The Boomers!!!! So long the whipping boys of Men's Basketball the Boomers now have two shots at a medal after destroying bogey team Lithuania 90-64 in their Quarter Final overnight. They will now play the winner of the Yugoslav Derby in the semi's (Croatia or Serbia) to earn the right to most likely face the United States in the gold medal match. Now some might think they are a legit threat of taking the US for gold given the result of their pool game but that is completely taking the piss - they won't beat the yanks - still they now have 2 shots at getting Australia's first medal in Men's basketball.
Our other medal threats in the BMX both finished high up in their seeding time trials and should have no excuses with prime position in their quarter finals- so let's see how they go in what has to be the greatest lottery sport in the Olympics. There was no change in our medal tally on the day and as a result we are dangerously close of dropping out of the top 10 in the medal tally.
Also - not sure if anyone saw the 200m events in the Kayaking and Canoeing last night but what a joke - it would be like having a 20m running race on the track! In the C1 200 there where 4 heats of 6 and the top FIVE in each heat got through to the semi's alongside the fastest 6th placed finished - now that's the type of event The Falcon could compete in at the Olympics!
On a quieter day overall at the Olympics, the highlight was Elaine Thompson doing a 'Usain' in taking the Women's 100/200 double at the track. How she started $3 is beyond me and the Falcon is shattered he didn't participate in this generous offer. The favourite was Dutch woman Dafne Schippers who try as she might couldn't run down the 100m champ after conceding her a start around the bend. She had to settle for silver.
Social Media Call Of The Day
Doing a 1st aid course today,had to write down signs and symptoms of choking.I wrote Olympic finals,wrong answer apparently.
Medal Tally
1 - US - 30-32-31
2 - GB - 19-19-12
3 - China - 19-15-20
10 - Australia 7-8-9
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