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Joshi

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  • Nation
    New Zealand
  • Gender
    Male
  • Date of Birth
    10/19/1985
  • Favourite Olympic Games
    Summer Olympic Games
  • Favourite Sports
    Athletics, Rowing, Badminton
  • Real Name
    Joshua Turnbull
  • Living City
    Christchurch
  • Job
    Accountant

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  1. I doubt the NZ Mens 7s team will be winning gold or even medalling. But I can however see Lisa Carrington contributing to 3 gold medals however.
  2. Also Hawaii (according to Native Hawaiians an illegal US state) would be the powerhouse of surfing.
  3. 1. There's no money in boxing and 2. Those that partake in combat sports and with NZ's relative success in the UFC and MMA they'd rather be Israel Adesanya instead (not the greatest role model to follow however).
  4. Coming from NZ where cricket is only popular among the private schools and upper class snobs, I don't feel it warrants a place in the Olympics. For the mere fact that cricket has a lot of corruption particularly match fixing. There's actually nothing wrong with the nuances of the game if you can sit for a 5 day test but I feel as a purest who actually enjoys test cricket and not really a fan of T20, cricket in the Olympics just wouldn't sit well.
  5. I'm actually very surprised only 1 NZ crew is out of olympic contention. This is perhaps the weakest and least experienced rowing team we've sent to the world championships.
  6. No medals for NZ either. A 4th, 5th, 6th and a 7th plus 2 top 10s. A complete flop by the pole vaulters. Seriously lacking some top 2 inches. Mentally weak.
  7. Let's hope we see a Carrington and Fisher rivalry in the WK1 500m next year. All of NZ want to see it.
  8. Quite frankly Oceania really is only 2 countries. Also, the Olympics is a worldwide event not the European Benefit Games. The Olympics has been dominated no matter what sport or event it is by the Northern Hemisphere and that is primarily not down to purely athletic talent but geography. Example, accessibility. 90% of all World Championships seem to be in the NH particularly Europe. The sports that are in the Olympics one could argue are mainly European but that's purely down to economics and politics.
  9. Not sure the Dutch were going to win gold regardless of the fall but what drama.
  10. I really hope England bring that same approach v. Spain. Now what to do with Lauren James? Do they start her? I would think they would. Just another physical presence that the Spanish may well struggle to contain...
  11. England the better team to be honest. Deservedly into the final.
  12. This game is shades of Eden Park last night. England back in front.
  13. Sam Kerr just brought the house down. What a goal.
  14. I think it's more the matter of no real match racing at the Olympics. Sailing is here to stay but some of the classes I believe shouldn't be there. Particularly the mixed class multihull and the kite surfing. I'd rather those two classes and 3 events be replaced with a Sail GP mixed event. Sail GP has revolutionized the sport in a way . So much so you can hold the event in and around a Harbour, instead of going right out to sea and is much more spectator friendly. The TV coverage is quite out of this world too. But would rather have boats of that class match race. That's sailing at almost its purest.
  15. Let's be honest sailing is the America's Cup. I mean most of the time Olympic sailing is a borefest. Quite uninspiring and more often than not, not very spectacular. The kitefoil is a farce and how the heck was that event added in?
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