Posted July 22, 2024Jul 22 This thread will serve as both a collation thread for all the threads relating to the Olympics and a general discussion thread leading up to the Games. Discuss everything Olympics-related in here! Build-Up Threads: Host City Selection Olympic Moments 2024 Edition Quizzes/Games Olympic Country Manager Family Fortunes Family Fortunes Results Discussion Threads If you could swap one Olympic sport for another The Olympics Aquatics Athletics Ball Sports (Basketball, Golf, Handball, Rugby Sevens, Volleyball) Combat Sports (Boxing, Judo, Taekwondo, Wrestling) Cycling Equestrian Football Gymnastics Racket Sports (Badminton, Table Tennis, Tennis) Triathlon Water Sports (Canoeing, Rowing, Sailing, Surfing) Miscellanous (Archery, Breaking, Fencing, Field Hockey, Modern Pentathlon, Shooting, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing, Weightlifting)
July 22, 2024Jul 22 Dutch convicted child rapist will represent the Netherlands in the volleyball team. How the hell can they pick someone with that conviction to represent their country? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c2v0j0j6nqlo Edited July 22, 2024Jul 22 by DoBelieveTheHype
July 23, 2024Jul 23 Qatari police will be on the streets of Paris for the Olympics as the state's sports washing continues. https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/07/authorita...reets-of-paris/
July 23, 2024Jul 23 The Opening Ceremony, from 6.30pm on BBC1 on Friday should be spectacular with all the athletes on barges going along the Seine and culminating in a finale in front of the Eiffel Tower.
July 24, 2024Jul 24 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c1vd91envz2o Two Canadian football backroom staff have been sent home after flying a drone over the Kiwis training session. Canadian manager Beverley Priestman will not take charge of the opening match- scheduled for 4pm tomorrow.
July 24, 2024Jul 24 Author Today's Schedule > https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/24-july (All times on the schedule are adjusted to BST)
July 25, 2024Jul 25 BBC have put out a pretty clear explanation of the rights changes this time, no doubt they'll still get criticised for not covering more minor sports by idiots. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cjk3vkpxz1po
July 25, 2024Jul 25 Author Russian chef and FSB operative arrested for planning to disrupt the opening ceremony https://theins.ru/en/politics/273350
July 25, 2024Jul 25 Author Former marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe has said she is "very sorry" after wishing a convicted rapist competing at the Olympics the "best of luck". Steven van de Velde, who was named in the Netherlands beach volleyball squad for Paris 2024, was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old British girl when he was 19. The Dutchman, who met his victim on Facebook, travelled from Amsterdam to the UK and raped the girl at an address in Milton Keynes. The 29-year-old resumed his volleyball career after serving just 12 months of his four-year sentence and was selected in June for the Dutch Olympic team for the Games. "I am mortified that I expressed it so badly and didn’t condemn the rape out loud," said Radcliffe. Earlier in an interview with radio station LBC on Wednesday she said: "I know that he is married now and has settled down. "I think it’s a tough thing to do to punish him twice and if he’s managed to successfully turn his life around after being sent to prison, and to qualify and to be playing sport at the highest level, then I actually wish him the best of luck.” In a series of posts on social media, BBC pundit Radcliffe apologised for her remarks.
July 26, 2024Jul 26 3 fires have been set on the French high-speed rail network in what looks like a deliberate attempt to sabotage the games. Nobody has claimed responsibility yet. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cxe24vg59lzt
July 26, 2024Jul 26 Author BBC Presenting Team: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapack...2024-on-the-bbc
July 26, 2024Jul 26 The parade of athletes normally comes towards the end of the opening ceremony so they're doing things differently here.
July 26, 2024Jul 26 This opening ceremony is absolutely dreadful. So disrespectful shoving multiple countries on one boat and interweaving the ceremony aspects and parade. Should have stuck to the traditional format.
July 26, 2024Jul 26 Author This opening ceremony is absolutely dreadful. So disrespectful shoving multiple countries on one boat and interweaving the ceremony aspects and parade. Should have stuck to the traditional format. Probably a one-off with this format.
July 26, 2024Jul 26 This opening ceremony is absolutely dreadful. So disrespectful shoving multiple countries on one boat and interweaving the ceremony aspects and parade. Should have stuck to the traditional format. nice ray of sunshine as always then It's fun and unexpected so far, exactly what I'd hoped for
July 26, 2024Jul 26 nice ray of sunshine as always then It's fun and unexpected so far, exactly what I'd hoped for That was a bit unnecessary. The Gaga number was far from fun. To have someone as talented as her do something as boring as that is very impressive and not in a good way.
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