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Great to see that the Olympics are going ahead despite the Covid world we live in Just about every other sport (or sporting event) has managed to get by despite Covid so those calling for the Olympics to not go ahead might want to imagine how they'd feel if we didn't have any sport at all. For instance, the footy These athletes should be admired in the sense that they dedicate their lives to a particular sport and often only get one shot at glory. I welcome the new sports too. It's a changing world and sports are no different in that regard The Aussies could end up with up to 40 medals with a gold medal tally of about 8-10. All things considered, that would be a great result but the tally could be even better if we do really well in the pool If I get a chance I'll post up the upcoming events to look out for but the resident Demonland guru on all things Olympics @MadAsHell may well be able to help out in that regard In the meantime, here are some of the Aussie chances ... Ariarne Titmus: 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle Jessica Fox: Canoeing C1 & K1 Rohan Dennis: Individual Time Trial (Cycling) Laylee McKeown: 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM Field Hockey: Kookaburra's, Hockeyroos Sally Fitzgibbons: Surfing Stewart McSweyn: Athletics - Middle Distance Soccer: Matilda's Basketball: Opals & Boomers Rohan Browning: 100m Sprint Rowing: Mens Fours & Womens Fours Tennis: Ash Barty Sailing: Mens 470, Mens Laser Swimming: 4 x 100 Freestyle womens, Mixed 4 x 100 Medley Relay Triathlon: Mixed Team Relay Kurtis Marschall: Pole Vault Brandon Starc: High Jump Kersey-Lee Barber: Javelin Equestrian: 3 Day Event Rugby 7's: Mens & Womens Softball: Womens (Aussie Spirit) Water Polo: Stingrays & Sharks Kyle Chalmers: 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Jack McLoughlin: 800 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle Of course, we have a number of other chances as I'm not across all our prospects (and there are always surprise results, especially in the lesser known sports)