ANALYSIS: The competition is a world away, but these Games seem surprisingly close to home
There was no sympathy from my teenage sons, who had their noses over their phones watching the Opals versus Belgium.
In the end, the evening swimming heats saved me: Ian Thorpe's reassuring expert analysis is borderline therapeutic. .Another danger for the committed remote controller is to get exhausted watching gruelling events, as if you've taken part. Water polo is particularly tiring — all that dog paddling — and at the end of any match you might feel an irrepressible urge to reward yourself for the effort.Australia's success in the first six days of competition has been a bonus.Tokyo's one hour time difference has allowed us to watch all the gold medal performances together or virtually with our loved ones.
I'll remember for a long time seeing Ariarne Titmus touch the wall in the 400 metres final, with my wife and children going berserk, much like Titmus's coach on the pool deck. It's been yet another treat to find Channel Seven has gathered most of the families of athletes into hubs so they can be filmed and interviewed after races and games.The host broadcaster has shown us the reaction of families of athletes, including Ariarne Titmus's parents."What would you like to say to your mum and sister?" ace interviewer Nathan Templeton asked gold medallist Kaylee McKeown.
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