Rowing at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[Vektor 3,326]

Nice job from  Pétervári, one year ago I wouldn't have guessed that we will have a Hungarian in the Rowing SFs. 

[rybak 3,239]

And I jinxed our guys, only one boat from Poland which didnt qualified to final. Pity.

[Makedonas 2,200]

 Anneta Kyridou and  Stefanos Ntouskos both into the semifinals of single sculls! 

 

Pretty expected but still nice to see it happen.

[heywoodu 15,355]

The Dutch team has been banned from using the facilities at the rowing venue (bathrooms, restaurants and so on). They're also not allowed to use the Olympic transport anymore, so they'll have to find their own cars to rent and such to get to the venue. Bizarre situation.

[Orangehair43 258]

  On 7/25/2021 at 1:58 PM, heywoodu said:

The Dutch team has been banned from using the facilities at the rowing venue (bathrooms, restaurants and so on). They're also not allowed to use the Olympic transport anymore, so they'll have to find their own cars to rent and such to get to the venue. Bizarre situation.

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The last is pretty bizarre. Surely the Olympics themselves should be providing separate transport if the risk of communal transport is a risk. 

[Makedonas 2,200]

Looks like no rowing Monday or Tuesday in Tokyo

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 7/25/2021 at 3:53 PM, Makedonas said:

Looks like no rowing Monday or Tuesday in Tokyo

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Monday was already known, that's why today's session was twice as long

 

Tuesday is new (but not really surprising..)

[heywoodu 15,355]

Oh, they're also banned from the warmup areas and such. So basically they're completely screwed over (this also goes for athletes who never tested positive at all), any medal would be a miracle from now on. That sucks, the team was looking stronger than it has done in a very, very, very long time..

[Makedonas 2,200]

  On 7/25/2021 at 3:58 PM, heywoodu said:

Monday was already known, that's why today's session was twice as long

 

Tuesday is new (but not really surprising..)

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Yeah I knew about Monday. I remember this happening in Rio too. It's not uncommon in rowing, happened earlier this year at the European Olympic qualification regatta too.

 

 

Also the Dutch rowers have these measures to deal with because of Finn Florijn?

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 7/25/2021 at 4:35 PM, Makedonas said:

Yeah I knew about Monday. I remember this happening in Rio too. It's not uncommon in rowing, happened earlier this year at the European Olympic qualification regatta too.

 

 

Also the Dutch rowers have these measures to deal with because of Finn Florijn?

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Finn Florijn and the women's head coach. It was a 'friendly request' (which one can read as 'you have to'). By the way, all the boat crews have been living entirely separate from each other already.