The Olympics (5 Viewers)

Nuskyblue · Jul 25, 2024

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.

chiefdave · Jul 25, 2024

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 · Jul 25, 2024

Nuskyblue said:
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 · Jul 25, 2024

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 · Jul 25, 2024

wingy said:
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 · Jul 25, 2024

wingy said:
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 · Jul 25, 2024

Otis said:
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 · Jul 25, 2024

Nuskyblue said:
Keisterd?

No, Rampant Rabbits I believe.

Liquid Gold · Jul 25, 2024

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 · Jul 25, 2024

Liquid Gold said:
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 · Jul 25, 2024

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 · Jul 25, 2024

Nuskyblue said:
Completely unrelated to anything you just said.

Have you seen ladder racing on YouTube?

Not yet no, will take a look!

Alkhen · Jul 26, 2024

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 · Jul 26, 2024

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

LastGarrison · Jul 26, 2024

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

Always seems strange to me.

Deleted member 5849 · Jul 26, 2024

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 · Jul 26, 2024

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 · Jul 26, 2024

LastGarrison said:
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 · Jul 26, 2024

Have they got any new random sports in it?

chiefdave · Jul 26, 2024

Nick said:
Have they got any new random sports in it?

Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

David O'Day · Jul 26, 2024

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

Nick · Jul 26, 2024

chiefdave said:
Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Fucking hell, breakdancing?

chiefdave · Jul 26, 2024

Nick said:
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 · Jul 26, 2024

Otis said:
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 · Jul 26, 2024

Liquid Gold said:
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 · Jul 26, 2024

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

MusicDating · Jul 26, 2024

Alkhen said:
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 · Jul 26, 2024

MusicDating said:
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 · Jul 26, 2024

LastGarrison said:
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 · Jul 26, 2024

Grief,

This is inSeine. Poor TV

fatso · Jul 26, 2024

I'm looking forward to the midget throwing competition.

Otis · Jul 26, 2024

fatso said:
I'm looking forward to the midget throwing competition.

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

wingy · Jul 26, 2024

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

Otis · Jul 26, 2024

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

Skyblueweeman · Jul 26, 2024

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

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