Makedonas 1,583 Posted July 18, 2021 #41 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Or they can be like Greece's men's lightweight four in 2016, last minute replacement for Russia announced one week before the Games, the crew had never been together before (it wasn't all of the same athletes from the qualification regatta, I think just two of them) and they made Final A (finished 6th though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearas 365 Posted July 18, 2021 #42 Share Posted July 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Dragon said: Will Lithuania be able to compete despite having no time to prepare? Obviously team was not preparing for this start and already finished the competitive season. Regardless, our NOC and rowing federations already announced that almost everything is sorted, apart from getting all documentions approved from Japan's side due short notice. Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,242 Posted July 21, 2021 #43 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Wow at this: China is the only Asian country to have won an Olympic medal in rowing bmo and Makedonas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Linha 475 Posted July 21, 2021 #44 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Any idea when the heat draws for Friday morning will be known? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,583 Posted July 21, 2021 #45 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, intoronto said: Wow at this: China is the only Asian country to have won an Olympic medal in rowing At first it sounds shocking, but then when you start to think about it, it suddenly isn't surprising because I can't remember other Asian countries ever doing well in the sport. intoronto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,242 Posted July 21, 2021 #46 Share Posted July 21, 2021 59 minutes ago, Jan Linha said: Any idea when the heat draws for Friday morning will be known? Draw is in one hour and four minutes from this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted July 21, 2021 #47 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Always exciting to have a single sculler at the Olympics. Great chance of getting an exotic nation or two in your heat. Makedonas 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,242 Posted July 21, 2021 #48 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Heat draws are up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 703 Posted July 21, 2021 #49 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Interesting story in the heats with Ireland's world champion Sanita Puspure going up against Uganda's Kathleen Noble Her parents left Ireland for missionary work in Uganda a year before she was born. She represented Uganda in swimming at the world short cross championships in 2012 and only took up rowing during her second year at Princeton in the US She's Uganda's first ever rower at the Olympics https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rowing/athlete-profile-n1451047-noble-kathleen.htm Makedonas and Oldira 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted July 22, 2021 #50 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Our Tokyo debut is nearing. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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