[GT] Day 14 (PM of August 5 - AM of August 6)

[CofR]

I think I've got all the Canadian content for the night. We've also got handball, Women's Basketball, Karate, Boxing tonight too! Check out the CBC Sports website for all streaming links!

At 14:30 the Men’s 50km Race Walk begins. Evan Dunfee tries to improve on his Bronze from the 2019 World Championships. Mathieu Bilodeau also races for Canada. This should be on TSN4.

Round 3 of the Women’s Golf Tournament tees off at 14:30 and should be on TSN2.

The Heats for the Women’s C2 500m begin at 18:30. Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katharine Vincent are in Heat 1. The Quarterfinals begin at 20:21.

At 18:44 Heats for the Men’s C1 1000m begin, Roland Varga is in Heat 3, Connor Fitzpatrick is in Heat 5. The Quarterfinals begin at 20:35.

The Bronze Medal Match between Latvia and Switzerland in Women’s Beach Volleyball starts at 19:00.

Qualification for the Women’s Rhythmic Gymnastics start at 19:20.

Heats in the Women’s K4 500m start at 19:30, Canada is in Heat 1.

Men’s K4 500m Heats start at 19:44, Canada is in Heat 2.

The Bronze Medal Match in Men’s Team Table Tennis starts at 20:00.

The Gold Medal Match between Australia and the USA in Women’s Beach Volleyball starts at 20:30.

At 20:30 the 1/8 Finals of Men’s 97kg Freestyle wresting starts. Canada’s Jordan Steen is scheduled to begin at 21:19. Quarterfinals begin at 21:26.

Preliminary Round for the Men’s 10m Platform Diving starts at 00:00. 2021 FINA World Cup Bronze Medalist Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray dive for Canada.

Qualification in the Women’s Track Sprint Cycling starts at 00:30. 1/32 Final starts at 1:16. 1/16 starts at 03:06.

Bronze Medal Match in Men’s Soccer between Mexico and Japan starts at 03:00.

Women’s Gold Medal Match in Field Hockey starts at 04:00 and sees Netherlands take on Argentina.

At 04:30 Canada begins competition in the Team Artistic Swimming with the Team Technical Routine.

The Men’s Team Table Tennis Gold Medal match starts at 04:30.

On the Track Round 1 of the Men’s 4x400 Relay starts at 05:25.

Women’s Javelin Throw Final starts at 05:50.

At 06:00 Canada takes on Sweden in the Gold Medal Match of the Women’s Soccer Tournament.

Also at 06:00 the Final of the Men’s 5000m starts. Canada’s Justyn Knight and Mohammed Ahmed are competing.

The Women’s 400m Final starts at 06:35.

At 06:50 the Final in the Women’s 1500m starts, Gabriela Debues-Stafford races for Canada.

At 07:30 the Women’s 4x100m Relay Final begins.

Canada is in Lane 4 of the Men’s 4x100m Final starting at 07:50.

[Bill Bumface]

I am so bummed they rescheduled the soccer game. I was really looking forward to setting up a screen outside.

[looooob]

for a variety of reasons and changes in Canada's fortune etc- this evening (admittedly at least through my selfish viewing lens) has become a little bit more low key but oh my that is 2 special hours between 6 and 8 am tomorrow morning

[CofR]

Ya, tomorrow morning has the potential to be an epic few hours for Canada.

[CofR]

Hopefully we get a repeat of 25 years ago.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by CofR

Hopefully we get a repeat of 25 years ago.

My favorite Olympic moment ever, and sporting event period of at least the last 30 years


that was a TEAM. Glenroy Gilbert man- it was all over at that point


there are 2 constants 25 years later


Carl Lewis still complaining about the US team and yes Glenroy Gilbert



(and I'll hope for a 3rd with the incomparable Don Wittman taking a seat in the broadcast booth in the sky)

[ajr4013]

Definitely a quieter evening for Canada but tomorrow morning is a banger. Going to have to go into work now early to catch the gold medal match.

[GirlySports]

Chinese guy has broken away from the pack in the walking. Gets some time on TV for about an hour.

[Strange Brew]

Chills watching Surin raise his arms in celebration after handing off to Bailey.

[GirlySports]

Halfway though the 50K walk. Dunfee in the lead group of 20ish.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Chills watching Surin raise his arms in celebration after handing off to Bailey.

And then Bailey just taking off and extending the lead. Awesome.

[looooob]

I've posted this before but IMO it's fantastic, and a fun read in advance of tomorrow morning


https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/fo...100-gold-1996/


Gilbert: They put you in these closed corridors when you’re getting ready. There is a lot of staring, a lot of chest pumping. We wouldn’t even take it on; we’ll let the running speak for itself. Jon Drummond was a big talker. He was a leadoff guy. Dennis Mitchell, again, talker. “We’re going to be leaving you guys after the second exchange. It will be over. This is our medal to have.” We wouldn’t say too much back but you do the talking to the guy on your leg. You’d make him know that this is your leg.
Bailey: When you watch track and field now you see the friendly conversations of guys in the field. When I competed, we were boxers. You’re really trying to manipulate the minds of seven guys. Which one of you guys have I beaten today before I even step to the line?
Esmie: Jon Drummond was faster than me on paper but anytime I ran a relay against that guy I’ve got his nuts in my hand. Because I’m a show-time guy. Leading into the Olympics I got a shirt that said “Relax, you’ve been erased.” The movie Eraser was out then. I walked past [Drummond] and I said to myself, “Please read it, please read it.” He said, “Oh, you’ve been erased.” I said, “Damn right, you’ve been erased.” If you have the ability to stop and read somebody’s shirt you’re not that focused. At that level, 90 percent is mental. If you can take somebody off mentally you have them in your back pocket.
Bailey: The Americans were probably faster than us if you stuck all of us in the 100-metre but I think sometimes they don’t understand the impact a baton has, that when another man is waiting for a baton, that baton is the most important thing in the world.
Esmie: Straight up, we were not the fastest team on paper.
Bailey: But you put Robert in there and he is upset because he hadn’t run the rounds. Glenroy was upset that he didn’t make the 100-metre. Bruny was upset that he didn’t make the final of the 100-metre. So it was a powder keg of upset. The fact is although the Americans were speaking the loudest, they were the underdogs.

[GirlySports]

At 30km. The Polish guy has broken away from the group of 20. Dunfee leading the chase trying to split the group and drop some guys. This is on TSN4

[GirlySports]

Polish guy still ahead.nearly two minutes. Dunfee and the two Japanese really pushing the chase group. About 5-6 guys have dropped off. There's about an hour to go.

[GirlySports]

Dunfee has broken away from the pack. Solo 2nd. The pack behind him is down to about 10 guys.

[CofR]

Race walk link for anyone that needs it:

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1921606723850

[GirlySports]

Now a pack of five with Dunfee chasing the leader who is looking a little less comfortable. 7 km to go.

[GirlySports]

Oh no. Dunfee is being dropped with 5km to go.

[GirlySports]

Japanese guy is dropped. Dunfee passing him, maybe coming back!

[GirlySports]

Dunfees in 4th. 3km to go. Trying two chase two guys ahead. German and Spaniard.
The Poles is really struggling but I think he's too far ahead.