Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[jimharri]

Watching breaking. Great talent and athleticism but the bravado is sickening. Essentially it is compeitive disrespect.

What the fuck it's doing in the Olympics is beyond me.

 

[chesterbells]

What the fuck it's doing in the Olympics is beyond me.

I actually like some of the music, but it is a genuine stretch putting it in the Olympics, yep.

 

[TonyM]

What the fuck it's doing in the Olympics is beyond me.

To be fair the final wasn't too bad but the battle for bronze just looked disrespectful imo.

 

[TonyM]

The MCs are a pain.

 

[jimharri]

To be fair the final wasn't too bad but the battle for bronze just looked disrespectful imo.

Come on now; it's not an olympic sport.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Eh?

Eh? You were comparing one person who has won 3 heptathlons with 3 different ones who won one each

 

[BringBackSwales]

And Mary Peters didn’t compete in the Heptathlon, when she won Gold it was the Pentathlon.

Good point, well made

 

[TonyM]

Come on now; it's not an olympic sport.

I don't think there's anything wrong with it as a sport given that there are other dance events. But the trappings that come with it are embarrassing imo. Same probably with skateboarding or other x games type sports if I had the stomach to watch them.

The Olympics should be about pushing the body in amazing ways while being respectable and sporting.

 

[jimharri]

Eh? You were comparing one person who has won 3 heptathlons with 3 different ones who won one each

No. Check the post I replied to....

"Quite something to win 3 olympics in something as hard as the heptathlon"

That poster was clearly, to me anyway, referring to winning the Olympic decathlon 3 times. As far as I am aware, no athlete has won the Olympic decathlon three times. Though I stand to be corrected on that.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Netherlands only 1 gold behind us, some Olympics for them

 

[Stoned Rose]

Buzzing for KJT and also the Italian who pocketed the silver in the 10k out of nowhere.

Not sure I’m having breakdancing as a sport though?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Not sure I’m having breakdancing as a sport though?

Its just not cricket

 

[Stoned Rose]

Its just not cricket

 

[bluesmith]

She still ran 33mins as well, most of us can only dream.

Yes 100%, not everyone can win medals, it doesn't make the other achievements any less. Sounds obvious but I think people sometimes overlook it.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Come on now; it's not an olympic sport.

I'm not even sure it counts as a sport. It looked like nothing more than a dance contest.
I have no idea how it's judged!

 

[supercity88]

No. Check the post I replied to....

"Quite something to win 3 olympics in something as hard as the heptathlon"

That poster was clearly, to me anyway, referring to winning the Olympic decathlon 3 times. As far as I am aware, no athlete has won the Olympic decathlon three times. Though I stand to be corrected on that.

They were talking about heptathlon and how incredible Thiam is to win three Olympic golds. It's staggering. Being the best over 7 events over a 12 year period. Winning it once is amazing, but can often be thanks to a bit of luck on the day(s), to do it over three Olympics is staggering.

 

[jimharri]

They were talking about heptathlon and how incredible Thiam is to win three Olympic golds. It's staggering. Being the best over 7 events over a 12 year period. Winning it once is amazing, but can often be thanks to a bit of luck on the day(s), to do it over three Olympics is staggering.

That's not how I read it. But I'm not going to argue all night about it; if I'm wrong, so be it. It won't be the first time. Or the last! Anyway, there's a Sanatogen multivitamin and a bed with my name on them!

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Buzzing for KJT and also the Italian who pocketed the silver in the 10k out of nowhere.

Not sure I’m having breakdancing as a sport though?

Battocletti is a brilliant runner with a great kick but she needs a slowish pace to get amongst it with the top Ethiopians and Kenyans.

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[MikeF]

Lot of blokes in the crowd at this women’s beach volleyball