It’s incredible to be of that quality across 10 sports. But when you’re so used to seeing fine margins at Olympic level the mind naturally associates those huge gaps like “wtf?” And it’s easy to forget that these guys are competing 10 sports and have strengths / weaknesses.
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Very close between US and China here
She’s something. Incredible.
Holy moly. WR for US.
Photo finish stuff.
Photo finish stuff.
Really not sure, can only guess who finished the run 1st?
That 4x100m medley relay was exciting
Well that’s my new favourite event ever.
She's cleaning it up.
US: 3 37 43
China: 3 37 55
Oof.
China: 3 37 55
Oof.
GB who were defending champions in this one basically didn’t even bother this time because they knew that there was no chance, the female swimmers are just not good enough for this level of competition
Juhuuu @Samid!!
What a race that was!
That’s just unbelievable stuff. The pool has been amazing this past week.
Think my times of winding up my American friends at any opportunity that GB and others are ahead of the US are done for the rest of the games. That was a sensational win
It's an entertaining race for sure but the problem is having strong male swimmers in the first 2 styles is a decisive advantage
Yeah even Peaty wasn’t going to rescue us from that one.
I was disappointed in Marchand’s performance at the relay. Didn’t really cut into the advantage the Chinese/Americans had.
Thank you. We have disappointed in the pool, but team USA can always pull a memorable moment like that. Ledecky showed the rest how to do it.
Femke Bol should do the 400m flat instead of the hurdles.
They need more men and women mixed medley events. The swimming and the 4x400 mixed have been the best craic of the whole thing.
The swimming in particular because of the variation in strategies made it completely enthralling to watch.
The swimming in particular because of the variation in strategies made it completely enthralling to watch.
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Shhhh. Irelands best hope of a track medal that.
Yeah that was probably the highlight from the track tonight, it’s still a fairly new event and the best athletes are a bit reluctant to take part as they don’t want to hamper their individual events but it’s still a good watch.
Go on Kellie!
I've watched a few volleyball games this olympics. I've noticed that there's basically a karaoke going on in the stands between points. Cool crowd or has it always been like this? 
They keep singing long after the music stops.
They keep singing long after the music stops.Scenes in Saint Lucia
Epic
When GB analyse their performance overall they will see that swimming has been a disappointment this time specially after the highs last time. Swimming is unpredictable because there are so many countries doing well but GB have zero participation in anything about 200m and also have no real top female swimmer. The Covid going around the camp hasn’t helped of course
Too many names. An administrative nightmare.
I think it’s hard to picture it this way. Disappointment can only be relative to expectations before the game and year PBs. The reality is the olympics come around every four years and there’s so many variables. It’s swings and roundabouts in terms of talent but timing is also important and when you peak. It’s hard to draw comparisons to 4 years ago.
Last Olympics were 3 years ago. 5 year gap before those games too.
Highlight of the day. Bol is an absolute cheat code!
"When was the 2020 Olympics?" is totally gonna be a popular quiz question 50 years from now.
Kelly you absolute hero!
It is but also it's kinda rigged. Due to the differences between styles, the differences in waves generated by men and women, and the advantage in swimming in "clean" water, the teams that can send a strong male swimmer in backstroke and breaststroke have a huge advantage
This is the best atmosphere around the Olympics that I can recall.I've watched a few volleyball games this olympics. I've noticed that there's basically a karaoke going on in the stands between points. Cool crowd or has it always been like this?
100%.
I also thought the Judo mixed final was great.
I've watched a few volleyball games this olympics. I've noticed that there's basically a karaoke going on in the stands between points. Cool crowd or has it always been like this?
It's the best venue of the games, only got the Eiffel Tower in the background as well...
Doesn’t significantly change the point though. GB’s best swimmers were at their peak well before these Olympics and the reality is that was as a result of the boost you get from interest from London 2012. It’s clearly weaning off slowly and there just isn’t the talent to take over the baton.
She was excellent. Very clever operator
Don't watch much women's football, but the amount of shthousery from the Brazilian women is next level. Like peak Suarez levels of moral depravity. Keeper just obviously palmed it over and saying she didn't touch it, ball shifted about 90 degrees! Wild.
Also in pretty much every games, she seems to pick up an injury whenever the opposition as some momentum. It's not on purpose, it's fairly amazing.