Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 20 August
By Keith Miller Occasionally there’s a medal that just takes your breath away – today it was the Bronze Medal for Eliza McCartney in the Pole Vault. It’s not so[…]
Category: Olympics
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 19 August
By Keith Miller A record breaking day for New Zealand, with five medals – two of them history makers – and an overall best ever total of 15 medals (so[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 19 August
The Rio Olympics, and the all-conquering Men’s’ Pair. When you’ve gone eight years unbeaten you’re probably allowed to treat yourself to a Maccas or two. Mahe Drysdale and Damir Martin[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 18 August
By Keith Miller Sometimes you think you’ve ben dudded, while other times you think you’ve just been desperately unlucky to lose. In the case of the Women’s Black Sticks this[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 17 August
By Keith Miller Gold in London in the K1 200 metres Canoe Sprint, Gold again in Rio. Lisa Carrington carried the weight of the nation’s expectations on her shoulders overnight,[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 16 August
By Keith Miller It’s amazing how many emotions you can experience in 12 hours’ worth of sport. After the extreme disappointment of watching the Men’s Black Sticks lose to Germany[…]
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Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 15 August
By Keith Miller Well, what a weekend. New Zealand scored another Gold medal – in the closest of close calls – and a couple of other medal hopes were on[…]
Credit where it’s due
That Women’s shot-put final this afternoon was sporting theatre from the top drawer. Obviously, all of New Zealand wanted Valerie Adams to do three in a row, especially after the[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 13 August
China’s Chen Ruolin, left, and Liu Huixia during the synchro diving final. Meet Eric, the guy whose job it is to walk around the Olympics with a big sack of[…]
Diary of an Olympian (Watcher) 12 August
By Keith Miller Finally – the curse is broken, and my decision to take leave over the Olympics has been justified. Terrible Thursday & Woeful Wednesday are behind us –[…]
