So finally the wait is almost over and the 2012 London Olympics are just days away. So let's talk about what's coming up this week that you should look out for. This wednesday the Football competition starts a bit early with the first group round matches in the Women's competition with the Men's first matches starting on Thursday. On Friday the Olympics officially starts with the much anticipated opening ceremony which I predict will be dissapointing no matter what they do as I'm certain they won't live up to the standard of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing games. The Archers will be coming in to the stadium after having gone through their ranking rounds earlier in the day.
On Saturday the sports that you can look forward too are: Archery, Badminton, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Cycling - Road, Equestrian - Eventing, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics - Artistic, Handball, Judo, Rowing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball and Weightlifting. There are twelve gold medals to be handed out with the first medals of the game going to the Women's 10m Air Rifle (Shooting). The other medals are:
- Men's Team (Archery) - Men's Road Race (Cycling) - Women's Foil (Fencing)
- Men's -60kg (Judo) - Women's -48kg (Judo) - Men's 10m Air Pistol (Shooting)
- Men's 400m Medley (Swimming) - Men's 400m Freestyle (Swimming) - Women's -48kg (Weightlifting)
- Women's 400m Medley (Swimming) - Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (Swimming)
On Sunday the week closes with action from:
Archery, Badminton, Baketball, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Canoe Slalom, Cycling - Road, Diving, Equestrian - Eventing, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics - Artistic, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo and Weightlifting.
There are 14 gold medals up for grabs in:
-Women's Team (Archery) -Women's Road Race (Cycling) -Women's Synchronized 3m (Diving)
-Men's Sabre (Fencing) -Men's -66kg (Judo) -Women's -52kg (Judo)
-Women's 10m Air Pistol (Shooting) -Women's Skeet (Shooting) -Mens's -56kg (Weightlifting)
-Women's 400m Freestyle (Swimming) -Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (Swimming)
-Women's -53kg (Weightlifting) -Women's 100m Butterfly (Swimming)
-Men's 100m Breaststroke (Swimming)
This upcoming weekend I strongly suggest you get your shopping done early on Friday and get set in the couch in front of the TV to follow all the jam-packed action. The medal events on both Saturday and Sunday are spread throughout the day so you can see as much as possible. In all the team disciplines there are also many exciting matches where you can see the sports played on the top level. Stay tuned to the blog as I comment on the things I see and the medals won that you might have missed. One thing is for sure, I know what I'm doing this weekend :D
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