What a day yesterday, eh. World record showboating pole vault a hell of a way to top it off.
I’m sure there’s lots happening but I’m mostly here for the women’s bouldering semi-final starting at 9:00.
It’s difficult to see anyone beating absolute GOAT Janja Garnbret 
but there’s always a chance. Worth noting for those unfamiliar with the world circuit that most climbers tend to be stronger at one of the two disciplines, so don’t expect the top 8 after today to be the ones that go through. For example Ai Mori 
and particularly Jessica Pilz 
are exceptional lead climbers so could move well up the order when it’s time for lead. Conversely some others such as Oriane Bertone 
are much stronger boulderers so will want to be in the top few positions going into the lead semi-final.
There’s two British athletes, but chances of either getting through to the final aren’t as strong as with Toby Roberts in the men’s. Molly Thompson-Smith is lovely but difficult to see her getting through given the competition (she’s likely to be stronger in lead). Erin McNeice is still quite new to the circuit but improving rapidly so could potentially pull off an upset in getting through to the final.
Also men’s speed climbing seeding and elimination rounds a bit later.
Medal events today:
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I don’t know who I was before the Olympics started
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Other things to look out for:
What colour is Nonaka Miho’s hair going to be?
How big will Seo Chaehyun’s bow be?
How much is Oriane going to hype up the crowd?
Might miss Oriane’s climbs because ugh meetings, so can someone please cheer her on for me. She absolutely loves getting the crowd hyped so I suspect can sense vibes from home and I would hate to feel responsible for her not getting through. Really wish it wasn’t a combined competition and then there wouldn’t be any doubt about it.
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Was so close to be able to do Oriane in emojis in the topic title but there’s nothing for ‘n’ 
Handball is back baby awooo
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Armamd Duplantis is in the Swedish TV studio being interviewed live right now
He looks rough as fuck and can hardly string a sentence together, his voice is all raspy and broken. He’s clearly been up all night & they just threw him in the shower and IV’d him a few espressos about half an hour ago. Disaster interview really, poor lad
They’re asking such dull questions too
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Fucksake tv producers, let him go. It’s been half an hour now
Day off so you’d think Id be able to get loads of Olympics but no I’ve got to go and watch 5 shows in Edinburgh
Today’s athletics events, for the event fans
Morning session:
Women’s 1500m (heats)
Men’s Javelin (q)
Men’s 100mh Repechage
Women’s LJ (q)
Women’s 400m Repechage
Men’s 400mh Repechage
Evening session:
Men’s 400m semi
Women’s Hammer Final
Women’s 400mH semi
Men’s LJ Final
Men’s 1500m Final
Women’s SC Final
Women’s 200m Final
Look at all those repechages 
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You love giving losers a 2nd chance
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Says the guy who’s going to watch a bunch of them performing in Edinburgh!!!;;;;;
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Not sure I’ll recover from this
Gonna start using repechage in every day parlance i think
“Need to enter the repechage on that piece of work i’ve been doing”
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Only went for a quick dog walk this morning, so we’ve been put in to the repechage this evening.
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Repechage to tesco this evening for the milk i forgot
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Does anyone ever shout “HANDBALL” at the games like the crowd do in football? Could be a good bit. Could already have been posted in an earlier thread.
Denmark goalie’s brilliant, properly turned this around
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Ditto for Hodgkinson on the radio an hour ago, amplified by the fact that she and seemingly everybody who’s ever known her are so defiantly boringly normal
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My discovery is showing the equestrian when I try to watch the climbing - is that happening for anyone else?
