An accurate assessment. Greece won by 75-48.I don't see the Tall Blacks making it through - we don't have the depth we had three or four years back.
Saw it - Drysdale actually had to fight a bit as Karonen challenged him for the heat win. Came up strong though. Good work.Didn't see it. But he was cruising.... hopefully. The four quarter-finals all produced similar times. Twigg did enough as well, once the first three of them broke clear of the others in the race, their spots were secured, so there was no need to expend too much energy.
I guess getting utterly manshamed by NZ at the 1984 Olympics still rankles with you insecure Aussies.Another Kiwi doing what they do best - sitting down going backwards.
Oh look, is that the time?
Mahe Drysdale left things a bit fine didn't he! Barely a second between him and the fourth place rower. At least it was enteraining, but I'll be hoping he can reach another level for the final.Rowing semis tonight have been interesting. It looks like there's a collective agreement by the NZers to save energy by going as close to missing out on a place in the final as possible.
They've all given me a massive fright.
The BBC did a technical examination of Drysdale's rowing and it looks like he doesn't row as efficiently as the other competitors. He is a bit jerky, taking his legs back before his arms, unlike the others who are smoother. I don't know if that is something he's always done and succeeded in overcoming, or whether its a fault that has crept in recently.Mahe Drysdale left things a bit fine didn't he! Barely a second between him and the fourth place rower. At least it was enteraining, but I'll be hoping he can reach another level for the final.
He has been vomiting and had diarrhoea since Sunday. I bet the BBC technical wankers didn't take that into account.The BBC did a technical examination of Drysdale's rowing and it looks like he doesn't row as efficiently as the other competitors. He is a bit jerky, taking his legs back before his arms, unlike the others who are smoother. I don't know if that is something he's always done and succeeded in overcoming, or whether its a fault that has crept in recently.