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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2021 10:54:16 GMT
If anyone is frustrated by the lack of BBC coverage, you can sign up for a month's access to Eurosport Player for only £6.99 and watch pretty much everything live or on catch-up. I did this before it all started and it's been well worth it so far! I've just signed up for the free trial. I'm watching the weightlifting and OMG. There's no commentary but there is heavy metal music. The only time it stops is when the athletes are actually lifting! My mute button is getting a proper workout! Is it all like this? I shall cancel it if so. |
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Post by marion on Jul 26, 2021 11:06:37 GMT
I’m just about to search iPlayer for the diving and watch, hopefully!, the whole competition. Well I’m not that hopeful TBH. I heard the result on the radio this morning so I won’t be fraught with tension at the end! Come on Tom and Matty!
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Post by bidiein on Jul 26, 2021 12:22:01 GMT
Anyone else noticed the Drop The Song Title Into Your Commentary competition going on at the moment with the pundits?
I was suspicious when "Teenage Kicks" and "Aint That A Kick In The Head" were both name checked during the taekwando, but the reporter from the swimming this morning made a weak joke then followed it with "Sorry - not sorry" (a Beyonce song).
Hmmm. Do they have too much time on their hands, or do I?
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2021 14:13:40 GMT
If anyone is frustrated by the lack of BBC coverage, you can sign up for a month's access to Eurosport Player for only £6.99 and watch pretty much everything live or on catch-up. I did this before it all started and it's been well worth it so far! I've just signed up for the free trial. I'm watching the weightlifting and OMG. There's no commentary but there is heavy metal music. The only time it stops is when the athletes are actually lifting! My mute button is getting a proper workout! Is it all like this? I shall cancel it if so. I am watching the Men's Archery and it's much better. So I guess the music is a weightlifting thing. I watched some live and it was still there but not so noticeable cos of the commentary. |
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Post by bidiein on Jul 26, 2021 15:34:29 GMT
The skateboarding females - at least those in their teens - are wearing helmets. Just as well as there were some very hard falls.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2021 17:07:27 GMT
Crikey the men's team archery semi-finals are nerve-racking!
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Post by Rufus Firefly on Jul 26, 2021 17:22:42 GMT
Well done GB men getting three golds today. Lets hope we can beat the Rio tally of medals.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2021 17:26:48 GMT
I did watch the softball. How dull was that. And on the basketball. Half the court is missing.
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Post by bidiein on Jul 26, 2021 17:59:16 GMT
Is that the 3 on 3 matches? A bit odd but I suppose it means the game moves super quick.
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Post by Rufus Firefly on Jul 26, 2021 20:14:30 GMT
Still waiting to see Adam Peaty win his gold. Watching the Triathlon highlights for the umpteenth time. Come on Beeb!
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Post by beverley61 on Jul 26, 2021 21:18:22 GMT
I think it's a bit like the Euros. The BBC doesn't have it's own crews out there and most countries have restricted access.
We're so used to someone presenting from each arena or stadium, but it's just not allowed.
I watched the cycling cross country and that seemed reasonably good coverage but have only seen snippets of gymnastics.
Now the weather is dreadful in Tokyo and might cause some delays.
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Post by beverley61 on Jul 26, 2021 21:32:58 GMT
My son has just told me that Discovery Plus has got the most coverage as they got the top contract - but you have to pay and the BBC are doing the American thing and only going for full coverage of an event they think we'll be in the top 5 or 10 with a few extras thrown in. So we are onlygetting the highlights of some events. We just saw the last game in the table tennis mixed doubles but nothing of the other rounds.
Perhaps he's correct. It certainly seems truncated.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2021 22:46:23 GMT
He's definitely correct. I've signed up with Discovery for that reason and they've got everything on there. I did it cos most of the sports I really like are minority sports like archery and weightlifting and I just couldn't find them a lot of the time. And the BBC never showed the whole competition. But this morning I watched the Men's Team Archery from start to final. And very good it was too!
The only thing I came back to the BBC for was the gymnastics cos the commentators are much better than the ones on Eurosport.
ETA: Just realised that Discovery have a seperate stream for GB performances so I'm going back to it to watch the gymnastic routines of GB.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 26, 2021 22:48:55 GMT
Speaking of which, that was an absolutely brilliant Men's Team Final! Went right down to the last performance, as a good final should. Well done to the winners who were so full of emotion at the end. A special well done to Japan! That was a heck of a fight from them.
And well done to our boys! Fourth was amazing, especially as I was a bit worried we were going to end up sixth about halfway through.......
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Post by bidiein on Jul 27, 2021 8:43:33 GMT
Nice to see Rugby 7s. Very popular in the Scottish borders. Fast moving game.
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Anymore to come?
