Paris Olympics 2024

[marc2003]

Weird seeing Laura Kenny in the studio after all her success, after she scrapped her attempt to get in the womens track cycling squad a few months ago.

Predicting 8 GB golds on the track!

I was expecting a low key games but that is bold.

I've heard good things about Emma Finucane being on the up in sprinting so that is something I was looking forward to after we've had a few dry years in that.

 

[marc2003]

Mens team pursuit looking good in qualifying.

 

[marc2003]

We held that WR for less than 2 hours. Better grab it back in a bit.

edit: and it goes again. GB had it, then Germany and now NZ.
edit2: got it back but we simply had to just to get in the gold medal race.
edit3: Germans had the record for about 3 minutes and now they're racing for bronze.

 

[marc2003]

After the swimming, I was hoping they might send Balding home but nope.

Almost forgot, we won the women's team sprint.

 

[marc2003]

Duplantis might land on the moon.

 

[marc2003]

BBC must have got some complaints about last night and are showing some field events.

edit: Allman is damn fine for a discus thrower.

 

[marc2003]

I can't remember Sifan Hassan being that skinny before. She looks ill. I know she does marathons now but even so....

 

[marc2003]

Did not see that coming. Was fully expecting Faith to win that.

 

[marc2003]

That clearance over the bar.....

 

[marc2003]

Yeessssssssssss.

 

[marc2003]

If only the bbc would show it

He could jump 7m and they still wouldn't show it live.

 

[marc2003]

Medal ceremonies for overseas atheletes > actual sport. :/

 

[marc2003]

1.25 + 4

Maffs is hard innit.

 

[marc2003]

That was alright I suppose.

 

[marc2003]

Handstands on a 10m diving board freak me out.

 

[marc2003]

I remember posting in the Tokyo thread about how bad the women's skateboarding was. That was surprisingly decent.

 

[marc2003]

These lads in the orange shirts are a bit rapid. Silver it is for us.

 

[marc2003]

No gold for Josh but Ingebritsen outside the medals. That'll do.

 

[marc2003]

This speed climbing is pretty awesome.

 

[marc2003]

Totally missed the team pursuit rounds earlier so it's awesome to see Denmark/Italy going for bronze.

edit: Denmark have lost the plot.