OLYMPICS 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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- Sep 6, 2013
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You get the sense the Aussie women are carrying this current Olympic team. At least the 'Burras and the Boomers look good.
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Tsuzuki overtakes Fitzgibbons and is now in the lead.
Come on Fitzgibbons.
Come on Fitzgibbons.
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I think Tsuzuki is going to take this one.
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They did last time as well... the men's swimming team has plummeted in quality.
We can barely find 4 swimmers for a relay team
I wonder if the drop in quality of Australia's Male swimmers is more about the rest of the world catching up rather than our quality getting worse.
It would seem that we were living of natural athletic abilities for so long, but now other countries are catching up through better training, funding, etc.
In regards to the women's it would seem they are still ahead of the pack with USA being the primary competition, but I wonder if it could be a similar situation where the rest of the world starts catching up, as interest in women's sport grows.
I'd say funding in Australian Olympic sport is too low to compete with the rest of the world across an entire squad. Professional competitions in Australia are doing the heavy lifting for athletes (NRL, AFL, etc.), due to financial interests, whilst the Olympic athletes are living off a pittance.
Might change with Brisbane getting the 2032 games
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Certainly looks like it but now I want a souvlaki.
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Hopefully Wright can now win the gold.
He has a tough semi coming up, though. Ferreira is a tough opponent to have.
He has a tough semi coming up, though. Ferreira is a tough opponent to have.
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He sure is but either way, he’s a chance at a medal.
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Naomi Osaka just lost the first set of her third round match and it only took 24 minutes...
