Alexjc Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Try this again... Some reason the original thread got pulled...Wonder is NZOC was watching? Nothing seemed to be wrong with it? ANYWAY...all good NZ news here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Ergh! They played Lorde's Royals while the Australian team marched out! F****n Blasphemous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Lawn Bowls men's triples underway. NZ v Guernsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Triathlon, womens underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 First medals...Bronze in the mens 4000 pursuit. Big one comming up though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 FIRST GOLD! World Champ Team Sprint team Congratulations Eddie, Sam, and Ethan! along side a bronze eariler for the Pursuit team... and finshing the day off with a bronze in the Women's Judo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Day Two. Today's Results. (So far) Gold - Sam Walker Cycle Sprint Silver - Adrian Leat Judo under 73kg class Silver - Moira de Villiers Judo under 70kg class Bronze - Mark Ryan Cycle 4000m Individual Pursuit Bronze - Eddie Dawkins Cycle Mens Sprint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durban Sandshark Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Ergh! They played Lorde's Royals while the Australian team marched out! F****n Blasphemous! To be fair, the Celtic Park PA system played Australian rock legends AC/DC's "Back In Black" and a Men At Work "Down Under" dance remix sandwiching between Lorde's "Royals" while the Australians marched. Maybe the people involved with the music sequence in the Parade didn't realize Ella Yelich-O'Connor is actually Kiwi, even though NZ is referred to as "down under" at times too. And that Kiwis could get upset over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 To be fair, the Celtic Park PA system played Australian rock legends AC/DC's "Back In Black" and a Men At Work "Down Under" dance remix sandwiching between Lorde's "Royals" while the Australians marched. Maybe the people involved with the music sequence in the Parade didn't realize Ella Yelich-O'Connor is actually Kiwi, even though NZ is referred to as "down under" at times too. And that Kiwis could get upset over it. Australia always swipes our stuff and claims ownership of it...Watched the OC again and yeah the second time around it does look messy with those Unicef breaks in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 DAY THREE... Some Shockers Mix Triathalon, going so well for the team in Silver position behind might England (who burnt everyone off) untill Ryan Sissans totally fudged the Bike/Run transition by not paying attention to what he was doing and overshooting the NZ Bikestand by ten meters and having to backtrack around and start his run...losing four places into 5th for NZ. ...With the end of the Tri Team's CWGs, there will be some stern words by Sports NZ over the results as funding for 2016 was hanging on at least one medal...they couldnt even achieve that. In the Netball the Silver Ferns beat Scotland 86-14 in a game that ended up being an atrocious display of slack ball handling by NZ towards the end and the look on Wai Tamanu's face pretty much summed up her anger and what would be a few sore backsides in the changing room after. The Sevens team ended up a Fives team having a rare collapse of usually strict discipline with two players sin-binned in the NZL - SCO game and very lucky to run the clock down with a reasonable points buffer. Sir Gordon suitably unimpressed. BUT! Elsewhere!... GOLD - Tom Scully Cycling 40km Points Race Silver - Simon van Velthooven Cycling 1000m Time Trials Bronze - Aaron Gate Cycling 40km Points Race Bronze - Matt Archibald Cycling 1000m Time Trials Bronze - Tim Slyfield & Jason Koster Judo 100kg class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 DAY FOUR A Good Day GOLD - Shane Archbold Cycling, 20km Scratch Race GOLD - Jo Edwards Bowls, Women's Singles GOLD - Sophie Pascoe Swimming, Para 100m Breaststroke SB9 Silver - Sam Webster Cycling, Kierin Silver - Sevens Bronze - Zane Robertson Track, 5000m Bronze - Bowls, Women's Fours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 DAY FIVE... Another good day GOLD - Richard Patterson, Weightlifting, 184kg. GOLD - Sally Johnson, Shooting, 50m Prone. Silver - Julia Ratcliffe, Athletics, Hammer throw. Silver - Lauren Boyle, Swimming, 800m Freestyle. Silver - Tom Walsh, Athletics, Shot Put. Bronze - Joelle King, Squash, Women's Singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 DAY SIX Netball made it through to take on Jamacia tomorrow, but very rusty pretty much through the tournament and injuries piling up...This could be another glamour team to fail... BUT medals... GOLD - Aton Cooper, Cycling, Men's Mountain Bike GOLD - Lauren Boyle, Swimming, 400m Freestyle GOLD - Sophie Pascoe, Swimming, 200m Individual Medley SM10 Silver - Sam Gaze, Cycling, Men's Mountain Bike A good day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 DAY SEVEN A better performance by the Silver Ferns in the Netball beating a firey Jamacia thus avoiding taking on Australia in semis, while women's Hockey Black Sticks trounced Canada 6-0 to book place in the semis as well. Good results in Wrestling and Weight Lifting... AND OF COURSE, Women's Shot Put! GOLD Valerie Adams, Athletics, Women's Shot Put. Other medals today Silver - Stanislav Chalaev, Weightlifting, 105kg class. Bronze - Tayla Ford, Wrestling, Women's 58kg class. Bronze - Sam Belkin, Wrestling, Men's 97kg class. Bronze - Tracy Lambrech, Weightlifting, Women's +75kg class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Valerie Adams has retained her Gold at the Glasgow CWGs, with the honor of winning New Zealands 600th CWGs medal, and allowing the Gold tally at Glasgow to pass Manchester 2002. This woman is now NZs greatest ever Track and Field Athlete and really is worthy of being flag bearer and team captain. It's well known that the team aspires to her standards and Valerie is the inspiration to all up and commers. Long may she reign, at least untill 2018! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 DAY EIGHT. A great start to the day......a quiet one though. GOLD - Linda Villumsen, Road Cycling, Women's Time Trial. Silver - Bowls, ParaBowls, Triple B6/B7/B8 Team. Bronze - David Bishop, Gymnastics, Men's Floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 A quiet day for NZ, one of each medals won. But with some important Athletics and team sports qualifying done for the last few days to come. Also about where NZ slips down the medal table as the Athletics Track events come down to finals and the high speed countries cash in on the tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktoles Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 I much prefer the positivity of this thread as opposed to my own country... I was negative when Canada was down earlier in the week but we've done super strong in the last few days and I'm proud of that, but there seems to be a lot of negative dwelling on what we haven't done or the fourth place finishes. I'm so glad to see NZL is having one of their best games ever. Its really coming on the heels of what was a fabulous Olympic Games in London. So it really is awesome to see them following up with a very strong Commonwealth Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagacious Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 NZ will face India in Men's Hockey SF http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/India-Beat-SA-52-in-CWG-Mens-Hockey-Play-NZ-in-SF/852516 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Day Nine looks to be a quiet one on the medal front, if any...But a big day for qualifications in some finals positions...Hopefully something in the athletic track events could give some tin. Government announced today that funding will be increased and reprofiled to sports that show promise for Rio, which is a polite term for telling Triathalon NZ they're losing funding for failing to medal. IMO, deserved. Overall the government and country in general sre very happy with our medal haul. Just need to get past Manchester's total haul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Our first medal drought day...and some sad defeats...the dreaded penalty shoot out in the woman's hockey v England saw us knocked out of the semi's. And some close but no cigar moments on the track and field. Never mind. But still hope for mens boxing with a bronze/bronze guaranteed (no silver in boxing finals) and at least something in the hockey and netball on the last two days as well as hope for something in the men's 1500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Haven't really been following much of New Zealand during these games! Great to see they've more then doubled their gold from 2010! Although you guys had some bad luck with all those silvers in Delhi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 FAAAAAAAAAAARKIN PHEW! DAY TEN! What a Cliffhanger in the Semi Final NETBALL!!!! NZL v England! Silver Ferns make it through on the hooter at full time! 35 - 34! Terrible mistake riddled game from both teams under immense pressure! NZ take on Australia for the Gold in tomorrow's CWGs final event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 !!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted August 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Mens Hockey lose to India in the semi's 2 - 3...simply out played. India take on Australia in the Gold final. NZ v England for Bronze tomorrow. Also Squash doubles out of finals and playing for bronze tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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