Olympics 2024 - General Discussion
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rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
I don't think football should be in the Olympics. Winning a gold medal should be the peak of ambition for Olympic participants , and it isn't in football, cycling and rugby
Silas Loom
Advanced. Forthright. Signifficant.
All the sitting down ones can sod off. Boats and bicycles and suchlike. Really, it should just be for athletics and gymnastics - stuff that doesn’t require expensive kit, with a theoretically level playing field globally.
You're right about football, and maybe rugby, but for some cycling pursuits the Olympics definitely are the pinnacle. That's certainly the case on the track, and the road winners require a different skill set than the three-week Grant Tour contenders.
I'm looking forward to the athetics and gymnastics. I'm absolutely in awe of gymnasts. So strong and skillful and just all-round incredible really. (It's astonishing that when i was a kid, boys I knew wouldn't do gymnastics cos they thought it was 'girly'. I mean 
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I also invariably end up really engrossed and invested in some random sport I know nothing about and don't really understand (like slalom canoeing or skateboarding or taekwondo or something).
)I also invariably end up really engrossed and invested in some random sport I know nothing about and don't really understand (like slalom canoeing or skateboarding or taekwondo or something).
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
'for some cycling pursuits' - this is kinda key. To compare it with Rugby, R7s is only one variant, so why dont the same principles are in cycling apply? Not to mention that rugby is only really popular in a small number of countries, it just so happens that ours is one ofthem. For other countries, there will be more important versions of various sports (judo, handball spring to mind eta: Baseball! basketball!) , its just that we dont really care about them.
And, since we're on about cycling, there are far too many different versions of cycling events, and some of them are very silly and should be dumped.
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
The Olympics is basically track and field, gymnastics and maybe table tennis for me. The first two are just obvious, it really is about the fittest, the strongest, with a bit of artistry too. The table tennis is just so 'ooh, ahh, ohhhhh' and so bloody quick. I do adore the squeak the shoes make as they shift around.I'm looking forward to the athetics and gymnastics. I'm absolutely in awe of gymnasts. So strong and skillful and just all-round incredible really. (It's astonishing that when i was a kid, boys I knew wouldn't do gymnastics cos they thought it was 'girly'. I mean
I also invariably end up really engrossed and invested in some random sport I know nothing about and don't really understand (like slalom canoeing or skateboarding or taekwondo or something).
Rugby 7s now works in Olympic cycles so I would say it’s the pinnacle in that sport. There have been a few 15s players, including arguably the best player in the world, switch to 7s to try and get a medal
It has also allowed Fiji, a team that excels at rugby 7s to win gold medals for the first time ever I think.
It has also allowed Fiji, a team that excels at rugby 7s to win gold medals for the first time ever I think.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
The only proper olympic sports are those from the original pre-1896 games and competitors should wear the same attire as their ancient Greek forebears
Nine Bob Note
Self-Isolating before it was fashionable
Two weeks off work from Friday. Twelve hours a day of gymnastics, athletics, swimming, diving and triathlon. Then I can go back to hating sport for three and a half years
Tom Daley and Helen Glover to carry the Team GB flag at the opening ceremony.
Good choices I think. Remember my Grandma being a big Tom Daley fan, as was the elderly woman next door in my last house. Also knew someone who was at school with him.
The rower lived locally to me when I lived in Berkshire (their training centre is just outside of Reading). I once saw her in Tescos and perhaps more excitingly saw her account on a dating app around 2014, we didn’t match though.
Paris 2024: Tom Daley & Helen Glover to be GB flagbearers at opening ceremony
Diver Tom Daley and rower Helen Glover are chosen as Great Britain's flagbearers at the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
www.bbc.co.uk
Good choices I think. Remember my Grandma being a big Tom Daley fan, as was the elderly woman next door in my last house. Also knew someone who was at school with him.
The rower lived locally to me when I lived in Berkshire (their training centre is just outside of Reading). I once saw her in Tescos and perhaps more excitingly saw her account on a dating app around 2014, we didn’t match though.
Yes, Tom Daley is a sweetie. How the hell is he 30 though? Surely he's 16 or something..?Tom Daley and Helen Glover to carry the Team GB flag at the opening ceremony.
Paris 2024: Tom Daley & Helen Glover to be GB flagbearers at opening ceremony
Diver Tom Daley and rower Helen Glover are chosen as Great Britain's flagbearers at the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.www.bbc.co.uk
Good choices I think. Remember my Grandma being a big Tom Daley fan, as was the elderly woman next door in my last house. Also knew someone who was at school with him.
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Reaching out
He was convicted of raping a 12 year old girl, for goodness sake. I guess with the Schengen agreement he is free to travel anywhere in Europe
"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."
"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."
Paula Radcliffe apologises for wishing convicted rapist luck at Olympics
Former marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe says she is "very sorry" after wishing a convicted rapist competing at the Olympics the "best of luck".
www.bbc.co.uk
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Reaching out
Christ, it makes for appalling reading; he might as well have got a slap on the wrist.
"he has ruined his career" "hopes of representing the country shattered" served just 1 year of a 4 year sentence.
Was 4 years sufficient.
More importantly the girl was raped three times, suffered years of psychological abuse, has self harmed and overdosed.
What a bastard he is.
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"he has ruined his career" "hopes of representing the country shattered" served just 1 year of a 4 year sentence.
Was 4 years sufficient.
More importantly the girl was raped three times, suffered years of psychological abuse, has self harmed and overdosed.
What a bastard he is.
Steven van de Velde - Wikipedia
Bingoman
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Did she know about his conviction at the time?He was convicted of raping a 12 year old girl, for goodness sake. I guess with the Schengen agreement he is free to travel anywhere in Europe
"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."
Paula Radcliffe apologises for wishing convicted rapist luck at Olympics
Former marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe says she is "very sorry" after wishing a convicted rapist competing at the Olympics the "best of luck".www.bbc.co.uk
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
Ah. An Olympics forum. All the easier to ignore.Here we go! 19 days of sport starts with Football about to kickoff followed by Rugby 7's for day 1.
Enjoy!
#BoycottOlympics
Aaronf
159.9 a litre
New Zealand just couldn't get that 2nd try to even it up, number 1 seeds out at QF stage!
Potentially good for France.
I felt SA rode their luck with the refereeing a bit at the breakdown but that’s part of the game.
Aaronf
159.9 a litre
Let's see how they do now v Argentina.
bcuster
Well-Known Member
In USA, winning an Olympic gold, would be one of the most celebrated events in US sports history
bcuster
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The general discussion" is a great way to post & discuss the various and sundry Olympic topics...Here we go! 19 days of sport starts with Football about to kickoff followed by Rugby 7's for day 1.
Enjoy!
