2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - Day Zero (23 July)

[allezfred]

Rowing and archery oh my

Schedule

There will be a separate thread for the Opening Ceremony. Once I can think of a title.

 

[Karen-W]

Rowing and archery oh my

Schedule

There will be a separate thread for the Opening Ceremony. Once I can think of a title.

Lol. Suggestion - United By Socially Distanced Emotion.

 

[MsZem]

There will be a separate thread for the Opening Ceremony. Once I can think of a title.

Some variation on the concept of "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"

Probably not risqué enough, though.

 

[Cachoo]

Who is the American woman calling the rowing races? She tells us in every single race how hard it is and how gross it feels even if it looks graceful. OK we get it, you raced, you hurt and maybe we didn't appreciate you enough?

 

[Barbara Manatee]

Lindsay Shoop, 2008 gold medalist in the Women's 8.

All the commentators are listed in this press release - I like knowing who I'm rolling my eyes at.

 

[Buzz]

A Russian archer fainted yesterday because of the heat.

Russian archer faints in Tokyo heat

A Russian archer faints in intense heat during Olympic qualifying and the rowing schedule is changed with the Tokyo weather in the spotlight as the Games officially open.

www.bbc.com

 

[A.H.Black]

Now that the primtime broadcast has started, I will be interested to see whether or not it is a direct repeat of the early morning broadcast.

 

[HeatherC]

Now that the primtime broadcast has started, I will be interested to see whether or not it is a direct repeat of the early morning broadcast.

I was wondering about that too and it's definitely being edited differently this time. They're adding some of those human interest stories into the broadcast and they may cut the parade of nations down somehow too. Glad I watched the unedited version this morning!

 

[PRlady]

At least when Japan calls its army the Japan Self-Defense Forces, that’s what they are.