intoronto 4,425 Posted July 30, 2021 #171 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Moral of story: Must have blue white and red on your flag to win a triathlon flag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,810 Posted July 30, 2021 #172 Share Posted July 30, 2021 lapped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,319 Posted July 30, 2021 #173 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Quite fun end of the race, Vincent should really work on his run, amazing swim, briliant cycling but all in vain if you can not keep the running pace for 2 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,614 Posted July 31, 2021 #174 Share Posted July 31, 2021 18 minutes ago, intoronto said: Moral of story: Must have blue white and red on your flag to win a triathlon flag Huh our team missed that memo If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,425 Posted July 31, 2021 #175 Share Posted July 31, 2021 14 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Huh our team missed that memo Im so tired I meant to write medal. All countries that won a medal have blue white and red on their flag xd Too bad Netherlands couldn't join them, maybe 2024 if the pattern holds true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted July 31, 2021 #176 Share Posted July 31, 2021 What a pointless event. Makes no sense to add a relay where only the big nations can medal. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,270 Posted July 31, 2021 #177 Share Posted July 31, 2021 26 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: What a pointless event. Makes no sense to add a relay where only the big nations can medal. I mean relays in any sport is essentially a test of a nation's depth so it makes sense that big nations medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted July 31, 2021 #178 Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said: I mean relays in any sport is essentially a test of a nation's depth so it makes sense that big nations medal. Yes, but you don't need a mixed relay for that. Mixed relays were always promoted as a way for smaller nations, that don't have enough elite athletes for traditional relays, to compete for a medal. At the moment most mixed relays are basically just another free medal for the big nations and don't add any new dimension to the program. I think that mixed archery doubles is a good example of a mixed event that makes sense, swimming mixed medley relays for example are the complete opposite. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,270 Posted July 31, 2021 #179 Share Posted July 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: Yes, but you don't need a mixed relay for that. Mixed relays were always promoted as a way for smaller nations, that don't have enough elite athletes for traditional relays, to compete for a medal. At the moment most mixed relays are basically just another free medal for the big nations and don't add any new dimension to the program. I think that mixed archery doubles is a good example of a mixed event that makes sense, swimming mixed medley relays for example are the complete opposite. The difference is that there isn't a separate men's/women's relay in triathlon so at least it isn't as useless as the athletics/swimming relays. Regardless I don't think the event is necessary because you are essentially forcing standard race triathletes to compete in a sprint triathlon (though there's a lot of overlap) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,319 Posted July 31, 2021 #180 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Mixed Team RelayFinal Results Great Britain Jessica Learmonth Jonathan Brownlee Georgia Taylor-Brown Alex Yee 1:23.41 United States Katie Zaferes Kevin McDowell Taylor Knibb Morgan Pearson 1:23.55 France Leonie Periault Dorian Coninx Cassandre Beaugrand Vincent Luis 1:24.04 Full Final Ranking Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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