I think Emma and Kaylee both took calculated risks. Both gave up an event where they had solid shots to medal Emma very unlikely to get gold, but Kaylee with a solid gold shot. However, both have three other events where they are in gold contention. Maybe they could have medaled in all 4, but imagine if they ended up with 2 or 3 silvers and no golds and always wondered whether that extra event is what cost them that hundredth of a second which lost them gold?
Chalmers has a day and a half off after the relay before free heats so resting him seems overkill. More from Retta Race See All. Notify of. I allow to use my email address and send notification about new comments and replies you can unsubscribe at any time. Inline Feedbacks. Reply to ShamrockSwimmer 3 months ago. Reply to Joel 3 months ago. Reply to Sub13 3 months ago. Reply to Robbos 3 months ago.
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The men's and women's events will feature 60 golfers each and will be played over four rounds. Australian Anthony Dean will be in the fourth heat of each of the three quarter-final runs.
Racing begins at am AEST , with the top four ranked riders from each heat to move through to Friday's semi-finals. It's the same deal in the women's event, which begins at am and will feature Australians Lauren Reynolds and Saya Sakakibara in the third heat of each run. No medal opportunities yet but there will be plenty of Australians in action in the sailing again on Thursday, which begins at pm AEST. The Sharks have one win and a loss from their first two matches and will be desperate for more points in a tight group B.
There will be four medal events in the rowing , but they won't feature Australians. The women's all-around gymnastics final starts at pm. Most Australian fans have their eyes firmly on Jess Fox's quest for an elusive gold medal in the C1 canoe slalom.
The canoe slalom is like trying to navigate with precision through a washing machine, with the risk of hitting your head on the concrete banks if things go wrong. Many people wonder how an average athlete would go when invited into the Olympics at late notice.
In , with the reintroduction of the canoe slalom, the rules and restrictions around entries were on the lax side. A month out from the Olympics, the head of the Costa Rica canoeing team found that he had an extra place. He then called Gilda Montenegro. Montenegro was one of the first female white water rafting guides in the country, and knew her way around rapids. With no time to train on the unfamiliar artificial courses, Montenegro opted for safety on her first run. She got down in one piece, but with time penalties eight and a half minutes slower than the eventual gold medallist and more than five-and-a-half minutes slower than second last.
On her second run, Montenegro tried to be more competitive, and things went awry. The Costa Rican rolled her boat early in the run, and hit her head on the hard bottom. How do I follow the Olympics? Wide World of Sports will be running a daily live blog where you can follow all the action and results. You can also find the latest stories here. The full Olympic schedule and results are available on the official site here.
What is the Tokyo Olympics mascot? Miraitowa is the official mascot of the Tokyo Olympics, while Someity is the Paralympics mascot. According to organisers, "Miraitowa has a personality inspired by the Japanese proverb, 'learn from the past and develop new ideas'.
It has a special power to instantly teleport anywhere it wants. The name Miraitowa is based on the Japanese words "mirai", meaning "future", and "towa", meaning "eternity". Someity "has a calm and quiet presence, guided by great inner strength, but can display superpowers that embody the toughness and determination of the Paralympic athletes. Someity loves being in nature, and can communicate with natural elements, such as stones and the wind.
The name Someity comes from "Someiyoshino" — a popular type of cherry blossom — and the phrase "so mighty". Who is in the Australian team? The team is made up by a record female athletes and males. More than will be going to their first Olympics.
It's the largest ever Australian team for a Games on foreign soil, pipped only by the Sydney squad. It is also the largest Indigenous representation in an Australian team with 16 athletes, including Wimbledon champion Ash Barty and Boomers star Patty Mills. Who are Australia's best medal chances? Where will we finish on the medal tally? Close Olympics-watchers are predicting Australia's best overall tally since In Rio, Australia picked up eight golds and 29 medals overall to finish 10th.
But in Tokyo, it's hoped Australia could climb as high as fifth. In the pool, rising superstars Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown are among the strongest medal chances after lighting up the selection trials.
Ash Barty is looking to follow her Wimbledon triumph with an Olympic medal, while Sam Kerr will lead the Matildas in their push for a first-ever medal. Sally Fitzgibbons is the favourite in the debut of surfing in Tokyo, while Jess Fox is chasing a maiden gold medal after silver and bronze finishes in London and Rio. Australia also has a strong track and field presence for the first time in years, with Rohan Browning tipped to make the flagship m final and middle-distance runner Stewart McSweyn recently clocking the fasting one-mile time in seven years, putting him in good stead for the m in Tokyo.
Our basketballers are also in with strong medal homes, with Patty Mills to lead the red-hot Boomers. The Opals chances took a hit with the shock withdrawal of star Liz Cambage, but the squad is still in the mix for that elusive gold. How many sports are in the Olympics? Are there any new ones? The Tokyo Olympics will feature events in 33 different sports. Karate, sport climbing, surfing and skateboarding are the new sports for these Games, selected by the hosts under IOC rules.
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