well a couple of days in and we are in 7th just behind USA with China 3rd and Japan leading the medal table !
swimmings been a bit dissapointing so far with no Golds
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:08 pm ] |
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This is looking like the worst opening ceremony ever. Admittedly the 2012 opening ceremony was a masterclass (Mrs Sussex being one of the dancers), but the 2024 effort is rather poor to put it lightly. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Sat Jul 27, 2024 11:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
I never watch the opening or closing ceremonies. I will probably watch some of the Athletics,the swimming and cycling and maybe the odd tennis match but to be honest the olympics is not the greatest spectacle on earth it is a sporting event albeit one that most sportsmen and women dream of competing in and have to make huge sacrifices to do so. my niece took a whole year of Uni to train and prepare for the Tokyo olympics then it got moved so she ended up packing it in to concentrate on finishing her degree and moving on into the workplace |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
well a couple of days in and we are in 7th just behind USA with China 3rd and Japan leading the medal table ! swimmings been a bit dissapointing so far with no Golds |
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Jul 30, 2024 8:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
edders23 wrote: well a couple of days in and we are in 7th just behind USA with China 3rd and Japan leading the medal table ! swimmings been a bit dissapointing so far with no Golds missed out by about a fingernail in 2 of the events. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Jul 30, 2024 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
Quote: missed out by about a fingernail in 2 of the events. And one of the lads had covid at the time. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
well, up to 9 golds now so far we are doing pretty well 4th in the table and for the time being AHEAD of the Aussies  now all we need to do is finish above France and it will have been a great Olympics
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| Author: | edders23 [ Mon Aug 12, 2024 10:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
so third highest medals total but only 7th in table  overall a good performance by our team |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Aug 12, 2024 6:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
edders23 wrote: so third highest medals total but only 7th in table overall a good performance by our team I just love the fact that our medals were spread over so many different sports. Third in the medal (total) table is good enough for me. 
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| Author: | grandad [ Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
Sussex wrote: edders23 wrote: so third highest medals total but only 7th in table overall a good performance by our team I just love the fact that our medals were spread over so many different sports. Third in the medal (total) table is good enough for me. 30 Years ago when I was a scout leader we used to go kyaking down our local river and at Holmepierre point. We used to line our kayaks up on top of a bridge over the river and launch ourselves in and race to the first corner. Now they call it kayak cross and we win olympic medals in it. Only 30 years to late for me then. Also 28 years ago my eldest son came 4th in the country at junior rock climbing when he was 13 years old. he was very good at it. just think if he had been born later he could also have been an olypian. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue Aug 13, 2024 8:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
They are always adding and removing sports from the olympics for instance at one time cricket, polo, lacrosse and croquet were included now you have baseball,softball and golf to be fair anything that can be played competitively can be included so maybe polo and lacrosse should be reinstated in the future and perhaps something like T20 for the cricket but I doubt that will happen as cricket playing nations aren't dominant on the IOC |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Aug 13, 2024 7:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
edders23 wrote: They are always adding and removing sports from the olympics for instance at one time cricket, polo, lacrosse and croquet were included now you have baseball,softball and golf to be fair anything that can be played competitively can be included so maybe polo and lacrosse should be reinstated in the future and perhaps something like T20 for the cricket but I doubt that will happen as cricket playing nations aren't dominant on the IOC In one of the Olympics in the early 1900s, they had Art as a sport.
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Aug 14, 2024 10:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paris Olympics 2024 |
edders23 wrote: They are always adding and removing sports from the olympics for instance at one time cricket, polo, lacrosse and croquet were included now you have baseball,softball and golf to be fair anything that can be played competitively can be included so maybe polo and lacrosse should be reinstated in the future and perhaps something like T20 for the cricket but I doubt that will happen as cricket playing nations aren't dominant on the IOC In 1924 climbing mount everest was an olympic sport. |
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