The Tokyo Diaries – 28th July
By Keith Miller Finally – we can cease our national pastime of wondering when the medals will come four days into competition and start celebrating. It was Silver for the[…]
By Keith Miller Finally – we can cease our national pastime of wondering when the medals will come four days into competition and start celebrating. It was Silver for the[…]
By Keith Miller A delayed start to events this morning as the Women’s Triathlon was put back for a while. Once underway it made for slippery conditions on the bike,[…]
By Keith Miller You take two weeks leave. You park yourself in front of the TV for 16 hours a day in pure dedication. Through that time, you have one[…]
By Keith Miller Day Two started with the new kid on the block. Well, one of them anyway. Surfing’s debut got underway, and hopes were high that New Zealand’s Billy[…]
By Keith Miller Tennis The interesting component to this event may be trying to work out who will physically turn up on the day. So many big names out, and[…]
By Keith Miller Shooting Rifles, pistols, shotguns – it all makes for reasonably good TV viewing. Another Olympic sport that has benefitted a great deal from high definition and slowmo[…]
By Keith Miller Judo One thing I will give Judo is that it is now a genuinely international sport. When it was first introduced to the Olympic Schedule in 1964[…]
By Keith Miller Cycling – Track Compulsory viewing at any Olympics, and this time the Madison makes a return so the event has expanded from 10 Golds on offer to[…]
By Keith Miller Beach Volleyball It’s always hard for a sport that is not the original version to make a name for itself, and to be honest, this is no[…]
By Keith Miller The countdown is on. The Olympic Games that almost didn’t happen may be a year later than expected, but the Greatest Show on Earth is set to[…]