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Yesterday’s gold medal haul was even more amazing when you consider that the swimming had nothing to do with it!Very happy to see the Aussies doing so well across so many sports.
Gone are the days of winning a couple of golds in the pool and then struggling through all other events, winning a surprise one here or there.
Great day with 4 golds!
Mate it even made the Yarra look good, and that’s saying something.The Seine is not quite an open sewer these days but i would not swim in it if you paid me
The best table I saw was the one that showed gold medals to events. I’m going from memory here but in 56 Melbourne it was 16/151 v Paris 18/345( but don’t quote me on the exact numbers).Therein lies the truth about “ best ever” etc.
Another way of looking at things.
The Kiwis would be right up there as well
100%.
It’s the velodrome events for me.
Only watch them every 4 years but they are fascinating.
The Kiwis would be right up there as well
Yeah its a wild sport - been in the Olympics for over 150 years.They have no fear. It’s great to watch.
It’s the only sport in the world where breaks have been removed due to saftey so you have no choice - go faster.
Those of us that grew up around Lidcombe Granville area will remember Duck Creek.Mate it even made the Yarra look good, and that’s saying something.
They’ve been racing bikes around a velodrome for 150 years?Yeah its a wild sport - been in the Olympics for over 150 years.
They get up to 70km/h whilst rubbing shoulders on an inclined track of 45 degrees....They are absolute machines.
They’ve been racing bikes around a velodrome for 150 years?
Well there you go.
No one has mentioned that not only can they ride around that incline at speed but they can also stop and balance still on the bloody thing.
Amazing.
I bet its fun to watch though...it is very athletic as well.Breakdancing kicks off tonight, no idea how that is even in the Olympics
The data I mentioned was actually comparing Australia v Australia, not the rest of world.