Tough day at the Olympics office today.I was reduced from four eyes to two and for anyone who knows me that is disastrous.
Not only does it devalue my nickname characters such as Harry Potter, McLovin and Clark Kent, but the very heart of the matter is I simply can't see very much.
The old googles are part of the anatomy these days and if I was to be any chance of watching, literally, any Olympic action with clarity then this had to be addressed.
Down to Balham on High Street and the optometrist not only fixed me up with a new pair of specs, as well as helping me out on my search for Olympic tickets, but I cam one step closer to finding Pippa, with her sister Kate next to me in the waiting room (well, sort of).The search continues...
As for the Games (day 3):
HUNTER WATCH
*Maitland’s Simon Orchard helped the Kookaburras
get off to a flyer with a 6-0 victory against South Africa in their Olympic
opener.
*Lake Macquarie sailors Nathan Outteridge
and Ian Jensen sit 3rd overall in the 49er class after an eighth and
a win from the first two races of competition.
*Newcastle swimmer Thomas Fraser-Holmes
finished seventh in the final of the 200m freestyle.
*The Opals, featuring Newcastle pair Suzy Batkovic and Jenni Screen, suffered a narrow 74-70 loss to France in overtime after forcing the game into an extra period with a buzzer beater
PLAY OF THE DAY
Balance of power in the swimming pool has seemed
to shift in 2012, which was highlighted by Lithuania and France both winning gold medals,
and in style.
It was 15-year-old Ruta Meilutyte in the women's 100m breaststroke and
Yannick Agnel with an incredibly powerful display in the men's 200m freestyle.
BEST OF THE REST
Great Britain were announced as silver medalists
in the men’s team event in front of an ecstatic home crowd before a review from
Japan bumped the host nation back to bronze.
It was still the first medal for Team GB in
men’s gymnastics in more than a century.
QUOTE
"He looks like a cockroach crawling away from a Mortein spray," BBC commentator at the hockey during Kookaburras clash with South Africa. That's gold.
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And finally, below are the boys at home in the Orchard fan club together watching game one in style.
Love your work Henry (ski boy), Baz (snow flake) and Kurt (burden).
Links:
*Read the London Eye each day in the Maitland Mercury during the 2012 Olympic Games
*Tune into 1233 ABC Newcastle each morning from 7.30am during the Games period for a live cross from the London Olympics with breakfast presenter Aaron Kearney
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