The Olympics (11 Viewers)

[Nuskyblue]

Worth a thread.

What random sports will we get fleetingly hooked on for the next (however long the Olympics lasts)?

Controversies already afoot, the racist Argies pelted with "missiles". They are using VAR with the longest wait for an offside ever. An comrade of mother Russia has schemed to disrupt and one off our horse faced elite has been banned for thrashing a horse and is serving a ban from the dancing horses event.

Discus.

 

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[chiefdave]

Olympics 2024: Canada send home two staff members over New Zealand drone incident

Canada send two members of staff home from the Olympics after a drone is flown over New Zealand's training session.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[andrew.roberts]

Worth a thread.

What random sports will we get fleetingly hooked on for the next (however long the Olympics lasts)?

Controversies already afoot, the racist Argies pelted with "missiles". They are using VAR with the longest wait for an offside ever. An comrade of mother Russia has schemed to disrupt and one off our horse faced elite has been banned for thrashing a horse and is serving a ban from the dancing horses event.

Discus.

Discus will definitely not be my favourite event...

 

[wingy]

These drones are everywhere,was helping my daughter last week taking up her decking and had one overhead zooming about for an hour or so, bloody nuisance!!

 

[Nuskyblue]

These drones are everywhere,was helping my daughter last week taking up her decking and had one overhead zooming about for an hour or so, bloody nuisance!!

Completely unrelated to anything you just said.

Have you seen ladder racing on YouTube?

 

[Otis]

These drones are everywhere,was helping my daughter last week taking up her decking and had one overhead zooming about for an hour or so, bloody nuisance!!

I've been hearing buzzing now for weeks on end, but as I share a house with 3 women, I just put it down to potential vibrators.

 

[Nuskyblue]

I've been hearing buzzing now for weeks on end, but as I share a house with 3 women, I just put it down to potential vibrators.

Keisterd?

 

[Otis]

Keisterd?

No, Rampant Rabbits I believe.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Would be better if it went on a bit longer. You could get into more sports randomly.

I always seem to get enamoured by the badminton.

 

[Otis]

Would be better if it went on a bit longer. You could get into more sports randomly.

I always seem to get enamoured by the badminton.

I like the velodrome cycling and some of the track events. Don't care for swimming, show jumping, weightlifting or gymnastics

I will dip in and out of it.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

I quite like stuff like the BMX cross and I've heard there a similar event in the kayak, so think I'll watch that.

Don't tend to enjoy the swimming or the running as I find them a bit dull. Diving can always be a laugh tho.

 

[wingy]

Completely unrelated to anything you just said.

Have you seen ladder racing on YouTube?

Not yet no, will take a look!

 

[Alkhen]

The Rugby 7s is a good watch, already down to the Semis.

Fiji snuck passed Ireland and are on to retain their gold for a 3rd Olympics

 

[Skyblueweeman]

It's weird isn't it how you can hooked on random sports you'd never normally watch.

 

[LastGarrison]

Why do some events start before the opening ceremony has taken place?

Always seems strange to me.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

France trains: Arson attackers targeted rail network's 'nerve centres', French PM says, as services slowly resume

Some 800,000 people are expected to be affected by delays, with a quarter of Eurostar trains hit.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Deleted member 5849]

In maybe more shocking news

Hockey star Matt Dawson amputates finger to play at Olympics

Matt Dawson broke his finger only two weeks ago but will join the Kookaburras in their medal campaign.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Liquid Gold]

Why do some events start before the opening ceremony has taken place?

Always seems strange to me.

Normally just ones like football and rugby where playing all the games they need in the two weeks would destroy the players.

 

[Nick]

Have they got any new random sports in it?

 

[chiefdave]

Have they got any new random sports in it?

Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[David O'Day]

They are finally getting round to giving the figure skating medals out from the winter olympics

 

[Nick]

Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Fucking hell, breakdancing?

 

[chiefdave]

Fucking hell, breakdancing?

At least next time round, in LA, we get proper sports added

2028 Los Angeles Olympics: Cricket's inclusion voted through by IOC members

Cricket will be part of the 2028 Olympics after International Olympic Committee members vote to include the sport for the Los Angeles Games.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Nuskyblue]

I like the velodrome cycling and some of the track events. Don't care for swimming, show jumping, weightlifting or gymnastics

I will dip in and out of it.

The velodrome is exiting, always worth a look. Laura Trott was very good, easy on the eye too...

 

[LastGarrison]

Normally just ones like football and rugby where playing all the games they need in the two weeks would destroy the players.

Should make the football 5 aside would be a much better watch!!

 

[Grendel]

I hope one of our best ever sportsmen gets to play his doubles match to retire

 

[MusicDating]

The Rugby 7s is a good watch, already down to the Semis.

Fiji snuck passed Ireland and are on to retain their gold for a 3rd Olympics

How's the pitch holding up?...

 

[Alkhen]

How's the pitch holding up?...

Oh yeah forgot about that saga!

Looks fine but I doubt the Stade de France grounds people had to buy their turf from B&Q

 

[Nick]

Should make the football 5 aside would be a much better watch!!

I remember Lee Trundle saying about a format they played in a US tournament where if somebody is winning at the end of the game they keep playing until the team in the lead score again or if the other team come back and win.

Encourages teams to go for it.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Grief,

This is inSeine. Poor TV

 

[fatso]

I'm looking forward to the midget throwing competition.

 

[Otis]

I'm looking forward to the midget throwing competition.

Not sure Dion Kelly-Evans is going to take too kindly to that

 

[wingy]

Is a la carte on the menu,or how about giant leap for mankind with some Parkour?

 

[Otis]

Is a la carte on the menu,or how about giant leap for mankind with some Parkour?

 

[Skyblueweeman]

Not sure I like this new opening ceremony style, out on the river. Much prefer the traditional 'walking into the stadium'.