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

[MillionMilesAway]

Yee or the women rowers winning by an inch in 2 km.

 

[kaz7]

Me, no interest in boxing, far rather watch some cricket.

Cricket is the most boring sport in the world , golf is the same, luckily there are many more things to watch with the olympics , always something else on the go

 

[bluemoon32]

Rather watch cricket than fucking basketball, in fact, i'd rather watch Utd than basketball

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Rather watch cricket than fucking basketball, in fact, i'd rather watch Utd than basketball

How about the rags playing basketball?

 

[jazzy]

How can they drop boxing and who wants fucking cricket in it?

Well as cricket is the 2nd most popular sport on the planet I would think many do , boxing no idea why I don't watch it personally but maybe its down to the medical profession who have tried to have it stopped for years

 

[mexico1970]

Rather watch cricket than fucking basketball, in fact, i'd rather watch Utd than basketball

 

[jazzy]

Hope it’s in test format, although they’d probably have to start the group games next week.

T20 unfortunately

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

T20 unfortunately

It had to be really. It’s gaining traction around the world and probably has more countries playing it than the rugby 7s.

Surprised something like 9 ball pool isn’t being considered too.

Then e-sports in 2032!

 

[JRockBlues]

Surprised that Ultimate frisbee or frisbee golf haven't been mentioned for inclusion for 2028.

 

[woody1968]

Best GB moment is either Tom Pidcock or Alex Yee's golds. Keely's gold was also phenomenal. Toby Roberts as well.

Georgia Bell's bronze was fantastic, Josh Kerr was brilliant and agonisingly close.

I'm torn between Yee and Pidcock for the best moment.

Couldn’t agree more with your final point - Yee and Pidcock were remarkable. At a time when the rascists were ugly the racers were beautiful. There is hope for the human race yet.

 

[jazzy]

104 countries play T20 according to the international cricket association

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Yee or the women rowers winning by an inch in 2 km.

You're mixing imperial and metric there.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

In LA next so they might play that jai alai.

Wouldn't mind seeing an Olympic version of the Pamplona bull run.

 

[bluethrunthru]

merci Paris, au revoir, je t'adore

 

[Gaz76]

merci Paris, au revoir, je t'adore

Hard to beat a good montage

 

[Xhavenjoe]

What's the story with the US gymnast Chiles having to hand her medal back.
Seemingly CAS got involved.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

What's the story with the US gymnast Chiles having to hand her medal back.
Seemingly CAS got involved.

Put in an appeal to debate the level of difficulty marking of Biles’ routine.

Seems they have one minute to register the complaint and they were outside of the timescale, so CAS overruled the changing of the difficulty rating, meaning Biles’ original score stood, demoting her to 5th place.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Put in an appeal to debate the level of difficulty marking of Biles’ routine.

Seems they have one minute to register the complaint and they were outside of the timescale, so CAS overruled the changing of the difficulty rating, meaning Biles’ original score stood, demoting her to 5th place.

I don't think this was Biles.
The gymnast was awarded the medal but went to CAS the following day

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I don't think this was Biles.
The gymnast was awarded the medal but went to CAS the following day

Apologies, she’s called Chiles.

Jordan Chiles: Gymnast loses Olympic bronze in score dispute

American gymnast Jordan Chiles has been stripped of the bronze medal she won in the women's floor final after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[bluethrunthru]

What's the story with the US gymnast Chiles having to hand her medal back.
Seemingly CAS got involved.

well if she is a "she" and I know Adrian Chiles is a fella I can work it out lol