Paris Olympic Games 2024

[EastAnglianFox]

Fvcking Marchand man, we’d have pinched a bronze then if it wasn’t for his leg 

[Super_horns]

Probably some disappointing people in the swimming team .

[ealingfox]

Reflections so far:

 

There are far too many swimming events.

 

Scarcely believable it's still included but dressage is complete nonsense and should be scrapped.

 

If its still the case that we're on our best total ever so far, that's a bit mad given we really should have more.

[leicsmac]

5 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

Reflections so far:

 

There are far too many swimming events.

 

Scarcely believable it's still included but dressage is complete nonsense and should be scrapped.

 

If its still the case that we're on our best total ever so far, that's a bit mad given we really should have more.

I think it is best ever total so far, but less golds, which tallies. Some missed opportunities (and one refereeing step l screw up).

[SouthStandUpperTier]

5 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

Scarcely believable it's still included but dressage is complete nonsense and should be scrapped.

Agree. I don't see what horse dancing has got to do with the Olympic motto of Faster, Higher, Stronger.

[Unabomber]

Why is weight lifting no longer a sport? Shame as I used to enjoy watching that 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Seville just dawdled home in 9.80 there.

[whoareyaaa]

8 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

Why is weight lifting no longer a sport? Shame as I used to enjoy watching that 

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provisionally dropped the sport from the 2028 Los Angeles Games programme following years of corruption, doping and governance scandals that led to the departure of longtime weightlifting president Tamas Ajan in 2020

[leicsmac]

Harsh lesson for Hinchcliffe there.

 

9.95ish will get you into semifinals, but finals need sub-9.9 and medals need around 9.8 slowest.

[leicsmac]

Very disappointing track night for GB so far.

[Jattdogg]

The 100m final is going to be insane. Slowest qualifying time was 9.93. 5 sprinters were under 9.87.

 

Could we see an olympic record maybe? Seems a stretch but if 9.81  and 9.80 were the fastest times surely they will be going for it. 

[whoareyaaa]

800m womens final is tomorrow thought it was tonight

[turlo]

Hodgkison was cruising down the home straight there and looked like she had another gear left

[Super_horns]

4 minutes ago, turlo said:

Hodgkison was cruising down the home straight there and looked like she had another gear left

Excellent.

 

Going for gold .

 

Shame for Phoebe Gill.

Poor from Reekie .

 

 

[CWC1983]

Kerr v Ingebrigsten is going to be some race in the final. 

 

 

[turlo]

16 minutes ago, CWC1983 said:

Kerr v Ingebrigsten is going to be some race in the final. 

 

 

Will be interesting how Ingebrigsten approaches this as i think Kerr comfortably beats him if it comes down to a last 200m burn up off anything other than a  fast pace.  Ingebrigsten needs this to be a fast race or for someone to make a long run for home to take the sting out of Kerrs finish. My only doubt about Kerr is he's hardly raced this summer since beating Ingebrigsten in late May - can't see any reports of him being injured but its just a little strange to not have a few sharpeners before the Olympics.

[foxy boxing]

Cruel to keep them waiting so so long!

[Libertine]

12ms between them all. Mad.

[Nalis]

Great race.

 

Lyles is still the Temu version of Bolt.

[Super_horns]

Well Lyles snatched that .

 

Came from nowhere .

 

Personal best too .

[Guest Lcfc82]

Incredible standard, Seville came last with a 9.91 and he was easing off over the line.

[StanSP]

Insanely close. All sub-10 as well. 

 

Feel for Thompson losing by such a small margin. 

[Raj]

Only seems like yesteryear when breaking sub 10 was a massive thing, now it's almost standard.

Amazing really, in a couple of decades of evolution it'll  be under 9 secs.

[Super_horns]

Djokovic was very emotional at the end .

[Facecloth]

37 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Djokovic was very emotional at the end .

Basically completed Tennis now. Only the second man to win a career super slam (the 4 Slams, Olympic gold and the tour finals), along with Andre Agassi. That achievement alongside 24 Slams imo cements him as the greatest tennis player in history.