| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique 08:11 - Jul 26 with 52238 views | PlanetHonneywood |
Bienvenue mes amis!
Will be glued to the screen for the next few weeks, watching anything and everything. The Olympics are my favourite sporting event ever since I got hooked on the 1972 games.
Arrived in Paris yesterday. Amazing to see so many French people smiling, being polite, and offering service without the Gallic shrug of indifference!
I know Derby is up next week, anyone else visiting? If so, lets reserve tables at the Georges V and push on from there.
Allez les Brits!!
Edit: weather not looking good for the OC tonight. [Post edited 26 Jul 8:20]
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| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 15:30 - Aug 9 with 2200 views | Ned_Kennedys |
I’m sorry but Breaking is just not a sport.
I’m enjoying it though. |  | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 16:54 - Aug 9 with 2079 views | Dorse |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 15:30 - Aug 9 by Ned_Kennedys |
I’m sorry but Breaking is just not a sport.
I’m enjoying it though. |
What about Entering? |  |
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| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 17:32 - Aug 9 with 2013 views | Ranger_Things |
The Madison is such a great race. I’m always shocked there aren’t more crashes, at times it looks like pandemonium. |  | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 19:04 - Aug 9 with 1936 views | Superhoops2808 |
Medals thick and fast - 2 Silvers and 2 Bronze and we go ahead of the French - Phew!! |  | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 19:39 - Aug 9 with 1870 views | lassel |
And Thiam runs a PB just to make sure in the heptathlon |  | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 19:55 - Aug 9 with 1791 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 19:39 - Aug 9 by lassel |
And Thiam runs a PB just to make sure in the heptathlon |
Points gap was not big enough: good effort by KJT but she will look back at the long jump with regret. First Olympic medal for her though. | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 20:25 - Aug 9 with 1777 views | derbyhoop |
KJT won silver at her 4th Olympics. No disgrace in that. |  |
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| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 20:26 - Aug 9 with 1773 views | Esox_Lucius |
Did anyone else see the photo from the surfing of one oc the surfers in the foreground and a full breach by a whale in the background. An iconic shot. |  |
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| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 21:09 - Aug 9 with 1710 views | Ranger_Things |
Dutch rocking the Fila Bj tracksuits. | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 21:15 - Aug 9 with 1693 views | slmrstid |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 20:26 - Aug 9 by Esox_Lucius |
Did anyone else see the photo from the surfing of one oc the surfers in the foreground and a full breach by a whale in the background. An iconic shot. |
As far as iconic shots go I hope Remco Evenepoel gets a framed photo of him on the finish line in front of the Eiffel Tower with his bike after the mens road race. Proper poser's finish but why the fk not.
So pleased for KJT tonight, feared she could end up having a career where it might be felt she never fully reached the Olympic potential but hopefully she feels she's done it now. Thiam an amazing athlete.
Happy for the 4x100 womens team too, Amy Hunt is a member of Charnwood AC in Loughborough so we'll claim her for Leicestershire. Quite a lot of Olympic medals for various nations coming from Loughborough students past and present, unsurprisingly given its sporting status. |  | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 21:16 - Aug 9 with 1684 views | Ranger_Things |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 20:25 - Aug 9 by derbyhoop |
KJT won silver at her 4th Olympics. No disgrace in that. |
No shame at all, she gave it her all but was up against a truly exceptional athlete. | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 21:48 - Aug 9 with 1604 views | Monkey_Roots |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 15:30 - Aug 9 by Ned_Kennedys |
I’m sorry but Breaking is just not a sport.
I’m enjoying it though. |
Agreed.
Bit cringey tbh.
Talented no doubt, but not olympics for me.
I’d bin that off, along with walking. |  | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 22:00 - Aug 9 with 1592 views | slmrstid |
Also never really too fussed by Olympics football but did have the mens final on with the cycling earlier. Any game of football that finishes 5-3 is an amazing game. Much rather that than someone go 1-0 up then try and sh*thouse the rest of the match and bore everyone to death. | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 22:01 - Aug 9 with 1573 views | Ranger_Things |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 21:48 - Aug 9 by Monkey_Roots |
Agreed.
Bit cringey tbh.
Talented no doubt, but not olympics for me.
I’d bin that off, along with walking. |
I thought it was worth it’s place, the men tomorrow will be even better. It won’t be at the next Olympics though, instead there will be baseball, cricket and fcking flag football.
As for binning sports off, dancing horses and artistic swimming would get my vote. [Post edited 9 Aug 22:12]
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| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 23:37 - Aug 9 with 1513 views | ChrisNW6 |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 22:01 - Aug 9 by Ranger_Things |
I thought it was worth it’s place, the men tomorrow will be even better. It won’t be at the next Olympics though, instead there will be baseball, cricket and fcking flag football.
As for binning sports off, dancing horses and artistic swimming would get my vote. [Post edited 9 Aug 22:12]
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No way, we have some of the best dancing horses in the world. Bin the Wrestling, we haven't been the same since Big Daddy and Mick McManus retired. | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 06:29 - Aug 10 with 1404 views | Gus_iom |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 22:00 - Aug 9 by slmrstid |
Also never really too fussed by Olympics football but did have the mens final on with the cycling earlier. Any game of football that finishes 5-3 is an amazing game. Much rather that than someone go 1-0 up then try and sh*thouse the rest of the match and bore everyone to death. |
So you'd rather watch France v Spain over Reading v QPR?
What kind of a fan are you?  | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 07:26 - Aug 10 with 1362 views | SydneyRs |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 23:37 - Aug 9 by ChrisNW6 |
No way, we have some of the best dancing horses in the world. Bin the Wrestling, we haven't been the same since Big Daddy and Mick McManus retired. |
Also bin off about half the swimming. Way too many events for a sport only one country really obsesses about and few take that seriously. Should be over in 5 days or less.
Water polo also in the bin, dreadful watch. | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 08:25 - Aug 10 with 1279 views | Hoopsie |
Breaking is break dancing and equestrian is horse dancing. What about water dancing in the pool in artistic swimming? Then skateboarding and cycling dancing should be binned too
Would also rather have chariots horse racing and polo with players with a stick on horses scoring goals
Then you have beach volley, rugby sevens and 3 x 3 basketball. What about beach soccer and futsal?
Baseball, softball, cricket - why not?
If we have golf, why not snooker as they are all winning by scoring balls in a hole
Then archery and shooting, but no darts which maybe need more skills I reckon
Now volleyball - bouncing and striking the ball with your hands and try not to let it land on your side of the court, then how about sepak takraw a southeast Asian sports (google it) that does just that with the feet and head while flying in the air - more acrobatic and a lot more fun to watch
You just got me started [Post edited 10 Aug 12:18]
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| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 15:45 - Aug 11 with 1016 views | Landshark |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 13:33 - Aug 2 by Landshark |
I was looking at how GB have done in the medals table in recent years. People spoke about legacy during the lead up to the 2012 Olympics and it really did leave a legacy. The money invested in Olympics sports has been fantastic for GB sport when you see how many more medals we win these days.
1988 - 24 medals (5 gold)
1992 - 20 medals (5 gold)
1996 - 15 medals (1 gold)
2000 - 28 medals (11 gold)
2004 - 30 medals (9 gold)
2008 - 51 medals (19 gold)
2012 - 65 medals (29 gold)
2016 - 67 medals (27 gold)
2020 - 64 medals (22 gold)
2024 - 24 medals (8 gold) so far. |
1988 - 24 medals (5 gold)
1992 - 20 medals (5 gold)
1996 - 15 medals (1 gold)
2000 - 28 medals (11 gold)
2004 - 30 medals (9 gold)
2008 - 51 medals (19 gold)
2012 - 65 medals (29 gold)
2016 - 67 medals (27 gold)
2020 - 64 medals (22 gold)
2024 - 65 medals (14 gold)
Are we now in a downward trend in terms of medals?
2012 3rd
2016 2nd
2020 4th
2024 7th | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 15:57 - Aug 11 with 1007 views | GaryHaddock |
I thought I read somewhere that we a few medals away from our best haul since 1908 or something |  | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 16:23 - Aug 11 with 987 views | FDC |
Never get into the Olympics, but I'm starting to see the appeal of switching it on to get in to something totally random. Just got deeply invested in the women's basketball final |  | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 17:34 - Aug 11 with 919 views | johnhoop |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 15:57 - Aug 11 by GaryHaddock |
I thought I read somewhere that we a few medals away from our best haul since 1908 or something |
I think we’ve got loads of medals but the fewest Golds since 2004 which accounts for our lowest place in the medal table since that year. | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 18:50 - Aug 11 with 838 views | slmrstid |
Sad its all over now. See if tonight's Closing Ceremony is more or less weird than the Opening one. | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 19:03 - Aug 11 with 805 views | Superhoops2808 |
For the first time ever, we won a medal every day of the games. Something to be proud of | | | |
| Paris 2024 Olympics Frederique on 01:43 - Aug 12 with 681 views | SydneyRs |
GB medal count was in line with Rio and London, but less golds. Still pretty solid. | | | |
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