Apriyani RAHAYU (INA) v Chloe BIRCH/Lauren SMITH (GBR) |
| 10:30 | Hockey | Women’s – Group A | South Africa v Great Britain |
| 10:50 – 11:20 | Fencing | Men’s Foil Semifinals | If Marcus Mepstead qualifies. |
| 11:00 | Artistic Gymnastics | Men’s Team Final – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE | Great Britain: Joe FRASER, James HALL, Giarnni REGINI-MORAN, Max WHITLOCK |
| 11:09 | Swimming | Women’s 200m Freestyle | Freya ANDERSON (GBR) |
| 11:39 | Boxing | Women’s Feather (54-57kg) – Round of 16 | Jucielen ROMEU (BRA) v Karriss ARTINGSTALL (GBR) |
| 11:42 | Swimming | Women’s 200m Individual Medley – Heat 3 | Alicia WILSON (GBR) Abbie WOOD (GBR) |
| 12:15 | Fencing | Men’s Foil – BRONZE MEDAL BOUT | If Marcus Mepstead qualifies. |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Taekwondo | Women’s 67kg BRONZE MEDAL BOUTS | If Lauren Williams qualifies. |
| 13:10 | Fencing | Men’s Foil – GOLD MEDAL BOUT | If Marcus Mepstead qualifies. |
| 13:30 | Taekwondo | Women’s 67kg GOLD MEDAL BOUTS | If Lauren Williams qualifies. |
Mr Kobayashi
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It's a joke. They can afford to pay twats like Lineker over a million a year and pay for documentaries about the rags but they cheap out on the Olympics.
1.4 billion Euros to get the rights to the Olympics for 2016, 2020 and 2024. The beeb couldn't compete with that.
1.4 billion Euros to get the rights to the Olympics for 2016, 2020 and 2024. The beeb couldn't compete with that.
Yeah but that's for all of Europe as far as I can tell. If all the broadcasters throughout Europe chipped in surely they could've easily outbid Discovery?
chesterbells
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I know what you mean mate, but I’ve got the Eurosport app, cost £19.99 for 12 months - has every minute of every Olympics event live (and on demand). As well as that every bike race including every grand tour stage in full, advert free.Apparently Discovery bought the rights for the whole of Europe including the UK.
Could've killed the Olympics in Europe to be honest. How many people are going to go out their way to subscribe to Discovery plus? To me the beauty of the Olympics is the sheer variety on offer. The ability to flick between a whole host of random sports that take your fancy.
Now all we have is the basic coverage on BBC which covers the basics of the event on a British level. But it's only a tiny bit of the massive event which is the Olympics...
(Eurosport is owned by discovery).
Talk about value for money, it’s incredible.
As for BBC, they still get more than enough Olympic hours for most people’s taste imho
chesterbells
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Good point!Alex Yee looking good here, might beat Peaty to the first gold medal.
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Imagine being in your brother’s shadow for years, and when you finally get your moment to shine, along comes a young pretender to usurp you.
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Alan Harper's Tash
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Triathletes are mad bastards! Come on Alex!
Yee haw!
Yee haw!
I know what you mean mate, but I’ve got the Eurosport app, cost £19.99 for 12 months - has every minute of every Olympics event live (and on demand). As well as that every bike race including every grand tour stage in full, advert free.
(Eurosport is owned by discovery).
Talk about value for money, it’s incredible.
As for BBC, they still get more than enough Olympic hours for most people’s taste imho
Fair play sounds like a good choice for you if you like the road racing. I normally get the Eurosport pass for the Le Mans 24 hour race week but I consider that quite a niche event so don't mind paying a little to watch it without any issues.
The Olympics is meant to be the biggest thing in sport though, yet it's mostly hidden away on a couple of apps?