Paris 2024

[dan cake]

2 hours ago, Ally Bongo said:

Some of the women cyclists bottoms and thighs are excellent

Dame Kenny was on a programme a few years ago where the guy who looks like wolverine was trying to break the world speed record for a bicycle, whilst helping with his training in the velodrome she told him (with a cheeky glint in her eye) to just follow her arse. I nearly exploded 

[Toepoke]

The greatest achievement was kept to last, Sifan Hassan winning the women's Marathon, two days after getting bronze in the 5000m (and a week after taking bronze in the 10000m). Even Tom Cruise abseiling into the Stade de France couldn't top that.

 

[Hertsscot]

Well I loved it. Opening ceremony (dodgy transvestites excepted) showcased Paris and that continued throughout the Games and got great crowds. Seemed to be well run, though the IoC should have anticipated the issues around the boxing and need to get it sorted out.

Right wing British nationalists want their country back so it was a delight to see so many medals won by people from a diverse background.

Outside the athletics I enjoyed the swimming and beach volleyball, rugby sevens. Brakedancing and synchronised swimming, less so.

[Hertsscot]

11 minutes ago, Toepoke said:

The greatest achievement was kept to last, Sifan Hassan winning the women's Marathon, two days after getting bronze in the 5000m (and a week after taking bronze in the 10000m). Even Tom Cruise abseiling into the Stade de France couldn't top that.

 

Some final 400 (?) metres in that race. Bit of argy bargy towards the end and I just hoped that no one would be disqualified after running all that distance!

Incredible achievement by an incredible athlete.

Edited August 12, 2024 by Hertsscot

[Hertsscot]

Interesting article

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/12/team-gb-was-an-olympic-triumph-of-public-spending-now-can-we-please-invest-in-everyone-else