Our small state did well

Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128835)

• Gainesville, Florida

18 Aug 24

@JudyEv Track and field and swimming are two huge sports at our university; I know athletes come from all over the world to attend our university and participate on the athletic teams.

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@JudyEv (382025)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Aug 24

Oh wow!!! that really is something to be proud about. I know a lot of our athletes owe the prowess to the USA as many attend colleges/universities over there so they can train with the best trainers and attend more competitions, etc. I think some attend your university. I'm sure I heard it mentioned from time to time.

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@JudyEv (382025)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 24

@moffittjc And gymnastics? I had an idea one of the very successful gymnists studied in Florida.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208897)

• United States

17 Aug 24

Nice to get some recognition. Sis was telling me that someone from their small area there, who graduated with my nephew won a silver.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208897)

• United States

17 Aug 24

@JudyEv I don't know if there was a watch party or anything, but it was well known in the community

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (84780)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

17 Aug 24

I'm glad that it did quite well.

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@JudyEv (382025)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Aug 24

Thanks. The athletes all try their hearts out.

Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (8259)

• United Kingdom

17 Aug 24

Well done Australia. You beat us in the medal table but we did pretty good. We throw a lot of money at it funded by our national lottery, so we should do well. As a nation of unfit fatties, it’s great that we can produce so many Olympians. I’ve missed my chance, so I’ll just admire from a distance.

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Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (8259)

• United Kingdom

19 Aug 24

@JudyEv I read today, that one of your Olympic cyclists, from Western Australia too, has defected to the UK.

What say you about that?

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@JudyEv (382025)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Aug 24

@Orson_Kart I won't comment on that specific case but years ago, Piggy Muldoon, one-time president of NZ, was asked what he thought of all the NZers flocking to Australia. He replied that he thought it was a very good thing as it would raise the IQ in both countries!!

Good luck to Matt Richardson. We've got plenty more coming from where he came from!

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@JudyEv (382025)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Aug 24

I will be cheering from the armchair too.

We have a wonderful climate really for those keen on outdoor and water sports, iin particular.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117226)

• El Paso, Texas

17 Aug 24

Kudos to Australia ...... #9 isn't bad at all is it.

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@JudyEv (382025)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Aug 24

It's very good considering our relatively small population.

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (50205)

• India

17 Aug 24

I'm not very happy with my country's performance.India won 1 silver and 6 bronze.

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@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

17 Aug 24

@Shivram59 India did not win many medals because some 25 years ago, you decided not to be a great Hockey player or a Shooting star

But do not lose hope. I see many Top 10 finishes and hopefully more medals in the 2028 LA Olympics.

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@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

17 Aug 24

@Shivram59 I think Prakash Padukone was a bit right in his criticism of Lakshya Sen. A lot of money has been put in towards Sports Infrastructure and training. Yet I think, Coaches, Athletes and Support staff need more psychological training to sharpen their focus.

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (50205)

• India

17 Aug 24

@JudyEv No:India is no longer as poor as it was before 2014.We are the most populated country as well as the fastest growing economy in the world.We will improve our performance in world sports very soon.

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@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

17 Aug 24

Great going by Australia. I think the medals per head of population statistics shows that Australia has a good sports culture, as well as Government and Corporate sponsorship. Yet, I am a bit surprised with US having 47th rank. I would have expected them to have a better ranking. Here, if we look at this ratio, India is still way behind many countries. Yet from historical perspective, India has progressed well, but something comes in the way of medal for many. May be the instant mental pressure? Anyways, great news for Western Australia. Yes, I too feel that Eastern and South Eastern states of Australia are more in the news. Yet, this could change going forward.

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@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

17 Aug 24

@JudyEv Yes the challenges are many. Yet if more emphasis is given on Sports culture, it can produce better results.

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@JudyEv (382025)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Aug 24

India is such a huge country and so many of your residents are quite poor compared to people in other, more successful countries. Hopefully, India will do better next year.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56241)

• Canada

17 Aug 24

West Australia did quite well. It always amazes me when countries of small populations excel at the world olympics. I feel that there is much more work involved in them getting to the games and the podium.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56241)

• Canada

17 Aug 24

@JudyEv That is what I mean, the smaller, perhaps poorer countries have less to give to their children for athletic wear, and yet they manage to come out on top on the world's stage. It is amazing really, and makes one question the absolute need for such expensive athletic gear.

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@JudyEv (382025)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Aug 24

The lass from Dominica said she ran everywhere as a child but always in bare feet. It's great to see them do well and I'm sure they have a lot of hurdles to overcome - no pun intended.

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