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Canada is more of a generalist when it comes to sports. Sure there are sports that are better for us than others, but we have a wider range than most nations. This makes us competitive in many events, but when it comes to winning gold there usually seems to be a nation (or two or three) that's better.
I would rather have it this way, tbh
ExpandWell this didn’t happen in Squash and they play in an all glass Centre court
The glass used for squash is thick plexiglass, I believe. It's clear that in this instance, it was a thin layer of glass that you'd find on the entrance of most squash or racquetball courts.
Is there going to be a stream for the modern pentathlon?
The announcer just said Luis Fonsi is Peruvian
Wow that cauldron SUCKS
The torch is identical to Toronto's
The head of the organizing committee looks like Willem Dafoe
This new PASO guy is way better at speaking
Who's the favourite to light the cauldron? I just read about some guy named Teofilo Cubillas on Wikipedia, who is apparently their greatest footballer ever. That's who I'm putting my money on
This looks like the music scene from the London 2012 opening
Clearly lip synching
Based on the roar of the crowd, I'm assuming this is a famous Peruvian singer
So, it seems this segment is celebrating colonial Lima, where woman were oppressed by not being able to show their face in public?
ExpandDefinitely not Canada. 2026 World Cup + 2030 COmmonwealth Games (most likely) are scheduled.
USA is not going to host this a year before LA 2028
I'd like to see it go back to Buenos Aires anyways. It's long overdue, and I know they probably want to bolster their resume for a future Olympics bid.
This female commentator is going to drive me insane. She sounds like the voice you would hear on an ondboarding video going over the company's code of conduct when you start a job.
So only the first word of two composed names determines which comes first unless said first words are completely identical?
But I guess it does make senseAh, here's the Cayman Islands. Their team is comprised of the children of rich American financiers who have settled in the Caymans for tax purposes
The name cards for the countries are super cool
wtf is that mascot....
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By Grassmarket · Posted
Boston Marathon today! There's some international coverage. Now, if we get a race like the epic greatest-ever 2018 edition we will be lucky...... TV Coverage | Boston Athletic Association -
Would rather best ball be on day 1 and alternate shots be on day 2, but overall I think this is a good format. -
1980. Allan Wells. It wasn’t on television because of the Olympic boycott so I found out about it from the newspapers. -
By Orangehair43 · Posted
Also GB didn’t reach its target in the 4x100 women relay or the medley so those places might be rejected. -
By Epic Failure · Posted
It was the last event of the meet anyway, so they were never likely to do a swim off. If they wanted to decide in advance based on a race, more likely on a meet like Mare Nostrum. Both are pre-selected anyway because of the relay, so they both will be there anyway. Whichever gets the nod, we probably won't know until the week of. With GB's history of messing about, especially in the first year of a new Olympic cycle, who knows what we'll do. Knowing us, stick Tom Dean in there, make Duncan do the 200 fly and Jimmy the 400 free. -
By JoshMartini007 · Posted
Will they do a swim-off? The other option is they select both of them and then the head coach decides who swims at the meet. -
By JoshMartini007 · Posted
Very glad they went with foursome/four-ball rather than just adding up individual scores. -
I'll give it a shot. On the mens side the freestyle results were pretty standard with the usual suspects of Ben Proud, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott swimming well. I don't think any of these guys were fully tapered and Proud didn't even shave for his 50m free win (21.67). 17 year old Jacob Mills came second in both the 50 and 100m free, so is on the team for Singapore. Tom Dean has only just got back into training but qualified in the 4x100 after being preselected in the 4x200 free. James Guy looked impressive with a PB in the 200m free at 1:45.08. He also won the 400m free in a race where he went out way too fast and died at the end (3:46.64). The longer distances weren't notable. Ollie Morgan was certainly stand out swimmer on the mens side sweeping the backstrokes for a 3rd straight year. He broke the national record in the 100m with a 52.12 with a pretty poor finish. He also impressed in the 200m with a 1:55.55 Without Peaty, the mens breaststroke was pretty poor, with Greg Butler only qualifying for the relay. 17 year olds Max Morgan and Filip Nowacki took home a few medals between them. The Men's fly was also pretty pedestrian by international standards. Proud won the 50m in 23.21 with a long glide, whilst Ed Mildred took the relay spot in 51.80. 17 y.o Jack Brown was only 0.07 back Duncan Scott won the 200m (1:54.89) but he wont swim it in Singapore. Scott took the mens 200m IM in 1:56.44, whilst, Max Litchfield won the 400m in 4:11.59 On the women's side the quality wasn't as good but there were a few standout performances. Freya Colbert got close to the British record in the 200m free in 1:55.76, and Eva Okaro impressed with a 24.48 50m free. The backstrokes were disappointing with nobody breaking a minute in the 100 (1:00.03), but Katie Shanahan looked good in the 200 at (2:07.91) Angharad Evans was rapid in the breaststrokes breaking the national record in the 100 (1:05.37), and a huge PB in the 200 (2:21.86) Fly was poor with nobody breaking 58 in the 100 (58.03), but Macinnes broke the Scottish record in the 200 (2:07.14) Abbie Wood swept the Medleys with a 2:08.85 200 and a 4:36.66 400 Overall the results were alright with a few strong standout performances. As is the case in a post olympic year, the big guns took it fairly easy whilst some juniors looked really promising. More results here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Aquatics_GB_Swimming_Championships
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Yeah totally. I meant I'd rather be a generalist in the Olympics. It makes it more exciting. For the Pan Ams, yeah, I'd prefer to do better.
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