Carl Lewis called US men’s 4x100 relay performance a “clown show” akin to “losing 99-0” in the Super Bowl. Apparently, there was not a lot of practice involved… the thinking was just put 6 guys on a relay, and you will get a medal. His words, not mine.
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Walking fast is exercise, not an Olympic sport.
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Don’t you remember the movie Walk, Don’t Run with Jim Hutton and Cary Grant, race walking through Toyko during the 1964 Olympics?
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Sorry, but I’ve not heard of the film before.
Tell me that walking 45 miles in 3 hours and 25 minutes is not athletic. 
That is just a tad longer than a marathon… of course there are dudes that can run the distance in slightly over 2 hours, but can they walk it as fast as these race walkers? Takes skill. 
(The 50k winner’s time was 3:50:08 per posted results).
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I also enjoyed the shot put guys! I stumbled onto them after watching a track event and felt immediately homesick for the States when I saw Ryan Houser throwing in a baseball cap. We live in Tokyo, and we’ve mostly just been dropping in and out of the coverage when we have time. I found some wonderful events I would never have planned to watch. There is drama everywhere in sports! Looking forward to the team equestrian jumping tonight (my time) - the course for the individual jumping was a riot, with samurai and sumo wrestlers, a jump made out of chopsticks, etc. I wish Japan had shown some of that whimsicality in the opening ceremony!
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I heard that the sumo wrestler spooked some horses, lol!
The new to Olympics events were quite enjoyable to watch, as well as some old favorites!
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OMG The Chinese 14 yo diver is amazing. All 10s three times in a row!
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Just saw her! Amazing and I love that her coach team gave her oodles of praise.
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And she couldn’t have competed if the Olympics hadn’t been postponed because she would have been too young!
OMG I almost died watching the qualifying 4x400 relay heats. Way to go US ladies. Great relay, strategy, exchanges, and all.
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Yes, the Chinese 14 yr old diver is amazing. I hope she will dive at the next Games… as commentators said, Chinese female divers rarely perform in more than one Olympics.
Agreed. Really strong. 
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Men’s 1500 semifinals! That race requires a lot of strategy and endurance. Bummer. Big bummer for Centrowitz.
Rarely, not never. Shi Tingmao won 2 golds in Tokyo to match her 2 golds from Rio. And she’s the ripe old age of 29. Quan Hongchan will be in Paris in 3 years.
Let’s hope so!
The next summer Olympics may be a scant 3 years away, so folks shouldn’t age as much as usual.
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Watching the women’s beach volleyball finals live. I love watching volleyball! Go USA!
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I will call it a sport. Maybe not an Olympic sport in the way skateboarding is an Olympic sport. 
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Watching beach volleyball. 129 on the sand? I don’t see any sort of equipment to help cool the athletes. Is this the usual August conditions inside this stadium? I hope nobody suffers heat injury.
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