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                                         Saturday Schedule

  • 9.30pm     Soccer - Men's Gold Medal Match (USA vs France)

                                             

                                          Sunday Schedule

  • 8.00am    Athletics - Men's Marathon Final (Robinson, Adams, Raynor)
  • 11.00am  Cycling Track - S/F's & Q/F's (Edmondson, Richardson, Glaetzer)
  • 12.00pm  Rhythmic Gymnastics - Group All-Around Final
  • 12.20pm  Cycling Track - Women's Best Of 3 Sprint Finals
  • 12.30pm  Basketball - Women's Gold Medal Match (Japan vs USA)
  • 1.00pm    Cycling Track - Men's Keiren Final
  • 1.25pm    Cycling Track - Women's Omnium Points Race Final
  • 2.30pm    Volleyball - Women's Gold Medal Match (Brazil vs USA)
  • 3.00pm    Handball - Women's Gold Medal Match (ROC vs France)
  • 3.00pm    Boxing - 4 Finals (2 Women's, 2 Men's)
  • 5.30pm    Water Polo - Men's Gold Medal Match (Greece vs Serbia)
  • 8.30pm    Closing Ceremony

Here's hoping one of those results can go our way Macca! We've been on the verge for a few days now, so here's hoping for one final bang!

 
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Matthew Glaetzer makes the final of the Men's Keirin (1.00pm) after coming a very close 2nd in his S/F!

The order in the 6 man field will be very important for Matthew ... I don't know his preference but the 2 or 3 spot might suit (?)

In the Women's Omnium Annette Edmondson is placed (12th) after 2 of the 4 disciplines

 

Edit: Looks like Matthew could be in the 2 spot in the Keirin Final whilst Annette Edmondson has drifted back even further after being eliminated early from the 3rd (of 4) discipline in the Omnium

 

 

 

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So it seems that while the final few events are wrapping up, the Australian campaign has come to a close with Nicola McDermott claiming our final medal, being a silver in the women's high jump last night. Giving us 17 Gold, 7 Silver & 22 Bronze. Our equal most Gold medals with Athens 2004 and equal 3rd highest total medal haul, equalling the 46 we claimed in Bejing 2008.

It's been an incredibly successful Olympics for the country and for Tokyo in pulling it off all things considered. From what I understand the Olympics have been a ratings smash for Channel 7, so the appetite for the Olympics are still there, despite what some say.

With Brisbane 2032 on the cards now, it will be interesting to see how that translates to results going forward with Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games just around the corner and then into Paris 2024.  After Sydney secured the rights for the games back in 1993, we saw Australia claim it's largest medal haul ever at the time of 41 in Atlanta 1996, before transitioning into what were our three most succesful games ever before this year in Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Bejing 2008.  But as always, funding will no doubt play a big part in it.

Highlights for me these games cover a few. Titmus 400m Freestyle win against Ledecke, the Womens 4x100m Freestyle relay world record, the Womens 4.100m Medley Relay on the final day in the pool, Jess Fox breaking through for her win in the C1, the Boomers finally getting that elusive Basketball medal, similar with Melissa Wu in the 10m Platform, Del Solar & Clancy defeating the World Number 1 pair in the Beach Volleyball on their way to claiming a silver medal and probably a string of others that escape me right now that I'll think of later.

Areas of concern or things that I think should be looked at. Lack of success this Olympics in the Veledrome as opposed to how we often stack up.  How the Opals are going to move forward in a post Cambage world and the Hockeyroos inability to make the medal rounds in the Hockey. But even all three of those had their moments this games as well.

It's been a memorable fortnight as it always is.


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1 hour ago, MadAsHell said:

So it seems that while the final few events are wrapping up, the Australian campaign has come to a close with Nicola McDermott claiming our final medal, being a silver in the women's high jump last night. Giving us 17 Gold, 7 Silver & 22 Bronze. Our equal most Gold medals with Athens 2004 and equal 3rd highest total medal haul, equalling the 46 we claimed in Bejing 2008.

It's been an incredibly successful Olympics for the country and for Tokyo in pulling it off all things considered. From what I understand the Olympics have been a ratings smash for Channel 7, so the appetite for the Olympics are still there, despite what some say.

With Brisbane 2032 on the cards now, it will be interesting to see how that translates to results going forward with Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games just around the corner and then into Paris 2024.  After Sydney secured the rights for the games back in 1993, we saw Australia claim it's largest medal haul ever at the time of 41 in Atlanta 1996, before transitioning into what were our three most succesful games ever before this year in Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Bejing 2008.  But as always, funding will no doubt play a big part in it.

Highlights for me these games cover a few. Titmus 400m Freestyle win against Ledecke, the Womens 4x100m Freestyle relay world record, the Womens 4.100m Medley Relay on the final day in the pool, Jess Fox breaking through for her win in the C1, the Boomers finally getting that elusive Basketball medal, similar with Melissa Wu in the 10m Platform, Del Solar & Clancy defeating the World Number 1 pair in the Beach Volleyball on their way to claiming a silver medal and probably a string of others that escape me right now that I'll think of later.

Areas of concern or things that I think should be looked at. Lack of success this Olympics in the Veledrome as opposed to how we often stack up.  How the Opals are going to move forward in a post Cambage world and the Hockeyroos inability to make the medal rounds in the Hockey. But even all three of those had their moments this games as well.

It's been a memorable fortnight as it always is.

Well summed up TD ... I couldn't have said it better myself. It's been a fantastic Olympics, all things considered. 

The future looks good in a number of sports and we can really only improve in Track Cycling.  The team sports can perform better but from an overall point of view, we have far exceeded my expectations

We had a number of Track & Field athletes make finals and many of them can progress further into medal contention.  And our medalists could all win gold in Paris (Barber,  McDermott & Moloney)

Our swimming team was outstanding ... 9 Gold medals is the stuff of dreams.  All our other medalists & Gold medalists were just as outstanding

I now see the Commonwealth games as another major meet so am eagerly looking forward to taking on England & Canada for top honours in Birmingham.  Before that we get the Winter Olympics next February where 4 or 5 Aussies are genuine medal chances

I've read recently that the Commonwealth games will be downsized after Birmingham to suit the host City (costs, profitability etc) so some sports will go whilst a few others might be added depending on the capabilities of the host City. 

As it stands, 2026 remains up in the air as to who will host it but again, the athletes need the competion as it is not just about the Olympics for the participants.  Worlds,  Pan Pacs,  Diamond Leagues etc are all ultra important for the athletes

 

50 minutes ago, Macca said:

Well summed up TD ... I couldn't have said it better myself. It's been a fantastic Olympics, all things considered. 

The future looks good in a number of sports and we can really only improve in Track Cycling.  The team sports can perform better but from an overall point of view, we have far exceeded my expectations

We had a number of Track & Field athletes make finals and many of them can progress further into medal contention.  And our medalists could all win gold in Paris (Barber,  McDermott & Moloney)

Our swimming team was outstanding ... 9 Gold medals is the stuff of dreams.  All our other medalists & Gold medalists were just as outstanding

I now see the Commonwealth games as another major meet so am eagerly looking forward to taking on England & Canada for top honours in Birmingham.  Before that we get the Winter Olympics next February where 4 or 5 Aussies are genuine medal chances

I've read recently that the Commonwealth games will be downsized after Birmingham to suit the host City (costs, profitability etc) so some sports will go whilst a few others might be added depending on the capabilities of the host City. 

As it stands, 2026 remains up in the air as to who will host it but again, the athletes need the competion as it is not just about the Olympics for the participants.  Worlds,  Pan Pacs,  Diamond Leagues etc are all ultra important for the athletes

 

Well said Macca and I had heard similar things in regards to the Commonwealth Games. For example I think therewon't be any shooting in Birmingham. So it will be interesting to see which sports last or alternate from Comm Games to Comm Games?

It's also odd there's no host city for 2026 only 5 years out! I know Hamilton, Canada is looking at bidding for them for 2030 to mark 100 years since the first Comm Games and that regional Victoria are also looking to bid for 2030 with the games spread across the following (Shepparton, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Warrnambool, Wodonga, Nagambie, Yarrawonga and Traralgon). So that's comforting, but a host for 2026 would need to be secured soon. I believe it will likely be Shah Alam, Malaysia or Mumbai, India from my understanding.

Both Canada and New Zealand have had really good Olympics and GB continue to be strong. So hopefully the standard of competition in Birmingham 2022 will put us in good stead for Paris 2024.

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1 hour ago, MadAsHell said:

Well said Macca and I had heard similar things in regards to the Commonwealth Games. For example I think therewon't be any shooting in Birmingham. So it will be interesting to see which sports last or alternate from Comm Games to Comm Games?

It's also odd there's no host city for 2026 only 5 years out! I know Hamilton, Canada is looking at bidding for them for 2030 to mark 100 years since the first Comm Games and that regional Victoria are also looking to bid for 2030 with the games spread across the following (Shepparton, Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong, Warrnambool, Wodonga, Nagambie, Yarrawonga and Traralgon). So that's comforting, but a host for 2026 would need to be secured soon. I believe it will likely be Shah Alam, Malaysia or Mumbai, India from my understanding.

Both Canada and New Zealand have had really good Olympics and GB continue to be strong. So hopefully the standard of competition in Birmingham 2022 will put us in good stead for Paris 2024.

And the Commonwealth Games & World Track & Field Championships are to be held only 4 days apart next July!  Athletes might have to make a choice or perhaps compete in both (?)

I've made a list of upcoming World Championships which will follow this post ... I've attended 4 of the events when they were held in Melbourne and there's 2 more coming up (Women's Soccer World Cup & Women's Basketball World's)

 
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For fans of the Olympic sports here are some future dates to note re World Championships et al

  • 2021  (Sept 16th - 19th)  Canoe/Sprint World's (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • 2021  (Sept 21st - 26th)  Canoe/Slalom World's (Bratislava, Slovakia)
  • 2021   (Oct 13th - 17th)   Cycling (Track) World's (Turkmenistan)
  • 2022   (Feb 9th - 25th)     Winter Olympics (Beijing, China)
  • 2022   (May 13th - 29th)  Swimming World's (Fukuoka, Japan)
  • 2022   (June 6th - 16th)   Beach Volleyball World's (Rome, Italy)
  • 2022   (July 1st - 17th)     Hockey Women's World's (Spain & Netherlands)
  • 2022   (July 7th - 17th)     Softball Women's World's (Birmingham, Alabama, USA)
  • 2022   (July 15th - 24th)   Track & Field World's (Eugene, Oregon, USA)
  • 2022   (July 28th - Aug 8th)  Commonwealth Games (Birmingham, England)
  • 2022   (Sept 5th - 17th)     Equestrian World's (Pratoni Del Vivaro, Italy)
  • 2022    (Sept 9th - 11th)    Rugby 7's World's (Capetown, South Africa)
  • 2022    (Sept 18th - 25th)  Rowing World's (Czech Republic)
  • 2022    (Sept 23rd - Oct 3rd)  Basketball Women's World's (Sydney, Australia)
  • 2022    (Oct 29th - Nov 6th)   Gymnastics World's (Liverpool, England)
  • 2023    (Jan 13th - 29th)     Hockey Men's World's (India)
  • 2023    (July 20th - Aug 20th) Soccer Women's World Cup (Australia & New Zealand)
  • 2023    (Aug 23rd - Sept 10th) Basketball Men's World's (Japan, Philippines, Indonesia)
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The lack of publicity and recognition for our Paralympians is really sad to me. 
I was shocked to learn we give our athletes $20,000 prize money for winning gold but our Paralympians get $0. What a disgrace. 

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On 8/29/2021 at 11:10 PM, Jaded No More said:

The lack of publicity and recognition for our Paralympians is really sad to me. 
I was shocked to learn we give our athletes $20,000 prize money for winning gold but our Paralympians get $0. What a disgrace. 

Agree wholeheartedly, JNM

The Aussies ended up with the 6th most amount of medals and once again our athletes did us proud ... as is often the case,  we continued to punch above our weight

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