2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - Day Sixteen (8 August)

[MsZem]

The Israeli men had their best showing ever in the marathon (Maru Teferi in 13th, with the other guys in 28th and 37th), and Tachlowini Gabriyesos who lives in Israel and competes for the refugee team finished 16th! I'm so happy that he's being acknowledged too

 

[matti]

https://twitter.com/XSovietNews/status/1424285467219054595

 

[allezfred]

The US overtakes China on the final day to top the medals table for the third games in a row and win the Olympics.

 

[love_skate2011]

The US overtakes China on the final day to top the medals table for the third games in a row and win the Olympics.

the poor Lady Boxer from China will be roasted when she gets back home.
It was all down to her last medal

 

[allezfred]

Because the IOC is going to do anything more than a cursory "probe" and hope to sweep this under the rug...

Doing an investigation is something at the very least. That wouldn't have happened previously. It's progress.

The situation for LGBTQ+ in Russia and other countries is deplorable, but it wasn't very long ago that things were almost as bad in the western world. Most of the world still hasn't banned conversion therapy, many gay men still can't donate blood, trans people face violence and murder on a daily basis. I hope the increased visibility of LGBTQ+ at these Games will give hope that things are gradually getting better, but also serve as a reminder that every country still has a lot more to do.

 

[allezfred]

the poor Lady Boxer from China will be roasted when she gets back home.
It was all down to her last medal

Even if she had won the US would still have finished ahead by virtue of more silver medals.

 

[mjb52]

Does the Netherlands always do so well? 7th on the medal table seems pretty good. I primarily associate it with cycling and speed skating, but you can't just make it that high on the medal table with just cycling (speed skating not a factor in the summer obviously!).

 

[marbri]

Just saw this on twitter and it depresses me so much I got NO coverage for this sport

https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/1424228866285969408

 

[skatingguy]

what about the ladies in RG ?, they were crying and upset though.
they had high expectations plus the extra burden.

which is fine by me for their reactions, plenty of times it has happened like when China doesn't win table tennis or the US loses a team competition like basketball or even swimming which they expect only gold.

I'm not sure if there is a language barrier, but your response doesn't make any sense, or seem to have anything to do with the post that you responded to.

 

[love_skate2011]

Does the Netherlands always do so well? 7th on the medal table seems pretty good. I primarily associate it with cycling and speed skating, but you can't just make it that high on the medal table with just cycling (speed skating not a factor in the summer obviously!).

netherlands is a powerhouse in cycling in summer,
in what other sports discipline did the 7th place in gold contribute ?

 

[Jammers]

the poor Lady Boxer from China will be roasted when she gets back home.
It was all down to her last medal

Even if she won Gold the US would have won the medal count by winning more total medals.

 

[gingercrush]

Highest medal count for the Netherlands. Gracenotes had them at 16 Gold.

 

[marbri]

So is the Closing Ceremony over?

 

[skatingguy]

So is the Closing Ceremony over?

Hasn't started yet.

 

[allezfred]

So is the Closing Ceremony over?

It's in 24 minutes time.

 

[allezfred]

Even if she won Gold the US would have won the medal count by winning more total medals.

The first part is correct and the second part is out of step with the rest of the world. Or more simply put incorrect.

 

[Buzz]

Just saw this on twitter and it depresses me so much I got NO coverage for this sport

https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg/status/1424228866285969408

It was covered here in Canada

 

[marbri]

It was covered here in Canada

I´m not in Canada

 

[allezfred]

I´m not in Canada

Get a Discovery+ sub for Beijing?

 

[marbri]

Get a Discovery+ sub for Beijing?

Thanks, I will look into that

We got a lot of ball sports and fight sports here which I am generally not interested in.

 

[allezfred]

Thanks, I will look into that

We got a lot of ball sports and fight sports here which I am generally not interested in.

It was a bit shit having to pay for live streams that we would get from our national broadcaster, but being able to watch what you want to live = priceless.

 

[Skate Talker]

First time watching handball and... I'm a little surprised this isn't a more popular sport in North America. It's this weird combination of basketball, rugby and soccer.

I was thinking basketball & water polo....

 

[Cachoo]

NBC just ran a remarkable story about the relationship between Rikuzentakata, a coastal Japanese city and Crescent City in northern Cali. It embodies the spirit of the Olympics. I hope we see it again.

 

[Coco]

https://twitter.com/XSovietNews/status/1424285467219054595

Scary

 

[Cachoo]

Scary

If they keep this bs up ban them—not the athletes but the people making threats. Or let them start their own Olympics. I think the RG world would be just fine without them.

 

[Frau Muller]

https://twitter.com/XSovietNews/status/1424285467219054595

Somebody had too much vodka. Ridiculous.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Just listened to an interview of the chairman of the 2024 Olympics on NBC. When they were speaking about surfing, I immediately wondered where that would take place. So I googled and found out that surfing will take place in Tahiti, 10,000 miles away!

 

[skatingguy]

Just listened to an interview of the chairman of the 2024 Olympics on NBC. When they were speaking about surfing, I immediately wondered where that would take place. So I googled and found out that surfing will take place in Tahiti, 10,000 miles away!

But still in France.

 

[skipaway]

Just listened to an interview of the chairman of the 2024 Olympics on NBC. When they were speaking about surfing, I immediately wondered where that would take place. So I googled and found out that surfing will take place in Tahiti, 10,000 miles away!

Ooh, I’m going to take up surfing!

 

[HeatherC]

NBC just ran a remarkable story about the relationship between Rikuzentakata, a coastal Japanese city and Crescent City in northern Cali. It embodies the spirit of the Olympics. I hope we see it again.

I watched that story earlier today and it had me in so many tears. What a wonderful story and I agree that it totally embodies what the Olympics are supposed to be. Glad they showed that story to us.