Topic: Olympics 2020 Tokyo

[TheShanklyGates]

They don't have the rights it seems. Eurosport and Discovery got the full rights.

@mrdanwalker
Thanks for watching this morning.
I know we’ve got used to being able to see every sport - on various streams - at the #Olympics but, this time, the BBC is only allowed to show 2 sports at the same time.
It is an issue about TV rights & not an editorial choice.

Thanks.

Urghh, that's really shit. Money ruining yet another good thing.

[BarryCrocker]

They don't have the rights it seems. Eurosport and Discovery got the full rights.

@mrdanwalker
Thanks for watching this morning.
I know we’ve got used to being able to see every sport - on various streams - at the #Olympics but, this time, the BBC is only allowed to show 2 sports at the same time.
It is an issue about TV rights & not an editorial choice.

If you've got a VPN try this:

https://7plus.com.au/olympics

Maybe put your postcode as 2000 for Sydney, 3000 Melbourne, 4000 Brisbane.

[RedForeverTT]

I thought they were using iplayer, and the red button.

Maybe he was planning to watch Mongolian woman wrestle.

[The North Bank]

Gol GB women !   It’s coming home !

[killer-heels]

Adam Peaty is a legend.

[RedSince86]

I cannot believe 3v3 basketball is an Olympic sport.

NBA influence no doubt.

[reddebs]

Well done girls relay 👏

[TheShanklyGates]

Maybe he was planning to watch Mongolian woman wrestle.

I would have been able to if I wanted to at past Olympics

[oojason]

The Ellen White goal for GB on 74' vs Japan - https://twitter.com/The_Hedonist_6/status/1418906167468777474


1-0; full-time. Highlights up on the BBC & Eurosport etc.


www.flashscore.co.uk/football/world/olympic-games-women

[S]

Never get why the BBC need to switch channels for stuff like the Olympics and Wimbledon.

[Scottymuser]

I cannot believe 3v3 basketball is an Olympic sport.

NBA influence no doubt.

Nope - the US didn't even qualify.  It seems to be linked to the inclusion of skateboarding and freestyle BMX - it is very much a "youth street" game that is the most played "urban" game in the world.  And the IOC are trying to be inclusive with respects to the youth of today and exciting them

[leinad]

Has anyone signed up to Eurosport? I'm probably just gonna sign up for the Olympics but was wondering how good the coverage is.

[Samie]

Eurosport are always good for the obscure events. 

[Morgana]

Appalling reporting on the women's pairs rowing  there from the BBC crew. James point blank refused to believe the Russians had a chance or that the two British ladies could lose. His denial would be amusing if you didn't feel so bad for the girls.

[TheShanklyGates]

Appalling reporting on the women's pairs rowing  there from the BBC crew. James point blank refused to believe the Russians had a chance or that the two British ladies could lose. His denial would be amusing if you didn't feel so bad for the girls.

It was the same for the men's 8 as well. Awful commentary, wouldn't accept that the Brits were shit until a couple of hundred metres before the finish line. He just commentated on what he expected to happen rather than what was actually happening. 

[Morgana]

It was the same for the men's 8 as well. Awful commentary, wouldn't accept that the Brits were shit until a couple of hundred metres before the finish line. He just commentated on what he expected to happen rather than what was actually happening.

Sounds like they've lost a few coaches to China, Australia and other countries too. Is it a funding issue? So much hoopla about our lottery money supporting Olympic athletes. So why are other countries managing to lure our coaches away?

[Hazell]

BBC coverage seems really scaled back this year. Only 2 live TV channels and no online streams for the other sports.

Yeah it's a bit crap they don't have all of the rights now. Just watching it today and the coverage they do show is diluted because they're just focusing on the British side of things so they don't show a whole session of something and instead keep pulling away every half hours between sports. It takes you out of something if you're invested in it. Hopefully it gets better over the two weeks.

[leinad]

Eurosport are always good for the obscure events. 

Yeh I always find myself loving some random sports over the course of the two weeks

[Rob Dylan]

Some of this BBC coverage is really bad. Presenters either really dumbing it down or trying too hard to be 'quirky'. Both are really annoying.

[Morgana]

Some of this BBC coverage is really bad. Presenters either really dumbing it down or trying too hard to be 'quirky'. Both are really annoying.

Alex was being a bit of a try-hard with the "zen" stuff 10 minutes ago, but I think she was trying to buy the producers some time. She's lovely though. Don't mind a bit of her and Claire Balding.

[Hazell]

Alex was being a bit of a try-hard with the "zen" stuff 10 minutes ago, but I think she was trying to buy the producers some time. She's lovely though. Don't mind a bit of her and Claire Balding.

ha ha I find them to be the worst of the lot, can't stand either of them. Opinions eh?

[Morgana]

ha ha I find them to be the worst of the lot, can't stand either of them. Opinions eh?

[IgorBobbins]

I hope you lot aren’t throwing shade at my gal Hazel Irvine - best presenter out there 

Jason Mohammed, on the other hand…

[Kenny's Jacket]

Never get why the BBC need to switch channels for stuff like the Olympics and Wimbledon.

or why they employ the awful Alex Scott, Ive had to turn it off

[Hazell]

I hope you lot aren’t throwing shade at my gal Hazel Irvine - best presenter out there 

Jason Mohammed, on the other hand…

She's awesome, should be doing prime time.

[Kenny's Jacket]

She's awesome, should be doing prime time.

Agree

her and balding are excellent

[Hazell]

Agree

her and balding are excellent

Mmm, well you're half right

[killer-heels]

Alex Scott is an odd choice, she really is poor as a pundit, let alone a presenter.

[Illmatic]

Alex Scott is an odd choice, she really is poor as a pundit, let alone a presenter.

Come on she's no worse than some of the other pundits out there. There's no reason she shouldn't be given a chance she seems to have worked really hard behind the scenes to carve out career for herself in TV. 

[Morgana]

Alex Scott is an odd choice, she really is poor as a pundit, let alone a presenter.

She's lovely.

[killer-heels]

Come on she's no worse than some of the other pundits out there. There's no reason she shouldn't be given a chance she seems to have worked really hard behind the scenes to carve out career for herself in TV. 

Yes they do have some poor ones, but she definitely is in that group.

[Rob Dylan]

Come on she's no worse than some of the other pundits out there. There's no reason she shouldn't be given a chance she seems to have worked really hard behind the scenes to carve out career for herself in TV.

She's not bad as a pundit but terrible as a presenter (so far). I think Clare Balding mentioned the tennis players asking to play later in the day due to the heat, and Scott said something about them being like 'Brits complaining about the weather'. She also call Max Whitlock 'Mac Whitlox'...and what was that 'zen' thing all about? That whole review show was just incredibly dumbed down and amateurish, there was a section on shooting which had an annoying 'quirky' intro lasting about 5 mins, then about 30 seconds of actual shooting.

[cdav]

Lots of falling off the skateboarding going on at the moment

[newterp]

These are boring so far.

I’m sure there is a split woke opinion - but skateboarding? Come on.

3 x 3 basketball?

Wtf

[Dalglish to Rush]

When did the Olympics become It's a Knockout?

Skateboarding FFS, anything where the participants are wearing Airpods (other ear buds are available) and have time to mess with their phone as they are about to start shouldn't be anywhere near the biggest sporting event on the planet.

[Scottymuser]

When did the Olympics become It's a Knockout?

Skateboarding FFS, anything where the participants are wearing Airpods (other ear buds are available) and have time to mess with their phone as they are about to start shouldn't be anywhere near the biggest sporting event on the planet.

So presumably you feel the same way about snowboarding - which has been in the olympics since 1998?  Or shooting, given that all the competitors have to wear earphones for that, and you could easily add music to the earphones to allow them to tune out external noises - and thats been there since 1896.  There are plenty of other examples I can come up with too

[BarryCrocker]

When did the Olympics become It's a Knockout?

Skateboarding FFS, anything where the participants are wearing Airpods (other ear buds are available) and have time to mess with their phone as they are about to start shouldn't be anywhere near the biggest sporting event on the planet.

Skateboarding should get an exemption to be a motorised sport performed and 60kms per hour. And participants have a toke before go on.

[S]

[S]

Seriously though, I think it’s great that skating is in.

The final will be good to watch, just a shame I’m too tired to stay up. Nyjah and Yuto are insane. Watch some footage of them and you won’t care about AirPods, they are ridiculously talented…and brave too actually.

[BarryCrocker]

BTW, I just love watching elite level handball & volleyball. Likewise with field hockey which has more flow with less fouls and better control.