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[Victoria Watcher]

[Victoria Watcher]

Summer McIntosh falls short of record-tying medal haul as medley relay team finishes 4th

 

 

Canadian men's 4x100m medley relay squad places 5th

 

https://www.cbc.ca/s...ust-4-1.7285115

[dasmo]

Novak Djokovic finally wins Olympic gold in tennis, Carlos Alcaraz takes silver in thrilling two-setter

Djokovic takes home the gold, while Alcaraz will take home silver, his very first Olympic medal

https://sports.yahoo...-090004029.html




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Unvaccinated GOAT!

A great man all around. How he plays and carries himself is a real role model.

[Victoria Watcher]

Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins gold in men's hammer throw

 

 

 

Ethan Katzberg captured the gold medal for Canada in the men's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

The 22-year-old reigning world champion's winning throw of 84.12 metres was just short of the Olympic record.

None of the other 11 competitors in the event managed to break the 80-metre mark in their remaining attempts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big margin of victory!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 August 2024 - 11:55 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins gold in men's hammer throw

 

 

 

Ethan Katzberg captured the gold medal for Canada in the men's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

The 22-year-old reigning world champion's winning throw of 84.12 metres was just short of the Olympic record.

None of the other 11 competitors in the event managed to break the 80-metre mark in their remaining attempts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big margin of victory!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The defending world champion, Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, won gold in the hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Sunday night at a packed Stade de France, destroying the competition with his very first toss, an unbeatable 84.12 metres. That nailed down the gold medal right then and there. No other thrower in the disheartened field could even approach the John Barsby Secondary graduate out of the Nanaimo Track and Field Club.

 

As much as you can describe somebody who is six-foot-six and 236 pounds as poetry in motion, Katzberg is just that. After a seamless spin in the circle, the hammer seems to just glide out of hands and float through the air.

 

https://www.timescol...n-paris-9310438

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 August 2024 - 01:29 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

[Victoria Watcher]

Scottie Scheffler Made Olympic History With Gold Medal Victory

 

https://athlonsports...d-medal-victory

 

 

 

 

That's quite impressive considering he was in prison only 2.5 months ago.  

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 August 2024 - 05:17 PM.

[LJ]

I wonder if Djokovic will retire now that he has won at every level?

 

Go out on top.

[Victoria Watcher]

Canada is off the quarterfinals of the Olympic women’s beach volleyball tournament after an upset win over the USA earlier today.

 

https://dailyhive.co...each-volleyball

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 August 2024 - 09:32 AM.

[Mike K.]

Butcher shop chic, lol.

Thanks, patriarchy!

[Victoria Watcher]

What's in the cardboard box?

 

 

 

 

EDIT:

 

The Paris Olympics has revealed that the box contains an illustrated poster, with a fantastical architectural representation of the Paris Games.

 

The image, drawn from a bird’s eye view, showcases athletes in action, cheering crowds, statues, and numerous other architectural elements, including a sign reading “XXXIII Olympiade,” marking the 33rd edition of the Games.

 

Created by Parisian illustrator Ugo Gattoni, the artwork took over 2,000 hours and five months to complete.

 

 

Gattoni had previously drawn “Bicycle”, a gigantic cycle race through the streets of England’s capital, inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games.

 

 

https://www.building...5130828.article

 

 

 

 

 

They could have made the box more colourful.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 August 2024 - 03:08 PM.

[Nparker]

...They could have made the box more colourful.

Perhaps the designer of the Canadian Olympic Team's uniforms could have contributed.

[North Shore]

Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins gold in men's hammer throw

 

 

 

Ethan Katzberg captured the gold medal for Canada in the men's hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

The 22-year-old reigning world champion's winning throw of 84.12 metres was just short of the Olympic record.

None of the other 11 competitors in the event managed to break the 80-metre mark in their remaining attempts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big margin of victory!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Perhaps I’m being a little unfair, but I’d look at those first two medals through somewhat jaundiced eyes, given the time frame and the country involved….im sure there were no pharmaceuticals involved..

[Victoria Watcher]

Having stashed her three golds and one silver medal in her carry-on luggage, the champion swimmer says airport security had some questions about the hardware.

"They were like, 'What are these round metal things?'" she says, adding that she explained to security personnel she is a four-time Olympic medalist.

"They're like, 'OK, you're good.'"

McIntosh was joined at the airport by her mother, Jill, father, Greg, and older sister Brooke. An Air Canada spokesperson says her mother and sister travelled with her on the flight.

While she had been home less than a month ago to see friends, family and her cats, it was in Paris that her whole family was able to reunite.

https://www.timescol...eremony-9317582

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 August 2024 - 03:55 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Canada's Alysha Newman wins bronze in pole vault at Paris Olympics

 

 

 

The Canadian pole vault veteran came in third Wednesday, behind Australia's Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon of the U.S.

Newman cleared 4.85 metres in the event final. 

The 30-year-old qualified for her first career Olympic final on Monday, when she cleared 4.55 metres.

Paris 2024 marked Newman's third Olympics. She has battled injuries throughout her career, including an ankle injury that kept her out of this year's world indoor championships.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 August 2024 - 11:52 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

[Ismo07]

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Still wearing all his gear..

[Victoria Watcher]

Andre De Grasse eliminated in Olympic 200-metre semifinals

 

Andre De Grasse has fallen short of qualifying for an event final for the second time at the Olympics in Paris.

The Canadian star was eliminated in the semifinals of the men's 200 metres on Wednesday at Paris 2024.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 August 2024 - 12:12 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Should they bring back Summer to be the closing flag-bearers?  

 

Or should they have the hammer-throwers do it?  

[Ismo07]

Should they bring back Summer to be the closing flag-bearers?  

 

Or should they have the hammer-throwers do it?  

 

That hammer thrower looks like quite a character...