Aussies Aussie Watch - Paris 2024 - Paralympics 28 Aug - 8 Sep

[catstorm]

Honestly America will want to improve for LA.

They have had a really poor Olympics by their standards.

Looks like they are going to lose the Medal count for the first time since Beijing.

 

[Cmarsh]

We should be happy with the amount of medals we got 8 countries only got one medal and it was a Bronze.

More than half of competing nations at any given summer Olympics don't win a medal at all.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

More than half of competing nations at any given summer Olympics don't win a medal at all.

Do they just not get on the list?

 

[juice t]

The poms have had a pretty bad time in the velodrome. They will come away with the most medals I'm sure, but they will get nowhere near the 7 gold or whatever they were expecting before the games.

Laura Kenny predicted 8 Gold Medals

Which is on a par with Glenn McGrath's 5-0 Ashes prediction

 

[catstorm]

So who is the **** head from Malaysia trying to get relegated.

They already got into the final on a relegation, they trying to steal a medal now as well?

 

[The King!]

Did he go into the blue ?

 

[BobbyMorri]

The channel swap got me and I completely missed it...

I love the points race, but it is bloody confusing. 5-3-2-1 for the first 4 riders every 5 laps. double points on the last. 20 points for a lap, -20 if you get lapped.

The lead rider is the one which the Commissaire points to. Have fun/.

Valente (USA) 118
Baker (Aus) 108
Coles-Lyster 96
Denmark 84
Ireland 76
NZ 74

They are the starting points

 

[Sydney Kicker]

Laura Kenny predicted 8 Gold Medals

Which is on a par with Glenn McGrath's 5-0 Ashes prediction

I actually had the same thought when I saw her prediction - The pommy Glenn McGrath. To be fair she has a career like Glenn too.

 

[tigland]

Malaysian got related from 4th to 6th. Can't take our Bradbury Bronze

 

[eddiesmith]

I wonder if the tactic was Glaetzer to try and jump early and force Lavraesen to chase him and give Richardson the sit on his wheel. Glaetzer gave up his chance at a medal. Only got the bronze because of a Bradbury from the other three riders.

Harrie far too strong in the end.

Looked like it but Richo got caught too far back in the end, would have been an interesting finish if he’d gotten in more free space earlier, reckon he’d have got him again.

 

[ReidBetweenTheLines]

It’s the worst poms Olympics since Athens.

 

[damochandler]

It’s the worst poms you Olympics since Athens.

After athens their investments in sports increased, through the lottery takings

 

[BobbyMorri]

Laura Kenny predicted 8 Gold Medals

Which is on a par with Glenn McGrath's 5-0 Ashes prediction

I be honest.

I am glad the Brit lost and didn't get anything. Undeserved medalist on the sprint. Should have been DQ there.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Oh well, Japan were always going to pip us at the post.

 

[catstorm]

It’s the worst poms you Olympics since Athens.

Yep and they will only get worse, I mean in Atlanta they only won 1 gold medal.

 

[The King!]

Australia won 2 medals to 1 there , victory

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Glaetzer wins bronze in the cycling but he's the clear gold medalist for best looking athlete.

 

[two blue tiger]

Honestly America will want to improve for LA.

They have had a really poor Olympics by their standards.

Looks like they are going to lose the Medal count for the first time since Beijing.

They're going to win the Omnium and the Women's basketball, which gets them to top of the pile again,

 

[Cmarsh]

It’s the worst poms Olympics since Athens.

As recently as Rio they won 27 gold. So it's nearly halved since then.

More lottery money needed?

 

[two blue tiger]

Glaetzer wins bronze in the cycling but he's the clear gold medalist for best looking athlete.

Canadian pole vaulter for mine

 

[Drummond]

Our boys get their medals presented by Martin Fourcade! One of my favourite athletes of all time!

 

[juice t]

It’s the worst poms you Olympics since Athens.

They still have 65 medals which, for context, is level with London and is 1 more than they scored in Tokyo

But the rest of the world has caught up to them again and they're lost 8 Golds since Tokyo, largely all of them in the velodrome with the Kennys retiring

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Oh well, Japan were always going to pip us at the post.

We came with a rush of Silvers in the last few days, what could of been, still a great effort

 

[juice t]

Even at the Olympics our Sunday evening ends with the playing of the Dutch national anthem

 

[damochandler]

We’ll see these 3 in la