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I think it’s too early to predict medals in the single sculls but it’ll be interesting to see how this stacks up to the final tally

I think it’s too early to predict medals in the single sculls but it’ll be interesting to see how this stacks up to the final tally

Losing Shane Ryan isn’t a big deal. Let’s see what happens the rowers and let’s hope the boxers get a bit of luck

Kazakh flagbearers with my favourite outfit so far

It’s disorientating seeing them row right to left 

It won’t matter in the end.  Some countries have lost medals to poor judging. Some because of injured or ill athletes. Even freak weather has impacted results in some events. 
 
There are literally hundreds of factors at play and COVID is just another one. 

I'm told 9pm local time today but haven't seen that in writing anywhere!

I actually think it's good for the IOC to show that they will accept a good bid from a "secondary" city.
 
Brisbane is going to host great games, who cares that they aren't a major world city?

More pages than cases…

I will never let the facts get in the way of a joke!!

No surprise that the first medal contenders to test positive for something is Russian 

But Daniels was the 4th best in Tryon and he's one of the best in the world now. I still see Ireland as outsiders for a medal but I think the lack of a discard score could help them as we're usually stronger in cross country than most.
 
You'd have to imagine Germany would win but they were only 5th in Tryon so anything is possible.

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

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

Funny seeing Equiratings give Sam Watson, one of the founders of equiratngs, the best chance of an Irish medal 

has gone with a pair of boxers
 
Kellie Harrington & Brendan Irvine
 
One from Dublin, one from Belfast
 
3rd summer games in a row where the Irish flag bearers have been boxers
 
8th time in total for boxing

I hope Duplantis enjoys his tainted gold 

Athletes born in Ireland but competed for other nations. A run down
 
https://www.balls.ie/olympics/irish-born-athletes-tokyo-473586
 
 

Djoković actualy stated that his conversation with Blanka Vlašić from Croatia helped him decide to go in Tokyo. She said to him that in 10 years nobody will remember anything but who won medals. 

I hope Duplantis enjoys his tainted gold 

I hope Duplantis enjoys his tainted gold 

I hope Duplantis enjoys his tainted gold 

I’ve never seen anybody not want an Olympics as much as you don’t want one orangehair 
 
 

I’ve never seen anybody not want an Olympics as much as you don’t want one orangehair