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I'm still recovering from watching 10 minutes of a robot horse slowly being dragged along the river, drag Queens randomly dancing very badly on a bridge for 15 minutes to dreadful euro pop/dance music and a woman "singing" a 40 year old song by a Liverpudlian with a bloke pretending to play a piano which is on fire for some reason.
So much forgettable padding.1 -
The swimming pool is in a rugby stadium and the pool is 2.3m deep, usually its 3m. This is the reason being given for the slow times.3
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You should have watched some of the sport, it’s been really good.MrWalker said:I'm still recovering from watching 10 minutes of a robot horse slowly being dragged along the river, drag Queens randomly dancing very badly on a bridge for 15 minutes to dreadful euro pop/dance music and a woman "singing" a 40 year old song by a Liverpudlian with a bloke pretending to play a piano which is on fire for some reason.
So much forgettable padding.1 -
The Italian looks like Boris Johnson with that hair.0
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It wouldn't be an Olympic boxing tournament without dodgy decisions. Although if the people blaming incompetence among the judges are correct that will be a departure from tradition - it's tended in the past to be either corruption or favouritism rather than just clueless judges.Dugdaleclass said:I have had my issues with VAR, but just watched the our two women boxers’ fights…bloody hell, dodgy decisions or what!?!
I didn't bother to watch any of the boxing in Tokyo and I doubt I'll bother this time.0 -
Totally agree.se9addick said:Gutted, so close
It's the end of an era with Peaty losing that final.
I saw him break the world record for the 100m breaststroke at the Aquatics Centre in 2015 and he dominated the event for almost a decade since.
His fast stroke technique (vs one with more glide and wider arm movement) was thought inefficient but he showed that it could achieve sub 57 seconds for the 100m breaststroke. It's widely used now.
A giant of the event. I would have loved it if he had capped it all with a win in a third consecutive Olympics.
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Erm well I thought I was seeing things...5 -
A very versatile arena which saw Taylor Swift in May. An interesting choice to build a temporary swimming pool there, but at least the seating and spectator facilities are there already.guinnessaddick said:The swimming pool is in a rugby stadium and the pool is 2.3m deep, usually its 3m. This is the reason being given for the slow times.
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I knew there was a reason why I could never match Olympic speeds in my local pool.guinnessaddick said:The swimming pool is in a rugby stadium and the pool is 2.3m deep, usually its 3m. This is the reason being given for the slow times.
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It has upset some Christians, so not all bad.se9addick said:
You should have watched some of the sport, it’s been really good.MrWalker said:I'm still recovering from watching 10 minutes of a robot horse slowly being dragged along the river, drag Queens randomly dancing very badly on a bridge for 15 minutes to dreadful euro pop/dance music and a woman "singing" a 40 year old song by a Liverpudlian with a bloke pretending to play a piano which is on fire for some reason.
So much forgettable padding.
BBC''Olympic Games organisers have said they are "sorry" that scenes in Friday's opening ceremony caused offence.
A banquet sequence featuring drag artists in particular came in for criticism from Christian groups, who felt it parodied Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper'.
That famous 15th Century work depicts a key biblical scene.
The Catholic Church in France was among critics, saying the ceremony featured "scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity".
A US telecommunications company, C Spire, said it would be pulling its advertising around the Olympic Games after being "shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies".
The ceremony's artistic director, Thomas Jolly, said there was no intention to "mock or denigrate anyone" and explained the scene in question was designed to reference pagan gods.''
I've enjoyed some of the sport thank you.
Totally unimpressed with boxing decisions, however.
How many more Olympics will there be?
Two maybe.
Before the cost of it just becomes too much.
Let along flying 11,000 athletes and 100,000 support staff around the world warms the planet any further.
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As it so happens Kimberley Woods looked nailed on for a gold when she screwed up one of the last gates….so getting the bronze was deserved, if somewhat fortuitously.ForeverAddickted said:++ BRONZE MEDAL ++
Kimberley Woods in the Women's Kayak Singles - Sounds like its again because of someone else making a mistake, but we'll take it1 -
The robot horse was really good to be fair…..I found it’s movements were soothing and hypnotic …..reminded me of Pogo my beautiful horse during the 1980’s.MrWalker said:I'm still recovering from watching 10 minutes of a robot horse slowly being dragged along the river, drag Queens randomly dancing very badly on a bridge for 15 minutes to dreadful euro pop/dance music and a woman "singing" a 40 year old song by a Liverpudlian with a bloke pretending to play a piano which is on fire for some reason.
So much forgettable padding.0 -
That's pretty wild really, as whilst obviously the most important thing is the pool length, surely you'd expect for an Olympic games the pool had to fit all other usual requirements (ie. being the same depth).guinnessaddick said:The swimming pool is in a rugby stadium and the pool is 2.3m deep, usually its 3m. This is the reason being given for the slow times.0 -
Interesting study being carried out here.Chris_from_Sidcup said:
That's pretty wild really, as whilst obviously the most important thing is the pool length, surely you'd expect for an Olympic games the pool had to fit all other usual requirements (ie. being the same depth).guinnessaddick said:The swimming pool is in a rugby stadium and the pool is 2.3m deep, usually its 3m. This is the reason being given for the slow times.
https://swimswam.com/let-the-theories-begin-is-the-paris-2024-olympic-pool-slow/#:~:text=Scientifically speaking, the greater the,the bottom of the pool.
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There will be loads more, as there will be loads more World Cups, European Championships, Copa Americas, African Cup of Nations etc. etc.MrWalker said:
It has upset some Christians, so not all bad.se9addick said:
You should have watched some of the sport, it’s been really good.MrWalker said:I'm still recovering from watching 10 minutes of a robot horse slowly being dragged along the river, drag Queens randomly dancing very badly on a bridge for 15 minutes to dreadful euro pop/dance music and a woman "singing" a 40 year old song by a Liverpudlian with a bloke pretending to play a piano which is on fire for some reason.
So much forgettable padding.
BBC''Olympic Games organisers have said they are "sorry" that scenes in Friday's opening ceremony caused offence.
A banquet sequence featuring drag artists in particular came in for criticism from Christian groups, who felt it parodied Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper'.
That famous 15th Century work depicts a key biblical scene.
The Catholic Church in France was among critics, saying the ceremony featured "scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity".
A US telecommunications company, C Spire, said it would be pulling its advertising around the Olympic Games after being "shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies".
The ceremony's artistic director, Thomas Jolly, said there was no intention to "mock or denigrate anyone" and explained the scene in question was designed to reference pagan gods.''
I've enjoyed some of the sport thank you.
Totally unimpressed with boxing decisions, however.
How many more Olympics will there be?
Two maybe.
Before the cost of it just becomes too much.
Let along flying 11,000 athletes and 100,000 support staff around the world warms the planet any further.0 -
It has to be 3m for the diving but that is being held elsewhereChris_from_Sidcup said:
That's pretty wild really, as whilst obviously the most important thing is the pool length, surely you'd expect for an Olympic games the pool had to fit all other usual requirements (ie. being the same depth).guinnessaddick said:The swimming pool is in a rugby stadium and the pool is 2.3m deep, usually its 3m. This is the reason being given for the slow times.
2.2m is well within regulations0 -
There's a meme circulating on social media in France mocking the outraged Christians by expressing outrage at the cultural insensitivity of that scene parodying one of the most important images in French culture, i.e. Asterix & Obelix holding a feast for their village with the table dominated by a roast wild boar. Once it's been pointed out, the resemblance is very hard to un-see.MrWalker said:
It has upset some Christians, so not all bad.se9addick said:
You should have watched some of the sport, it’s been really good.MrWalker said:I'm still recovering from watching 10 minutes of a robot horse slowly being dragged along the river, drag Queens randomly dancing very badly on a bridge for 15 minutes to dreadful euro pop/dance music and a woman "singing" a 40 year old song by a Liverpudlian with a bloke pretending to play a piano which is on fire for some reason.
So much forgettable padding.
BBC''Olympic Games organisers have said they are "sorry" that scenes in Friday's opening ceremony caused offence.
A banquet sequence featuring drag artists in particular came in for criticism from Christian groups, who felt it parodied Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper'.
That famous 15th Century work depicts a key biblical scene.
The Catholic Church in France was among critics, saying the ceremony featured "scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity".
A US telecommunications company, C Spire, said it would be pulling its advertising around the Olympic Games after being "shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies".
The ceremony's artistic director, Thomas Jolly, said there was no intention to "mock or denigrate anyone" and explained the scene in question was designed to reference pagan gods.''
I've enjoyed some of the sport thank you.
Totally unimpressed with boxing decisions, however.
How many more Olympics will there be?
Two maybe.
Before the cost of it just becomes too much.
Let along flying 11,000 athletes and 100,000 support staff around the world warms the planet any further.
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So one of my favourite commentators Bob Ballard gets sacked for a quirky comment about make up and Paula Radcliffe keeps her job for supporting a rapist. Utter craziness0
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Rapist!.WelshAddick said:So one of my favourite commentators Bob Ballard gets sacked for a quirky comment about make up and Paula Radcliffe keeps her job for supporting a racist. Utter craziness0 -
I watched the skateboarding.
Dear god!
Thats 30 minutes of my life I won’t ever get back.
Uter snooze fest 😴4 - Sponsored links:
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The Chinese synchronised divers are insane.
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Our diving lads have been great so far, but the Chinese are on another level.1
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Not sure how anyone can compete with the Chinese in diving. Their women were similarly incredible the other day.0
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was it the street one?KBslittlesis said:I watched the skateboarding.
Dear god!
Thats 30 minutes of my life I won’t ever get back.
Uter snooze fest 😴
the freestyle in the bowl one is much more interesting0 -
Silver for Daley & Williams.1
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Yes. Just up & down on pretend railings. I’ve seen the same thing in the park in Skibbereen while I’m waiting to go into my sewing class 🤷♀️🤔🙄MrOneLung said:
was it the street one?KBslittlesis said:I watched the skateboarding.
Dear god!
Thats 30 minutes of my life I won’t ever get back.
Uter snooze fest 😴
the freestyle in the bowl one is much more interesting0 -
Did feel like it wasn't that impressive. Obviously I'm sure it was and they are indeed very, very good at skateboarding, but as you say it felt very much like just watching some random kids skateboarding a bit, walking about with a board a bit etc.KBslittlesis said:
Yes. Just up & down on pretend railings. I’ve seen the same thing in the park in Skibbereen while I’m waiting to go into my sewing class 🤷♀️🤔🙄MrOneLung said:
was it the street one?KBslittlesis said:I watched the skateboarding.
Dear god!
Thats 30 minutes of my life I won’t ever get back.
Uter snooze fest 😴
the freestyle in the bowl one is much more interesting
Agree it wasn't the most entertaining!!0 -
Daley and Williams were very good the Chinese gold medallists were unbelievable!!
Barely a bloody splash.1 -
I find it strange for all our pursuit of as many Olympic golds as possible we don't take part in some of the sports. I'm sure Rugby 7s and Football we can get a decent team together for, and yet we don't bother1
