Alan Harper's Tash
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Why are the tennis scores spoken in English by the umpires? Given that French is one of the official languages of the Olympics, it seems weird not to use it in Paris.
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Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)
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Its definitely a bmx competition I'm watching.Wasn't a BMX race, he's a mountain biker. Different discipline, different bike.
Unless its a different event we are talking about.
BlueMoonRisin’
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It was.The post you responded to wasn't though. ;-)
DTKOAG
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Why are British gymnasts performing but the BBC are showing other nations.
Noticed this over the last 2 days.
Noticed this over the last 2 days.
The post that specifically said the bmx earlier, was about the mountain biking yesterday. Not the bmx that was on earlier (Keiran Reilly qualifying for the final in first place)? OK.It was.
BlueMoonRisin’
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Oh, OK.The post that specifically said the bmx earlier, was about the mountain biking yesterday. Not the bmx that was on earlier (Keiran Reilly qualifying for the final in first place)? OK.
jimharri
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It's been covered extensively on here. The Beeb don't have the rights to show everything live, so they have to pick and choose what to show. If you want to see everything live, you need Discovery+.Why are British gymnasts performing but the BBC are showing other nations.
Noticed this over the last 2 days.
Discovery+ will very likely show the same coverage it's provided by one broadcaster (Olympic broadcast services) so it's not country specific.It's been covered extensively on here. The Beeb don't have the rights to show everything live, so they have to pick and choose what to show. If you want to see everything live, you need Discovery+.
Bluesince1979
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The algerian man fighting women in the boxing isnt right … is it
Black&White&BlueMoon Town
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Great question, can't answer that one as we know the French Open uses it.Why are the tennis scores spoken in English by the umpires? Given that French is one of the official languages of the Olympics, it seems weird not to use it in Paris.
Then again, given some of the addresses during the Opening Ceremonies were given in English mixed in with French, I'm still trying to figure that one out too.
I'd also gladly take quarante-quinze over the "bop-bop-bop...ole" incessant crowd outbursts too that I hadn't missed once the FO was completed.