Olympics 2020/2021 : Discussion & Predictions

[KTChampions]

The odds for Brazil were to generous and anybody that knows this should have staked some coins on them, I was expecting Brazil to have a price of 1.5 there about but they got priced at over 2.5 odds.
Half time scores between Brazil and Spain (1-0) and as expected Brazil are currently in the lead thanks to a goal from Cunha despite Richarlison missing a penalty earlier on, match remains evenly contested,can Brazil hold on to their lead ,let's watch and see.

After Brazil failed to realize some of the hottest moments in the second half, Spain was able to score a return goal and now you have a chance to bet with a much more generous odds than before:
3,95 - 1,80 - 3,95
There is more than 20 minutes until the end of regular time and the chance that someone will score is very high, especially considering that many goals are scored in the last minutes.

I must admit that the old football rule worked: "If you don't score, they score to you."

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[Jackl87]

Finally India got a gold medal on javelin throw. The first medal in the track and field is taken today in the history of Olympics. The 23 year old Neeraj Chopra had made it for India. Now entire India will be in celebration mood, because its a gold for India. This wins will make more younger generation focus on athlete in a country where cricket is a big attraction.

Congratulations to india for their first gold medal and it was a completely unexpected one too, as the german Johannes Vetter was the huge favorite to win this competition because he was throwing over 90 meters pretty regularly in the contests before the olympic games and he is also m holding the record for the longest throw so far this season with 91,50 meters, but today he just couldn't deliver and did not even reach the stage of the last 8 athletes with a throw of only 82,52 meters which means a 9th place for him. Chopra took this big opportunity and managed to win this competition with a throw of "only" 87,58 meters. An unexpected win is probably the sweetest one , so congrats to him.

[Ratash]

It is true. There are very few team games that you don't need a lot of resources to be able to play. And in poorer places, football is played, even if you can only have a ball made of rags.

Running is also a sport with practically zero costs to practice, just go out and run. But it's a solitary sport, and people like to have fun with other people. That's why football easily becomes popular everywhere.

I guess football became the most popular game because it can be played with almost no costs thats why kids like it and are interested in it all around the world me personaly i prefer tennis but the problem that to play tennis you need the equipment and the court to play and that is a problem and we do not see much interest in it and thats why in the olympics we see that most countries to win medals are well known countries like usa, china and some europe and some south american countries.

[freedomgo]

I like the efficiency the Bermuda team have, send 2 athletes and from the two, one delivers a gold medal 🏅.  Other countries should emulate this to avoid investing so much resources without returning  home without medals.

They are the most successful here as they have a 50% success rate and they get the biggest win which is the gold medal. Maybe some that have few delegates because they did not qualify on the Olympics qualifiers and I'm pretty sure the majority of the sports in the Olympics are also played in most countries, even the poor ones.

[bitzizzix]

Congratulations to the Brazilian national team who managed to defend the gold medal after winning 2-1, the victory was achieved after passing through extra time.

[LUCKMCFLY]

One of the things that most caught my attention about Brazil is that until the last moment he fought and gave everything, but the most important thing is that Dani Alves publicly made his declaration in Brazil of wanting to go to the Olympics, a player with more than 46 titles and winning the Olympic gold is worthy of admiration, the fact of asking to be taken and brought the gold is a unique conviction of a champion, my total admiration for the player and the entire Brazilian team, how good that South America is shining in the world.

[onecall123]

One of the things that most caught my attention about Brazil is that until the last moment he fought and gave everything, but the most important thing is that Dani Alves publicly made his declaration in Brazil of wanting to go to the Olympics, a player with more than 46 titles and winning the Olympic gold is worthy of admiration, the fact of asking to be taken and brought the gold is a unique conviction of a champion, my total admiration for the player and the entire Brazilian team, how good that South America is shining in the world.

Though he has many major titles, he is always striving to win a new title. The 38-year-old right back has played throughout the Olympics. Dani Alves is thrilled to win this Olympic gold. What a great day! Another one was added! Congratulations to the Brazilian team for winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals.

[famososMuertos]

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Good data! It is surprising to think that a country like India wins even few medals, if we compare its population versus medals ratio it is insignificant and it is obvious that it leads to a statue being made to the winner of that medal. It is a fact that one believes that it is not like that, certain countries in reality surprise with their very poor performance, India is one of them.

[3meek]

For the first time in 25 years since 1996, Russia has failed to win gold at the Olympic Games in artistic gymnastics! The Russian athlete performed the programme perfectly! And the winner, an Israeli athlete who won gold, dropped an object... All this happened because of unfair judging!

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Good data! It is surprising to think that a country like India wins even few medals, if we compare its population versus medals ratio it is insignificant and it is obvious that it leads to a statue being made to the winner of that medal. It is a fact that one believes that it is not like that, certain countries in reality surprise with their very poor performance, India is one of them.

Many countries are filled with corrupted sport authorities so the real talents are rejected and India is one of such extreme, they even send someone as athletes for Olympic if they just came from their families, friend or region circle. I will be looking forward to see the sports with no corruption and real talents to spice things up atleast in the future.

[wheelz1200]

Just read on espn Bruce Springsteen daughter won silver in horse riding, or whatever the proper name is.  I don't know anything about that sport but does anyone know if she was expected to medal this Olympics.  Pretty successful family I'd say lol.

[joker_josue]

For the first time in 25 years since 1996, Russia has failed to win gold at the Olympic Games in artistic gymnastics! The Russian athlete performed the programme perfectly! And the winner, an Israeli athlete who won gold, dropped an object... All this happened because of unfair judging!

Do you have any news that you can indicate about this situation? I would like to understand better what happened.

The Russian Olympic Committee team took the gold medal. Are you talking at the individual level?

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/gymnastics-russia-survive-asian-fight-back-take-team-gold-2021-07-26/

[Cnut237]

Just read on espn Bruce Springsteen daughter won silver in horse riding, or whatever the proper name is.  I don't know anything about that sport but does anyone know if she was expected to medal this Olympics.  Pretty successful family I'd say lol.

Horse riding is one of those sports where I'm a bit skeptical of the athlete's abilities. In my country at least, the horse riders in the Olympics seem to come from very wealthy backgrounds. Certainly winning an Olympic medal is a huge achievement whatever the sport, and requires a lot of skill, talent and dedication... I'm just saying that the pool of possible contenders is significantly smaller than for other sports, because there appears to be a considerable barrier to entry. Bruce Springsteen's daughter may be hugely talented, I don't know, but she is certainly one of the few people who can afford to enter the sport.

[Woodie]

Just read on espn Bruce Springsteen daughter won silver in horse riding, or whatever the proper name is.  I don't know anything about that sport but does anyone know if she was expected to medal this Olympics.  Pretty successful family I'd say lol.

Congratulations to her.
Talking of horses did you guys catch up with the story making headlines of the sumo statue that spooked their horses...


Riders say a life-size sumo wrestler positioned next to an obstacle on the Olympic equestrian course may have distracted several horses in qualifying for the individual jumping final

Equestrian jumpers aren't keen on surprises. Neither are the horses, and it takes years of training to keep them from getting spooked.

Of course, no horse in Tuesday night's Olympic jumping qualifier had ever seen anything like obstacle No. 10.

“As you come around, you see a big guy’s (butt),” British rider Harry Charles said.

There's a lot to look at,” Ireland's Cian O'Connor added.

“It is very realistic,” echoed Israel's Teddy Vlock.

Riders say a life-size sumo wrestler positioned next to the 10th obstacle on the 14-jump Olympic course may have distracted several horses in qualifying for the individual jumping final Tuesday night. A few pairings pulled up short of the barrier, accumulating enough penalty points to prevent entry into Wednesday's finals.

Read about it here https://www.wfmz.com/news/ap/ap-sports/sumo-scare-riders-say-horses-might-be-spooked-by-statue/article_a672965c-39b8-5b44-9e53-be9d54a60e67.html

[3meek]

For the first time in 25 years since 1996, Russia has failed to win gold at the Olympic Games in artistic gymnastics! The Russian athlete performed the programme perfectly! And the winner, an Israeli athlete who won gold, dropped an object... All this happened because of unfair judging!

Do you have any news that you can indicate about this situation? I would like to understand better what happened.

The Russian Olympic Committee team took the gold medal. Are you talking at the individual level?

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/gymnastics-russia-survive-asian-fight-back-take-team-gold-2021-07-26/

I was talking about the women's rhythmic gymnastics competitions... Russia's Dina Averina was in first place throughout the competition, but she was beaten in the final by Israel's Lina Ashram... In Russia there is a lot of talk about this controversial incident, as Ashram made a mistake in the performance and Averina performed perfectly!

[LTU_btc]

Brazil won football gold medal after beating Spain 2:1 in extra time. I think it's deserved win because Brazil were slightly better today.
Amazing volleyball final. France were leading 2:0, but ROC made incredible comeback 2:2 and sent game to decisive 5th set, were BaziFrancel finally won.
Handball finall was great to, where France beat Denmark 25:23. Denmark fighted until last seconds, but France goalkeeper was like a wall. Also, on last minutes, reserve France goalkeeper saved important 7 meter free throw.
Very interesting women high jump final. ROC athlete Mariya Lasitskene won gold with 2.04 m jump. It's very high result.
There is some events remaining on last day - women basketball, handball and volleyball finals, men and women water polo finals, boxing and rhytmic gymanstics. And as always, last medals will be given on men marathon.

[nhaila]

Congratulations to the Brazilian football team for winning gold in Olympic football. The Brazilian football team won the gold in the Olympic final by defeating the Spanish football team by 2 -1 goals.

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I like the efficiency the Bermuda team have, send 2 athletes and from the two, one delivers a gold medal 🏅.  Other countries should emulate this to avoid investing so much resources without returning  home without medals.

Personally I do not really have a problem with the number of athletes been sent by a country even if they do not win a lot of medals as long as the athletes are professional and are paying their own way, for example in the case of soccer it is obvious that most players that participated in the Olympic Games are professional and they are part of leagues around the world so no one is investing a single dollar of public money to develop those athletes.

However when those athletes are being trained and sponsored by public money then results are a must, I will be really mad if I lived in one of those countries that sends hundreds of athletes and then you just have a few medals to show for it.

[Stalker22]

On the medal front, China still has the most gold, while the USA has a clear advantage in the total number of medals at Tokyo 2020.

[tabas]

On the medal front, China still has the most gold, while the USA has a clear advantage in the total number of medals at Tokyo 2020.

Just two more gold and they're going to be at the top. Last day is approaching and I think with those remaining games, it's what everyone is waiting for.
Those who are concerned watching out who's going to be the top 1 on this year's Olympics.