Paris Olympics 2024

[Psycho Ned]

I wonder with the High Jump/Pole Vaulters what do they jump in training, bet Duplantis has cleared that in training before surely you'd have a go just to see if you could do it? He has probably done 6.30 I reckon.

 

[scarps]

Any ideas where one would look to buy one of those Netherlands Track tops they wore for the 4x400 mixed relay medal ceremony?

 

[scarps]

Denise Lewis looks younger now than back when she won gold in 2000

 

[adidan]

Maybe my eyesight is going but the King of Sweden looked to me a bit like a slim Benny Hill.

 

[von Humboldt]

Watched a bit of the 3X3 basketball. Quite enjoyable!

 

[Psycho Ned]

France were heading out 1-0 down in the football but Matetas equalised against Egypt so looks to be heading to extra time.

 

[Feek]

Maybe my eyesight is going but the King of Sweden looked to me a bit like a slim Benny Hill.

I thought Harry Enfield as Ronald the American from Harry & Paul.

 

[Rendog]

France were heading out 1-0 down in the football but Matetas equalised against Egypt so looks to be heading to extra time.

Almost got a dodgy penalty in stoppage time too, very brave decision by the referee, especially after going to the VAR screen as most of the time ref's change their original decision after seeing it on the screen! Definitely wasn't a penalty so correct decision.

 

[adidan]

I thought Harry Enfield as Ronald the American from Harry & Paul.

The King of Sweden is surprisingly versatile it seems

 

[Psycho Ned]

Another one for Mateta 2-1 up now, that'll be that as Egypt are down to 10 men.

 

[SPG]

That was some gold in the velodrome for the ladies. Amazing track cycling just rocks!

 

[bingham67]

I never thought she was in any danger there

Easiest gold I've seen in Paris, no probs for Keely!

I knew from heats it would be light work the girl to good.

Great to have another gold

 

[Blackjack Davy]

My earliest Olympic memory - bit slower back in 1980.

Moscow 1980 was a very surprise win for Wells helped by the americans boycotting the olympics that year Maggie said we shouldn't go as well our olympics committee said bugger off we're going and that was that

5% faster in 44 years. It seems quite a small improvement in some ways but perhaps puts in perspective how tough it is to be in the top 8. Wells was in the amateur era and had a pb of 10.11 which is pretty impressive given that he was prob running in Dunlop green flash and never used starting blocks until the Olympics in 1980.

I remember when Carl Lewis was I think the first to run under 10 seconds 9.97 I think it was that was a big deal at the time even more so when Ben Jonson ran under that but was proved to be taking drugs so got disqualified and sent home in disgrace doping seems to be much less of a thing than it used to be either that or detection has gotten much harder.

 

[adidan]

Ben Jonson ran under that but was proved to be taking drugs

Just looking at him he always looked like his eye were going to pop out and his muscles explode.

 

[Merlin5]

Watching the girls skateboarding heats. Team GB Sky Brown currently in 4th place after her first of three runs.

 

[Shamikebab]

Feels like the standard has already risen quite a lot since Tokyo

 

[Merlin5]

It's crazy how the skateboards looks like they're glued to their feet, even on the smallest vertical jumps.

 

[marc2003]

Handstands on a 10m diving board freak me out.

 

[pepp77]

Handstands on a 10m diving board freak me out.

Definitely and then you have to fall backwards off the board!

 

[The_One]

Watching the girls skateboarding heats. Team GB Sky Brown currently in 4th place after her first of three runs.

Doing it with a dislocated shoulder aswell