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2016 Rio Olympics Thread (Sport Only)

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Let's keep this a thread about the sporting events and not the Zika, Crime, Dirty Water, political crap, etc.

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US Women's Soccer Team won 2-0 yesterday and Brazil won. Brazil wants this badly after their showing in the World Cup, but the US team is very strong.

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Apparently I didn't watch the slow motion closely enough. I pretty much did not want to see that again though. Cringe and shudder indeed. I thought that male cyclist who went straight into the curb of

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It just shows how gutless and corrupt the IOC is. There was no reason why Efimova was there. If she was from the US, she'd be banned for life.

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Someone commented in another thread that the purpose of the Olympics is for each country to win as many medals as possible, Maybe more so during the cold war, but the Olympics is so huge, it's many th

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The US team play OK.   They will have their hands full with France.    Canada looked good but I believe Brazil will be the team to beat.   

On the men's side, lots of good games today.    I'm looking forward to watching Columbia, Brazil and Mexico.    It should be good soccer.   

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Just now, dennyjones said:

The US team play OK.   They will have their hands full with France.    Canada looked good but I believe Brazil will be the team to beat.   

On the men's side, lots of good games today.    I'm looking forward to watching Columbia, Brazil and Mexico.    It should be good soccer.   

The US team played steady, but I think they were reserving energy too. NZ got no real chances. 

I like Marta a lot, but she is getting up there in age. She doesn't have the burst she used to. I do think it will come down to Brazil USA, but watch Japan too.

The men's games are less appealing to me because they usually don't play their World Cup squads, so there is less talent.

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8 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

The men's games are less appealing to me because they usually don't play their World Cup squads, so there is less talent.

The men's football at the WC is an u23 tournament with 3 'over age' players. Brazil care very much because they've never won it, somewhat absurdly they always find a way to lose. It's not a 'serious' tournament like the Copa America, Euros or World Cup.

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Looking forward to indoor volleyball, women's mostly but the men's game is truly amazing.  Really about the only time we get to see the sport televised.

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7 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

I do think it will come down to Brazil USA, but watch Japan too.

Japan didn't qualify for the Olympics..:mellow:

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13 minutes ago, alleztom said:

The men's football at the WC is an u23 tournament with 3 'over age' players.

This has always seemed like a really weird thing to me. The English club season is going to kick off at roughly the same time. Actually Wolves open with Rotherham on Saturday. Makes the Olympics seem very minor in this regard.

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This has always seemed like a really weird thing to me. The English club season is going to kick off at roughly the same time. Actually Wolves open with Rotherham on Saturday. Makes the Olympics seem very minor in this regard.

I hope you're talking about the Olympics in general, rather than just the Olympic football. Wolves Rotherham is clearly much more important than the entire Olympics.

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heard on the radio that rugby will be in the Olymipics this year, for me the Olympics have lost steam for me as I have gotten older, but the 7's format and quick matches will def be on my radar to see. Womens' and mens'

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25 minutes ago, alleztom said:

I hope you're talking about the Olympics in general, rather than just the Olympic football. Wolves Rotherham is clearly much more important than the entire Olympics.

It can be both.

I enjoy football very much, but the only Olympic sport that truly matters is ice hockey.

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1 hour ago, dennyjones said:

Japan didn't qualify for the Olympics..:mellow:

I guess I missed that! :-P

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12 hours ago, boogielicious said:

I guess I missed that! :-P

The Japanese men did, not the women. 

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Looking forward to indoor volleyball, women's mostly but the men's game is truly amazing.  Really about the only time we get to see the sport televised.

One of the sports I never see except for the Olympics, and I'm always in awe of the level of play.

Generally looking forward to this year since all sports are streaming live - I need to get myself a comprehensive schedule and start planning out the next couple of weeks viewing. :)

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The Japanese men did, not the women. 

And they're down 3-2 to Nigeria early in the second half right now.

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12 hours ago, dennyjones said:

The Japanese men did, not the women. 

That is surprising considering how well Japan Women's soccer has played in the last World Cups and Olympics.

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Lighting of the cauldron from Johnny Vegas:

 

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US women's vball team crushed Puerto Rico, 3-0.  A little closer than it appeared.  Was a good challenge for their 1st match.  My kid has played a couple top Puerto Rico club teams, they're usually small and scrappy.  Their women's team was the same.  Good to get by them.

Girl who won the shooting gold was cute.  Great interview by Dan Patrick.  That's what the Olympics are about.

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I watched women's volleyball. Only the second game was close. The one take away was that in a point with a good back and forth volley we were not as strong. USA does better with quick strike power at the net volleyball. 

Watched end of soccer as well and we beat France. 

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16 minutes ago, Gator Hazard said:

I watched women's volleyball. Only the second game was close. The one take away was that in a point with a good back and forth volley we were not as strong. USA does better with quick strike power at the net volleyball. 

A small, scrappy, quick team will generally win the longer volleys, but like in other sports, size and strength usually wins in the end. 

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