Summer Tokyo 2021 Day 9 Thread

[Drummond]

Day 8 saw our medal tally keep ticking along, including another gold. Day 9 will see it continue due to Matt Wearn in the men’s laser sailing and there are other chances in the pool too.

Highlights include:

* Women’s 50m freestyle final (McKeon, Campbell)
* Athletics mens 400m heats (loaded field, Aussie Alex Beck in heat 1)
* Women’s 4x1 medley relay (our last hope in the pool)
* Men’s 4x1 medley relay (medal possibility but not much more)
* BMX freestyle final (Aussie Logan Martin had the highest score yesterday, and is gold medal favourite)
* Men’s hockey QF Kookaburras v Netherlands
* Sailing men’s laser medal race (Matt Wearn has secured gold, just needs to finish)
* Athletics men’s high jump final (Starc)
* Women’s water polo Australia vs South Africa
* Athletics mens 800m SF, Aussies in all 3 semis.
* Men’s 100m SF and final (Rohan Browning attempting to make the final)

 

[GreyCrow]

Looking forward to Browning's attempt

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Today could be a golden day. Solid day of tv viewing anyway...

Wearn will collect his
Good chance for 2 in the pool
Logan favourite for the bmx

A good day in the mens 470 could make another likely too.

With the hockey boys playing the Dutch, plus 5 bloody games of footy and supercoach finals, its a bonanza!

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[smasha]

Hope the judges don’t go in dry for Logan.

I hate sports based on judging because politics and emotions get involved.

Cmon Logan!!!

 

[Forward Press]

Today could be a golden day. Solid day of tv viewing anyway...

Wearn will collect his
Good chance for 2 in the pool
Logan favourite for the bmx

A good day in the mens 470 could make another likely too.

With the hockey boys playing the Dutch, plus 5 bloody games of footy and supercoach finals, its a bonanza!

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With all this Olympics action going on, I almost forgot about the AFL games on Saturday.

I wish I did.

 

[BGman]

Just lurve the Equestrian Cross Country

I have to thank Sydney 2000 as I watched it live.

 

[Drummond]

Just lurve the Equestrian Cross Country

Agreed, this I can get around.

 

[Underarm]

Aussies move into 2nd in the Horse Triathlon, with Old man Hoy to come.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Logan Martin in the Freestyle BMX final starts at 11.10am EST. 7 will squeeze in his run between athletics and swimming.

 

[Drummond]

Good first jump for Brooke Stratton, 6:60. Currently 2nd best in her group.

 

[Drummond]

Logan Martin in the Freestyle BMX final starts at 11.10am EST. 7 will squeeze in his run between athletics and swimming.

My schedule looks like swimming finals and athletics 400m, then BMX, with the hockey QF my main priority around midday.

 

[Drummond]

Aussie currently in first position after half the girls have competed their first run in the BMX freestyle final.

 

[Pedantic]

The Dees game being rescheduled to midday today has done me no favours, clashing with a lot of things. Looking like I'll need to get multiple screens out.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Logan Martin in the Freestyle BMX final starts at 11.10am EST. 7 will squeeze in his run between athletics and swimming.

12:20 here in Aus

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[RussellEbertHandball]

12:20 here in Aus

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Thanks, dopey paper says 11.10 AEST - must be start of women's final time. yep its the women's final which has started

 

[Drummond]

Looks like should they win the Kookaburras will take on Germany, up 2-0 on Argentina. We beat Argentina 5-2 in the qualifying round.

 

[samFFC]

Magnificent McKeon yet again!

 

[BGman]

Miss super cool Emma new world sprinting queen

 

[two blue tiger]

Awesome Emma. Great to see her bring her A game at the end of a long week (which we don't often do).

 

[samFFC]

Clean sweep of the shorter events: 50,100,200,400 freestyle (and the 4x1) golds for Australia.

Amazing.

 

[Alfonz]

Aussie currently in first position after half the girls have competed their first run in the BMX freestyle final.

Holding bronze will be a stellar effort. The US chick in front is on another planet. The Brit who stacked it will maybe get 2nd with a clean run.

It's best score out of 2. Yesterday was average from 2.

 

[two blue tiger]

Cate 7th.. is that her last major swim?

Cate is swimming the anchor on the 4x1 medley
Back : Kaylee McKeown
Breast : Chelsea Hodges
Fly : Emma McKeon
Free : Cate Campbell

If we could bring Leisel out of retirement, we'd be a lock........

 

[Donakebab]

With that 360 backflip the Aussie is knocked out of bronze for sure.

And now the frontflip! Worthington just threw down an enormous run.

 

[Drummond]

Wow that BMX run by the Brit was insane. Give her the gold that was unbelievable.

 

[Drummond]

Man I looooove seeing those reactions! Olympics so special for that stuff. Wow.