Summer Tokyo 2021 Day 15 Thread

[Sydney Kicker]

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A bizarre rule in modern pentathlon has left an athlete in tears, after she plummeted from the gold medal position to last place.

Germany's Annika Schleu was leading the modern pentathlon - comprised of fencing, swimming, show jumping, shooting and running - heading into the jumping event.

Yet in modern pentathlon, athletes don't ride their own horses for show jumping. Instead, they get just 20 minutes to bond with an unfamiliar horse that they're assigned for the competition.

Bizarre isn't a bizarre enough word in this case.

Imagine the 4 x 100m on the track, you get to choose 3 runners from your national squad and the 4th gets picked at random from nominees from the local athletics club. Or Basketball where you pick up some random dude that walks past the court.

I wouldn't like to do the Modern Pentathlon in an eastern bloc country or China. Could imagine the Russians somehow drawing Phar Lap while everyone else gets leftovers from the glue factory.

 

[RustyHawk]

Men’s Madison about to start and who knows how this sh*t works but it is good viewing and just listen to the commentators to know what is going on in this 200 lap clusterfu**!

Aussies are in it so we are some sort of a chance.

I just love the technology of the whole thing.

You have a live race from Tokyo. You have Scott McGrory & Anna Meares calling the race from Melbourne with Phil Liggett calling London and it all sounds like they are right there! Amazing.

 

[dantm]

I just love the technology of the whole thing.

You have a live race from Tokyo. You have Scott McGrory & Anna Meares calling the race from Melbourne with Phil Liggett calling London and it all sounds like they are right there! Amazing.

And it was all over 1 hour ago
Poor effort CH7

 

[juice t]

Poor Averina she has lost gold and she is absolutely distraught.

And to lose it by a bee's dick as well

 

[troybe]

Just watched a little vid of the Pentathlon, the German athlete looks absolutely devastated and I’m shattered for her too


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[smasha]

Have we got our 18th gold yet?

 

[William C]

Our last realistic shot is in the womens high jump starting in 10 minutes. If McDermott can do another PB above 2.01m and hope the outright favourite, Mahuchikh from UKR (2.06m Season best) bottles it, there is a chance.
Otherwise another Silver/Bronze will be great as well.

 

[BobbyMorri]

the baseball is sad

Should be a packed house, a jewel match for Japan and their home Olympics. instead, silence.

 

[Roobs321]

Have we got our 18th gold yet?

We should be safe in the top 6, but been agony trying to stay ahead of GB and ROC the past week. We get the odd good day but they diligently accrue everywhere. The 2 golds in the park to Logan Martin & Keegan Palmer have been our only gold that aren't water-related.

 

[peternorth]

Be interesting to see how USA media portray the medal table. Total or gold

 

[peternorth]

Just need one more gold ffs

 

[BobbyMorri]

the last event in the modern pentathlon is fun

hope the Brit chokes

 

[BobbyMorri]

the last event in the modern pentathlon is fun

hope the Brit chokes

he didnt choke.

probably confirms 4th place for the asthma lovers.

 

[LSRU]

the baseball is sad

Should be a packed house, a jewel match for Japan and their home Olympics. instead, silence.

yeah really feel for the Japanese. Can’t imagine how much money they would have pumped into these games for little return.

 

[Santana]

Japan hit the front in the Baseball

 

[gordo2016]

The Ukranian high jumper Levchenko is a stunning looking athlete. Wow. `

 

[Drummond]

The Ukranian high jumper Levchenko is a stunning looking athlete. Wow. `

Yes she really is.

 

[RobbyRoy]

The Ukranian high jumper Levchenko is a stunning looking athlete. Wow. `

Few lookers in this field.

 

[Drummond]

Lasitskene looks supreme in the high jump.

 

[drd23]

Few lookers in this field.

Isn't that a requirement of high jump?

 

[Santana]

Japan have the bases loaded with one out here

Could blow the game wide open

 

[Santana]

Japan couldn't capitalize. Yanks still in the game

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Kelsey-Lee Barber would have won gold if she ate that price of meat instead of her brother in that beef ad

 

[Cleavy]

Be interesting to see how USA media portray the medal table. Total or gold

whichever measurement shows them on top.

 

[E92_]

Any aussies on tonight besides the Boomers?