Official Paris Olympics 2024 thread

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What?



Where?



When:

Wednesday 24 July (7s Rugby first, Opening ceremony Fri 26 July) to Sunday 11 August

Who?

(Nearly) everyone!

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How to view in the UK:

Coverage – beginning at 8am daily on BBC1 and running until the 10 o’clock news – will flit from different events, showing the best British hopes and medal action as well as the most engaging events of the day. Coverage will switch to BBC2 when the news is on BBC1 and there will be a nightly highlights show at 10.40pm.

On the BBC iPlayer Olympics Extra will provide a scheduled live stream of events running from 8am until approximately 11pm.

There will also be coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live with live pages featuring clips and interviews on the BBC Sport website and app.




Sadly IOC sold the best coverage to Discovery, so if you have that you're quids in.

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Murray retiring after the Paris Olympics.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/arti ... q670864w6o

Superb career, that first win at Wimbledon was immense.

not the easiest on the eye (I'm talking about his tennis style, not the fact he looks like a horse) but his defence, counterpunching and determination were outstanding.

Moved from Tennis thread....

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"Emmanuel Macron to bathe in River Seine, but not before Olympics"

Pussy!

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles ... -but-not-n

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Medals expectations by countries
New Zealand (14-4)

So both 7s titles. What are the other 12?

[laurent]

"Emmanuel Macron to bathe in River Seine, but not before Olympics"

Pussy!

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles ... -but-not-n

Probably would get stoned to death like a rubber dinghy in the channel...

[Slick]

This has rather crept up quietly, couldn't believe when I heard at the weekend it was only a few days away!

I do love the Olympics though so getting excited.

[weegie01]

Medals expectations by countries

USA is projected to win 112 medals overall — 39 gold, 32 silver, and 41 bronze.
China* to win 86 overall — 34 gold, 27 silver, and 25 bronze.
Britain (63-17), France (60-27), Australia (54-15), Japan (47-13), Italy (46-11), Germany (35-11), Netherlands (34-16), South Korea (26-9), Canada (21-7), Hungary (20-7), Brazil (18-8), Spain (18-5), Poland (17-3), Denmark (14-5), Turkey (14-4), New Zealand (14-4), Ukraine (13-2)

Well that's Charlotte out so the UK total can go down a couple.

[SaintK]

Crept up very quietly!!
Can't say I'm feeling very whelmed about it at the moment
Perhaps as it gets into it's stride?

[Big D]

This has rather crept up quietly, couldn't believe when I heard at the weekend it was only a few days away!

I do love the Olympics though so getting excited.

Yeah I'll be watching as much as I can.

My eldest is at an age now where he'll be right into it too. Although he's annoyed pickleball isn't in it. He plays tennis but has enjoyed recent pickleball games we've played.

[Guy Smiley]

Bloody cheating Canadians...

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/olympics-202 ... t-olympics

An Olympic spying scandal has erupted after Canada were caught flying a drone over the Football Ferns' training session.

A Canadian support staff member who operated the drone has been detained by police after New Zealand management reported the incident in Saint Etienne in central France.

The NZOC has formally lodged the incident with the IOC integrity unit and has asked Canada for a full review.

[inactionman]

Charlotte Dujardin (a UK medal prospect in the equestrian dressage just in case anyone was wondering) has been banned for animal mistreatment from an incident 4 years ago. Apparently she was far enthusiastic with a whip on a horse during a coaching session.

A complaint was raised by the Dutch student she was coaching during the incident. I'm not one for conspiracies but the timing seems very odd, to say the least, but she's admitted she was in the wrong.

Not a nice thing, the animal abuse or the fact she had a shot at becoming the most decorated UK female olympian.

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Not a nice thing, the animal abuse or the fact she had a shot at becoming the most decorated UK female olympian.

Some may say that she was so successful because her horses were so obedient, owing to the fact she used the whip on them so liberally. Not me, but some people.....

[inactionman]

Blimey. Dujardin was apparently on for a damehood after the Olympics but that's now supposedly off the cards.

Never upset the horsey set.....

[ScarfaceClaw]

Charlotte Dujardin (a UK medal prospect in the equestrian dressage just in case anyone was wondering) has been banned for animal mistreatment from an incident 4 years ago. Apparently she was far enthusiastic with a whip on a horse during a coaching session.

A complaint was raised by the Dutch student she was coaching during the incident. I'm not one for conspiracies but the timing seems very odd, to say the least, but she's admitted she was in the wrong.

Not a nice thing, the animal abuse or the fact she had a shot at becoming the most decorated UK female olympian.

Timing or not, she’s whipping the fuck out of that horse. She’s not getting a huge amount of sympathy out of me.

[Enzedder]

Bloody cheating Canadians...

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/olympics-202 ... t-olympics

An Olympic spying scandal has erupted after Canada were caught flying a drone over the Football Ferns' training session.

A Canadian support staff member who operated the drone has been detained by police after New Zealand management reported the incident in Saint Etienne in central France.

The NZOC has formally lodged the incident with the IOC integrity unit and has asked Canada for a full review.

I reckon they should forfeit the game as well as losing the staff. Can't tell me the head coach didn't know. (A bit like sandpapergate)

Canada’s assistant coach and analyst are being sent home after twice spying on the NZ women’s football team at the 2024 Olympic Games.
The NZOC said the incident “goes against everything that we stand for”.
Canada’s head coach Bev Priestman has stood down from her role for the opening group game versus NZ.
Canada’s assistant women’s football coach and a team analyst are being sent home from the Paris Olympics after twice spying on the New Zealand team with a drone.

The Canadian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday (France time) that Joseph Lombardi - an unaccredited analyst with Canada Soccer - and assistant coach Jasmine Mander are being removed from the Canadian Olympic Team and will be sent home immediately.

The committee also said it has accepted the decision of head coach Bev Priestman to remove herself from coaching the game against the Football Ferns in Saint-Etienne on Friday morning (NZ time).

[Blackmac]

Good start to the football. First match had to be stopped and the stadium emptied because of crowd trouble from the Moroccan fans.

[weegie01]

Charlotte Dujardin (a UK medal prospect in the equestrian dressage just in case anyone was wondering) has been banned for animal mistreatment from an incident 4 years ago. Apparently she was far enthusiastic with a whip on a horse during a coaching session.

A complaint was raised by the Dutch student she was coaching during the incident. I'm not one for conspiracies but the timing seems very odd, to say the least, but she's admitted she was in the wrong.

Not a nice thing, the animal abuse or the fact she had a shot at becoming the most decorated UK female olympian.

Timing or not, she’s whipping the fuck out of that horse. She’s not getting a huge amount of sympathy out of me.

She's using a lunge whip. They are too flexible to cause much damage.

Having said that she's swinging it hard and I don't really see the point.

[Slick]

Several TGV lines into Paris have been “sabotaged” - Russia?

French high-speed rail vandalised before Olympic ceremony https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gd9pqwlxo

[laurent]

Several TGV lines into Paris have been “sabotaged” - Russia?

French high-speed rail vandalised before Olympic ceremony https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gd9pqwlxo

or Iran or China ...

looks like a concerted effort anyway

[weegie01]

Team GB have flown out an extra chef and kitchen staff as the quality of the food provided by the organizers is so poor.

Team GB has training and catering facilities for its own people. Food supplied by Aldi.

[laurent]

Team GB have flown out an extra chef and kitchen staff as the quality of the food provided by the organizers is so poor.

Team GB has training and catering facilities for its own people. Food supplied by Aldi.

Boiling things to death is not cooking

[Sandstorm]

Team GB have flown out an extra chef and kitchen staff as the quality of the food provided by the organizers is so poor.

Team GB has training and catering facilities for its own people. Food supplied by Aldi.

Boiling things to death is not cooking

Nonsense! Team GB bring their own microwaves.

[Blackmac]

With these arson attacks on France's rail network. It is hard not to have a sinking feeling about these games.

[SaintK]

Team GB have flown out an extra chef and kitchen staff as the quality of the food provided by the organizers is so poor.

Team GB has training and catering facilities for its own people. Food supplied by Aldi.

Boiling things to death is not cooking

Neither is trying to poison all the athletes with raw chicken

[weegie01]

Team GB have flown out an extra chef and kitchen staff as the quality of the food provided by the organizers is so poor.

Team GB has training and catering facilities for its own people. Food supplied by Aldi.

Boiling things to death is not cooking

The Paris organisers were generous in their praise for the London Olympics and sought help from the London team in many areas.

Catering was one area they explicitly said they need no help, do there is a bit of schadenfreude about this.

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Neither is trying to poison all the athletes with raw chicken

It's France. Probably raw rabbit or horse.

[laurent]

Neither is trying to poison all the athletes with raw chicken

It's France. Probably raw rabbit or horse.

[Blackmac]

Team GB have flown out an extra chef and kitchen staff as the quality of the food provided by the organizers is so poor.

Team GB has training and catering facilities for its own people. Food supplied by Aldi.

Boiling things to death is not cooking

Nor is bloody frites with everything.

[Blackmac]

Team GB have flown out an extra chef and kitchen staff as the quality of the food provided by the organizers is so poor.

Team GB has training and catering facilities for its own people. Food supplied by Aldi.

Boiling things to death is not cooking

The Paris organisers were generous in their praise for the London Olympics and sought help from the London team in many areas.

Catering was one area they explicitly said they need no help, do there is a bit of schadenfreude about this.

I've only been to France about half a dozen times. I know they take pride in their top class restaurants but my overwhelming impression was that their mid priced offerings were really disappointing.

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No athlete would ever eat snails in Olympic Week!

[laurent]

No athlete would ever eat snails in Olympic Week!

Good protein source

I guess slow muscle improvement

[Lobby]

Neither is trying to poison all the athletes with raw chicken

It's France. Probably raw rabbit or horse.

Countries with the most McDonald's restaurants:
United States of America (13,375 restaurants)
China (3,500 restaurants)
Japan (2,900 restaurants)
France (highest in Europe)

[Slick]

No athlete would ever eat snails in Olympic Week!

Good protein source

I guess slow muscle improvement

It is my 7 year old son's favourite food in the world.

[Guy Smiley]

Team GB have flown out an extra chef and kitchen staff as the quality of the food provided by the organizers is so poor.

Team GB has training and catering facilities for its own people. Food supplied by Aldi.

Fuck, that's irony...


"'ere, we won't be 'aving any of that fancy furrin food thank ye very much, we'll be 'avin the Full English"

[SaintK]

Boiling things to death is not cooking

The Paris organisers were generous in their praise for the London Olympics and sought help from the London team in many areas.

Catering was one area they explicitly said they need no help, do there is a bit of schadenfreude about this.

I've only been to France about half a dozen times. I know they take pride in their top class restaurants but my overwhelming impression was that their mid priced offerings were really disappointing.

I've been to France a lot and am a bit of a foodie. Decent mid-priced restaurants to be found in most places if you look.
As for 2* and 3* yes FRance are good at them but bloody hell the pricing
Much better value in Spain if you wanted to eat at thast level

[inactionman]

Arson on the French train network

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/artic ... g-ceremony

For 'vandals' should I read 'Russians'?

[Paddington Bear]

Hmm cyber attack seems more the Russian style. Given their track record an arson attempt would have ended in self-immolation

[inactionman]

Hmm cyber attack seems more the Russian style. Given their track record an arson attempt would have ended in self-immolation

I should really have said 'funded by Russians and executed by local freelancers' - they've definitely a history of that.

[tabascoboy]

A day after a suspected Russian agent was arrested

French train network hit by 'malicious' arson attacks hours before Olympics ceremony, rail firm says

A series of fires has hit French high-speed rail lines, hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

Rail company SNCF says it's a "massive attack aimed at paralysing the network"; France's transport minister condemns the "co-ordinated malicious acts"

Russian chef arrested in Paris over alleged ‘large scale’ Olympic Games plot
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/artic ... paris-2024

A Russian chef who has lived in France for 14 years has been arrested on suspicion of plotting with a foreign power to stage “large scale” acts of “destabilisation” during the Olympic Games in Paris.

The 40-year-old man was arrested during a raid of his apartment in central Paris on Sunday where a document linked to an elite Russian special forces unit operating under the command of the FSB, an heir to the KGB, was reportedly found.