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Same... It is the one year anniversary of my moms passing and honestly its hard. I dont think anything can hurt you like losing a parent.
 
 

my "conscious" 10th Summer Games (I should count also the 1980 Olympics, but I was only 6 and frankly I don't remember almost anything of that period, even if I saw most things of those Games later)...
 
definitely the worst of them all, because of the empty stands but above all because it's the first time without my beloved mom (who passed away 4 years ago)...
 
not so sure I'm gonna enjoy the party as I'd like...too many disturbing memories...
 
sorry for the OT...

Well we know why Shipman isn't competing for Haiti
 
https://www.change.org/p/ioc-aliyah-shipman-attending-the-olympics-the-release-from-usa

was just given the parade order and compared with Wikipedia, ROC will be entering 77th, will enter right before Tajikistan, and  swapped positions.
 
Athletes will be standing in the middle of the stadium (as expected) in sections, right in the middle of this will be an empty space circular in shape. The entrances will be like that in Rio (as in they cut through the middle of the stadium as opposed to going around the track).
 
 

Well we know why Shipman isn't competing for Haiti
 
https://www.change.org/p/ioc-aliyah-shipman-attending-the-olympics-the-release-from-usa

After the 1st round, my podium is: 
 
1st-
2ns-
3rd-

Don't think anyone will want India to host after the shitshow the 2010 Commonwealth Games were. The Olympics are double the size.

Exactly.  A few years back they said they would not look at bids from second-string cities, they only wanted big global mega cities.  Well, how's that working out?

TEAM CANADA
Men:
René Cournoyer 
 
Women:
Ellie Black
Brooklyn Moors
Shallon Olsen
Ava Stewart 

Schedule also available
 
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/olympic-schedule-and-results.htm
 
 
 
for once our XD is seeded and obviously it can not end otherwise by facing the highest non-seeded opponent in 1st round..and to complete it in case of win they will face anybody else in the next round than China...yep. pure Slovak luck

Meanwhile Indonesian NOC still haven't recovered from whatever they've been smoking
 

it seems the match is still on! IOC/WT wants to replace the Chilean girl with the next best athlete from Costa Rica. didn't know that's possible only 4 days before the competition

Candy Jacobs (  ) skateboarder is also out    

Candy Jacobs (  ) skateboarder is also out    

Sara Groenewegen is  starting pitcher. What a story she is, from almost dying in 2018 (doctors gave her a 3% chance of survival) to starting the opening match for her country at the Olympics.

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.

Wow at this: China is the only Asian country to have won an Olympic medal in rowing 

#fearthedeer

Wow at this: China is the only Asian country to have won an Olympic medal in rowing 

This Fukushima Softball Field is literally 10 min walk away from the used Fukushima Baseball Field.
 
https://goo.gl/maps/Z97UhBjfGN39scte8
 
Long live the Agenda 2020 bureaucracy. Baseball/softball = one venue no matter what.

So much for gender equality :P

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And we're underway!

My schedule for next 2.5 weeks (weekdays)
 
8am-4pm work from home
 
4pm to 7pm sleep
 
7pm to 8am Olympics and wherever sleep fits in lol

My schedule for next 2.5 weeks (weekdays)
 
8am-4pm work from home
 
4pm to 7pm sleep
 
7pm to 8am Olympics and wherever sleep fits in lol