1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,639 Speaker 1: Andrew Ordison, he's here for sport. Good morning. 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 2: You think it nice to be nice to be with 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 2: you role with that question, that's just roll that grenade 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 2: rolled in my direction. 5 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: I mean my theory is that and what do I know, 6 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: But we're more progressive as a country when it comes 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: to women's involvement in sports, and potentially I like that theory. 8 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think there's maridown that hasn't always been the way. 9 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: Plus I think there's more. Well, it's a fact that 10 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: there's definite balance now can cross the competition. So women 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 2: are getting, you know, fifty percent of the positions to 12 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 2: even test in these events. So once upon a time 13 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: they are quite skewed in favor of men some of 14 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 2: the like the fragmants late the rowing or kayaking even 15 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 2: and those sorts of things. And that has now gone 16 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: back rightfully so so that you do have genuine equality 17 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 2: rather than just paying lip service to it. So that's 18 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: that's a good thing. And I think, yeah, I'm reluctant 19 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: to sort of weigh in on the you know, or 20 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: the women are better than men are better whatever argument, 21 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 2: because I think some of those athletes it just could 22 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: be celebrated the middle of the Olympic Games. That takes 23 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 2: a hell of an achievement to do that, and yeah, 24 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: it's it's a probably testament to the system and hopefully, 25 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 2: I mean just in the wider context of the Games 26 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 2: now for New Zealand, hopefully we're addressing the well being 27 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: element versus the performance and we're still coming up with 28 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: the medal, so hopefully that will continue, you know, in 29 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: the wake of you know what was some pretty devastating 30 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 2: scenes with the post Tokyo. 31 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: Absolutely and sticking with with cycling some fantastic yes results. 32 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: That's that's the key sport, isn't it really with if 33 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: you're talking about the you know, the devastation with Olivia 34 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: Podmore posts Tokyo, and it just seemed to me, I'm 35 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: just just engauge here and anecdotally that they seem to 36 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 2: speak pretty authentically the cyclist this time. Andrews is a 37 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 2: terrific front person for that. I mean, winning the two 38 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: gold and the one silver, but even today we had 39 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: Ali Wallaston as well with the bronze to add to 40 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: her silver. I just thought they were great and just 41 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: it seemed that, yeah, that things may have changed in 42 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: their regard, which is an awesome thing in their program. 43 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: I watched the Simone Barles documentary yesterday on Netflix. Have 44 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: you seen that? 45 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,679 Speaker 2: No? I haven't, but I've heard of it. Brilliant little 46 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 2: co quoted something out of it on the weekend when 47 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: she when she won so. 48 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: And she just talks about that. That's gear change that 49 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: they've had to have over there and coaching, where it 50 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: was just hard, hard hard work work, work, train train, 51 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: train until we break you, whereas now they'll take into account, 52 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: you know what you're actually thinking. 53 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,119 Speaker 2: About all for the balance, you know, because just well 54 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 2: in the otherwise you're becoming like a the East German 55 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 2: system of the eighties or the Russian system, et cetera, 56 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: where you're expendable and you're yeah, like you say, until 57 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: you break and then okay, you're worthless to us. Now, Yeah, 58 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 2: that's that's not that's not sport at the at its 59 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 2: optimum level. 60 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: No, speaking of sport, not at its optimum level. 61 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: They've picked a good weekend to lose. 62 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, well exactly that they're only losers in town, right, 63 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: everyone else's winning gold. But tell me what happened, because 64 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: I actually started watching it and I thought, no, this 65 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: will win, this and I just went, I did something 66 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: else and then we lost. 67 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 2: Well, I didn't see much of either because we were 68 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 2: commentating the Olympic Games, but it's I think, from what 69 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 2: I can gather, the Argentina just gritted it out more 70 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,839 Speaker 2: and they've got that incredible forward pack et cetera. And yeah, 71 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: just they were better for the tasking Neil Blecks probably 72 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 2: just need to assess where their game plan is at. Yeah, especially, 73 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 2: I mean I think, yeah, it makes makes the Rugby 74 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 2: Championship all the more intriguing against you know, Straighters to 75 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: African Cita. 76 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: They true and that actually is They're playing an Auctord 77 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: next week coming Yeah. 78 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: Well, I mean I know they're talking about not that 79 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: many tickets were sold for Wellington, but I'll bet they'll 80 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: be sold out this weekend. Andrew, looking for the retribution. 81 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: We'll look forward to the game. 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