Where?

When:
Wednesday 24 July (7s Rugby first, Opening ceremony Fri 26 July) to Sunday 11 August
Who?
(Nearly) everyone!
inactionman wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 11:14 am
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.
So both 7s titles. What are the other 12?Marylandolorian wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 11:51 am Medals expectations by countries
New Zealand (14-4)
Probably would get stoned to death like a rubber dinghy in the channel...Sandstorm wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 11:53 am "Emmanuel Macron to bathe in River Seine, but not before Olympics"
Pussy!![]()
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles ... -but-not-n
Well that's Charlotte out so the UK total can go down a couple.Marylandolorian wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 11:51 am 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)
Yeah I'll be watching as much as I can.Slick wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:03 pm 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.
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.
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 wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:03 am
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.inactionman wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:03 am 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.
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)Guy Smiley wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 10:52 pm 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.
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).
She's using a lunge whip. They are too flexible to cause much damage.ScarfaceClaw wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:32 pmTiming or not, she’s whipping the fuck out of that horse. She’s not getting a huge amount of sympathy out of me.inactionman wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:03 am 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.
or Iran or China ...Slick wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:14 am Several TGV lines into Paris have been “sabotaged” - Russia?
French high-speed rail vandalised before Olympic ceremony https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gd9pqwlxo
Boiling things to death is not cookingweegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:21 am 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.
Nonsense! Team GB bring their own microwaves.laurent wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:17 amBoiling things to death is not cookingweegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:21 am 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.![]()
Neither is trying to poison all the athletes with raw chickenlaurent wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:17 amBoiling things to death is not cookingweegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:21 am 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.![]()
The Paris organisers were generous in their praise for the London Olympics and sought help from the London team in many areas.laurent wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:17 amBoiling things to death is not cookingweegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:21 am 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 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:17 amBoiling things to death is not cookingweegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:21 am 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.![]()
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.weegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:02 amThe Paris organisers were generous in their praise for the London Olympics and sought help from the London team in many areas.laurent wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:17 amBoiling things to death is not cookingweegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:21 am 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.![]()
Catering was one area they explicitly said they need no help, do there is a bit of schadenfreude about this.
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)
It is my 7 year old son's favourite food in the world.
weegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:21 am 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.
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.Blackmac wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:09 amI'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.weegie01 wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:02 amThe 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 should really have said 'funded by Russians and executed by local freelancers' - they've definitely a history of that.Paddington Bear wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:18 am Hmm cyber attack seems more the Russian style. Given their track record an arson attempt would have ended in self-immolation
Russian chef arrested in Paris over alleged ‘large scale’ Olympic Games plotFrench 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"
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.