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

[WickyWain]

I cannot remember which Olympics it was but Tom Daley was in the Synchronised pairs. Try as they might they couldn’t catch up with the Chinese team. The exasperated commentator said “It’s difficult to see where there is a chink in their armour”

They're always in a league of their own whenever I've watched it. Incredible how good they are

 

[Protein Junkie]

They're always in a league of their own whenever I've watched it. Incredible how good they are

I thought Portugal and Egypt would be up there too :-)

 

[MCFC1993]

Watching rowing over the years has got me to a point where I’m kind of disappointed in silver.

Lightweight Double Sculls at 11:22, Imogen Grant and Emily Craig look nailed on for gold, so there's some joy there hopefully.

 

[MCFC1993]

They're always in a league of their own whenever I've watched it. Incredible how good they are

China, then Mexico, then GB going into the final round of dives. GB just 6 points behind.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Lightweight Double Sculls at 11:22, Imogen Grant and Emily Craig look nailed on for gold, so there's some joy there hopefully.

Don’t jinx it mate. Don’t think it’s nailed on but a good chance

 

[BringBackSwales]

Is diving judging bent? From what I saw that dive from Chiba wasn’t that good to get nearly 96?

 

[youngbob]

Bronze for GB.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Quinn - Canadian footballer - is not a woman by their own choice, and referring to them as a woman would be transphobic, but they compete with and against women in the women’s category.
Because biology. Fair dos, no outcry.

This Algerian has similarities to Caster Semenya biologically, and rightly or wrongly Caster isn’t allowed to compete in the 800m

The IOC could overrule the IAAF like it has the IBF but hasn’t (politics)

On balance, I think not allowing a runner to run (fairness to other women runners) but allowing a boxer to bash someone’s face in (fairness to her) seems a little inconsistent.

But, I also don’t like people saying she’s a bloke cos that’s not fair either.

Inconsistency is this. Also I am old enough to remember when they said Serena Williams was a man because transphobes couldn't just accept she was just good at tennis

 

[MCFC1993]

Very good diving competition, bronze for GB but nothing between the front 3.

 

[MCFC1993]

Don’t jinx it mate. Don’t think it’s nailed on but a good chance

Of course anything can happen, always thought they were our best chance of gold in the rowing (before we won one the other day).