[arista]

Originally Posted by James

No more than 10,000 spectators allowed at venues.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/57550621

But they then stated if infections rise
back to Closed Door
TV only.

[Beso]

My niece has made the GB rugby 7s squad.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by parmnion

My niece has made the GB rugby 7s squad.

Exciting

[Nicky91]

Tennis Olympics entry list (so far)

Argentina - Nadia Podoroska
Australia - Ashleigh Barty, Ajla Tomljanovic, Samantha Stosur and Ashleigh Barty/Storm Sanders, Ellen Perez/Samantha Stosur
Belarus - Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka andVictoria Azarenka/Aryna Sabalenka
Belgium - Elise Mertens, Alison Van Uytvanck and Elise Mertens/Alison Van Uytvanck
Canada - Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Annie Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski/Sharon Fichman
China P.R. - Zheng Saisai, Wang Qiang and Xu Yifan /Yang Zhaoxuan, Duan Yingying /Zheng Saisai
Chinese Taipei - Chan Hao-Chin/Latisha Chan
Croatia - Donna Vekic and Darija Jurak/Donna Vekic
Czech Republic - Karolina Pliskova, Petra Kvitova, Barbora Krejcikova, Marketa Vondrousova and Barbora Krejikova/Katerina Siniakova, Karolina Pliskova/Marketa Vondrousova
Egypt - Mayar Sherif
Estonia - Anett Kotnaveit
France - Fiona Ferro, Kristina Mladenovic, Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia and Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic, Alize Cornet/Fiona Ferro
Germany - Angelique Kerber, Laura Siegemund and Anna-Lena Friedsam/Laura Siegemund
Great Britain - Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Johanna Konta/Heather Watson
Greece - Maria Sakkari
Hungary - Timea Babos/Reka Luca Jani
India - Sania Mirza/Ankita Raina
Italy - Camila Giorgi, Jasmine Paolini
Japan - Naomi Osaka, Misaki Doi, Nao Hibino and Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara
Kazakhstan - Elena Rybakina, Yulia Putintseva, Yaroslava Shvedova and Elena Rybakina/Yaroslava Shvedova
Latvia - Jelena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova and Jelena Ostapenko/Anastasija Sevastova
Montenegro - Danka Kovinic
Paraguay - Veronica Cepede Royg
Poland - Iga Swiatek, Magda Linette and Magda Linette/Alicja Rosolska
Romania - Monica Niculescu/Iona Raluca Olaru
Russian Olympic Committee - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Veronika Kudermetova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Daria Kasatkina and Elena Vesnina/Vera Zvonareva, Veronika Kudermetova/Anastasija Pavlyuchenkova
Serbia - Nina Stojanovic, Ivana Jorovic
Spain - Garbine Muguruza, Paula Badosa, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Carla Suarez Navarro and Garbine Muguruza/Carla Suarez Navarro, Paula Badosa/Sara Sorribes Tormo
Sweden - Rebecca Peterson
Switzerland - Belinda Bencic, Viktorija Golubic and Belinda Bencic/Viktorija Golubic
Tunisia - Ons Jabeur
Ukraine - Elina Svitolina, Dayana Yastremska, Marta Kostyuk and Marta Kostyuk/Elina Svitolina, Lyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok
USA - Jennifer Brady, Cori Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Alison Riske and Cori Gauff/Nicole Melichar, Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Jessica Pegula

[Nicky91]

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

When she competed as a man she lifted 185 kilos

the bench mark for top female weightlifters is 87 kilos

so just give her the gold already

All you need to hear in that article to know how unfair it is, is "the 43 year old"

[UserSince2005]

Get rid of Women's sport, we dont need to live in a world that segregates.

[Vanessa]

Excited for this! I love the Olympic games!

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Get rid of Women's sport, we dont need to live in a world that segregates.

you don't even watch, so don't post

[Nicky91]

i'm excited for this, hope the opening ceremony will again be a entertaining show too

i don't care about no audiences since i never pay attention to those, just the sports, and at least now no distractions for the athletes, since those audiences cannot shut up sometimes when athletes need to concentrate



i'm interested in Athletics, Hockey, Handball (even though it is without our babe Estevana Polman sadly) Football (since our women are quite good, and some chances at a medal, i'm not saying gold as USA is probably/likely taking that one, but we got a superstar too Lieke Martens)


Swimming maybe with Kromowidjojo, and Van Rouwendaal (especially at open water, which Sharon is amazing at) and maybe Femke Heemskerk who might surprise considering it might be her last chance at some olympic medals


Equastrian idk our chances, but i'll watch for The Boss's daughter Jessica Springsteen, whom trains in my nation, at TOPS in Valkenswaard, love how she will make her olympic debut at show jumping, she is in a good team too btw with quite some olympic veterans

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Excited for this! I love the Olympic games!

It will be very strange with silent , empty stadiums though !!?


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[bots]

to me, the crowd is everything at the olympics, the competitors raise their game in response to the crowd. It just won't be the same

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

to me, the crowd is everything at the olympics, the competitors raise their game in response to the crowd. It just won't be the same

Unless they pipe in fake crowd noises like they do/did for the footie matches


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[Nicky91]

we are already used to empty stadiums by now so this won't be a problem

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

we are already used to empty stadiums by now so this won't be a problem

Well I can’t watch footie matches without either a crowd or with fake crowd noises .

I can’t abide just hearing them kicking the ball with the odd shout and cough in the background


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[Nicky91]

Youtube video

TeamCanada olympics update, video from 3 days ago



and

Youtube video

earthquake drills, so covid-19 isn't the only worry for the olympics, and they are being prepared for the correct positions to take when a quake happens

[Nicky91]

New Zealand will send their largest ever team to these olympics, 211 athletes

[Nicky91]

[Nicky91]

and 8 days till the first events kick off


July 21st

first of the football matches, and first of the softball matches


and on the day of opening ceremony, 23rd, we also got the kick off of Archery, Rowing events


on July 24th, the day after the opening ceremony, we immediately got 11 medal events

[Nicky91]

tour through the recreation centre

[Nicky91]

Youtube video

BBC advert for Tokyo2020

[Nicky91]

[Nicky91]

[Nicky91]

8 Days to go



and a interview with TeamUSA swimmer Regan Smith here

[Nicky91]