Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olympics. Show all posts
Is Today's Bolt's Under 19s Day? A Must See.
Usain Bolt runs for the 200m final this afternoon.
Amazing Bolt recently suggested he could run under 19 seconds for the 200m. If he manages that in Thursday's final, it will be one of the greatest must-see moments in athletics history.
Olympics Soccer: It's Brazil vs Mexico For Gold
Damiao is now the 2012 Olympics top scorer.
Brazil has been chasing Olympic gold for many years. Now they will play the final at Wembley.
"Brazil's dream of winning an elusive Olympic soccer gold came a step closer to reality when they beat South Korea 3-0 in a one-sided semi-final at Old Trafford on Tuesday".
Mexico defeated Japan 3-1 in the earlier semi-final in London.
"Brazil, whose obsession with winning the Olympic gold is unmatched by few other countries, won with two second-half goals from Leandro Damiao, now the tournament's top scorer with six goals, after a 38th minute opener from Romulo in front of a 69,389 crowd at Old Trafford".
Is Today Bolt's Day?
Do not miss the 100m semi-finals and finals today live on TV. The 10K (yesterday) and the marathon are the only events that beat this one. But this man is special.
Is it Bolt's day? 9.78. (Hah!)
10K Olympics Winner
Mohammed Farah won the 10K Olympic event today, a fascinating race to watch.
I had a little competition going with my daughter on the finishing time, I said 27 and half. His time was 27:30:42 :-) (our time in May was 55 minutes :-) )
Olympics Practice July 28
We had a great relaxed practice today, and a special Olympics Edition!
Medalists:
Tennis Cone Sprint
- Gold: Shar
- Silver: ?
- Gold: Adamo
- Silver: Stefano
We changed things around a bit today: while the kids went for a slow short run with Maciej, Raul did a gk session:
Olympics Body Power event: Gold medal: Hunter?
Goalkeeper actively protecting his net:
Olympics Soccer
Olympics soccer matches have already started.
The Canadian women lost their 1st one 2-1, Brazil won 6-0.
Today Brazil, with Neymar, plays its first men's match, on TV or Internet streaming, this afternoon.
Olympics 2012: Soccer Draws
Men’s Olympic Football Tournament
- Group A: Great Britain, Senegal, UAE, Uruguay
- Group B: Mexico, Korea Republic, Gabon, Switzerland
- Group C: Brazil, Egypt, Belarus, New Zealand
- Group D: Spain, Japan, Honduras, Morocco
Women’s Olympic Football Tournament
- Group E: Great Britain, New Zealand, Cameroon, Brazil
- Group F: Japan, Canada, Sweden, South Africa
- Group G: USA, France, Colombia, Korea DPR
Men’s Groups
Group A
Great Britain enter the games as hosts, appearing for the first time since Rome 1960, and won three of the first four instalments of the tournament. Senegal are making their first appearance at the games, having negotiated their way through last night’s play-off game in Coventry against Oman, winning 2-0. UAE are making their debut in the tournament, being the only unseeded AFC team to make it through the qualifying tournament the games, making it out of a tough group containing Australia, Iraq and Uzbekistan. Uruguay are making their first appearance at the games since the dominance back in the 1920s, where the side won gold at both Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928.
Group B
Mexico are making their ninth appearance at the games, coming in as the winners of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, but no team from the region has won a medal in over 100 years. Korea Republic are the recent stalwarts of the competition, having appeared in the last seven competitions (since Seoul hosted the games in 1988) but only reached knockout stages once – in Athens 2004. Gabon are making their debut in the tournament, but come into the games as the winner of the CAF qualifying tournament. Switzerland make their first appearance at the Olympics for over 80 years, after impressing many to finish second in the UEFA European U-21 Football Championships.
Group C
Brazil triumphed at the 2011 South American Youth Championship to make their way to the games, with an Olympic gold the only major football tournament the nation has yet to win, claiming two silver and two bronze medals in the last 30 years. Egypt are the African team who have qualified the most times for the games (11), but this will be their first appearance in 20 years and are yet to claim a medal. Belarus make their first appearance at the games. They were the surprise package at the UEFA European U-21 Football Championships qualifying from their group by the tightest of margins before going on to beat the Czech Republic in the Olympic play-off. New Zealand make their second successive appearance, having never qualified for a tournament before Beijing 2008.
Group D
Spain come into the tournament as winners of the UEFA European U-21 Football Championships and are the most successful European side of the last 30 years, winning gold at Barcelona 1992 and silver eight years later. Japan have appeared in the last five tournaments and are Asia’s only ever medal winners, claiming bronze at Mexico 1968. They are also Asia’s joint most successful qualifiers. Honduras are appearing in their second successive tournament and third overall – all coming since the turn of the millennium. Morocco are now Africa’s second most successful side in Olympic qualifying (seven), overtaking former gold medal winners Cameroon and Nigeria with this summer’s appearance.
Women’s Groups
Group E
Great Britain arrive as hosts, making their first appearance in the tournament and as a women’s team full stop. New Zealand make their second appearance at the games, finishing tenth in Beijing 2008, having beaten Papua New Guniea to make it to this year’s games. Cameroon make their debut appearance at the games, having seen off tournament regulars Nigeria on penalties in the CAF Women’s Pre-Olympic tournament. Brazil come into the tournament after two successive silver medal finishes, having made it to the final four in every tournament so far, with Marta leading them to victory in the South American Women’s Football Championship and qualification this time around.
Group F
Japan come into the tournament as FIFA Women’s World Cup winners, after having a fantastic 2011, and narrowly missed out on the bronze medal at the last tournament’s instalment. Canada make their second trip to the games, following an eighth place finish at Beijing 2008, having finished second to the USA in the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament – where captain Christine Sinclair top scored with nine goals. Sweden have appeared at every edition of the women’s tournament, reaching the bronze medal match in Athens 2004, and reach London 2012 having finished third at FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011. South Africa make their debut at the tournament after seeing off Ethiopia in their final game of the CAF Women’s Pre-Olympic tournament.
Group G
In five instalments of the competition so far the USA have been in every final, only losing once – to Norway at Sydney 2000, and reach this year’s games after triumphing at the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament. France make it to their first Olympic games having finished fourth at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup as the second highest finishing European side. Colombia also are taking part in their first games, having finished as runners-up to Brazil in the South American Women’s Football Championship. Korea DPR made their deput at Beijing 2008, where they finished ninth, before finishing second in the Women Asian’s Qualifiers to make it to London 2012.
Canada Vs Mexico Tonight, For a Spot in the Olympics
Canada plays Mexico tonight for a spot in the Olympics. 8:30PM on Sportsnet (or live streaming at sportsnet.ca). It will be very tough, but they defeated the U.S 2-0 earlier this week.
PROGRAMMING ALERT: Watch Canada play Mexico Saturday in the semifinals of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying on Sportsnet East, West, Ontario and Pacific. Coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m.
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