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That's what I was saying :)

Yeah, Discovery own Eurosport so they got all the stuff the Beeb couldn't show.

Didn't the BBC show all the action in 2012 and 2016? No doubt they would have done this time too had they been able to but the IOC sold the rights to Discovery.

Just watched Sky Brown's 3rd run- so good!

My enjoyment was multifaceted.

But she lost to a 12-year-old ffs. Sky Out!

Agreed. Really didn't need to push it after he'd made a comment.

That high jumper's joy was something to behold.

I think they're pretty ruthless. Medals = funding. A sport like basketball is not likely to win a medal any time soon so gets very little, even though lots of people play it.

So rowing does receive the most (~100k more than cycling). I understand the strategy. It's all about the medals. Personally, I'd rather they pumped a bit more into sports with greater participation at grassroots level but that's a debate for another day. Then again, I enjoy a medal win...

I think I'm right in saying that rowing got the highest funding. BMX, on the other hand, got nothing. Today's medal winners raised cash through crowdfunding and working part time.

Sounds like the I've made the wrong move in swapping channels:

I've flicked over to channel 4 for The Simpsons.

I did raise an eye brow upon seeing the air pods but I think it's great that sports such as skateboarding, surfing and climbing have been added. 3-on-3 basketball too. The age of the women's Street medal winners made their achievement all the more impressive. A 34-year-old American was...

What's stupid about the taekwondo scoring? If it's tight, someone can strike a winning blow in the final seconds. Just like in basketball someone can sink a winner at the buzzer. With the street skateboarding, there's no reason why they can't score higher in their initial 2 runs. The points...

Moneta having a hell of a game.

Glad I'm not the only one :)

I don't watch much taekwondo outside of the Olympics, but can't remember seeing that many gam-jeom in a bout.

Bianca Walkden just crashed out of her Taekwondo semi final. She was 2 points up with literally one second to go, then got caught with a 3-point-scoring kick to the head. Brutal.

Just watched the women's Street Skateboarding. Both gold and silver were taken by 13-year-olds, while the bronze-winner was a relative veteran at 16. Amazing to have that technique and ability to deal with the pressure at that age. Another 13-year-old, Britain's Sky Brown, will be in the Park...