Olympics 2024 - General Discussion

[Lord Camomile]

In the water polo, Australia with a surprise (I think..?) hammering of two-time defending Olympic champions Serbia.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

Glad I turned the 0645 alarm off. Try again tomorrow

 

[Petcha]

There's mammoth amounts of pissing around before the start of this windsurfing. Feel sorry for the commentators trying to keep interest up. I'd rather watching the mixed pistols again right now.

 

[rubbershoes]

There's mammoth amounts of pissing around before the start of this windsurfing. Feel sorry for the commentators trying to keep interest up. I'd rather watching the mixed pistols again right now.

Duelling pistols on windsurfers would be an event I'd watch

 

[Petcha]

The BBC's coverage is a bit shit this year. I remember in Rio you had way more options, you could pretty much watch anything live. Now it's only one or two.

 

[strung out]

The BBC's coverage is a bit shit this year. I remember in Rio you had way more options, you could pretty much watch anything live. Now it's only one or two.

They haven’t got the full rights to show everything. Only allowed to show two streams.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

They haven’t got the full rights to show everything. Only allowed to show two streams.

Yeah Discovery I think are showing everything.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

There's a French swimmer called Beryl. Hardly anyone is called Beryl, apart from my Mum!

 

[Richard46]

Yeah Discovery I think are showing everything.

£3.99 For the Standard package, for a month and then you can cancel I think.

https://auth.discoveryplus.com/gb/product?flow=purchase

 

[Steel Icarus]

There's a French swimmer called Beryl. Hardly anyone is called Beryl, apart from my Mum!

Was my grandma's name. Only after she died in 2000 did I discover it's a precious stone

 

[Sue]

There's a French swimmer called Beryl. Hardly anyone is called Beryl, apart from my Mum!

Your Mum's Beryl the Peril?

 

[Petcha]

They haven’t got the full rights to show everything. Only allowed to show two streams.

Fair enough. As long as they've got the walking towards the end I'm happy. Definitely the most hilarious event of all.

 

[May Kasahara]

Tennis conditions look absolutely brutal

 

[Petcha]

Everything seems to be going on here. I hate these sites with the clickthroughs but it all seems to be there for free.

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[Sue]

BMX. Did the commentator really just say loads of them don't have any brakes..?

(I don't actually understand what it is they need to do, just know it looks scary! And no elbow pads.)

 

[belboid]

BMX. Did the commentator really just say loads of them don't have any brakes..?

(I don't actually understand what it is they need to do, just know it looks scary! And no elbow pads.)

unnecessary weight, innit?

 

[Sue]

unnecessary weight, innit?

Personally, I'd see that as very necessary weight but then I'm not doing crazy things on a BMX so....

 

[belboid]

Personally, I'd see that as very necessary weight but then I'm not doing crazy things on a BMX so....

yeah, but we're not teenagers who think we cannot die

 

[Boo Radley75]

Charlotte Worthington, defending champion in BMX free fails to qualify. Dunno what was going on with her but she just looked so casual and half hearted. Didn't even try to throw down anything big.
As for the brakes query, you don't really need them on the ramps, you just naturally stop when you land full wheels at the top. The lever is just something you can catch yourself on, mid trick and cause you to crash.

 

[Elpenor]

There's a French swimmer called Beryl. Hardly anyone is called Beryl, apart from my Mum!

That amazing cyclist of a few years ago was called Beryl, is she your mum?

 

[Petcha]

This is the reason the GB rugby player has been 'withdrawn'... Oh dear...

 

[planetgeli]

We're all into trap shooting now. Fantastic sport, always said so.

Yawn.

 

[Elpenor]

rugby sevens - All black Stacey Waaka is unreal, she was superb in the 2021 15 a side World Cup final and she was probably the reason they beat England

 

[Boo Radley75]

Another gold for team GB in the clay pigeon blasting. Hopefully we can get the anthem played pool side this evening.

 

[hash tag]

This is the reason the GB rugby player has been 'withdrawn'... Oh dear...

more here

Great

GB rugby sevens player under investigation for alleged racist message

BOA investigating image of apparent WhatsApp message shared to Instagram by poster who says it shows racism

www.theguardian.com

 

[QueenOfGoths]

That amazing cyclist of a few years ago was called Beryl, is she your mum?

I'm not sure I've ever seen my Mother on a bike! But if drinking sherry were an Olympic sport...

 

[Elpenor]

I'm not sure I've ever seen my Mother on a bike! But if drinking sherry were an Olympic sport...

it should definitely be included

when I said a few years ago I actually meant the 1960s!

Beryl Burton - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Seems unusual this Beryl wasn’t an Olympian though

 

[belboid]

it should definitely be included

when I said a few years ago I actually meant the 1960s!

Beryl Burton - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Seems unusual this Beryl wasn’t an Olympian though

No competitions for her to enter. Didnt become an olympic sport (for women) until 1984.

 

[Elpenor]

No competitions for her to enter. Didnt become an olympic sport (for women) until 1984.

I had assumed it was some level of sexism towards women’s sport but disappointing to have that confirmed

 

[Richard46]

No competitions for her to enter. Didnt become an olympic sport (for women) until 1984.

Very sad; actually Burton might not have done too badly if she had entered the men's events. In 1967 she took the World 12 hour record which was not beaten by a man for nearly two years and not beaten by another woman for about 50 years on much better equipment.(2017). She frequently had better TT times than the men. She died cycling, Amazing athlete..

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