Tokyo 2020 Olympics/Paralympics

[MillionMilesAway]

That's a brilliant step from Moneta. Two of them done.
Quite a lot of errors from GB so far.

 

[gazinho]

Get ourselves back into it to give a try away 70 metres from our line

 

[MillionMilesAway]

The best team one that one.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Great win and well deserved gold from Fiji.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Fiji it is.
Amused by the size of the no. 5 on the wing who the NZ player clearly didn't fancy trying to stop.

 

[crooky]

Rugby sevens - GB got beaten fairly comfortably by NZ, judging by the scoreline.

9.30 - bronze medal match - GB vs Argentina
10.00 - gold medal match - Fiji vs NZ

Thanks for that. Just had a breathless hour getting ready, driving somewhere and still managing to see most of both of those matches.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Sad news about Biles.

The pressure placed on these young athletes must be enormous. Biles situation like that of Osaka is particularly sad because they have had success they have had the pressure and have eventually buckled. Mental health is as precious and delicate as physical health but because it has no visible wounds people like Moron and other cunts weigh in with their opinions which are invalid because they have never and will never experience the pressures these sports people are under. In the case of Moron there is the form there in that both are female and black and the Duchess of Sussex is well aware of what that combo does to his mind.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

The pressure placed on these young athletes must be enormous. Biles situation like that of Osaka is particularly sad because they have had success they have had the pressure and have eventually buckled. Mental health is as precious and delicate as physical health but because it has no visible wounds people like Moron and other cunts weigh in with their opinions which are invalid because they have never and will never experience the pressures these sports people are under.

I didn't see the final, but I saw her in qualifying and she didn't look right then. Still excellent, but she made mistakes on a number of her performances, which suggests that she was struggling. There's every chance that she didn't feel right after the qualifying and decided to see how it went in the final. When it was obvious she was still having problems, she pulled out to give the team the best chance of winning.

We all know what a difference mental health and mental focus can make to sports people's performances. Just look at the transformation of John Stones. And let's not forget, she's not exactly young in gymnastics terms. Most of the other finalists were in their mid to late teens. She's 26. It's very difficult for anyone to keep going for that long at the very highest level.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I didn't see the final, but I saw her in qualifying and she didn't look right then. Still excellent, but she made mistakes on a number of her performances, which suggests that she was struggling. There's every chance that she didn't feel right after the qualifying and decided to see how it went in the final. When it was obvious she was still having problems, she pulled out to give the team the best chance of winning.

We all know what a difference mental health and mental focus can make to sports people's performances. Just look at the transformation of John Stones. And let's not forget, she's not exactly young in gymnastics terms. Most of the other finalists were in their mid to late teens. She's 26. It's very difficult for anyone to keep going for that long at the very highest level.

Agree with that, although she's 24, not 26. The hype and expectation that surrounds her must be pretty tough to deal with, and a drop from the very highest level might have been the tipping point.

The 'give it a go' seems reasonable as a theory - I think the toing and froing is what gave the story legs. On the face of it, it does look a bit strange to leave, then come back, and only later put the tracksuit on, and give an interview to camera with the team at the end. I assume the US coaches are very careful after the previous scandal, and knew what they were doing - I suspect the team is very close too, so she wanted to help if she could (as cover for an injury maybe, but as an emergency only).

 

[MCFC1993]

Thursday 29th 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

23:30 on Wednesday	Golf	Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 1	Paul CASEY (GBR) – 00:25 tee off time Tommy FLEETWOOD (GBR) – 02:36 tee off time
01:00	Shooting	Trap Women – Qualification – Day 2	Kirsty HEGARTY (GBR)
01:30	Rowing	Women’s Pair – Final A – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE	Great Britain: Helen GLOVER & Polly SWANN
01:50	Shooting	Trap Men – Qualification – Day 2	Matthew John COWARD HOLLEY (GBR)
02:00	Cycling BMX Racing	Men’s Quarterfinals – Run 1	Kye WHITE (GBR)
02:10	Rowing	Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls – Final A – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE	Great Britain: Emily CRAIG & Imogen GRANT
02:21	Cycling BMX Racing	Women’s Quarterfinals – Run 1	Bethany SHRIEVER (GBR)
02:42	Cycling BMX Racing	Men’s Quarterfinals – Run 2	Kye WHITE (GBR)
02:44	Swimming	Men’s 200m Breaststroke Final – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE	James WILBY (GBR)
02:50	Rowing	Women’s Single Sculls – Semifinal A/B 2	Victoria THORNLEY (GBR)
02:58	Swimming	Women’s 100m Freestyle – Semifinal 2	Freya ANDERSON (GBR) Anna HOPKIN (GBR)
03:00	Rugby Sevens	Women’s Group A	ROC v Great Britain
03:03	Cycling BMX Racing	Women’s Quarterfinals – Run 2	Bethany SHRIEVER (GBR)
03:04	Swimming	Men’s 200m Backstroke – Semifinal 1	Brodie Paul WILLIAMS (GBR)
03:11	Swimming	Men’s 200m Backstroke – Semifinal 2	Luke GREENBANK (GBR)
03:24	Cycling BMX Racing	Men’s Quarterfinals – Run 3	Kye WHITE (GBR)
03:28	Swimming	Women’s 200m Butterfly Final – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE	Alys Margaret THOMAS (GBR)
03:45	Cycling BMX Racing	Women’s Quarterfinals – Run 3	Bethany SHRIEVER (GBR)
03:54	Swimming	Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Semifinal 1	Molly RENSHAW (GBR)
04:01	Swimming	Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Semifinal 2	Abbie WOOD (GBR)
04:00 – 05:00 Approx	Judo	Women’s 78kg – Round of 16	Natalie POWELL (GBR) v TBD
04:05	Sailing	Women’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 – Race 3	Great Britain: Hannah MILLS & Eilidh McINTYRE
04:05	Sailing	Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser – Race 7	Elliot HANSON (GBR)
04:05	Sailing	Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 Foiling – Race 4	Great Britain: John GIMSON & Anna BURNET
04:05	Sailing	Men’s Skiff – 49er – Race 5	Great Britain: Dylan FLETCHER & Stuart BITHELL
04:08	Swimming	Men’s 200m Individual Medley – Semifinal 1	Duncan SCOTT (GBR)
04:15	Sailing	Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial – Race 7	Alison YOUNG (GBR)
04:15	Hockey	Men’s Group Stage – Group B	Netherlands v Great Britain
04:36	Boxing	Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) – Round of 16	Tsotne ROGAVA (UKR) v Frazer CLARKE (GBR)
05:00 – 05:30 Approx	Judo	Women’s 78kg – Quarterfinals	If Natalie POWELL qualifies.
05:00 Approx	Sailing	Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 Foiling – Race 5	Great Britain: John GIMSON & Anna BURNET
05:00 Approx	Sailing	Men’s Skiff – 49er – Race 6	Great Britain: Dylan FLETCHER & Stuart BITHELL
05:05	Sailing	Women’s Windsurfer – RS:X – Race 10	Emma WILSON (GBR)
05:05 Approx	Sailing	Women’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 – Race 4	Great Britain: Hannah MILLS & Eilidh McINTYRE
05:05 Approx	Sailing	Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser – Race 8	Elliot HANSON (GBR)
05:15 Approx	Sailing	Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial – Race 8	Alison YOUNG (GBR)
06:00 Approx	Sailing	Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 Foiling – Race 6	Great Britain: John GIMSON & Anna BURNET
06:00 Approx	Sailing	Women’s Windsurfer – RS:X – Race 11	Emma WILSON (GBR)
06:00 – 06:54	Canoe Slalom	Women’s Canoe Semi-final	Mallory FRANKLIN (GBR)
06:30	Shooting	Trap Women’s Final – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE	If Kirsty HEGARTY qualifies.
06:35	Sailing	Men’s One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) – Finn – Race 5	Giles SCOTT (GBR)
07:00 Approx	Sailing	Women’s Windsurfer – RS:X – Race 12	Emma WILSON (GBR)
07:05	Sailing	Men’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 – Race 3	Great Britain: Luke PATIENCE & Chris GRUBE
07:20	Sailing	Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X – Race 10	Tom SQUIRES (GBR)
07:30	Shooting	Trap Women’s Final – BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE	If Matthew John COWARD HOLLEY qualifies.
07:35 Approx	Sailing	Men’s One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) – Finn – Race 6	Giles SCOTT (GBR)
07:55 – 08:50	Canoe Slalom	Women’s Canoe Final, BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE	If Mallory FRANKLIN qualifies.
08:20 Approx	Sailing	Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X – Race 11	Tom SQUIRES (GBR)
08:20 Approx	Sailing	Men’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 – Race 4	Great Britain: Luke PATIENCE & Chris GRUBE
09:10 – 09:20 Approx	Judo	Women’s 78kg – Semifinals	If Natalie POWELL qualifies.
09:18	Archery	Men’s Individual 1/32 Elimination	Ilfat ABDULLIN (KAZ) v James WOODGATE (GBR)
09:20 Approx	Sailing	Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X – Race 12	Tom SQUIRES (GBR)
09:30 – 09:50 Approx	Judo	Women’s 78kg – BRONZE MEDAL BOUT	If Natalie POWELL qualifies.
09:50 – 10:00 Approx	Judo	Women’s 78kg – GOLD MEDAL BOUT	If Natalie POWELL qualifies.
10:10	Archery	Men’s Individual 1/16 Elimination	If James WOODGATE qualifies.
10:30	Rugby Sevens	Women’s Group A	New Zealand v Great Britain
11:00	Hockey	Women’s Group Stage – Group A	Great Britain v Netherlands
11:50	Artistic Gymnastics	Women’s All-Around Final, BRONZE, SILVER & GOLD AVAILABLE	Jessica GADIROVA (GBR) Jennifer GADIROVA (GBR)
11:54	Boxing	Women’s Fly (48-51kg) – Round of 16	Charley-Sian DAVISON (GBR) v Yuan CHANG (CHN)
12:01	Swimming	Men’s 100m Butterfly – Heat 8	James Guy (GBR) Jacob Thomas Taylor PETERS (GBR)
12:09	Swimming	Women’s 200m Backstroke – Heat 2	Cassie WILD (GBR)
12:21	Swimming	Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay – Heat 1	Great Britain