Seeing multiple teams going into quarantine upon arrival in Japan because one of their entourage tested positive for COVID-19, I’m a bit surprised every team didn’t schedule their arrival 14+ days before the games start.
For some reason, Giaan Rooney now won’t be involved with Seven’s coverage (even though she was announced as part of the team a few months ago). Instead, it seems Leisel Jones will be taking her place.
Also, the presenters for 7mate’s coverage will be Emma Freedman (as stated in the press release TV Cynic dreamed about posted), Trent Copeland (putting 2 & 2 together considering everything we know) and Chris Stubbs (previously confirmed)
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Some strange decisions this year.
Giaan was recently on Nine, think on Sports Sunday live-cross. Maybe she couldn’t do both Amazon Prime’s Swimming and Seven’s Olympics? She went back at least 10 years.
Rachel Finch? Also went back at least 10 years.
Kylie Gillies (who was at Rio and goes back to at least Sydney 2000)? Sam Lane (popular cycling on the ground reporter in Rio and Gold Coast IIRC)? Neil Kearney (who goes back to at least Atlanta 1996 I think)? Mark Readings? Michael Zappone? (Who I think both hosted a m/c at Rio).
And Rio 2016 had three full time channels (7, 7Two and 7mate were used late afternoon all the way through the night until midday every day) - took a different direction this year. Maybe television environment having plummeted since then? Or to increase 7Plus push?
This Olympics vs Rio has also lost: Jim Wilson, Todd Woodbridge, Michael Felgate, probably missing some more.
And WTF is with Mel McLaughlin, been buried, now just a reporter on the ground? Maybe she’ll be focusing on Seven News Sydney sport.
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No David Christison for hockey? He was mentioned in the 2020 press release, but not here.
Maybe he’ll be on world feed?
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There’s a fair few people who have decided being away from their families for five weeks (1 week prior to games start, 2 Weeks of games then 2 weeks hotel quarantine on return) or so is not for them and that’s entirely understandable.
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Strange they’re using a backdrop of the Sakura Cherry Blossom, but that season has well and truly passed here in Japan.
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The Sunrise deliberate mistake.
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I so want these games to be a success but they have not even started and it is just a shitshow with all these people being positive to covid.
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Wednesday 21st July
SOFTBALL
10am- Australia v Japan (7mate 9:45am-12pm)
1pm- Italy v United States
4pm- Mexico v Canada
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
5:30pm- GB v Chile
6pm- China v Brazil
6:30pm- Sweden v United States
8:30pm- Japan v Canada
9:00pm- Zambia v Netherlands
9:30pm- Australia v New Zealand (Channel 7 9:15am-11:30pm)
BRISBANE OLYMPIC BID
Brisbane 2032 Olympic Bid (Channel 7 4pm-6pm)
Thursday 22nd July
SOFTBALL
10am- United States v Canada
1pm- Mexico v Japan
4pm- Italy v Australia (7mate 3:45pm-6pm)
MEN’S FOOTBALL
5:30pm- Egypt v Spain
6pm- Mexico v France
6pm- New Zealand v Korea
6:30pm- Ivory Coast v Saudia Arabia
8:30pm- Argentina v Australia (7mate 8:15pm-10:30pm)
OLYMPICS FRONT BAR
8:30pm- Front Bar (Channel 7 8:30pm-10pm)
9pm- Japan v South Africa
9pm- Honduras v Romania
9:30pm- Brazil v Germany
Friday 23rd July
ROWING
9:30am- Men’s Single Sculls Heats
10:30am- Women’s Single Sculls Heats
11:30am- Men’s Double Sculls Heats
12pm- Women’s Double Sculls Heats
12:30pm- Men’s Quadruple Sculls Heats
12:40pm- Women’s Quadruple Sculls Heats
ARCHERY
10am- Women’s Individual Ranking Round
2pm- Men’s Individual Ranking Round
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Ugh Baz’s doing Swimming. I hope Ian and Leisel can take control of most of the coverage when he’s commentating (I was hoping when he was made Lord Mayor, we would be saved his commentating at the Olympics, but alas I didn’t get that lucky).
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Really looking forward to the soccer on Wednesday and Thursday night.
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The Front Bar: Olympics Edition
Thursday 22 July at 8:30pm
Join Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher as they share a laugh about the Tokyo Olympic Games and catch up with stars of yesteryear and today.
According to promo, special guests include Olympians Raelene Boyle, Grant Hackett and Anna Meares. Fitzy will also appear.
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No mention of Brisbane 2032 bid on Seven. Would be an absolute shame if we couldn’t watch
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