We’re good at being number 2 so far in this Olympics. Not enough gold in the pool.
From my recollection, that’s unusual. We had 39 gold medals in Tokyo. I can’t see us getting to that number even after the track and field is concluded.
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From my recollection, that’s unusual. We had 39 gold medals in Tokyo. I can’t see us getting to that number even after the track and field is concluded.
Yeah, I’m used to seeing far more golds from the US in the pool.
But perhaps that should have been expected after the likes of Phelps and Lockte and others moving on.
This is gripping. All around waiting to know the final score 
Being jacked up must help a fair bit.
Lyles and Richardson are going to tear up the athletics track, they will be fine.
Phelps alone gave us, including in tam competitions, 8 gold in Beijing, for example. We only have 1 or 2 so far in the pool. Ledecky would need to save the day with at least one gold. Still some time, but we won’t have a great showing in the pool.
By the way, is it only me or China is not shinning either so far?
Has there been many medals yet in the technical sports? Like badminton and table tennis etc? That’s usually their forte. They seem to be turning up a lot more in sports they didn’t use to. BMX, swimming come to mind in particular.
Nadal/Alcaraz inching closer to a defeat here.
France has been terrible in Handball.
Sjostrom takes it woowwww
What a swim in the 100m!
30 years old. What a big heart she has!
30 years old. What a big heart she has!
SARAH WON THE 100M FREESTYLE
This is going to be a very close race.
Milak vs Marchand now, box office.
Great start from Milak.
Milak gone out too fast?
Caught up a lot on the turn.
Marchand wins. Olympic record.
Wow that last 50m by Marchand.
Hoooooly feckkkkk Marchand
Wooooooow! Marchand on those last 50 metres. Fecking hell.
Woooooow!
What a fecking swim by Marchand. And that atmosphere, WOW.
wow what a result
The new overlord of men's swimming
That final turn, was absolutely electric. He took almost a full body length back under water. Absolutely incredible. My adrenaline shot up like mad there!
Leon Marchand is absolutely incredible. Crazy underwater last 50. Swimming has a new king.
That is an absolutely insane time by Marchand, unreal.
Milak's 5th best time in his career and he's beaten, crazy.
Milak's 5th best time in his career and he's beaten, crazy.
I still find it amazing that in Olympic finals, where fractions of a percent can be the difference, that you can swim two 200m events in an evening. Surely you can't fully recover.
To me, this is the signature moment of these Olympics so far!
I need a cigarette and a cuddle after that race. Fecking hell.
With an atmosphere like that, that carried Marchand for sure.
It’s crazy though, it’s hard to comprehend. But there’s plenty swimmers out there who have done it in the past.
For sure. That was incredible.
Just seeing him keep chipping away at Milak’s lead with every stroke, absolutely incredible.
The atmosphere has been amazing since day one. That also includes the atmosphere at the Park of Champions.
Why do some come out in tracksuits and others in Arsene Wenger coats?
Yeah bit of a surprise after the reports of tickets struggling to sell
Some really strong swim times today. Throwback to the people complaining about the lack of world records a few days ago, trying to connect it to the food or something.
I don't know how the times compare to earlier Olympics generally, but complaining about the lack of world records was super strange to me. World records in the Olympics is always very unlikely, even in the more record friendly sports like swimming.
I don't know how the times compare to earlier Olympics generally, but complaining about the lack of world records was super strange to me. World records in the Olympics is always very unlikely, even in the more record friendly sports like swimming.
What's the most medals someone has won at a single Olympics? Could Marchand beat that?